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BYD aiming high with new Dolphin electric car in Australia
BYD has just started deliveries of its electric Dolphin hatchback, but it already plans to deliver around 1000 by the end of the year.
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About the BYD Dolphin
Last updated Oct 23, 2024The 2023 BYD Dolphin is classified as a 5 Door Hatchback currently on sale in Australia as part of the generation, starting from $33,300 MLRP for the DYNAMIC and topping out at $38,700 for the PREMIUM.
There are 2 variants available for our market and the current year model went on sale in Sep of 2023. The Dolphin is built in China and is available with 0.0 Electric, equipped with a 1 Speed Automatic transmission with the drive sent to FWD. The Dolphin is offered with a 6 year, 150,000km warranty.
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BYD Dolphin Rating
Kia Cerato
Entry-level
Honda Civic
Best in class
Overall rating
8.5
7.5
8.9
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2023 BYD Dolphin Specs
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2023 BYD Dolphin Dimensions
1570mm
1770mm
4290mm
The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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Cost of ownership
What is the running and servicing costs of a BYD Dolphin?
All BYD Dolphin’s need servicing every 12 Months months or 20,000km km, whichever comes first.
2023 BYD Dolphin Warranty
What is the warranty on a BYD Dolphin?
The BYD Dolphin offers a 6 year 150,000km limit warranty. This is separate to the warranty on offer under Australian Consumer Law which can be greater for certain parts based on what is deemed as a reasonable period of time.
BYD Dolphin FAQs
The cheapest BYD Dolphin is the DYNAMIC that starts from $33,300.
The most expensive BYD Dolphin is the PREMIUM that starts from $38,700.
The best towing capacity of a BYD Dolphin is 0Kg offered by the following variants
- DYNAMIC
- PREMIUM
The largest BYD Dolphin is the DYNAMIC which measures 1770mm wide, 4290mm in length and sits 1570mm tall.
The most powerful BYD Dolphin is the PREMIUM which has 150kW of power from its 0.0 Electric engine.
The BYD Dolphin is built in China and shipped to Australia.
The heaviest BYD Dolphin is the PREMIUM which weighs 2068 kg (kerb weight).
The BYD Dolphin uses electric.