BYD has seen rapid growth and EV sales success in recent years from its mid-sized electric SUV, the Atto 3. Ā After two years in the market, BYD has launched its updated Atto 3 in select markets in Asia, including Singapore and now in Japan.
On BYD Japanās X page, the company shared a new video with the translated post revealing a new colour that will be offered: āUpdated BYD Atto 3 released today! The long-awaited new colour (cosmos black) is now available.ā
The 30-second video showcases the car with multiple drone flyover shots with sections outlining the updated exterior features along with the interior.
On the outside, several key changes have been made to the right-hand-drive model heading to Japan which includes:
- New black paint colour
- The rear fish scale pattern panels are now in black (previously silver)
- Rear āBYDā badge (previously āBuild Your Dreamsā)
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Staying on the outside, BYD has also changed the tyres from Atlas Batman tyres which have been coming on Australian-delivered vehicles to new Continental Eco Contact 6 tyres.
Moving into the inside, there is now a larger new 15.6-inch touchscreen which is an upgrade from the previous 12.8-inch screen.
This new screen is likely to be the one currently available on the BYD Seal in Australia which is rotatable in either portrait or landscape. It also has a resolution of 1920 x 1080, giving drivers a good mapping, media and infotainment experience.
In Australia, the brand sells three models (Atto 3, Dolphin and the Seal) and collectively, these models sold 12,438 vehicles with the Atto 3 making up nearly 90% of the total sales.
The BYD Atto 3 popularity has madeĀ the third best-selling EV in 2023 with 11,042 sales.
Currently, the Atto 3 is sold in two variants which include the Standard and Extended variant. The Extended variant with the larger battery offers up to 420 km of WLTP range.
Prices on the Standard variant start at $48,011 while the extended variant is priced from $51,011 before on-roads.
As of the writing of this article, there are vehicles available in inventory with a discount of $2,023 available on 2023 model-year cars.
2024 BYD Atto 3 vehicles are expected to arrive in the coming months with local pricing and specifications yet to be announced.
RizĀ is the founder of carloop based in Melbourne, specialising in Australian EV data, insight reports and trends. He is a mechanical engineer who spent the first 7 years of his career building transport infrastructure before starting carloop. He has a passion for cars, particularly EVs and wants to help reduce transport emissions in Australia. He currently drives a red Tesla Model 3.