BYD Atto 3

BYD has made its long-awaited debut in Malaysia with the launch of the Atto 3—an electric SUV that has the Hyundai Kona Electric in its sights.

Open the tailgate and you’ll find a 440-litre boot, expandable to 1,340 litres with the 60:40 split-folding rear seats down. The Extended Range gets a few additional features—eight instead of six speakers, a Qi wireless charger, a PM2.5 cabin air filter, a powered tailgate and multi-colour ambient lighting that syncs to the music being played. Like all the other EVs in this price range, the Atto 3 gets a single electric motor at the front, producing 201hp and 310Nm of torque. The Atto 3 can also be charged at up to 7kW using an AC wallbox, taking 9.5 hours to fully charge the bigger battery. [BYD](https://soyacincau.com/2022/11/22/byd-atto-3-ev-suv-official-malaysia-launch-date-time/)‘s first model, the Atto 3. The initials stand for Build Your Dreams—as emblazoned on the tailgate—and the new car is an electric SUV aiming to compete with the [Hyundai Kona Electric](https://soyacincau.com/2022/06/16/hyundai-kona-electric-review-whats-it-like-to-live-with-in-malaysia-we-drove-800km-to-find-out/) on price and specs.

Malaysian EV market is getting more exciting as another new brand, BYD has joined the market with the sub-RM200k Atto 3.

For DC fast charging, the Standard model supports up to 70kW while the Extended version goes up to 80kW although both variants still feature the same CCS2 charging connector. Both of these variants are powered by the proprietary BYD Blade Battery which has lithium-ferro phosphate battery cells.Both versions for the Malaysian release also feature a Type 2 AC charging connector that supports up to 7kW of power. The electric vehicle segment in Malaysia has been dominated by luxury models mainly from European manufacturers but things have begun to change as you can now slowly see the release of sub-RM200k EVs into the market.

Sime Darby Motors, the automotive arm of conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd, has earmarked RM500 million to build new showrooms for China's BYD in Malaysia.

It is currently listed in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The BYD Atto 3 will be available in two variants, with price starting from RM149,800 for the standard range and RM167,800 for the extended range. It is specially designed as a high-performance EV.

The EV market in Malaysia has gotten a new contender today, as BYD, otherwise known as Build Your Dreams, has introduced the Atto 3 All Electric SUV in ...

BYD quotes that the Atto 3 will require 9.5 hours for A charging and 1.2 hours through DC charging, which is rather standard among competing EVs. Interestingly, both the Standard and Extended range of the Atto 3 is powered by the very same front mounted 150kW electric motor that produces 204PS and 310Nm, which does the century sprint in 7.3 seconds. When it comes to charging, the Atto 3 will support up to 70kW DC fast charging for the Standard Range variant and up to 80kW DC fast charging for the Extended Range variant, both fast charges over the same CCS2 charging connector, both variants will support 7kW AC charging with the Type 2 connector.