BYD Atto 3 Gets New Variants With A Smaller Battery Pack Option, Prices Start From Rs 24.99 Lakh

The electric SUV has become more affordable by Rs 9 lakh, thanks to the new base-spec Dynamic variant and the smaller battery pack option

• The Atto 3 is now offered in three variants: Dynamic, Premium, and Superior.

• The Dynamic variant lacks features like a powered tailgate and adaptive LED headlights, has fewer speakers and single-colour ambient lighting.

• The base variant is equipped with a 49.92 kWh battery pack, providing an ARAI-claimed range of 468 km.

• The other two variants come with a 60.48 kWh battery pack, offering an ARAI-claimed range of 521 km.

• The base variant supports 70 kW DC charging while other variants get 80 kW DC charging support.

BYD India has rejigged the variant lineup of the BYD Atto 3 electric SUV, a new base-spec variant, thus making the Atto 3 more affordable. It’s now available in three variants: Dynamic, Premium and Superior. The Atto 3 now starts at Rs 24.99 lakh, which is down by Rs 9 lakh compared to the EV’s previous starting price. With this a new Cosmos Black colour has also been added to the electric SUV’s palette. Let’s have a look at more details of the variants.

Prices

Here are the prices of the newly launched variants of the Atto 3:

Prices are ex-showroom, Introductory

Powertrain

The base-spec Dynamic variant features a smaller 49.92 kWh battery pack, while the other variants get the previously available 60.48 kWh battery pack. Here are the detailed specifications for the powertrain options in the new variants:

The BYD’s Blade Battery can be charged from 0-80 percent in just 50 minutes using a DC charger. The base variant supports only a 70 kW DC charging option, while the other variants support an 80 kW charging option.

Features And Safety

In terms of features, the Atto 3 gets a 12.8-inch rotating touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, an 8-speaker system, a panoramic sunroof, 6-way power-adjustable driver seat, 60:40 split rear seats, and 5-inch digital driver’s display. Being the new lower-spec variant, the Dynamic variant misses out on powered tailgate, adaptive LED headlights, multi-colour ambient lighting but gets only 6-speaker setup. While the mid-spec Premium variant misses out adaptive LED headlights only as compared to the top-spec variant.

The safety net comprises of seven airbags (as standard), an electronic stability program (ESP), hill descent control, a tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS), a 360-degree camera, ISOFIX child-seat anchorages, and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS), which is now available on the top-end Superior variant only.

Rivals

The BYD Atto 3 rivals the MG ZS EV and the upcoming Tata Curvv EV, Maruti Suzuki eVX and Hyundai Creta EV.

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