BYD News and Reviews

BYD offers a range of cars and SUVs in New Zealand. Popular models include the Atto 3 and Dolphin. They have electric vehicles for sale, and plug-in hybrids. Lease options are available. NZ Autocar has NZ reviews of BYD models including specification and price in NZ. BYD has dealers in all major New Zealand cities.

Latest BYD Reviews

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BYD Seagull first drive: Could a baby EV work in NZ?

https://youtu.be/fdDwj6wtVeA Sometimes a car surprises you not because of what it is—but what it isn’t. The BYD Seagull is a case...

by Richard Edwards

June 10, 2025

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2024 BYD Dolphin Premium Long Term

The BYD Dolphin is the brand's most affordable machine, an all-electric hatch starting at $39,990 for the Essential. That’s $10k...

by Alex Schultz

May 31, 2025

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2025 BYD Shark 6 Premium Review

The BYD Shark 6 is a plug-in hybrid ute with a small appetite for fuel. It has plenty of torque...

by Alex Schultz

May 17, 2025

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2025 BYD Sealion 7 Premium Review

Confused by BYD’s oceanic series nomenclature? Think of the new electric Sealion 7 as a raised up Seal with an...

by Alex Schultz

April 20, 2025

BYD Atto 3 Extended front quarter main shot, pictured in black

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2024 BYD Atto 3 Extended review

Funny the things you stumble upon by accident. I’d never really considered why BYD called its first offering the Atto...

by Peter Louisson

January 18, 2025

BYD sealion 6 shown from the rear end, parked next to Nins Bin caravan

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic PHEV review and range test

Timaru; I don’t know much about the place other than it was the subject of the alt-anthem “Today, Tomorrow, Timaru”....

by Richard Edwards

January 12, 2025

BYD Sealion 6 Premium, in white, shown from the rear

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 Premium review

The Sealion 6 Premium is BYD’s PHEV model with two electric motors for an increase in output. Is it worth...

by Kyle Cassidy

October 26, 2024

BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic hybrid SUV, taking a corner, in black

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2024 BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic review

With the fizz removed from EV sales by the coalition government, purveyors of passenger vehicles are turning to hybrids as...

by Peter Louisson

July 13, 2024

BYD Dolphin Standard rear quarter, parked in front of metal building

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2024 BYD Dolphin Standard review

After a most successful year of sales here with just a single model, the BYD Atto 3, BYD now has...

by Peter Louisson

March 31, 2024

MODEL	PRICE	ENGINE	kW	Nm	TRANS	KG	0-100	EV Range	CONS	CO2	DRIVE
Dolphin Standard	$43,990	E1	70	180	A1	1506	12.3	340	15.2kWh	0	F
Dolphin Extended	$48,990	E1	150	310	A1	1658	7.0	480	15.9kWh	0	F
Seal Dynamic	$61,990	E1	150	310	A1	1922	7.5	460	15.9kWh	0	R
Seal Premium	$69,990	E1	230	360	A1	2055	5.9	570	16.3kWh	0	R
Seal Performance	$81,990	E1	390	670	A1	2185	3.8	520	18.2kWh	0	A
ATTO 3 Extended	$51,990	E1	150	310	A1	1750	7.3	480	15.6kWh	0	F
ATTO 3 Tachyon	$60,990	E1	150	310	A1	1750	7.3	480	15.6kWh	0	F
Sealion 6 PHEV Dynamic	$57,990	IL4/1.5H	145	300	A1	1940	8.61	92	1.2	24	F
Sealion 6 PHEV Premium	$64,990	IL4/1.5H	145	300	A1	1940	8.61	92	1.2	24	F
Sealion 7 Premium	$67,990	E1	230	380	A1	2225	6.7	482	-	0	R
Sealion 7 Performance	$79,990	E2	390	690	A1	2340	4.5	456	-	0	A
Shark 6 Launch Edition	$69,990	IL4/1.5H	321	650	A1	2710	5.7	-	7.9	46	A