How hot is the BYD Dolphin? For 22 consecutive months, the A0 class sedan sales champion, once over BYD’s Qin PLUS. the last two months of sales of more than 30,000 units, but also far ahead of the FIT, YARISL, polo and other compact oil car in the same class. What is it about the BYD Dolphin that allows it to dominate the front row of sales?
Why do so many people choose the BYD Dolphin car? The Dolphin is the first model in BYD’s marine series, the first model to be built on the BYD E platform 3.0 and the first to adopt the marine aesthetic design style. Its body dimensions are relatively small at 4125 x 1770 x 1570, and because the total length of the body is only four metres, it is very convenient to drive the BYD Dolphin through the streets and park the car. In terms of positioning, the Dolphin is very popular among urban users.
Appearances
In terms of appearance, the unique Deland Black + Atlantis Grey is one of the exclusive colour schemes of the Knight Edition, which is more sporty. The dolphin-like headlamps on the front face are integrated with the closed grille, together with the all-LED “dolphin smiley face” lamps, making the car’s front part blend better in the sense of power and affinity. The three lines on the side of the body present a kind of dolphin leaping into the water, and the front of the car is very natural, the wheels are a drag-reducing type. The rear end presents a rounded visual effect, with the “Build Your Dream” letters embedded in the slightly upward-arched taillights, making it instantly recognisable. Both men and women basically like the appearance.
Large Interior Space
The BYD Dolphin has a long wheelbase of 2700mm. The interior space can reach the B-class car. Because the BYD Dolphin is based on the E platform, this platform places the battery block in the middle of the chassis frame, which not only improves the rigidity of the body, but also reduces the thickness of the chassis, creating a large space inside the car. The centre console adopts a “wave” type floating instrument design, which is unique in shape and, at the same time, gives a wider and more transparent view of the front, and the Easy-going console makes routine operations very convenient and saves more storage space inside the car, while the rear row has more head and leg room. The seats are equipped with a heating function; not only can the cushions be heated, but also the backrest, which is a warming device in winter.
Intelligent Configuration
BYD Dolphin is equipped with a 12.5-inch rotatable central control screen, a built-in Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip, and BYD’s self-developed DiLink 3.0 car system. The actual experience, the screen response degree of sensitivity, and intelligent voice recognition speed are relatively fast, especially open the navigation speed compared to the same price of the electric car is also relatively fast.
Below the centre control is a more practical physical button; equipped with a mobile phone wireless charging function. Even if you go out without a charger this will bring you more convenience. In the wintertime, there is a bitter problem: the low temperature is too cold to enter the car to wait too long to open the air conditioning to warm up, BYD Dolphin is equipped with a mobile phone remote control function; you only need to open the BYD Marine APP, open the air conditioning set the temperature in advance, when you enter the car inside is warm, and also supports NFC induction unlock function, even if your mobile phone is out of power you only need to put the phone in the rear-view mirror for induction can be unlocked.
The latest version of the BYD Dolphin OTA has intelligent power up and down function, continuous voice control function and 360 degree panoramic image. This feature gives you a clearer picture of your surroundings when you are parking in a narrow space, and is very useful for novice drivers and ladies alike.
Dynamic driving performance
In terms of dynamics, the first feeling when driving this car is that it is very quiet. It has excellent NVH adjustment. Dr ZhangQiang, BYD’s chief NVH adjustment expert, personally performs the operation through “source control”, “path blocking”, and “sub-set”. The comprehensive approach of “system modularization” enables the vehicle to have a very quiet driving experience.
BYD Dolphin is a very good driving car. Suspension BYD Dolphin adopts a biased comfort orientation, which can be very good for the road surface of the trivial vibration filtered once again before transferring into the car, you basically will not experience the car inside the hard impact; BYD Dolphin braking, kinetic energy recovery is also doing very well, the brake foot feeling is very linear, you can be very smooth will be the vehicle braking stop. In short, the BYD Dolphin performs quite well in terms of driving comfort.
In terms of power, the hardware-level BYD Dolphin is powered by a front-drive motor with 70kw of power and 180nm of torque. There is another issue that everyone is most concerned about, which is the range. BYD Dolphin matches the capacity of a 44.9Kw/h lithium iron phosphate battery, CLTL pure electric range of 420km, and supports more energy-saving heat pump heating. BYD Dolphin uses a deeply integrated eight-in-one electric powertrain, which has an advantage in terms of power output while also taking into account the economy, and the car uses heat pump air conditioning, which can reduce daily power consumption. The battery uses the Battery Intelligent Temperature Control System, which brings the battery up to operating temperature as quickly as possible, improving range. The BYD Dolphin is used for daily use or to go to work, with the advantages of lightness, lightness and flexibility, quietness and comfort, and low passage costs.
There are professional industry personnel in the low-temperature weather test, BYD Dolphin travelled 225.9 kilometres, the instrument inside the displayed mileage with electricity to reduce the 261 kilometres, the actual mileage achieved a rate of 87%, and in the ring road high-speed state driving this achievement is very outstanding.
In terms of assisted driving, Dolphin Knight Edition is equipped with DiPilot Intelligent Driver Assistance System, which supports practical functions such as lane keeping, traffic sign recognition, predictive collision warning, automatic emergency braking, full-speed domain adaptive cruise control, and intelligent high and low beam system. It is also very simple to turn on and use, which can be very helpful for drivers to relieve driving pressure in daily driving, especially in the city and long-distance driving.
Summary
BYD Dolphin is a flexible and comfortable small car with relatively comprehensive product capabilities, making it a very good choice for urban travel. At present, in the field of mini-cars, there are few rivals that can compete with the Dolphin at a similar price point, and it has the advantage of a green licence, so it makes sense that it sells more than 20,000 units a month. From the purchase point of view, BYD Dolphin is a very worthwhile car.
