BYD Atto 8Release date and price in Australia

What we know so far

• Seven-seat flagship SUV, 5.04 m long and 2.00 m wide; the electric sibling of the Sealion 8 plug-in hybrid sold here
• 115 kWh Blade battery: up to 653 km WLTP (RWD) or 602 km (AWD)
• RWD 340 kW; AWD 570 kW (about 775 hp) and 0–100 km/h in 4.6 seconds
• BYD Flash Charging: 10–70% in about 5 minutes and 10–97% in about 9 minutes, but only on BYD's own megawatt chargers, which aren't in Australia yet

On sale now: the closest alternatives

If you don't want to wait, these are the nearest cars you can buy today, with full running costs.

CadillacLyriq

530 kmLarge luxury SUVClaimed range100 kWh battery5.00 m long

From $90,000 + on-roads530 km range≈ $17.72/week to charge388 kW · 0–100 5.3 sEstablishedBMWiX3

805 kmMid-size luxury SUVClaimed range, 50 xDrive (from 635 km)108.7 kWh battery4.78 m long

From $89,900 + on-roads805 km range≈ $14.54/week to charge235–345 kW · 0–100 from 4.9 sToo new to tellAudiQ6 e-tron

558 kmMid-size luxury SUVClaimed range, e-tron performance (from 458 km)94.9 kWh battery4.77 m long

From $89,900 + on-roads558 km range≈ $15.00/week to charge215–240 kWEstablished

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