00:00Here's a question, is there anything that this company are not gonna do next?
00:05They're already the best-selling electric car company in the UK
00:09and last month they demonstrated a car charging in five minutes
00:14and this is their latest invention.
00:17It's an electric car experience, but it is an electric, but it sort of is.
00:22This little car used to be just an electric car, but of course for BYD that's not enough.
00:27No, we've got to invent something else and this is what it is
00:31because not everybody, all families, want or can have an electric car.
00:35So they've invented a half-petrol, half-electric plug-in hybrid.
00:42That's essentially what this, that's a hybrid then.
00:44No, it isn't. It's a super hybrid.
00:48It's not new hybrid tech, it's already in larger BYD models,
00:51but now it's in a smaller car and that is gonna be two things.
00:55For us, exciting.
00:57For other car makers, yeah, a concern.
00:59But not only is this an affordable car, but it's also shockingly good for the money.
01:04This is what this is.
01:05It's a 1.5 petrol engine, but it also has two revolutionary blade batteries.
01:12I mentioned that, well, they won an award for that, didn't they?
01:15Yeah, we just keep winning awards.
01:16The combined range, 621 miles.
01:20That's good.
01:21Correct me if I'm wrong, but is that not a little bit revolutionary?
01:24And I think you might be surprised how cheap this is in a minute.
01:28Not just revolutionary though, super revolutionary.
01:31It's BYD, isn't it?
01:31They like to add a super in there or a flash.
01:34Look, this is flash charging.
01:35Look at the speed of that.
01:36And here's Daniel Craig.
01:38There he is, look.
01:39Well, he's flash and super, isn't he, I would say.
01:41Family life and easy living, that's what I'm picturing.
01:44Tall enough for headroom, large enough to fit people in it.
01:47And as you'll see, it's lighthearted and modern, but also faff free.
01:52And here's what you get.
01:53A Google inside, which will show you.
01:55A smart key, so you can use your phone.
01:57A wearable or the actual key itself.
02:01It's a car that has a key.
02:03And, well, you get adaptive cruise and lots of toys.
02:07It's got its own assistant.
02:09And then all of the cameras and all of the technology.
02:12Yeah.
02:13Are you going to mention how much it is a month?
02:14Yes, I am.
02:15The cabin is one of our favourite bits.
02:19This is, it feels very high end in here.
02:23I'm completely surprised.
02:25Pan roof.
02:25Some of them have got twin colour business going on.
02:28I think I prefer the twin colour.
02:31And some of them have got light headlining as well.
02:33Steering wheel is very big and soft and smooth.
02:38And we counted 25 different things in here that you can press.
02:42You can actually put 25 real things, buttons and so on.
02:46The seats are massive.
02:48They are a lot bigger than you would think for a car of this size.
02:52And they feel very much like sofas.
02:55The whole idea here is definitely comfort and making you feel nice.
03:02Two screens and this is quite interesting because you've got a nice little picture there.
03:06But then of course you've got all of your apps which you can use.
03:09So you've got the BYD assistant.
03:11You've got the Google assistant.
03:12You've got your smart charging.
03:13And then of course you've got scene mode.
03:15And then here it says 80% battery, 359 miles of range and 401 miles.
03:23So that's where we get to from the 600.
03:26Or that's actually not bad, is it?
03:27It does like a million miles to the gallon, basically.
03:30That's the takeaway.
03:32It doesn't, but it does have a six-year warranty, eight years on the battery.
03:36And you could argue BYD has spent years pushing EV and hybrid technology forward.
03:41They're also first with a car that jumps over things.
03:44Look, like a horse, isn't it?
03:46And as we mentioned earlier, Daniel, well he can charge his car in five minutes.
03:50Bet he got a free one, didn't he?
03:52A heritage of hypercar engineering is behind this.
03:55Something that costs as much as a Volkswagen Golf.
03:59Do you know what I think, do you know what I think this feels a little bit like a Lexus.
04:04A Lexus LBX or a Lexus UX.
04:07It is slightly different to that in obviously lots of ways, but there's a similar vibe to it.
04:12The smooth steering, the really nice suspension, the absolute silence of it all.
04:18It's essentially driving like an electric car all the time.
04:22The engine, you cannot hear unless you absolutely floor it.
04:26Now, it does send power to the wheels like some other hybrids or plug-in hybrids, but it doesn't work
04:34the same way.
04:35The engine works like a generator, so you don't get one pedal drive.
04:40You also don't get very much speed because the 0-60 is about seven seconds.
04:46Acceptable and always on power, but it's not a performance car, is it?
04:50What it is, it's very accomplished.
04:53It feels expensive in here.
04:55Bit of three-point turn business, just to show you the turning circle, the outside of the car, and what
05:01you can see here on the camera.
05:02So look, you can see through that.
05:05That's like, well, anything really.
05:07You press that button, you see the car, and then you press it again, and you can see through the
05:12car.
05:12Oh, turning circle is pretty good.
05:15What are we saying?
05:17Yeah, we had a Mazda the other week.
05:20That was like a lorry.
05:21And also, you've got this very Mercedes, Tesla, old Tesla, you know, gear selector there.
05:26It's good, isn't it?
05:27Press this button.
05:29Direct me to the nearest Starbucks.
05:32That was quick.
05:33It's a life-changing thing.
05:35Who needs a 100 grand Volvo?
05:36Look, it's the same.
05:38It's the same as a Volvo.
05:39The feel of it is, without question, premium and unlike some.
05:43That doesn't mean pretend premium or premium light.
05:46And you can get in one for 0% APR, 1,999 deposit, and for $269 a month.
05:52That is cheaper than one of these, which costs £335 a month and needs a three and a half grand
05:57deposit.
05:58BYD aren't following market trends, are they?
06:01It seems at the moment they're set in a few.
06:03If you are fortunate enough to have a charger at home, that's nice, isn't it?
06:07Having a nice home with a drive with a charger.
06:09I just charge the car.
06:10It's good, isn't it?
06:11Well, that's where it goes.
06:12And it takes about three hours.
06:14So you'll be doing that at work, where you don't pay for the electricity.
06:17Very good.
06:18But the interesting thing about this is it does 90 kilometers of range on electric only.
06:23You probably won't want to drive it in electric only because it does it all for you.
06:26It's very clever.
06:27As a family car, I don't even think it's a small car.
06:30I said it's a small car earlier.
06:31It's not a small car, is it?
06:32It's a medium-sized car.
06:34Look at that.
06:351335 in the boot.
06:36What have we got here?
06:37Oh, some interesting goodies.
06:39There's your chargers.
06:41Won't need that if you've got a charger at home, will you?
06:42Should we do the bit in the back?
06:44I'm six foot one.
06:45Will I fit?
06:46Actually, have a look at these door handles.
06:47These are really good.
06:49These are a big plus for me, the door handles.
06:52Here's the moment of truth.
06:53Six foot one person in a little Atto 2 DMI.
06:58I fit.
06:59Headroom.
07:00Knee room.
07:01Good.
07:01Do you know what?
07:01I need to find something wrong with it.
07:04No pull-down doodah.
07:06Right.
07:06Where's my cup holder in the back?
07:08That's right.
07:09Can't have one then.
07:10Have got a lovely pan roof.
07:11Do like looking at that steering wheel.
07:13Is it me?
07:14Or are these really nicely appointed?
07:17Look, there's so much detail on it.
07:19Who said?
07:19Yeah, very nice.
07:21Yellow stitching.
07:22Would I go for a lighter interior?
07:23Yeah, I think I probably would.
07:25But actually, it's so, I want to say, I want to use the word sumptuous.
07:30But that might be a bit too much.
07:32Does it also, from the side, look like the Mercedes GLA or the GLB?
07:36Which of it?
07:37You know that?
07:38Yeah.
07:38It's probably an accident because, you know what?
07:40They're not copiers, are they?
07:41There's nothing in their lineup that conveniently is based on something else.
07:46To me, it appears they're the thought leaders and the disruptors carving their own lane.
07:50And in this rush from the east, BYD appears to be the people that are building the luxury cars.
07:56That said, insurance, £560 on average per year does seem quite high for a car that can't jump over things.
08:04And the servicing is also luxury priced too.
08:06Using the SEAL DMI, for example, the three services across a term might cost about £1,000,
08:12which is almost double that of a BMW X1, which on average is £455 for the same term.
08:18We love this.
08:19Because any car, I know we've mentioned this quite a lot, but any car with a Google in it is,
08:23I tell you the reason I like it is because we're all accustomed now to having a two grand phone.
08:29So if you get in a car and the UI is rubbish, you're used to your iPhone or your Samsung,
08:35aren't you?
08:36DMI, by the way, stands for dual mode intelligent.
08:40It is intelligent because it's dual mode.
08:42There you go.
08:42Here's your mode button.
08:44Start stop is there.
08:45So you have an actual button to start stop.
08:47There's your volume button.
08:48There's also one here.
08:50A quick little overview of the UI because it's not toy-like.
08:55You've actually got, Tesla owners will hate this because it's difficult to open the trunk in some Teslas,
09:00unless they've updated that since I've spoken.
09:02Here is your aircon.
09:03This is what it looks like.
09:04And this is everything that you can control.
09:06We quite like the fonts.
09:07Vehicle to load.
09:08You can switch the whole thing off if you don't want to be distracted.
09:11And then you've got your Apple and Android.
09:15I'm selling this to you quite well, aren't I?
09:17Yeah, I quite like it myself, if I'm honest.
09:19So this is the camera mode, which we showed you earlier.
09:23That's Julie's house.
09:24Sorry about that, Julie.
09:25We're on location today.
09:26We haven't got time for any of that.
09:28Sorry about that.
09:29You can make us some tea, maybe.
09:30Play Store means you can obviously get all of the apps that you need.
09:34And overall, I think our highlights are the steering and the fact that this is a battery car that works
09:43like a petrol car.
09:45And isn't that the way we should have done the whole thing first?
09:50If I was buying a car for myself, as much as electric is starting to make an awful lot of
09:53sense,
09:54this does feel like the better overall package.
09:56It's everything, isn't it?
09:57And in many ways, I'd be willing to pay a bit more for it as a result.
10:00The drive, that is something you do need to experience firsthand.
10:04What at first to some is an unfamiliar new logo in front of them on the steering wheel suddenly then
10:09becomes a bit of an aha moment.
10:11An idea, you could say, whose time has come.
10:15Let's have a look at what we've got now, though.
10:16So basically 4.9 miles per kilowatt hour plus 99.9 miles to the gallon is a result today.
10:25Driving around town, stop, start at 60 miles to the gallon.
10:29So look, let's for context make this very clear.
10:32That this DMI technology is not new, not for BYD, not for anyone.
10:36It's been around for hundreds of years.
10:39But what it has done is been in very expensive cars.
10:44It's only very recently that you've seen it in, say, a Nissan Qashqai.
10:48And I think actually, in terms of the implementation, this is one of the best.
10:52I mean, I can't, I don't even think the engine's been on today.
10:55What it means is, for the first time in a car this size, at a price that some people can
11:00actually afford,
11:02the best technology is now up for grabs.
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