The flagship seven-seater is BYD’s first vehicle in Europe to feature its second-generation batteries and Flash Charging tech, delivering over 400 miles of range.
“BYD is all about turning intelligence into reality,” Stella Li, the company’s executive vice president, said on Monday.
The Atto 8 is the “perfect example,” Li added, featuring its latest breakthrough tech, including its second-generation Blade Batteries and Flash Charging system.
Introduced at the Paris Auto Show, the flagship SUV is the first BYD vehicle to feature its Flash Charging system, enabling it to recharge just as fast as filling up at the gas station. It takes just five minutes to charge from 10% to 80%.
A full recharge, or going from 10% to 97%, takes just nine minutes. According to BYD, that’s about a third of the time rival SUVs take to go from 10% to 80%.
Even in temperatures as low as -30°C, it requires only 12 minutes for the vehicle’s battery to recharge from 20% to 97%.
Measuring 5,040 mm long, 1,996 mm wide, and 1,760 mm tall, the Atto 8 is about the size of other full-size electric SUVs, such as the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and Kia EV9.
BYD’s flagship SUV comes in two all-electric variants with the choice of rear- and all-wheel-drive powertrains.
The Design RWD model has a single rear motor producing 456 hp (340 kW) and 269 lb-ft (365 Nm) of torque, which BYD said delivers a 0 to 62 mph time of eight seconds.
0 battery, the Atto 8 offers an impressive WLTP range of up to 405 miles (600+ km).
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