REVIEW: The Dolphin is BYD's latest value EV, with decent technology and practicality - but will it be enough to impress UK buyers? VickyParrott gives us her verdict...
family crossover that arrived a mere few weeks ago in the UK as the Chinese brand’s first official UK model.
As with all new EVs, the Dolphin emits a noise at low speeds to warn nearby pedestrians, but unusually you can make the BYD sound like a tinkly ice cream van, or you can select a more conventional ambient hum Either way, this little electric car has a lot going for it by any objective measure. Size-wise, it splits the difference between traditional B- and C-segment hatches, being a touch longer than the Vauxhall Corsa and Peugeot 208 but not quite as big as theBeneath the body – which is also styled quite differently from other BYD products and has a hint of Hyundai i20 meets Proton Savvy, but not in an unpleasant way – sits the e-Platform 3.
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