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New BYD Atto 3 ‘Evo’ comes with stupidly quick flagship and keeps its guitar-stringed doors

By Jake Groves

Updated: 10 February 2026

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► New BYD Atto 3 Evo revealed
► Update improves range and power
► Keeps its weird stringed door pockets

BYD has announced the Atto 3 Evo, effectively a facelift of the first model it launched in the UK and Europe – the Atto 3.

The Evo model has been given a gentle design tweak inside and out, but the bigger changes are under the bodywork. The car’s packaging has been improved to increase boot space by 50 litres, as well as provide a new 101-litre frunk area.

By the looks of the interior images, it appears that BYD has removed the rotating infotainment screen feature – a gimmick that most largely ignored. You can all breathe easy, though, as the stretchy guitar string-like wires that cover the door storage areas remain. It’s something to entertain the kids, at least.

But it’s more about improvements to range and power. Two Atto 3 Evo variants will be offered: Design and Excellence and both use a 74.8kWh battery pack (larger than the 60.5kWh pack used prior). The base Design model uses a single 309bhp e-motor on the rear axle, BYD claiming a 0-62mph sprint time in 5.5 seconds and a claimed WLTP range of 317 miles.

The more powerful Excellence model, meanwhile, uses two e-motors for all-wheel drive and develops 443bhp, good for a silly 0-62mph sprint time of 3.9 seconds and a claimed range of 292 miles. BYD points out that the new Atto 3 Evo also comes with vehicle-to-load technology that allows you to power devices via the car.

Atto 3 Evo models are available to order now.