The BYD Atto 2 DM-i plug-in hybrid (PHEV) has been confirmed for Australia and is ready to affix the electrical model of the small SUV later this yr.
BYD Australia has opened an Expressions of Curiosity web page on its web site for the Atto 2 DM-i (for ‘dual-mode clever’ plug-in hybrid powertrain) forward of its anticipated arrival earlier than the tip of September.
Pricing and native specs have but to be introduced, however with the Atto 2 EV ranging from $31,990 earlier than on-road prices, the brand new DM-i model may change into Australia’s most cost-effective PHEV.
That title is at the moment held by one other BYD, the Sealion 5, which begins from $33,990 earlier than on-road prices.
“The addition of the Atto 2 DM-i resonates very well with Australians in search of an reasonably priced, sensible and classy SUV,” a BYD Australia spokesperson instructed CarExpert.
“We see super upside with this automobile. The Atto 2 hits the candy spot for therefore many, and the introduction of a Tremendous Hybrid will additional improve its attraction and provide clients extra selection.”
The electrical Atto 2 has recorded 6615 gross sales year-to-date, together with 1214 deliveries in July 2026, making it BYD Australia’s third best-selling mannequin behind the Sealion 7 electrical SUV and Shark 6 plug-in hybrid ute.
The Atto 2 DM-i was revealed in October 2025 and is already on sale in right-hand drive in the UK, the place it begins from £26,995 ($51,531) drive-away – round £3000 ($5727) lower than the Sealion 5.
The UK vary contains Lively and Enhance variants, priced from £26,995 ($51,531) and £29,990 ($57,258) drive-away respectively.
Each use a front-wheel drive plug-in hybrid powertrain combining a 72kW/122Nm 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine with a 145kW/300Nm electrical motor, however function completely different battery capacities.
The entry-level Lively produces mixed outputs of 122kW and 300Nm and makes use of a 7.8kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, delivering a claimed electrical driving vary of 39km (WLTP) and a mixed driving vary of 928km.
The Enhance will increase system output to 156kW whereas sustaining 300Nm of torque. It provides an 18kWh Blade LFP battery with sooner charging, rising electric-only vary to 89km (WLTP) and complete driving vary to 999km.
BYD claims the Enhance can speed up from 0-100km/h in 7.5 seconds, 1.6 seconds faster than the Lively and 0.4 seconds sooner than the Atto 2 EV offered in Australia.
The UK-spec Atto 2 DM-i has an official kerb weight of 1510kg in Lively guise and 1620kg in Enhance trim, in contrast with the Australian-market Atto 2 EV’s claimed 1555kg kerb weight. Each UK variants function a 45-litre gas tank.
The Lively comes customary with 16-inch alloy wheels, automated LED headlights, material upholstery, a reversing digicam, and a 12.8-inch touchscreen with Google Constructed-in and wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
The Enhance upgrades to 17-inch alloy wheels, aluminium roof rails, privateness glass, vegan leather-based upholstery, heated entrance seats and a heated steering wheel, with a selection of black or beige inside finishes.
It additionally provides a panoramic fastened glass roof, wi-fi cellphone charging and a 360-degree digicam as customary, in addition to vehicle-to-load (V2L) functionality.
The expanded Atto 2 vary may additional increase BYD Australia’s momentum after the model completed second total, the very best place ever achieved by a Chinese language marque, for the third consecutive month in July 2026.
The current surge has seen BYD overtake Kia within the year-to-date gross sales race, sitting second behind Toyota, with Ford in third and Kia fourth.
