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LONG TERM REVIEW: BYD Dolphin. Do we still love it after three months? | Electrifying

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When the BYD Dolphin landed in the UK last year, we were pleased. Roomy, acutely priced and loaded with basic set, it was a breath of fresh air in a market awash with ₤ 35k+ SUVs. Finally, we had a sensibly-priced supermini/hatchback that might use something truly different.

After much persuasion, BYD allowed us to invest a little bit longer with one to see what the Chinese hatchback resembles to cope with over an extended period.

Our vehicle is a 60kWh Design design and Nicola was the fortunate presenter who got the secrets. Throughout her three months with the Dolphin, she's taken a trip the length and breadth of the country, and normally welcomed it into her lifestyle.

Discover Nicola's verdict on the Dolphin after 3 months of 'ownership'. Would she advise it to prospective buyers? What did she find after having the car for an extended period of time? If you have a Dolphin and agree/ disagree with Nicola, let us know in the remarks below.

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32 responses to “LONG TERM REVIEW: BYD Dolphin. Do we still love it after three months? | Electrifying”

  1. @simonwhitcombe841 Avatar
    @simonwhitcombe841

    I’d rather watch Nicola than the England game

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    1. @L.A.Tex_Norway Avatar
      @L.A.Tex_Norway

      Less chance of falling asleep 😂

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    2. @TheEditorify Avatar
      @TheEditorify

      She is lovely

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    3. @akf2000 Avatar
      @akf2000

      Lol I’m double screening

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    4. @eezytiger Avatar
      @eezytiger

      What England game?

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    5. @zes7215 Avatar
      @zes7215

      wrrr

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  2. @Flyingtwiglet Avatar
    @Flyingtwiglet

    “Want it faster, you’ll have to find a Dolphin friendly tuner” 😂😂😂 brilliant!
    THE most entertaining car reviewer 👍👏

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    1. @hagestad Avatar
      @hagestad

      lol – now imagine being Chinese and unable to comment on this since Youtube is basically banned there.

      Reply
  3. @DanJHayes Avatar
    @DanJHayes

    Carplay is now wireless

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  4. @WagnerGimenes Avatar
    @WagnerGimenes

    🤣🤣🤣🤣 That has helped a lot. I’ve been keeping an eye on the BYD, specially a long term review like this. The puns were ace (apart from the sushi one) 🤬 Other than that, thank you very much.

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  5. @riaz8783 Avatar
    @riaz8783

    The fact that Nicola can take a pretty boring, midrange car and make an entertaining review out of it is a sign of her genius.

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    1. @zes7215 Avatar
      @zes7215

      wrg,idts

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  6. @Mi82475 Avatar
    @Mi82475

    Good job, I would have liked more details on the energy consumption you got.
    I tried this car and discarded it because of the subpar charging and not great steering feel.
    Still holding my money probably for a Renault 5

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    1. @CampGareth Avatar
      @CampGareth

      That’s difficult information to get from a BYD. You can get lifetime efficiency and efficiency in the last 50 miles but there’s no efficiency-since-last-reset.

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  7. @DanJHayes Avatar
    @DanJHayes

    Phew! I think it’ll be fine for my daily commuting car.

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  8. @jonathantaylor1998 Avatar
    @jonathantaylor1998

    Some dodgy dolphin puns aside (🙄) you never fail to amuse and delight with your reviews, Nicola – thank you for being ‘you’.
    Having said that, £31k for just an alright city car is NUTS…!
    And, whilst the range does indeed start at £25,495 that entry-level Active model, with only a 94hp motor, is likely to feel very underpowered, I’d imagine…!

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    1. @justinstephenson9360 Avatar
      @justinstephenson9360

      “£31k for just an alright city car is NUTS…!” Its competition is the VW Golf which, depending on what spec you get, costs £25-34K so it is market competitive.

      It is a decent car, could be better, but good enough for 90%+ of its target market

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    2. @Mobile_Dom Avatar
      @Mobile_Dom

      honestly, 94HP in an EV is perfect except for overtaking on the motorway. my 136hp horsepower corsa-e spins its wheels and rips from everything at the lights aside from other EVs, honestly I wish the Corsa-e started at 75hp like the petrol one did to make it cheaper

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  9. @BMWHP2 Avatar
    @BMWHP2

    ehhh 19 puns? Thanks for the fun Nicola 🤣 (and think again, is a Dolphin a fish or a . . . . . 😉)
    We had the Dolphin Design for an hour, in the Netherlands (€37.000 starting prijs). We loved the car and almost bought it. Alas, the dealer asked a bit to much for it.
    So, we bought the Citroën ë-C3 Max..

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  10. @seradarkness Avatar
    @seradarkness

    Regarding the indicators. The sound when you have brand mode on is fantastic for indicators. Very, very soothing and musical. I am not too keen on the slow vehicle noise (which is whenever it drops under 20mph, which is very annoying given all the 20 villages around me) but I keep it because of the indicator noise. So much better than the clicks. I do wish you could mix and match it, so have the hum with the musical indicators. As it stands, we have named our car ‘cornetto’ since it’s pink and purple and sounds like an ice cream truck!

    I recommend the lighter interior. It makes the car feel even more spacious and bright inside.

    We have also gotten quite close to 80kw when charging once when we did a long road trip with it. Most of the time though it is our short journey car. Managed 3 weeks without a charge so far as it is very economical for just dotting about locally

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  11. @Madonsteamrailways Avatar
    @Madonsteamrailways

    It’s a good looking little car. But it’s not a car I’m after, it’s a small electric camper. The smallest of them is based on the Vauxhall Combo Life Electric and is known as a Wheelhome Vikenze III.

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  12. @ryodo1989 Avatar
    @ryodo1989

    great review – but are rear wipers not a common and mandatory part of any car?

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    1. @catherinegrimes2308 Avatar
      @catherinegrimes2308

      Unfortunately not.

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  13. @MrJordonMcghee Avatar
    @MrJordonMcghee

    Had mine since early January this year now in the UK, great run around car, commuting to train-station. Motorway journeys are a breeze in this car. Full charge last about two weeks if you stay off motorways. Charges fast on 50Kw chargers, about 40 mins. Great car and the APP works for those icy mornings. I preferred this over the MG due to the tech, more spacious. In the summer the battery last a lot longer to, 2hr motorway journey and lost about 30%. Also the BYD customer support are rapid response.

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  14. @simoncavill Avatar
    @simoncavill

    We’ve had our Dolphin for a couple of months now and are really happy with it as a budget daily driver. The range is fine and the driving experience is good. On the downside, I totally agree about the bloody parcel shelf which seems to have a life of its own and drives me nuts.

    Also why on earth is the dashcam missing and the software disabled? In other countries the camera and software are in place, in some other countries you can buy and fit the BYD camera and everything works. Why make it so difficult for us in the UK? A simple software upgrade to allow the 360 camera to record to the SD card would be better than nothing…

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    1. @CampGareth Avatar
      @CampGareth

      I wonder if there are third party parcel shelves. I’ve heard the Dolphin’s is bad because it doesn’t clip in to anything.

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  15. @clonSanG Avatar
    @clonSanG

    We have two of them in work and the fit and finish is brutal the battery is really bad no one uses it the Hyundai Kona wins hands down

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  16. @igormac88 Avatar
    @igormac88

    you Nicola, are so fun to watch! this car is THE new blaze among uber drivers here in Brazil, with the 44,9 kWh version being sold for not so much more than a full spec VW Polo. that ice cream truck creep noise is hilarious!

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  17. @EliotHochberg Avatar
    @EliotHochberg

    I think you’re just like of the build your dreams name is imperial guilt. I think it’s charming, and why can’t we have some more positivity in the world?

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  18. @tonybarton3746 Avatar
    @tonybarton3746

    I can see the Porpoise of it , and Nichola never got in a flap once 👍👍👍🤣🤣

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  19. @peterbrandt5320 Avatar
    @peterbrandt5320

    Might be my next one after my Corsa-e

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  20. @andrewvasta9511 Avatar
    @andrewvasta9511

    Hi Nicola, you can change indicator sound in these, well you can in an Atto 3. I assume it will be the same system DNA.

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