BYD Dolphin Surf 2023– car dimensions: 3990 mm long, 1720 mm wide and 1590 mm high. Unladen weight is 1,294 kg. Boot space with the seats up is 308 litres.
All trims get a 10.1-inch rotating touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 7-inch digital instrument panel, air conditioning and vegan leather seats. Adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking and lane departure assist are standard. Rear parking sensors and a reversing camera come on every model. Comfort trim adds a 360-degree camera, heated front seats and wireless phone charging.
Boot space is 308 litres with the rear seats up and expands to 1,037 litres with them folded. Under-floor storage holds charging cables. The cabin has around 20 storage areas.
Towing capacity is listed as 0 kg braked and unbraked. Payload is 344 kg. The car is set up for city driving and light daily use rather than heavy work.
The cabin uses vegan leather seats that feel supportive for daily drives and cornering. Front sports seats offer decent hold. Higher grades add six-way power driver adjustment and four-way power passenger seats plus heated fronts. A single-arch roof gives good headroom front and rear for a small hatch. The layout is clean with a rotating 10.1-inch touchscreen, seven-inch digital dials, soft-touch sections on the dash and doors, and a centre armrest with cupholders. Hard plastics appear in places but overall quality suits the class. Rear space fits two adults comfortably with 50:50 split seats. Climate control is manual on most versions.
Pure electric with BYD Blade LFP battery. WLTP combined range 220-322 km depending on battery and grade.
Service interval every 24 months or 20,000 miles / 30,000 km.
Euro NCAP five stars (2025): 82% adult, 86% child, 76% vulnerable road users, 77% safety assist.
Standard safety includes six airbags (front, side, curtain), ADAS with AEB, adaptive cruise, lane-departure assist, intelligent high beam, TPMS, ISOFIX.
Six-year vehicle warranty. eight-year battery and motor cover.
The Dolphin Surf runs solely on electricity via a front motor and Blade LFP battery. Active uses 30 kWh for 220 km WLTP combined range. Boost and Comfort use 43.2 kWh for up to 322 km combined or 310 km. AC charging is 11 kW. DC peaks at 65-85 kW for 10-80% in about 30 minutes. V2L is standard at 3.3 kW. Real-world use depends on speed, temperature and load.
Servicing is needed every two years or 20,000 miles (about 30,000 km). The schedule covers EV-specific checks. Warranty is six years or 150,000 km on the car and eight years on the battery and motor.
Safety is strong for a city hatch. The e-Platform 3.0 body uses 68.2% high-strength steel. Blade Battery passes nail-penetration tests. Six airbags cover front occupants fully with curtains. Every grade has full ADAS: automatic emergency braking, intelligent cruise with stop-go, lane keep, high-beam assist, driver attention warning and eCall. Euro NCAP gave five stars in 2025 with solid scores across adult, child, pedestrian and assist categories. TPMS and ISOFIX are standard.
Living with the car means simple electric ownership: plug in at home or public points, monitor range via the screen, and rely on the long warranty. Cabin tech stays current with OTA updates. Four seats and a 308-litre boot (1,037 litres folded) suit urban and light family use. No complex hybrid systems to maintain.
Length 3990 mm, Width 1720 mm, Height 1590 mm, Wheelbase 2500 mm (Dolphin Surf 2023 - present)
Sources: manufacturer data, BYD official press release and dealer brochure PDFs, Austrian/German Folder, Romanian Lista-dotari).