BYD Atto 3 EVO SUV

230kW Design 75kWh 5dr Auto [2026]

Offer!

Free* ev
charging credit!

T&Cs apply

There’s a word used in automotive circles to describe an unassuming, ordinary-looking car that’s hiding ballistic performance. Look up the term ‘sleeper’ in a dictionary and you might just see a photo of the BYD Atto 3 EVO.

On the face of it, the Atto 3 EVO is a mild-mannered family EV, a compact runabout that would easily blend in (to the point of disappearing altogether) on the morning school run.

Yet this fully electric SUV has got a trick up its sleeve.

Choose the all-wheel drive variant and you’ll unlock power of 449 PS and 560 Nm torque. That’s enough to catapult the EVO from 0-62mph in just 3.9 seconds - which is almost a second quicker than the rear-wheel drive Porsche Taycan and only marginally slower than the AWD Taycan.

Does an affordable family car really need that level of performance? It’s a debate you’ll need to have with yourself before deciding whether or not to lease it.

But it’s a facet of the Atto 3 EVO that sets it apart from the competition while it also puts it into the same bracket as the hottest variant of the Volvo EX30.

A range of up to 316 miles between charges and highly respectable rapid charging speeds also means the EVO should be easy to live with, particularly if you’re after a sensible company car that’ll still surprise hot hatches in the traffic light grand prix.