BYD Atto 2 Review 2025

Breaking with its recently established tradition of naming its new models after aquatic mammals is this new compact electric SUV upon which you may decide to build your dreams — yes, it’s the BYD Atto 2. 

As its name suggests, the Atto 2 is smaller than the already established BYD Atto 3 yet larger than the BYD Dolphin, which does without a numerical suffix. 

It's a value-focused model, evidenced largely by virtue of the BYD Atto 2’s battery pack. It's ditched the more energy-dense — and expensive — lithium-ion technology, instead resorting to a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) composition. It’s less sensitive to temperature variations and its capacity degrades less over time, but it also stores less energy for its capacity.

Two battery sizes will be offered with the BYD Atto 2 — a 51.1kWh pack is fitted to the Boost version, while the Comfort benefits from a 64.8kWh version. WLTP Combined cycle tests point to the Atto 2 Boost having a potential driving range of 214 miles between recharges and the Comfort stretching its energy reserves out to 261 miles.

When connected to DC public charging facilities the BYD Atto 2 Boost's on-board charger is limited to a modest 82kW energy flow meaning a 10-80% recharge will take a best time of 38 minutes. By contrast, the Comfort's kit enables it to manage a 155kW flow of electricity enabling it to increase by the same percentage in 25 minutes, despite its increased capacity.

Although capable of accepting an 11kW AC charge, most UK residences are restricted to a high of 7.4kW when using a domestic wallbox for recharging. BYD hasn't quoted times for the lower figure but we estimate the Boost's battery will require 8-9 hours for a flat-to-full recharge, the Comfort taking 10-11 hours to do the same.

There's also a power and torque advantage for the BYD Atto 2 Comfort over the Boost model with figures of 203PS and 310Nm versus 177PS and 290Nm respectively. Despite the differences in output, both models share identical 7.9-second 0-62mph times and are electronically governed to the same 99mph top speed — the Comfort version's additional 90kg heft goes some way to explain why.

Among the plethora of small SUVs the Atto 2 will be vying for your attention with include less-pricey versions of the excellent Kia EV3, while the recently unleashed Ford Puma Gen-E is a tad smaller than the BYD but likely to be more engaging to drive.

Further alternatives are as diverse a bunch as you'd like, from the Vauxhall Mokka Electric, through the MINI Aceman to the popular Volvo EX30.

Boost and Comfort also act as trim levels in the BYD Atto 2 range. Of the standard kit we do know about, all Atto 2s come with LED headlights are complemented by a full-width rear light bar featuring infinity symbol graphics, a 12.8-inch multimedia touchscreen which rotates between portrait and landscape modes, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel, a wireless smartphone charging pad, a 360-degree camera system and Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) technology that allows the car to be used as a power source for other electrical devices.

Additional equipment specific to the Atto 2 Comfort includes an adjustable lumbar support for the driver's seat, electrically folding door mirrors and dark-tinted privacy glass for the rear windows and tailgate.

BYD’s very keen to highlight the Atto 2’s practicality credentials in spite of it being modestly proportioned at 4310mm from bumper-to-bumper. Back seat passengers benefit from a completely flat floor, which could make its 1830mm width more useable by a trio of passengers on the split/folding rear bench.

With all five seats in use the boot space is quoted at 400 litres, expanding to 1340 litres of capacity when they’re folded over.

Especially noteworthy among the BYD Atto 2’s credentials is what’s referred to as cell-to-body (CTB) construction. Without delving too deeply into the technicalities, rather than the battery pack being slotted in between the car’s substructure, here its part of it.

Not only does this maximise the strength of the structure overall from a safety perspective, that enhanced rigidity may permit BYD’s engineers to better-hone the Atto 2’s comfort and handling credentials than they’ve managed with their earlier efforts.

Orders for the BYD Atto 2 opened in August 2025 with deliveries of the Boost starting the following month and Comfort models before the end of 2025. 

Prices start at £30,850 for the BYD Atto 2 Boost with the longer-range Comfort model weighing in at £34,950. Those prices do not include an government-funded Electric Car Grant (ECG) discount and at this stage it isn't clear whether the Atto 2 will be eligible for it.

Keep this page bookmarked as it will be updated with further news as well as our comprehensive full BYD Atto 2 review in the weeks ahead.