Can This BYD Hybrid Really Go 2,000 KM?

[@wsurfer2147]

Before you complain, this car is cheaper than some bicyles in the US.

[@huganguo1400]

links or you re liars

[@itsmilan4069]

but those bicycles don't electrocute you or burn down the dealership 👀

[@AmuroAznable]

@@itsmilan4069 Why not just stop drinking water since it might choke you to death?

[@Bossman.official]

@@itsmilan4069 A hybrid wont do that either u bum

[@NoName-md5zb]

Slave labour does that.

[@0.0LEE-n8i]

In China, this car is priced the same as Corolla, Civic and Mazda 3, which is about 14,000 to 20,000 US dollars.😊

[@shushunk00]

What is the purchasing Power parity price of that?

[@realtissaye]

its the price after currency conversion ​@shushunk00

[@sreesub]

why do people still buy those cars if you can get PHEV with way better efficiency at the same price.

[@txiaochen]

@@sreesub they buy the brand

[@ChinaTour-LPF]

@@txiaochen you sure? what makes you think that corolla, civic etc is better brand?

[@yanchan9711]

As a Chinese user of a 2.3L 2013 Citroen C5, I don't care where Chinese cars are exported to or sanctioned it is definitely a good thing to have more choices from locals

[@lastchang55]

🇮🇳 🚗 👍👍👍

[@yanchan9711]

@@lastchang55 Don't get me wrong, I am definitely supporting our own cars, Citroën will be my last foreign brand vehicle

[@whatnow9653]

@@yanchan9711 the sanctions are aimed at us, they say we must have electric cars, but then they try to block us buying any of the great little electric city cars from China. For example the Citroen AMI and FIAT Topolino cost €8000 and €10000 and even though these are fun, in reality they are almost useless, except for the fact that in some European countries, a 14 year old can drive one without a licence.

[@hypervoidworld8666]

​@@yanchan9711 it's a troll account please ignore it.

[@zes7215]

wr

[@perlkingneo]

Wow, impressive, Uber drivers will love it so much considering its price when driving it in a city.

[@llz7033]

Though, ev cars are better choice for Uber/taxi drivers

[@luckytiger123]

@@llz7033 nuh, takes too long to charge

[@ammarhaider223]

Not when charging 5 hours ​@@llz7033

[@akafx6911]

​@@llz7033 Most Uber or taxi driver doesn't have time to recharge the battery many times a day. But with this kind of efficient engine, it's clearly the best choice

[@N0Xa880iUL]

​@@llz7033 Huh? The initial price?

[@lihangsu249]

Basically, it means I can make a back and forth trip between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo with 1 tank of gas and still have some fuel to have fun inside the city. It really beats my Civic LXS for a great margin.

[@theolich4384]

And after just 2 or 3 tanks of gas the car will be due in the shop for the first maintenance. Surreal

[@Kingss0105]

@@theolich4384🤣china haters crying

[@manwell235]

​@@Kingss0105he is not a hater but understand why his comment can be misunderstood. He meant the car will need the 1st maintenance service at 5000km after just using 2 tanks of fuel

[@胡晶-c9s]

Brazilians are much luckier than Americans. They can buy this car in at least one to two years.

[@lihangsu249]

@@theolich4384 or one if you charge it everyday and just use it inside the city for your daily commute.

[@timchen2902]

當中國造出一台2.5L/100km的車子時 並且經過無數的KZbinr測試成功 還是會有一堆人拿著放大鏡說著那個微小的誤差是欺騙 可是當日本車跟德國車造假時 他們還會說日本車真划算 德國車品質真好 然後你不在意油耗只有13km的日本車有著3公里的誤差 你也不在乎德國車五年後環保材質就報廢了 然後到處漏油 人的思想僵化真可怕😂

[@赵某-o5o]

确实如此😂 我的 bmw 很快水管就会爆了 因为这款车很大部分都爆水管了😂

[@ggbondkk]

​@@赵某-o5o最可怕爆完这条换了以后另一条又爆

[@chjin1796]

德系的车年头到了就疯狂烧机油

[@reignsove8240]

Time will tell the truth😉

[@ggbondkk]

@@reignsove8240 truth is that my falmily owm the four eur car also has the multi problem,such as benz a160 Missing cylinder，benz viano also Missing cylinder n my brother benz R class，Different problems will appear every once in a while，n my friend the Volvo xc60，Compressor failure, turbine failure

[@Thinkofwhat]

I reckon Chinese government should revise their driving range measurement system. I think they should set up a much tougher and higher benchmarks. I want China to be a country that setting the standard for everyone to follow. So that in the not too distant future hopefully the "Chinese standard, benchmark, quality” is something that becomes a common phrase.

[@abcJ-q4v]

I used to think that too, I bought my xpeng g6 in winter, its a 755km range version, i only get about 500km, but now is late spring/summer, I get near 700km

[@tren133]

I recently traveled in China, and I think the main reason they continue to use CLTC is because most people really are just driving around cities and that test reflects this usage. For long distance travel no country in the world can match the Chinese high speed rail system in terms of how fast, smooth, and comprehensive it is. Took me from Beijing to Chongqing in 7 hours flat cruising at a smooth quiet 350 kph. Beats both air travel and road trip when you've got that HSR system.

[@ameliah8164]

The same vehicle, with a tester running 2400 kilometers, I think this is related to personal habits

[@totzinfo]

BYD YangWang U8 SUV is a hybrid but the gas engine (2.0 liter 200 whp) are not connected to any wheels, U8 has four 300 whp each electric motors and run by battery while the battery are charge by gas engine generator, also it has a charging port of both AC and DC charging, the next version of U8 SUV has also regenerative electric motors each wheel to recover battery energy during free wheeling run, also built-in solar panel at the roof and hood, it can float in water (IPX 6.8) and turn around 360 degrees within in its position like a war tank, this U8 SUV has no comparison anywhere in the world in features, specs and performance and less than the price of Land Rover Defender

[@chjin1796]

Don't forget that the driver drives almost the whole way on the highway and carries two passengers and their luggage. If the load is light and contains more general urban roads, this car can easily reach 2000 kilometers.

[@Dihorse371]

Just jump to the conclusion: 1350-1450 Km in real life driving conditions such as air-con etc. This is still very impressive.

[@drakekoefoed1642]

840 miles using the average but that was with fuel too.

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

Highway driving for three days is way harder driving than the usual, I expect. Great results

[@ytfanlingeric]

He is just trying to show something different from what people thinks, but is doing it unfairly and unscientifically, just merely to gain view counts. And he did not reveal there were two passengers with their luggage until the end of the test, which leads to the impression of trying to mislead from the very beginning. This kind of attitude is not to be respected.

[@dlloy1]

Ele errou ao gastar a bateria toda logo de cara no primeiro trecho Não sabe NADA de carros híbridos e ainda não mostrou qual % de reserva foi configurado! Simplesmente ele transformou um carro híbrido em puramente em combustão no primeiro trecho

[@JinbeSumi]

​@@ytfanlingeric Huh? For all I care this is a car and he should've loaded it up with 5 passengers and luggage to prove if it can travel 2000km. If it's just one person then you shouldn't drive a car just get a motorcycle. LOL

[@joey3291]

Highways cost much more fuel than low-speed city roads for electric and hybrid cars. This car can definitely go ~2000km if only used in city.

[@greggpon7466]

Agreed.

[@PsychedMedia]

Does it need to be charged daily to hit 2000km?

[@joey3291]

@@PsychedMedia no, hybrid means you burn oil to charge the battery and use electricity to power the car.

[@Fldllse]

​@@joey3291 what you are refering to is old hybrid tech. The BYD DMi system allows you to use either the battery or gas to power the electirc motor or ice engine at any combinations, at any speed range to achieve top efficiency

[@tren133]

This is gonna give the GAC Aion BEVs a run for their money in the rideshare market. Didi driver mostly operate in urban environments and can probably squeeze huge amounts of range out of these without charging, especially if they go for the bigger battery 120km trim and plug in every night.

[@RafLurv]

2,000km in a single tank and single fully charged battery is insane! this will save me a lot of gas money if it is available in my country. I normally fuel up weekly with about 400km range, this can make me go 1 month plus without refuelling it's insane!

[@princeking1562]

If you aint strapped for cash id tell you go check on a merc hybrid their range estimations are at the very least 200+mpg with some going up to 700mpg.

[@yusufalqubaisi7481]

​@@princeking1562 oh nice im intersted in 700mpg !! can u tell me plz how or where ?

[@princeking1562]

@@yusufalqubaisi7481 already said check mercedes hybrids. Also it was tested that not using the hybrid system carwow got around 40mpgs in testing.

[@yinhu1988]

可以考虑买一台BYD EV，那样就可以永远不加油了

[@Pikula4]

My 2015 bmw 320GT, fully packed when going on vacation averages at about 1000km with one tank (60-90€ Diesel per tank, depending where i fill it up) 250 000km on it and average maintainig cost at about 300€ a year and I live in germany and drive it a lot on the Autobahn 160-200km/h and never used ECO mode. So thatmakes the 1400km range on a almost 10 year newer car with battery, gasoline engine and electric engine kinda feel like not worh it...

[@yangking29]

I've already bought this car; with a full charge, it can travel about 2000 kilometers. I almost forgot when the last time I charged it was.

[@bolbiitp7850]

Do you have to charge the battery side or it’s all gasoline that also charges the battery?

[@拂曉種花家]

​@@bolbiitp7850BYD的DM电平台混动即使不充电完全当传统汽油车开也一样省油，因为这台发动机达到了46%的热效率，而且行驶中一直保持高热效率运行，无论是饭店还是直接驱动~❤ 当然家里有充电桩的当纯电车开更省钱~🎉

[@khanhhung8959]

@@bolbiitp7850 google PHEV car

[@Mirage-r6t]

Pls answer ​@@bolbiitp7850

[@greggpon7466]

@@bolbiitp7850 I would love to see more range tests under various conditions.

[@vx9636]

You are basically climbing from China's east coast into mountains in the middle west. You should at least drive it back on the same road to calculate the total MPG

[@ytfanlingeric]

@@vx9636 He did the one-way climbing deliberately to unfairly disprove BYD's mileage claim. He has already loaded with 2 passengers and luggage. Very unprofessional.

[@realtissaye]

well its simply an example for a real world use-case. I see nothing wrong with this test as real world conditions are not likely to be perfect

[@ytfanlingeric]

@@realtissaye It is wrong to have quoted BYD's mileage claim, saying putting it to test, and tried to disprove it with deliberate very different test conditions. On top of climbing mountains, the car was loaded with 2 other passengers and luggage. He is implying that BYD is lying. The intention is a very bad one.

[@dickmelsonlupot7697]

​@@ytfanlingeric I get your point but let's be honest here, only an idiot would listen to him especially if said idiot doesn't understand how MPGs work. The manufacturer ones are *NEVER* correct in real world conditions simply because there are waaayyy too many factors in play when driving normally. Let's also not forget that the douche in the vid could have had a very heavy foot, drives like an idiot and might have set it on any sports mode or similar. With what he got, that's already very very very good to be honest. Plus he did say in the end that he drove beyond 90 kph while the rating he posted was supposed to reflect low speed travel and not Need for Speed levels like he clearly did.

[@rollercoasterintogiantdomo]

​​@@ytfanlingeric50-something MPG is still excellent. Why get mad? He never implied that BYD lied

[@ETr4d3]

Not bad, recently did a trip to Shanghai in a Chinese Cayenne 2.0 e-Hybrid. EV range is about 55-60km. I managed to do 5.8l/100, 800km trip. On the way back had 0% juice in the battery and did about 9.5l/100. Huge difference between hybrid and petrol only mode.

[@shilongtang549]

all is about the efficient of energy using

[@arsalanhammad462]

Y​@@shilongtang549

[@deepseer]

BYD's hybrid system is famous for little loss in performance (e.g. 0-100km/h acceleration time) and efficiency in petrol only mode at low battery.

[@yanbolyb]

out side China it's 3.0 hybrid so you paid a lot to the reseller's family

[@deepseer]

@@yanbolyb It's DM 4.0 in Uzbekistan, Mexico, Brazil and Australia.

[@SonderZensei]

Wow, that range is impressive. During the Wheelsboy tour promo, at first I thought you said "a touch of detention' rather than a touch of adventure.

[@butapioka]

mate you're one of the best car host ever!

[@Ted_adventurer]

Aussie?

[@totzinfo]

BYD YangWang U8 SUV is a hybrid but the gas engine (2.0 liter 200 whp) are not connected to any wheels, U8 has four 300 whp each wheel electric motors and run by battery while the battery are charge by gas engine generator, also it has a charging port of both AC and DC, the next version of U8 SUV has also regenerative electric motors each wheel to recover battery energy during free wheeling run, also built-in solar panel at the roof and hood, it can float in water (IPX 6.8) and turn around 360 degrees within its position like a war tank, this U8 SUV has no comparison anywhere in the world in features, specs and performance and less than the price of Land Rover Defender

[@johnpalmer5131]

This is the design I would like to see in person.

[@RailgunNZ]

Great video. Considering hybrids perform worst on highways vs city that is an impressive result. 4.5L/100KM. Great video.

[@dquzmanovic]

My family car from 2015. uses average 5L/100Km. Mostly city and highway driving.

[@hwhoovy8458]

@@dquzmanovic奇瑞qq还是长安奥拓？

[@lifewithalistair.]

​​@@dquzmanovicmost ice cars do better on the highway as they use more fuel in stopping and starting when driving in the city. Electric cars regenerate the battery as soon as you take your foot off the accelera 17:29 tor.

[@birdyashiro1226]

那是Toyota

[@urbanstrencan]

What BYD is doing in automotive industry with it's BEV and PHEVs is just amazing. Can't wait for BYD Shark hopefully will be offered in Europe ❤❤❤ Great video

[@milkymike122]

Because of this car, the Corolla now costs 11000 usd in China, same for Corolla cross. 😂 While in the US good luck if you can find a used 2015 Corolla at that price.

[@andrewkrespov87]

Are you for real?

[@yanxu7349]

​@@andrewkrespov87It is truely real.

[@milkymike122]

@@andrewkrespov87 yeah bruh , brand new Camry now starts at 145k CNY that roughly equals to less than 20k usd

[@neo_smith]

Rest assured, in the next year, there are still many people on the earth who can not accept this reality. I am in China, and it takes a little time to accept this fact.

[@twowheelsandcroissant]

frekin car prices are over the roof in australia since covid, like 40% more.. corolla used to be around 28k AUD now is like 44k AUD for a brand new hybrid hatch

[@phoenyfeifei]

While in Australia, people are still paying quadruple the money to just sit themself in a 2 year waiting list for a Toyota😂 Please BYD bring this to Australia, we need competitions

[@tren133]

You probably won't get this one, but BYD has just launched Sea Lion 06 in Australia, no? Sea Lion 06 is basically the BYD Song in China, which is the crossover variant of Qin. Won't be quite as efficient, but will be far roomier. Presumably after BYD launches the new Song with this same 5.0 DM-i powertrain, it will come to Australia at some point. Maybe you'll even get the ones made in their new Thailand factory.

[@asgoodasitlooks]

Import it from New Zealand 😉

[@polar3553]

为什么一定要去观察丰田呢？本田更加省油，德国 VW 汽车，韩国汽车，中国车都可以，或者对中国车品质质疑的，也有其他选择，我觉得丰田汽车是目前溢价最高的平民汽车品牌

[@aldcar]

Move to Dubai, easier than living on a 140% import tax and now social media regulated country.

[@michaelchong101]

Luckily NZ have them

[@yuey0602]

you are too used to the super fast EVs, 7.9s 0-100 is decent enough for any highway.

[@hanmi1216]

That 0-100 timing reminds me of BMW E36 325i commercial 25+ years ago. 😁

[@yuey0602]

@@hanmi1216 I have a Ford Edge 2.0T and a Mini Cooper 1.5T, similar 0-100 with this. and I have driven them to Xizang and Xinjiang, 10000km+ trip, no problems at all. less than 10s 0-100 is OK, 10+ is unacceptable for me.

[@ranliu7660]

Faster than my Mercedes C-class.😅😅

[@cl1079]

Great real world driving conditions test. Love your commitment and lumbar sacrifice Ethan. Still impressive range considering the rain, elevation and heat.

[@virtuous8]

the pace of chinese innovation is amazing

[@peterdevreter]

I remember that old top gear episode from 2008 or something. They drove Chinese cars that were essentially poor knock off versions of European cars. The episode ended with the quote "If they can build THIS in such a short time, where will they be in 25 years". They took over European manufacturers that's for sure 🤣

[@roborovsky6950]

Well, my 20 year old diesel 3 series can beat that mpg, and has the same range, better nvh and solid interior, while not being a one time use hybrid, and it's 10 times cheaper. What innovation?

[@jbs1312]

Yeah the scale of industrial espionage from China is on the epic level.

[@NeygarzruinedAmerica]

​@@jbs1312 Keep crying

[@andilebrunososibo4126]

​@@peterdevreterit started early then that. I'm from South Africa 🇿🇦 and we started having Chinese cars very early 2000's. How we used to make fun of those but look at them know

[@Ted_adventurer]

BYD should sell them in Australia for $30,000 AUD, own the market overnight

[@perlkingneo]

on they way

[@llkk290]

It does not depend on BYD, but on how much profit the importer intends to make.

[@NateHignogs]

@@llkk290White countries won’t allow them in without ripping off the people in those countries because the West is run by pure evil goblins

[@quinnyu6536]

Can't wait for a Australian KZbinr doing the range test

[@luke5957]

Yeah would love one in Aus

[@colafish2152]

Summary: most of 80-120km/h speed and full day AC on, total range is 1350-1450km, fuel consumption 4.7L/100km. But with less comfortable drive experience, for example AC off and lower speed, it may still have a range 2000km and fuel consumption less then 2.9L/100km.

[@N0Xa880iUL]

It's mind bogglingly impressive ngl

[@魏恭止]

thank you summary man

[@mrhdebater1607]

If he was using cruise control, why would it even go beyond 120km/h? His lead foot probably resulted in the lower mileage as other testers were able to get closer to BYD's claim than he did. He claims that they must be cheating.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

Toyota hybrids has the same fuel efficiency

[@timmythomas3522]

Agreed @goranjukorvic Some tradeoffs are non negotiable.

[@iupring]

During the journey, the car had the air conditioner on the whole time (what was the temperature in Celsius?), drove at high speed, passed through rainy days, and crossed mountains. In the end, the video hinted that there were three people and luggage in the car.

[@M4V3RiCkU235]

For me, these are still impressive numbers. The car delivers exactly what promises.

[@ytfanlingeric]

@@M4V3RiCkU235 While the mileage is still impressive, the intention of this youtuber is very bad. He quoted BYD's mileage claim and tried to disprove it with very different and harsh test conditions. Very unprofessional if not malicious.

[@Visbalalam]

@@ytfanlingericno it’s not. He’s not even criticising the car, why are you so triggered?

[@jbranche8024]

​@ytfanlingeric That is your distorted perspective as an Easterner. Most Westerners would think this is an impressive result. The use of this car in other countries may be more similar to this test. I can see traveling businessmen, fully loaded car and a family vacation, having a similar result. Westerner would say this is a good value hybrid option, If only are government would allow this affordable option without Tariffs.

[@ytfanlingeric]

@@jbranche8024 You seem to have missed the important point. The point I am talking about is not what the test result is, it is about he way the unfair and unprofessional test was done in order to disprove BYD's claim. He quoted BYD's mileage claim and said put that to the test, but he did it unfairly and unprofessionally. If he had not said that, it is totally fine to use whatever test conditions and concluded with whatever test result. Or, he should have used similar test conditions. The is the very simple logic. What is the distortion? Can you tell me should there be a different understanding of logic and fairness as a Easterner and Westerner, or people in other parts of the world? 1. He did not test using the commonly understood test condition, but with 2 passengers and luggage, and running uphill one way. 2. He did not mention the 2 passengers and luggage, until after the resulted was stated. He wanted people to see and believe his test result is far short of BYD's claim. What a plan. That, is unfair and unprofessional. Where is the distortion?

[@paulb1951]

Love your content, not bias just honest options on testing cars. You’re one of a kind as far as I’ve seen 👍🏼

[@dennyliu7494]

Compared to the savings in gas, all other things are trivial. I want that car!

[@hangover4833]

i want that car, in the US😭

[@shaoyanghou]

You can contact me

[@yinhu1988]

@@hangover4833 可以在澳大利亚买了，再运回去

[@ramkumar747]

Very useful and providing realistic information rather then what is advertised .Keep up the good work!!

[@CHINAxiaobei]

I have already bought it. If driving on city roads for commuting, it can reach 2.9L/100KM.

[@jxmai7687]

一年两箱油😂

[@MesserschmittReaver]

wow😮

[@perlkingneo]

@@jxmai7687 那就是差不多4000km，一年只上两个月班，幸福的不要不要的。

[@peterlai9018]

Just charge the battery full everyday and drive in electric mode in city (90%) and hybrid on highway (10%).

[@jxmai7687]

@@perlkingneo 真有这样开混动的女车主，每天充电，基本上都在城市里面走，还是大约60以下的时速，一年过去了，只加过一次油。

[@andreyyurkov9002]

Автор прав, при такой цене, данному авто нет конкурентов. Ни один дизель или гибрид, столько не проедет. byd захватит, весь мировой автопром.😉

[@sz5263]

If not sanctioned by the west. Hope other markets could offset those poor people in America and Europe who are forced to buy expensive and subpar automobiles.

[@大阿蛋]

这款车在中国国内的订单就已经爆炸了，目前产能完全跟不上，现在中国由于经济制裁失业非常严重，我们非常需要卖出更多汽车来提供就业

[@bitlil7701]

​@sz5263 , except West, on our planet living majority of 7 billion people

[@liujack3577]

​@@大阿蛋 ？你在说什么？我不觉得失业人多，即使你做保安也大把工作岗位

[@mikldude9376]

It has to be said , that is pretty good mileage , but other questions come into play , reliability , longevity , how long will the battery hold its charge ? If you asked me would I buy this one or a favourite ICE vehicle, I’d pick the ice vehicle , if I was after ice economy I’d probably pick a diesel mondo with 1300+ ks range. And yes it would probably cost twice or three times as much .

[@N0Xa880iUL]

I absolutely love this car. What a feat of engineering.

[@MonicaBellucci-o3t]

The petrol price has gone through the roof in the country I currently live in, so I would love to give BYD Qin a good try to see how far it could go with three passengers to their destination with its air con fully on.

[@walters2023]

Hello From Australian . Another good work well done. Thank you

[@waikeiauyeung2725]

Yes, you are absolutely right that Chinese test is more based on inner city short haul condition, cos' for most Chinese, they will book a ticket online and jump into a high speed train if they need to have a crossing country trip. By this, it will cost less and spend even much less.

[@Yarxk-j7w]

Wrong, I saw so many tests, there are people who tested this car on highway, still achieve 1900KM. With 3 passengers AC on in raining weather still at least 1500KM, obviously his test is problematic.

[@Yarxk-j7w]

I just re-watched everything, he didn't mentioned that there are two other people in his car with their luggage, and going uphill to the mountain. Very unprofessional

[@jebes909090]

@@Yarxk-j7w no this is real world range. this is still excellent, but basically its around the same as most hybrids of the same kind.

[@Yarxk-j7w]

@@jebes909090 Did other hybrids test under the same condition?

[@jebes909090]

@@Yarxk-j7w just what real world drivers report. The highest other one ive heard is 70 mpg with the prius but usually they fall in the 40-55 mpg range for normal driving conditions(for most of them prius included)

[@AJames-jr8kw]

Another great video. Your presentation is even better than the shirts. Some comments take issue with your test as if they were personally affronted on behalf of BYD even though you explain everything clearly in the beginning. For those who feel you should have stayed in the city as most cars are driven there, missed the whole point completely. It doesn't matter if it does 2000ks on a fill if all you are doing is 30ks a day in urban driving. What matters is range on long trips. Which is exactly what you testrd.

[@goncaloaraujo6644]

at this point i might import it myself, about 10k euros on fees but might be worth it, i have to research it more obviously but europe really needs this type of cars

[@M4V3RiCkU235]

4.5/L 100 Km in a Hybrid car, with an aspirated engine at highway speeds with AC on, is pretty impressive! Btw, people claim that you were uphill - This could add at least 1L/100 km to the equation. And the price at 15K $, this is a no-brainer.

[@Yarxk-j7w]

He went uphill with 2 more passengers and their luggage, and he didn't mention this at the beginning. Something is fishy about this channel.

[@moto3266]

Gonna tell you another little fact about this car: imagine you were driving to work and the traffic was slow, this car only burn 2-3L/100km.

[@sih9696]

BYD used a very innovative approach to tuning a hybrid car: a battery car with a small fuel-efficient gas engine versus the regular fuel engine + Batteries. Very innovative thinking!

[@jimwsh1]

this is why 100% Chinese ev tax

[@gelinrefira]

This is why western companies cannot compete.

[@FessCA]

Don't forget that vw, bmw, mersedes will lose 30% of their sales and go bancrypt if china does the same 100% tax for european cars.

[@letsbealone]

Keep them loot us ​@@FessCA

[@sigma_six]

1400-1450 KM is 870-900 Miles... under "realistic" driving conditions... Not bad for a $15,000 USD car... and a gasoline hybrid?... I can't believe I'm saying I'd actually consider it...

[@xdxxvvv3851]

Its previous generation,Drop $1,500 a year

[@AlfarrisiMuammar]

​@@xdxxvvv3851😂It's very strange why every generation of cars in China gets cheaper

[@hanssmith7003]

@@AlfarrisiMuammar 规模效应

[@incendioraven4269]

thats why USA banned Chinese cars.

[@youngalex-nh1er]

@@AlfarrisiMuammar 供应链，大规模生产

[@majaesty3]

More than 1 generation ahead of Japanese or Korean hybrid cars. And it's even cheaper, better quality interior, mass production capacity. So Impressive! I wish I can buy it in South Korea.

[@swatisquantum]

Yes, this would be extremely impressive from Toyota. But coming from a company that wasn’t here in the 90s, is amazing.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

It has Toyota hybrid system on board. And it is still less impressive than older Toyota hybrid systems

[@goranjurkovic6796]

​@@swatisquantumit is Toyota's hybrid system on-board in byd

[@Yarxk-j7w]

@@goranjurkovic6796 LMAF, Toyota never has a car that can go under 2.9L/KM. In fact Toyota is switching to BYD hybrid system.

[@zheng5724]

​@@goranjurkovic6796😂you don't know what you are talking about.

[@williamyeung7784]

Unlike combustion cars which achieve fuel-economy when driven at speed of 80-90KMH (55-60 MPH), BYD's hybrid vehicles' fuel-economy speed is achieved when driven in urban area with frequent stops and restarts (the cars then are powered by electric motors other than traditional engines and that why they show different performances)

[@Terracotta-warriors_Sea]

The car is great but the Chinese highways and roads are unbelievable!

[@rickfeng4466]

Wait till you actually drive there, the infrastructure is more impressive than the video, but the number of bad drivers and left-lane hogs is even more unbelievable. Amazing if you have low blood pressure cause they can make even the most mild-mannered person rage with blood.

[@jonsong4592]

The inter-regional highways are so smooth and straight that they have to try shit like laser dazzlers in an attempt to stop drivers from dozing off at night. Never had this problem in Canada....

[@leanlifer]

Most of those highways are toll roads and are a bit expensive. Usually 0.06 USD to 0.09 per kilometer.

[@matpk]

It's 💩

[@k-bs2vc]

@@matpkhow much is a comment?

[@shawnsun145]

Hi, sorry for the off-topic question, but could you please share the details about the shorts you wore 17:00 😆? I bought a similar pair from Uniqlo, but they wrinkle a lot when I sit down. Yours seems to hold up much better! Also, I love your T-shirts!😄

[@Wheelsboy]

Glad you like my shirts! Apologies, but I can't seem to find where I bought those shorts. I most likely got them from a Chinese brand here, not an international brand like Uniqlo (though I do like and enjoy their clothes).

[@shawnsun145]

@@Wheelsboy No worries! Thank you😄

[@eddiefoosn]

Regardless, it is still a very impressive performance. Bravo to BYD.

[@wy3131]

The obvious in this test is the significant amount of rain on the drive. Rain is well known to cut around 30% of the range for EVs.

[@james_l4337]

No range drop because highway mainly uses fuel, battery EV features aren't used as battery will have been drain But in urban area daily travel only ~100km most distance uses Battery Thus easily daily urban travel can over 2000+km Daily go home & charge car Battery Long range holiday travel will see lower total distance as fuel is mainly used to power car on long distance day trip Over hilly area even less km as more fuel is used

[@AnthonyKee-dt1dq]

Thanks!

[@andrewl.skycross1924]

BYD Electric vehicle was record the milestone over 3,200 kms+ by October 2023!

[@PatricksFinanzen]

If they would land with the Chinese prices in Europe, they would sell tens of thousands. But our amazing governments here prefer to tax the $hit out of Chinese cars, as the European car brands are too greedy & stupid to put something on the market that could compete against these type of cars!

[@JkJK-pb5qm]

The government loots your money actually.

[@龙忠伟]

European car companies oppose additional tariffs. The EU's tariff increases are mainly in line with US government policies and geopolitics. Don’t forget that von der Leyen is the spokesperson of the US government and NATO is led by the United States.

[@chjin1796]

This car can sell tens of thousands of units in China every month, and the factory's production capacity cannot be provided to overseas markets.

[@swatisquantum]

Amazing tech. BYD and Chinese engineering makes me proud to be human. This is an achievement. Shows that in just a few decades what happens when you work together for a common cause. Also those are some beautiful highways 👀

[@RuohongZhao]

I think it is pushing the engineering efficiency to another limit. It does benefit the entire planet and our race not only just a country or a company.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

It's Toyota's tech inside byd.

[@wangbryan2138]

@@goranjurkovic6796 Toyota has NOT this tech of BYD. you are lier!

[@goranjurkovic6796]

@@wangbryan2138 you are obviously ignorant. Byd makes batteries not mechanics. Hybrid drivetrain inside byd is Toyota-aisin e-cvt p710 and p810 depending on battery size and output power.

[@wangbryan2138]

@@goranjurkovic6796 Toyota 3.0L/100KM，but BYD 2.9L/100KM，so this is you called Toyota's tech inside BYD? LMAO!!!

[@brakmaster]

This is an excellent vehicle. I would love to have it in Europe at this price point. Also the range is excellent despite missing the 2100km mark. I mainly drive city so I'm sure I could squeeze a lot more range out of it. I'm really impressed with this vehicle. Also thank you for breaking your back to give us this review!

[@senseihEnRY16]

22km/l is very,very impressive, considering that you actually didn't 'torture' yourself and enjoyed the road trip. I would love to see BYD's plug-in hybrids here in my country, while our government are encouraging us go full ev, the infrastructure definitely not there yet, this is a better alternative.

[@rickace132]

200-300 miles more than the Prius in real world scenario. That's quite impressive. I would totally get this if they sell it in the US.

[@justdoit7292]

the weight of this car is 100KG heavier than PRius

[@thomasvideoa]

@@justdoit7292 Even after 100% import tax?

[@coveben959]

You never going to see a BYD in USA if those car go to USA will broke the Ford, Chevrolet, Stellantis (maybe Tesla) US is even forcing Europe and Mexico to introduce protectionist measures in their countries

[@deltajohnny]

Great test! 👏👏👏 thank you very much to you and your colleages 😍😍

[@BuoQiWu]

Chinese car media tested Qin L at a speed range from 70 to 80km/h on highway with AC on to achieve the maximum 2400km range. Two drivers, no rain. And moreover, there was a car media "Range Crush Project" did a more hush test: 1 Five strong boys, 2 AC set to low, auto mode, 3 Sports mode, 4 No braking energy recovery, 5 Full tank and fully charged, 6 Drive to "Have to push it to a gas station” (Now you see why five strong boys on board😂). They did 1182.2km on the same model.

[@andrewmutavi590]

This what ilove to see,hope to see more range tests

[@azizaja8255]

0:08 Toyota literally announced their partnership with BYD to use BYD's hybrid system on their cars

[@sih9696]

Really? That is interesting! I was wondering if you could show me the announcement. Thanks!

[@kelinha2036]

@@sih9696you may google they have launched new joint venture and use BYD platform and Chinese battery.

[@BenJamin-iy9qy]

@@sih9696 Please refer to Toyota's BZ3 model for details. Not only that, Toyota has also reached a cooperation with Huawei on autonomous driving development.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

It is the other way around. Byd is using Toyota hybrid system on board. P710 and p810

[@sih9696]

@@goranjurkovic6796 Thanks for the info!

[@samhy]

China BYD hybrid EV is number ONE technology in the world NOW🥰💪🥰

[@Glory-to-God.]

But we Americans love to stop for gas and pee, we love engine noise too

[@whatnow9653]

Clean looking car, would make a great taxi.

[@kaponomaa3415]

In China, most of new taxi wlll use pure EV but not PHEV.

[@whatnow9653]

@@kaponomaa3415 what would be the most popular EV for a taxi ?

[@kaponomaa3415]

​@@whatnow9653 I don't know about the future, but in the last 2~3 years in China, as a passenger, because of the wide space, the most desired taxi model for many people now is Aion Y Plus.

[@whatnow9653]

@@kaponomaa3415 yea i can understand that. big battery, great passenger space, looks good in yellow, but not exactly cheap.

[@kaponomaa3415]

@@whatnow9653 Not cheap? But it's actually about the same price as the Qin L🤔

[@litestuffllc7249]

I do appreciate your giving a reasonable real number for the actual range in normal driving conditions of about 1400 km and about 54 mpg - about what a Prius gets ... so not bad at all if you can get one that isn't flawed and has access to parts, repair services, warranty service etc.. if the resources aren't there to back up the warranty you may as well not have the warranty.

[@jimmyou7987]

my dad just abandoned his 8years old toyota and change to Qin…

[@mikewallace8087]

?????

[@leroyliu3862]

You should test DONGFENG L7 PHREV, the first Chinese car reached 2000km range. It's SUV and uses much smaller fuel tank than BYD Qin, because it has more advanced DHT transmission.

[@XD-lw3it]

Can we get a video about AITO m9? All rich people in China are so crazy about this car, I know at least 9 people purchase the same car.

[@清德賴-v7q]

现在中国人都在等-享界S9和腾势Z9GT的价格公布。AITO M9是SUV的最好选择。但是超豪华旅行车（Z9GT）和迈巴赫S级（S9）同样有受众。很多人并不喜欢SUV。 想象一下性能 智能 动力 内饰 都超越 迈巴赫S级 。卖给你75000USD 你会不会买。。

[@XD-lw3it]

@@清德賴-v7q 我也是中国人，就是好奇流量这么大的车为什么不测

[@清德賴-v7q]

@@XD-lw3it 可能是很多功能。在国外用不了吧。。。 现在外国人买中国车的。基本上无法体验到智能化带来的便利。

[@zhihancui4431]

@@清德賴-v7q Stelato S9 is priced at $52-60k USD.

[@Abdulla77]

The fact that this thing has cruise control at that price is surprising to say the least. Great t-shirt choices by the way!

[@sivuyilebanzi602]

Nice test, the best iv seen in a while 🤜

[@onetwothreefour-s1n]

Amazing that you got this so fast. Great car.

[@godspeedchu]

great video for a subjective test, just one catch - test condition is not really that "normal" to me: 90% highway, rainy days, 2 more passengers with luggage, whole way uphill. Impressive that you still achieved 1350 km 😂

[@hariranormal5584]

Dang roads there seem pretty clean and nice.

[@neo_smith]

You can drive farther by burning less oil, help reduce your carbon emissions, and save a lot of money on gas! If you have solar panels or charging points, the car may only go to the gas station once a year.🎉

[@miecholek]

I drive honda accord 2019 hybrid - my average full cons. from last 8000 km (summer) is 4.28 l/100km (around 55mpg). Not pushing it to much, doing 30km trips home-work-home. Great car!

[@yzhang9265]

Thanks for sharing mate!

[@ElvenDeputyGeneral]

Love the tour + ev test drive idea, pretty sure it will gain traction!

[@james_l4337]

Thank you for the test. For normal daily drivers in urban area 80km or more range uses BEV features a lot save lots of fuel easily reach 2000+km. Each day go home recharge battery For holiday over long range car consume mainly fuel, not using much battery range will drop to as your video calculated ~1,300km or less range (if driving mountain, hilly area) Long distance lower range because it uses lot more fuel Short distances it uses Battery thus can easily achieve 2,000+km range For daily urban drivers doing their work & travel use routine

[@soloncheng1924]

Correction, Urban driving doesn't require daily recharge to achieve 2000+, as long as you set up the "Foced battery saving" to 25％ or higher, which will extend ur mileage dramatically

[@cheekeongchan6605]

Wheelsboy test drive max. mileage of 1450km range is what my in-laws would get driving back to their hometown in Malaysia i.e. 160km (15% city, 85% highway @110km/h), 3 passengers and luggage, air cond on at 23^C. Another real world test. BTW I also do not understand why he only disclosed he had 3 passengers in the car only at the end of the vlog.

[@pwd88tube]

Hi Wheelsboy you're looking like million bucks in that driver seat, I would buy this car too, But the damn politicians are dictating our life They are deciding what car I can drive, As a personal protest, I decide not to purchase any cars in the next 4 to 5 years my commute to work plus traffic jam on highways cost me $300 to $350 for gas every month, I seriously consider quitting my job and find some work close to where I live given hourly pay only at $16/hour right now

[@soloncheng1924]

16? That's fked up, I used to got 27 CAD hourly with monthly gas around 200 and still quit, definitely not worth you time and money to stay

[@henrycheung6148]

This year, I bought the BYD Qin L's equivalent model, the BYD Dolphin 06, which is more fashionable. After haggling and taking advantage of the new national trade-in policy, I purchased commercial insurance and compulsory insurance (approximately 5,000 RMB), and in total, I spent 86,000 RMB, which is roughly 12,100 USD. The car is very comfortable and feels quite upscale.

[@productguru8323]

Nice touch to seal the gas tank cap with a wheelboy logo tape.

[@usmankhalid9438]

BYD hybrids will be big hit in USA 🇺🇸 Canada 🇨🇦 and Mexico 🇲🇽.

[@Propopol_Samsung]

byd cannot go to usa. go to mexico

[@Dawson2011H]

> 50 mpg on highway is damn good ! My Audi A4 is 30 mpg and it is smaller.

[@siaotan854]

I think you should set a speed limit of 100km/h for eco mode.A speed range of ,80 to 100kmh,for eco mode to work effectively. Most chinese bloggers mentioned that in their videos. The rainy weather and road conditions could be an issue as well.

[@zjz999alpha]

Can not wait buying one; good for environment, for consumers and for our future.

[@gregwatling4041]

2000 km plus range I’m sure would include 50% urban driving which you didn’t do.

[@tvguide4khv]

90% ))

[@kevinrich5222]

Man, it would take at least 70 hours to drive 1,000 km in the urban area of ​​Shanghai where he is. Even if he drives 10 hours a day, it would take a whole week. This is absolutely unrealistic.

[@gregwatling4041]

@@kevinrich5222 he was giving the impression that he was going try and get 2000 km of driving when he knew he was never going get anywhere near that when he was only highway driving. He should’ve disclose that right from the beginning.

[@malagebide]

For commuting, using electric mode is sufficient

[@TAL142]

Gas mileage is based on highway driving only. So this is even more impressive since you are more likely stuck in slower speed more often.

[@tildarusso]

Speaking for BYD DM5.0 alone, this car (and its siblings) will rule the low price range cars (around 100k CNY) in China for sure, where main-stream Japanese cars (plus VW..., given the fact Korean and French cars are long-dead in China market.) will be slaughtered.

[@kevinlin4895]

Why didn't you bring a gas canister on the 3rd day so you can in fact run it until it stopped?

[@perlkingneo]

He is a broker rather than a highway rescuer.

[@chjin1796]

No need. In fact, Zhejiang province highways to provide free road rescue services. As long as a phone call, they will help you to the nearest service area.

[@hanfucolorful9656]

It should be noted, the highest grade of gasoline in China is equivalent to U.S. No. 87 octane gasoline. If you add 92 octane gasoline in the United States, you should be able to run an additional 200 kilometers for 2000 km range. INFO: Regular (the lowest octane fuel-generally 87)， Midgrade (the middle range octane fuel-generally 89-90)， Premium (the highest octane fuel-generally 91-94), in the US。

[@monstercameron]

Can we import this car into the Philippines?

[@ronaldchua3197]

Definitely is easy than import to US

[@brandonwoo8299]

Don't think so...both country not in good relationship.

[@elimlinrr6898]

​@@brandonwoo8299Geely is the best selling SUV in Philippines.

[@monstercameron]

@@brandonwoo8299 you say that but Manila is littered with Chinese cars. Geely, MG, BYD, Jetour etc.

[@maxhuang2254]

It's better not to do this, the United States will be displeased.

[@birdangry5007]

This car is very cost-effective and environmentally friendly for daily commuting. The fuel consumption is around 2.9L/100km.

[@caryandrae9952]

1350km per tank is already damn impressive compared to any ICE or even any toyota hybrid in all their generations.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

It has double the size of a fuel tank compared to any generation of Toyota hybrid. And it has Toyota hybrid system on board (Toyota- aisin gearbox with two motors generators and power split device, forth or fifth generation p710 and p810).

[@amulia1]

@@goranjurkovic6796 Bigger size not double. Average toyota fuel size is 50-55, this is 60 to 65.

[@lollymanna]

@@goranjurkovic6796 Then why is toyota switching to BYD hybrid system

[@625as-pj5mg]

@@goranjurkovic6796 The Toyota hybrid has planetary gears. The DMI of BYD has no planetary gears. The Toyota hybrid is an E-CVT shunting box, and the DMI is an E-CVT switching box. They're totally different.

[@goranjurkovic6796]

@@625as-pj5mg the byd uses p710 and p810 in their cars. Toyota uses planetary gear not gears. You obviously don't know anything about mechanics and the advertised info is a Bible to you. So look at the pictures. You can clearly see the shape of an p710 gearbox on one. And moreover the bigger battery version that have more power has p810. Yes Toyota-aisin gearboxes.

[@florantesoriano8737]

As I've said the momentum of Chinese innovations is premise I hope there Will be more innovations

[@hugowilliams1988]

I don't care interior and convenience factors. I will buy if it can take me from point A to point B of distance of 1200 km without charging.

[@lhz-hr9om]

the answer is yes

[@KeliK1]

You make great videos. Thanks for this review!

[@tenchichrono]

F it. Bring it here to the US. If it's under 20k I'll buy it in an instant!

[@tat3179]

Ask your political masters for permission first

[@zanecai0]

no, the politians prohibit Americans from buying it

[@bcychung]

Biden can't answer you.

[@kinggeeboahtv5189]

Lol Biden says no 😂

[@蓬勃-c8p]

低于2万？先去问问你们的拜登和特朗普同意不同意啊？你们美国贪婪的政府，不允许人民使用便宜科技环保的电动汽车。

[@MegaPapa8888]

interesting to watch. fair assessment. good to learn about EV & hybrid.

Great test, now lets see a city only test over several days 👍👍💪💪, normal city usage.

[@soloncheng1924]

Man u wanna kill our guy here? I saw couple of Chinese media did similar work, took em whole week non-stop to drain a single tank😂

[@aakishkaushik]

This car is cheaper than some motorcycles out there.

[@MrBirdychang]

In everyday use, this car can certainly exceed 2000 kilometers on a full tank! Your headline is misleading. It should be changed to "Mileage Test for High-Speed Driving and Medium to High Load Capacity."

[@ABD5667]

Such fuel efficient vehicles makes road trips viable again considering the current price of fuels