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BYD DOLPHIN

BYD DOLPHIN

Build Dates

Jun 2023 - onwards

On Sale Dates

Oct 2023 - onwards

Applies To

All variants (see Technical Report)

Vehicle Type

Small Car

Engine/Fuel Type

Battery electric vehicles

Price Bracket

$35,000 - $65,000

Rating Year/Datestamp

2023

ANCAP Safety Rating

Rating Expires

Dec 2029

ANCAP Safety
Tested
2023

The BYD DOLPHIN was introduced in Australia and New Zealand in October 2023. This ANCAP safety rating applies to all variants.

Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting airbags are standard. A centre airbag which provides added protection to front seat occupants in side impact crashes is also standard.

Autonomous emergency braking (Car-to-Car, Vulnerable Road User, Junction & Crossing, Backover and Head-On) as well as a lane support system with lane keep assist (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and emergency lane keeping (ELK), a speed assist system (SAS) and a speed sign recognition system are standard equipment.

Assessment Scores

ANCAP Safety
Adult Occupant Protection
89%
35.81 out of 40
ANCAP Safety
Child Occupant Protection
86%
42.43 out of 49
ANCAP Safety
Vulnerable Road User Protection
85%
53.64 out of 63
ANCAP Safety
Safety Assist
77%
14.04 out of 18

Safety Assist Technologies

AEB - Car-to-Car (Rear)
Standard on all variants
AEB - VRU
Standard on all variants
AEB - Junction
Standard on all variants
AEB - Backover
Standard on all variants
LSS
Standard on all variants
BYD DOLPHIN (Oct 2023 – onwards) - frontal offset (MPDB) test at 50km/h
BYD DOLPHIN (Oct 2023 – onwards) - frontal offset (MPDB) test at 50km/h
BYD DOLPHIN (Oct 2023 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h
BYD DOLPHIN (Oct 2023 – onwards) - full width frontal test at 50km/h