Yes, there are a couple of areas that feel unfinished, but it is significantly cheaper than the VW ID.3 and significantly smaller Corsa Electric. It’s comfortable, handles well enough for the average driver, has an attractive interior and comes packed full of equipment. The Dolphin confirms that BYD is a manufacturer worth taking seriously. It’s very well equipped, too – all Dolphins will come with the massive touchscreen, LEDs all round and niceties such as electric seats, dual-zone climate control and alloy wheels. It substantially undercuts even the leanest Corsa Electric and is only really challenged by the MG4 in terms of value. If you don’t need the range or power the Active will start from just over £25,000, making the Dolphin terrific value. If you want the big battery and punchiest motor, you’ll pay around £30k, while top Design trim is less than £32k. That’s partially because it blocks a small portion of the windscreen in portrait, and partially because Android Auto and Apple CarPlay can’t support this orientation. It’s a bit of a party piece but from our experience you’ll probably leave it in landscape most of the time. It’s a massive 12.8-inches on the diagonal and at the press of a switch will turn from landscape to portrait – with different orientations better for different use cases, BYD reckons. The dash is dominated by BYD’s trademark revolving touchscreen infotainment system. The door handles are modelled after a dolphin’s flipper, which is quite a nice touch. The face of the dash is swathed in soft-touch plastic and vegan leather (which is also, basically, soft-touch plastic) though there are some notably cheaper materials on the doors, top of the dash and lower down, but it’s a real step up from the MG4. Large windows and, on Design models, a massive panoramic roof help here too. Up front the dash itself is quite low which makes the cabin feel airy, although the lack of height adjustment for the passenger seat may annoy some. At 345 litres in capacity it’s not awful, but it’s tall rather than deep and split by a removable floor panel under which you can hide the charging cables. That space has to come from somewhere, and here it’s the boot.
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