Appearance-wise, the new Song Pro DM-i has a front face with dragon-like aesthetics, longer front lights and smoked design. The lower part of the car's hood is equipped with a honeycomb air intake grille in a trapezoidal shape, and both sides have "fang" shaped designs, giving it a very fierce look. The body side still maintains the same style as the current model, but the window frame has been blacked out, and the wheels have been upgraded to a new five-spoke design.
The rear of the vehicle is still equipped with two through-type tail lamps, which are marked with BYD's letter logo, replacing the original "Build your Dream". The rear bumper has also been fine-tuned. Overall, it looks more streamlined. In terms of body size, the new car measures 4735/1860/1710mm in length, width and height respectively, with a wheelbase of 2712mm.
The new Song Pro DM-i is equipped with 50W wireless fast charging for the front row, an intelligent voice interaction system, a PM2.5 air quality smart optimization system, a 31-color ambient scene light ring, and a mobile NFC car key. The new car is equipped with L2-level DiPilot intelligent driving assistance system, which has ICC intelligent navigation, ACC adaptive cruise, ISLC intelligent speed limit control, FCW forward collision warning, AEB automatic emergency braking, BSD blind spot monitoring, DOW door opening warning, and LDA lane departure assist and other smart driving functions. The vehicle will also support mobile NFC car keys and be equipped with BYD's intelligent cloud services.
Interior-wise, the new car adopts a brand-new mahogany interior color scheme, combining the symmetrical design concept of Chinese courtyards with modern 3D cutting technology. The new car is equipped with a full liquid crystal instrument panel and a 15.6-inch central screen, carrying BYD's DiLink intelligent seat system. The gearshift lever still retains some physical buttons around it for easy operation of frequently used functions. In addition, the vehicle will also support 8-way adjustment for the main driver's seat and 4-way adjustment for the co-driver's seat, as well as a 1.2 square meter panoramic sunroof.
Power-wise, the new car will adopt DM5.0 plug-in hybrid technology, equipped with a 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, maximum power of 74 kW, and electric motor maximum power of 120 kW. The new car will provide two types of batteries, 12.96 kWh and 18.31 kWh, maximum charging power of 18kW, and the shortest time to charge from 30% to 80% is only 34 minutes. CLTC working condition pure electric range is 75km and 115km, comprehensive range up to 1400km, NEDC net oil consumption 3.79L/100km. In addition, the vehicle will also support 3.3kW external discharge.
● Competing models
The BYD Song Pro DM-i has always been the sales leader in its class, but other Chinese brands have been introducing new models to compete for a share of this fiercely competitive market. The main competitors to the upgraded BYD Song Pro DM-i are the Changan UNI-Z Blue Whale Intelligent iDD, Geely Galaxy L7, and JETOUR Sea Lion L6. This time around, the BYD Song Pro DM-i has been upgraded with the DM5.0 technology hybrid system, further improving its fuel economy, and is now more confident in the face of these aggressive competitors.
