The BYD G3 is a

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by BYD. It is essentially an enlarged version of the BYD's compact car

BYD F3 The BYD F3 is a compact car that was produced by BYD and was one of the top selling compact cars in China. Production of the first generation model commenced in September 2005, and facelifts were done in 2014 and 2016 with a few variants spawned ...

, first introduced in October 2009.

Overview

The BYD G3 aims for sales in China's "Tier 1" cities (Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou), hoping to target more sophisticated buyers than those who choose the F3. Production ended in 2014. In China there is a very narrowly framed automotive hierarchy, leading to a habit of many manufacturers to offer stretched wheelbase version of much smaller cars than one would commonly find in the rest of the world. For instance, there is a China-only Audi A4L, and even the subcompact

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has been available in a long-wheelbase version. The compact G3 continues this practice. At an overall length of , the G3 is about longer than the F3 sedan, with a wheelbase marginally longer by . Also unique to the G3 is the availability of a larger 1.8 litre inline-four engine. The engines, beginning with a 1.5 litre "four", are all petrol-powered and offer between . Equipment is also higher than for the corresponding F3; the G3 offers sat-nav, LED taillights, leather seats, and a remotely controlled central-locking system. The G3 sold about 12,000 units in the first six months of 2010, which was less than one tenth as many as the combined results of the smaller F3 and F3-R. File:G3 2012.jpg, 2012 BYD G3 1.5 GLXi. File:BYD G3 1.5 GLX-i 2012 (16581264075).jpg, 2012 BYD G3 1.5 GLXi side. File:BYD G3 01 China 2012-05-20.JPG, BYD G3 sedan front. File:BYD G3 02 China 2012-05-20.JPG, BYD G3 sedan rear. File:BYD G3R 01 -- Auto Chongqing -- 2012-06-07.jpg, BYD G3R hatchback front. File:BYD G3R 02 -- Auto Chongqing -- 2012-06-07.jpg, BYD G3R hatchback rear.

References

External links

Official Website
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