The BYD Song (, after the
Song dynasty
The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the res ...
) is a series of compact
Crossover Utility Vehicle
A crossover, crossover SUV, or crossover utility vehicle (CUV) is a type of automobile with an increased ride height that is built on unibody chassis construction shared with passenger cars, as opposed to traditional sport utility vehicles ( ...
(CUV) developed by
BYD. Besides the completely different
Song Max compact MPV, there are three compact crossovers in the Song lineup, sold concurrently: the original 1st-gen Song renamed ''Song classic'', the slightly larger Song Pro, and the even more upmarket Song Plus. It's competitor worldwide is
Luxgen U6.
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First generation (2015–2019)
The first generation BYD Song started out as the BYD S3 before BYD launched the "Dynasty" series vehicles. The Song was later launched as a minor facelift, and later a second facelift updating the BYD Song with the new "Dragon face" design language.
BYD S3
The BYD S3 is a compact crossover debuted on the 2015 Shanghai Auto Show in April 2015. It was positioned below the mid-size
BYD S6
The BYD S6 is a mid-size crossover SUV designed and manufactured by China's Shenzhen-based battery, photovoltaics, and car maker, BYD. It is also the brand's first crossover SUV product.
Background
The BYD S6 was shown at the Guangzhou Auto S ...
crossover, and is BYD's first entry to the compact crossover market. Initial plans were similar to the petrol powered
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 ...
compact sedan and
BYD S6
The BYD S6 is a mid-size crossover SUV designed and manufactured by China's Shenzhen-based battery, photovoltaics, and car maker, BYD. It is also the brand's first crossover SUV product.
Background
The BYD S6 was shown at the Guangzhou Auto S ...
mid-size crossover which spawned the
BYD Qin
The BYD Qin (pronounced "Chin") is a compact sedan developed by BYD Auto, available as an all-electric car, as a plug-in hybrid and as an internal combustion engine vehicle.
The plug-in hybrid variant (which was the only variant available in t ...
and
BYD Tang
The BYD Tang is a crossover SUV manufactured by BYD Auto, available as an all-electric vehicle, a plug-in hybrid or a conventional ICE vehicle. The vehicle is the second model of BYD's "Dynasty" series passenger vehicles, and gets its name from ...
hybrid variants using the
Chinese dynasty
Dynasties in Chinese history, or Chinese dynasties, were hereditary monarchical regimes that ruled over China during much of its history. From the legendary inauguration of dynastic rule by Yu the Great circa 2070 BC to the abdication of t ...
naming system. However, later the BYD S3 was named simply the BYD Song for all variants including the ICE engined version, plug-in hybrid version, and electric versions.
File:BYD Song 2 China 2016-04-06.jpg, BYD S3
File:2017 BYD Song (S3) rear 8.3.18.jpg, rear
BYD Song
In April 2015, the BYD Song debuted at the 2015
Shanghai Auto Show
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
. In October 2015, the BYD Song was launched. Two powertrains was offered at launch. A 1.5 litre turbo-charged petrol engine capable of producing and of torque and a 2.0 litre turbo-charged petrol engine capable of producing and of torque. The 1.5 litre engine could be had with either a 6-speed manual gearbox or a 6-speed automatic gearbox while the 2.0 litre engine could only be had with a 6-speed DCT gearbox. Originally called the BYD S3, BYD later changed the name of the crossover to simply Song. Early models with S3 badging has black graphic details on the front bumpers and regular BYD badge instead of the single body color and Dynasty-badging Song.
File:2017 BYD Song 1.5L, front 8.3.18.jpg, The front view of the BYD Song
File:2018 BYD Song, rear 8.11.18.jpg, The rear view of the BYD Song
2018 Song facelift
A facelift was launched in 2018 featuring the new BYD dragon face and connected tail lamps. Despite being marketed as a "brand new generation", the 2018 model shares the same body as the previous models.
File:BYD Song facelift 001.jpg, The front view of the BYD Song facelift
File:BYD Song facelift 002.jpg, The rear view of the BYD Song facelift
Song DM (Dual-mode)
Just like the
F3DM compact car and
F6DM prototype, BYD launched the Song DM PHEV in April 2017. The Song DM is nearly identical to the regular Song apart from the badging. Song DM could work under both the HEV and EV modes with the 1.5T engine and a dual motors and delivers a range up to . The plug-in outputs up to and a torque of in HEV mode and manages 0–100 km/h (0-62 mph) in 4.9 seconds. Fuel efficiency is .
File:BYD Song DM facelift 001.jpg, The front view of the BYD Song DM facelift
File:BYD Song DM facelift 002.jpg, The rear view of the BYD Song DM facelift
Song EV300 and EV400
The Song EV300 and the Song EV400 are both electric versions of the BYD Song based on the regular petrol-powered BYD Song, and both use and electric motors. The Song EV300 has a NEDC range of and a range of running on a 48 kWh battery pack while the Song EV400 runs on 62 kWh ones. As for the exterior appearances, the EV300 is identical to the regular Song and Song DM, while the EV400 received redesigned bumpers.
File:BYD Song 01.jpg, The front view of the BYD Song EV400
File:BYD Song DM rear.jpg, The rear view of the BYD Song EV400
Second generation (Song Pro; 2019–present)
By early 2019, news of a new crossover with an internal code "SA2" was released, teasing a Chinese "A+ segment" (Slightly larger than the international C-segment compact cars) crossover featuring the "Dragon Face 2.0", second generation BYD Dragon face design language.
The second generation BYD Song is available in three different powertrains, namely the petrol-powered Song Pro, the fully electric Song Pro EV and the plug-in hybrid Song Pro DM.
Song Pro
The petrol version Song Pro is powered by the same 1.5 liter turbo engine producing .
Song Pro EV
The electric version BYD Song has a combined power output of .
Song Pro DM
The
PHEV
A plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) is a hybrid electric vehicle whose battery pack can be recharged by plugging a charging cable into an external electric power source, in addition to internally by its on-board internal combustion engi ...
version was powered by the same 1.5 liter turbo engine as the petrol version while producing with a fuel consumption of .
Song Plus (2020-)
In September 2020, BYD launched a crossover SUV named BYD Song Plus. Compared to the Song Pro, the newly introduced model is longer, wider and lower, and positioned as a more "upmarket" offering. The vehicle was initially offered only with an
internal combustion engine
An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal co ...
; an all-electric variant joined the lineup later.
File:BYD Song Plus IMG002.jpg, BYD Song Plus
File:BYD Song Plus DM-i 001.jpg, BYD Song Plus DM-i
The electric variant is equipped with BYD's LFP-based blade battery, just like the
Han electric sedan. Its front-end styling, different than in the
ICE variant, also resembles the Han.
References
External links
Official website(in Chinese)
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