Update, Oct. 27: BYD has published official prices. The third-gen Qin Plus DM-i lists at 79,900 to 100,900 yuan (about $11,950 to $15,100), with limited-time prices from 76,900 yuan (about $11,510). Full details here.
BYD’s third-generation Qin Plus is launching in China on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with a 2,800 mm wheelbase, optional roof LiDAR and a claimed 2,290 km combined range on the plug-in hybrid. Official list prices were still not on the Dynasty site at press time; dealer pre-order figures circulating since last week start around 85,000 yuan ($12,700).
Lu Tian, general manager of BYD’s Dynasty sales division, locked the date on Chinese social media over the weekend and called the car bigger, prettier, longer-legged, thriftier, safer and smarter. Auto Home, IT Home, NetEase and local dealer channels all treat Oct. 27 as launch day. CnEVPost had the English version of the brief last week: length 4,840 mm, width 1,900 mm, height 1,498 mm, wheelbase 2,800 mm, up 60 / 63 / 17 / 82 mm from the outgoing car.
That wheelbase is the headline. 2,800 mm is midsize-sedan territory hanging a compact-sedan badge, which is exactly how BYD wants to defend the 80,000–110,000 yuan family-car pocket against Geely Galaxy, Changan Qiyuan and Wuling Starlight. September Qin Plus retail was only about 10,652 units, and the broader Qin family is down more than 50% year on year through nine months, per CnEVPost’s tally. The refresh is not a victory lap.
DM-i numbers, LiDAR on the roof
On the plug-in hybrid, Dynasty is quoting fifth-generation DM tech, up to 220 km of CLTC pure-electric range, 2.58 L/100 km NEDC fuel use when the battery is empty, and 2,290 km combined on a full tank and full charge. Regulatory filings list a 1.5-liter engine at 74 kW and a 120 kW peak motor on the PHEV; the pure-electric Qin Plus filing shows a 100 kW motor. Rear suspension moves to a multi-link independent setup on the new car, a change Chinese reviews have been asking for.
God’s Eye B (Tian Shen Zhi Yan B) driver assistance with a roof-mounted LiDAR is optional, with urban and highway NOA and automated parking on the feature list, plus a tire-blowout stability assist BYD says can react at 140 km/h. Which trims get the LiDAR pack, and what it costs, still wait on the official price sheet.
Dealer pre-order / deposit figures that leaked last week put three DM-i trims at 85,000, 95,000 and 105,000 yuan (about $12,700 / $14,200 / $15,700, or roughly ¥2.00M / ¥2.24M / ¥2.47M). Every Chinese outlet repeating those numbers labels them as dealer stocking deposits, not MSRP. The outgoing Qin Plus DM-i guided from 79,800 to 99,800 yuan. If Tuesday’s official sheet lands on the rumor, the new car is a modest step up for a lot more car. If it undercuts, BYD is playing defense.
No big launch event is expected; dealers told Chinese bloggers the prices would drop online. Until Dynasty posts the sticker, treat the 85k-up figures as unconfirmed. Specs, dimensions and the Oct. 27 date are not.
For Japan readers, Qin Plus stays a China-market nameplate for now. BYD’s local lineup still runs through Atto 3 / Dolphin / Seal territory, and last week’s Seal 07 and Denza N8 reservation wave is the closer signal for what might eventually show up here. A LiDAR-equipped family sedan under about $16,000 in China is still useful context for how fast the floor is moving.
Sources: CnEVPost, Auto Home / 车家号, IT Home, NetEase / E车汇, 车行天下, Dynasty sales lead Lu Tian via Sina Weibo. Official MSRP not published at press time; dealer figures labeled as such.
— The EVX News team
Featured image: Third-generation BYD Qin Plus official render. Image: BYD via CnEVPost.
