Overview
- BYD opened UK order books on Friday with a starting price of £47,995 and is matching customer £500 pre-order deposits with a £500 contribution.
- The Ti 7 in the UK is sold only as the top‑spec Excellence AWD model with leather, a 15.6‑inch infotainment screen, an 18‑speaker audio system and an in‑car refrigerator.
- BYD confirmed the DM‑p plug‑in hybrid system combines a 1.5‑litre turbo petrol engine, front and rear electric motors and a 35.6 kWh Blade Battery for about 402–408 PS, a claimed electric range of up to 74 miles and 0–62 mph in roughly 4.8 seconds.
- Dealers are due to receive stock in November and BYD expects customer deliveries to begin in January 2027.
- The model’s unibody design, long claimed electric range and high equipment level position BYD to pressure prices and buyer perceptions of premium SUVs such as the Land Rover Defender while leaving real‑world testing and full technical details to be published before delivery.