A blogger in China has exposed a new BYD Han. Whether the car is a completely new generation or a facelift of the existing Han is not clear.

Little can be ascertained from the two pictures that were published, which show a sedan in very typical BYD camouflage. The front face of the car is much the same as the existing Han, and the overall shape is largely unchanged, which suggests the pictures show a facelift rather than the next-generation car.

Many of the apparent changes may be centered around improving the car’s aerodynamics. There is a new U-shaped hood, and the blogger claims that the B-pillar is flatter, thereby cutting drag.

The car will use a version of BYD’s DiSus suspension. The current Han is equipped with DiSus-C, but it is unknown whether this will be carried over or whether the new Han might gain air suspension, which would mean it using DiSus-A.

Fast Technology speculates that the car will use the new DM 5.0 powertrain. However, from the pictures, it is far from apparent whether the car in the spy shots is the EV or PHEV version. Recently an MIIT listing shows that the existing Han is about to get the DM 5.0 treatment. The PHEV system in that car is based around a 1.5T BYD472ZQB engine, which has 115 kW of power. This is coupled with a 200 kW peak power TZ210XYD electric motor. Notably, this version has a lidar option and it is probable the spied car also has such an option.

EV versions of the Han (see specs) come in single-motor and dual-motor versions. For the single-motor versions, there is a choice of 150, 168, or 180 kW motors mounted on the front axle. The all-wheel-drive version uses the 180 kW motor on the front axle and adds an additional 200 kW motor on the rear axle.

The BYD Han launched in 2020 and has been one of the company’s bestselling models – sales were 21,866 units in June. Prices for the existing model range from 169,800 to 259,800 yuan (23,500 – 36,000 USD).

Editor’s note:

Given that there is already a new Han DM-i version about to be released, we are inclined to believe that the spy shots show an EV version of the Han, and it is likely an update rather than a new generation. With the DM-i Han likely to be released in August or perhaps September we should see this new version of the Han on sale before the end of the year.

Source: Fast Technology