The BYD ATTO 2 DM-i, which sounds less like a car and more like a password your IT department would reject for being too enthusiastic.

Underneath the alphabet soup is something very current: a “Super Hybrid” SUV that’s trying to solve the eternal problem of modern motoring—namely, what if you want EV smoothness but also the reassuring presence of dinosaur juice when reality intrudes?

Prices start at £26,995 for the Active trim, which in today’s market feels suspiciously like someone forgot to add an extra zero or a subscription fee for the steering wheel. Step up to Boost and you’re at £29,995, where the electric-only range more than doubles from 24 to 55 miles. Not Tesla territory, but enough for the classic British commute: home → traffic jam → despair → office car park.

The headline act, though, is range. Proper “cross two countries, three snack stops and still argue about who missed the exit” range. We’re talking up to 577 miles in Active, and a frankly optimistic 621 miles in Boost. That’s not just range anxiety gone—it’s range retirement.

Inside, it’s peak modern car: a 12.8-inch screen running Google Automotive Services, meaning Maps, Assistant and the Play Store are all baked in as standard. So yes, your car now has better apps than your TV, and will almost certainly judge your Spotify taste in real time.

Order books open 2 June, with first deliveries in August. Which gives you just enough time to ask yourself the key question of our age: do you want a car that’s electric… or one that refuses to fully commit to anything, like a very expensive situationship with petrol?