BYD Dolphin vs Leapmotor B05
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Our verdict
The BYD Dolphin and Leapmotor B05 are both electric hatchbacks in the medium car class. The BYD Dolphin starts at £30,205 in the UK and the Leapmotor B05 at £30,495.
The Dolphin has the longer warranty (6 years against 4).
The B05 goes further, with about 236 miles of real-world range against 217 for the Dolphin. On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (110 kW against 75 kW on average, 10–80%) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 6.6 s against 7.0 s.
There's little between them on price, efficiency and boot space.
Choose the BYD Dolphin if you want a longer warranty and the Leapmotor B05 if you want the longest range and quicker charging stops.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £30,205 (best)on sale now
- £30,495on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £17,2002025 car
- –too new
- Price per mile of range
- £139
- £129 (best)
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 217 mi350 km, estimate
- 236 mi (best)380 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 213 mi2025 car, est.
- –
- Efficiency
- 3.6 mi/kWh173 Wh/km, estimate
- 3.6 mi/kWh (best)171 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 220 mi354 km
- 266 mi (best)428 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 75 kW10–80% average
- 110 kW (best)10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 11 kW
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- Yes
- Yes
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 60.48 kWh
- 65 kWh (best)estimate
- Battery chemistry
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Yes
Body and performance
- Body style
- Hatchback
- Hatchback
- Size class
- C · Medium car
- C · Medium car
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 7.0 s0–100 km/h
- 6.6 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 1,733 kg
- 1,855 kg
Size
- Length
- 4.29 m14 ft 1 in
- 4.43 m14 ft 6 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.77 m5 ft 10 in
- 1.88 m6 ft 2 in
- Width with mirrors
- 2.01 m6 ft 7 in
- –
- Height
- 1.57 m5 ft 2 in
- 1.52 m5 ft
- Wheelbase
- 2.70 m8 ft 10 in
- 2.74 m9 ft
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 345 litres
- 345 litres
- Towbar available
- Yes (best)
- No
- Towing (braked)
- Not approved
- Not approved
- Max payload
- 410 kgpeople and luggage
- 445 kg (best)people and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- 5 stars
- 5 stars
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 6 years (best)93,750 miles
- 4 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years (best)125,000 miles
- 8 years100,000 miles, 80% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Yes, with conditions
- Not confirmed
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2025–2026
- 2026 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
BYD Dolphin
- DOLPHIN 60.4 kWh (MY25)£30,205 · 217 mi
Leapmotor B05
- B05 67.1 kWh£30,495 · 236 mi