Byd does not build many cars like the BYD Song Pro: a 5-door crossover SUV with Petrol engine, built from 2019 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.
The background
The BYD Song Pro (Chinese: 比亚迪宋Pro) is a compact SUV manufactured by BYD Auto since 2019. It is part of the BYD Song series of SUVs that are named after the Song dynasty. During its introduction, the Song Pro was offered in three variants: an internal combustion engine (ICE) version with a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine, the plug-in hybrid Song Pro DM and the battery electric Song Pro EV. Since 2022, only the plug-in hybrid version remains available, which has been upgraded to the newer DM-i plug-in hybrid powertrain.
The model is part of the Dynasty Series, marketed through the Dynasty Network dealership chain, and positioned below the larger BYD Song L DM-i. In 2024, an Ocean Series counterpart of the Song Pro, the BYD Sealion 05 DM-i, was introduced. The Song Pro became available in outside China in 2024, mostly in Latin American countries to complement the more expensive BYD Song Plus. In the Philippines, it was introduced in June 2025 as the BYD Sealion 5 DM-i.
The engineering
Under the skin sits Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. The gearbox is a 6-speed Manual transmission / manual / 6-speed Dual clutch transmission / DCT (DM) / 7-speed DCT / Continuously variable transmission / E-CVT (DM-i). The wheelbase is 2712 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Where it sits in Byd's history is not in doubt: it was built at Xi'an, Shaanxi. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Porsche Taycan, the Tesla Model Y, the Tesla Model 3. Its Byd stablemates include the BYD 8TT and the BYD Atto 2.