BYD ATTO 3 vs Cupra Tavascan

The Cupra Tavascan costs £8,350 more than the BYD ATTO 3. For that premium it adds 36 miles more WLTP range and 100 litres more boot space. The BYD ATTO 3 is not just cheaper - it also offers 85 kW faster peak rapid charging and a 1.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Tavascan comes out ahead overall.

The BYD ATTO 3 is £8,350 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BYD ATTO 3 comes out roughly £8,310 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 263 miles for the BYD ATTO 3 and 294 miles for the Cupra Tavascan - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Cupra Tavascan goes roughly 30 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-35 minutes.

The two are within 14 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 539 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Tavascan and about 525 mm of total clearance for the BYD ATTO 3. The BYD ATTO 3 also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the BYD ATTO 3 and 84% for the Cupra Tavascan. That gives the BYD ATTO 3 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The BYD ATTO 3's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the Cupra Tavascan's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.