BYD to sell G3 car in Q4, priced 80,000 yuan

Shanghai, September 14 (Gasgoo.com) BYD's first self-developed upmarket sedan model was unveiled at an auto show in east China's Shandong province last week and is ready to go on sale in the fourth quarter this year, Chinese media reported today.

The G3 is certainly different from BYD's all other models so far and will have an independent A3 sales network, with the A1 network for the F3, F6 models and A2 network for the F3R, F0 models. The G3 is the first model to sell through BYD's A3 network.

As an upmarket compact sedan model positioned between the F3 and F6 models, the G3 will priced from 80,000 yuan ($11,700) to 100,000 yuan.

The G3 is going to be built on the same platform as BYD's popular F0, F3 models. It will come with power from a 1.5-liter or a 1.8-liter engine and also the option of a 5-speed manual or CVT gearbox.

The BYD G3 was rumored to be a 'mini Lexus' model, thanks to its rear end appearing on CCT earlier this year, but the front end is certainly Toyota Vios in style.