BYD F5

BYD F5: which version to buy

If you are choosing a BYD F5, the data set is one generation, one body, and four petrol sedans sold from 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-30. There is no later generation in this catalogue, so a “2016 / 2019 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026 F5” is not a second family here — only these four versions exist.

If you are choosing a BYD F5, the data set is one generation, one body, and four petrol sedans sold from 2014-08-01 to 2015-06-30. There is no later generation in this catalogue, so a “2016 / 2019 / 2024 / 2025 / 2026 F5” is not a second family here — only these four versions exist. The buying question is therefore not “which generation,” but which 1.5-litre sedan: the two naturally aspirated 1.5 MT cars at 109 hp, or the two turbo cars at 153 hp (1.5 MT and 1.5 DSG).

All four are Gasoline, 4 cylinders Inline, Front, transverse, FWD, 50 L tank, 125 mm ground clearance, independent spring front / semi-independent spring rear, ventilated disc front / Disc rear. Fuel use, 0–100, CO₂, eco class, gross weight, and wheel size are not measured on every version. Price is not measured. The differences that are measured are power, torque, displacement, boost, gearbox, fuel grade, kerb weight, and top speed.

BYD F5 1 generation: what actually changed between versions

1 generation (Sedan, 4 versions, 2014-08-01–2015-06-30) is the whole model. There is no restyle generation to pick.

What “changed” inside that generation is the 1.5 motor and the gearbox, not the body:

The extra 44 hp and 95 Nm are the only measured “upgrade.” They cost 55 kg on the turbo 1.5 MT and 65 kg on 1.5 DSG. Power density rises from about 74 hp/L (109 hp / 1.468 L) or 73 hp/L (109 hp / 1.497 L) to 102 hp/L (153 hp / 1.497 L). Weight per horsepower falls from 12.2 kg/hp (1330 / 109) to 9.05 kg/hp (1385 / 153) or 9.12 kg/hp (1395 / 153).

BYD F5 engine and specs: four versions, three names

Three cars share the name 1.5 MT. Distinguish them by hp, displacement, boost, and fuel. Use the names exactly as listed.

Valves per cylinder: not measured on the 1468 cc 1.5 MT; 4 on the other three. Compression: 10 only on the turbo 1.5 MT 153 hp; not measured on the rest. Injection on all four: Distributed injection (multi-point).

BYD F5 motor: 109 hp vs 153 hp (what the extra output buys)

Naturally aspirated pair (both 1.5 MT, 109 hp). Same 109 hp / 80 kW @ 5800, same 145 Nm @ 4800, same 5-speed Manual, same 166 km/h, same 1330 kg. The only measured engine difference is 29 cc (1497 − 1468) and fuel 92 vs 95. Specific output is slightly higher on the smaller motor: 109 / 1.468 ≈ 74.3 hp/L vs 109 / 1.497 ≈ 72.8 hp/L. If you want the 109 hp 1.5 MT, you are not choosing performance; you are choosing 92 fuel and 1468 cc versus 95 fuel, 1497 cc, and 4 valves per cylinder (measured only on the 1497 cc car).

Turbo pair (1.5 MT 153 hp and 1.5 DSG). Same 153 hp / 112 kW @ 5200, same 1497 cc, same Turbo, same 190 km/h. Versus either 109 hp 1.5 MT: +44 hp, +95 Nm, peak torque 3050 rpm earlier (1750 vs 4800), +1 gear, +24 km/h top speed. Specific output 153 / 1.497 ≈ 102.2 hp/L — about +28 hp/L versus the 1497 cc 109 hp 1.5 MT. That is the measured content of “the stronger motor.” 0–100 is not measured, so the extra horsepower is not a timed sprint in this catalogue.

Torque shape between the two turbos. Turbo 1.5 MT: 240 Nm listed at 1750. 1.5 DSG: 240 Nm at 1750–3500. Same peak, wider listed band on 1.5 DSG. Fuel: turbo 1.5 MT is 92; 1.5 DSG is 95. Compression 10 is published only for turbo 1.5 MT.

BYD F5 performance: top speed, 0–100, mpg

Economy (mpg) is not measured for any version. You cannot pick a “thrifty” F5 from these numbers. The only ranked performance figure is top speed: 166 vs 190 km/h (+24 km/h, about +14%). Eco class is not measured.

BYD F5 dimensions, weight, clearance, tank

Body is Sedan on all four. Wheel sizes: not measured. Ground clearance: 125 mm on all. Tank: 50 L on all. Gross weight: not measured on all.

1.5 DSG is the heaviest: 10 kg over turbo 1.5 MT, 65 kg over either 109 hp 1.5 MT. That 10 kg is the measured mass of the Robotic 6 versus the Manual 6 at the same 153 hp. Power-to-weight still favors both turbos over the 109 hp cars: 9.05–9.12 kg/hp versus 12.2 kg/hp (the 109 hp cars carry about 3.1 kg more per horsepower).

Which BYD F5 version to choose

Price is not measured, so “what extra money buys” is what extra specification buys.

Choose a 109 hp 1.5 MT if you want the lightest F5 (1330 kg), 5-speed Manual, No boost, and 166 km/h. Then split the two namesakes:

• 1.5 MT 109 hp / 1468 cc / 92 — smallest displacement, 92 fuel, valves per cylinder not measured. Highest specific output among the 109 hp pair (≈74.3 hp/L).
• 1.5 MT 109 hp / 1497 cc / 95 — +29 cc, 95 fuel, 4 valves per cylinder. Same 109 hp, 145 Nm, 1330 kg, 166 km/h. The extra 29 cc does not add horsepower in this table.

Choose the 153 hp 1.5 MT if you want the turbo motor with a pedal gearbox: 153 hp, 240 Nm @ 1750, Manual 6, 92 fuel, 190 km/h, 1385 kg, compression 10. Versus 109 hp 1.5 MT you gain 44 hp, 95 Nm, 24 km/h, and ≈3.1 kg/hp less mass per horsepower, for +55 kg kerb. Versus 1.5 DSG you save 10 kg, stay on 92 instead of 95, and keep Manual instead of Robotic.

Choose 1.5 DSG if the gearbox is the point: only Robotic 6 in the line, same 153 hp / 240 Nm / Turbo / 190 km/h as turbo 1.5 MT, torque listed across 1750–3500, 95 fuel, heaviest kerb 1395 kg. You do not get more horsepower than turbo 1.5 MT; you get the Robotic box, a wider listed torque band, +10 kg, and 95 fuel.

Do not choose by generation, year badge, or mpg. 1 generation is the only generation. Production stops 2015-06-30. Combined consumption is not measured. Reliability and problems are not measured. If two cars are both labelled 1.5 MT, match hp + cc + fuel + boost + gears before you treat them as the same car.