BYD Tang L

The first article already covers what the Tang L is. This one is a buyer’s comparison: which of the four 2025 versions actually differs on paper, and by how much.

The BYD Tang L first generation (from 2025-01-01, no end date in the data) is one SUV 5-doors body with 4 versions. All four share independent spring suspension front and rear, ventilated disc brakes at both ends, and the same wheel sizes (255/50 R20 and 255/55 R19).

The first article already covers what the Tang L is. This one is a buyer’s comparison: which of the four 2025 versions actually differs on paper, and by how much.

# BYD Tang L: which version to buy (2025 specs compared)

The BYD Tang L first generation (from 2025-01-01, no end date in the data) is one SUV 5-doors body with 4 versions. All four share independent spring suspension front and rear, ventilated disc brakes at both ends, and the same wheel sizes (255/50 R20 and 255/55 R19). Ground clearance, fuel tank, CO2, eco class, city and highway consumption, and 0–100 km/h for three of the four versions are not measured. There are no prices in this dataset, so “what the extra money buys” below means what the extra power, mass, drive, and top speed buy — not a sticker.

The split is two plug-in 1.5 AT twins at 272 hp and two electric AT twins at 680 hp and 1102 hp. Same name twice is not a duplicate: distinguish them by horsepower and drive, as below.

Generations

1 generation (start 2025-01-01, stop not measured) is the only generation: SUV 5-doors, 4 versions, no restyling listed. Every comparison in this article is therefore within one generation, not between generations. Nothing in the data describes a prior Tang L generation to stack against.

Engines and specs

Plug-in engine layout, shared by both 1.5 AT versions: Front, transverse; Direct injection (direct); compression 12.5. Electric AT versions have engine position, cylinders, boost, and injection not measured.

1.5 AT specific output: 272 hp / 1.498 L ≈ 181.6 hp per litre. Both plug-ins use the same 1498 displacement, 4 Inline Turbo, and 225 Nm, so the engine is not the fork — drive and mass are.

AT (1102 hp, AWD) vs AT (680 hp, FWD): +422 hp and +310 kW. AT (1102 hp) vs either 1.5 AT: +830 hp and +610 kW.

Performance and economy

The only measured sprint is AT (1102 hp, AWD) at 3.9 to 100 km/h. The other three versions: not measured — do not treat a blank as “slow.”

Top speed ladder: both 1.5 AT at 200; AT (680 hp) +40 to 240; AT (1102 hp) another +25 to 265 (+65 over the plug-ins).

On mixed fuel, the FWD 1.5 AT uses 6.3 against the AWD 1.5 AT at 5.7 — +0.6 for the heavier FWD plug-in, despite the same 272 hp and 225 Nm. Electric mixed consumption: not measured. City and highway: not measured on all four.

Dimensions and weight

Length, width, height, wheelbase, ground clearance, and tank: not measured for every version. Wheel sizes do not differentiate the range: 255/50 R20 and 255/55 R19 on all four.

Payload is 605 on every version. Choosing a heavier Tang L does not buy more payload in this table; it buys a higher gross that tracks the kerb one-for-one.

Mass steps: FWD 1.5 AT is +330 kg kerb vs AWD 1.5 AT (2570 − 2240). FWD AT (680 hp) is +105 kg vs FWD 1.5 AT (2675 − 2570) and +435 kg vs AWD 1.5 AT. AWD AT (1102 hp) is +207 kg vs FWD AT (680 hp) and +642 kg vs the lightest 1.5 AT.

Power-to-weight (inverse of kg/hp): AWD plug-in ≈ 0.121 hp/kg, FWD plug-in ≈ 0.106 hp/kg, FWD electric ≈ 0.254 hp/kg, AWD electric ≈ 0.382 hp/kg. The 1102 hp AT carries ≈ 3.15× the hp per kilogram of the FWD 1.5 AT.

Which version to choose

There is one generation and one body. The buy decision is only among four named versions.

Choose 1.5 AT (272 hp, AWD) if mass and mixed fuel are the filter. It is the lightest Tang L here (2240 kerb, 2845 gross), the only plug-in with AWD, the lowest mixed figure (5.7 vs 6.3 on the other 1.5 AT), and 8.24 kg/hp versus 9.45 on the FWD twin. Same 272 hp, 200 kW, 225 Nm, 1498, Turbo, 4 Inline, Automatic 1, top speed 200. 0–100 is not measured. You are not giving up power versus the other plug-in; you give up 330 kg and 0.6 mixed.

Choose 1.5 AT (272 hp, FWD) only if FWD is required and you accept the mass. Same engine card as the AWD 1.5 AT, same 200 top speed, same wheels and brakes. You pay +330 kg kerb and gross, +0.6 mixed, and +1.21 kg/hp. Payload stays 605. There is no extra horsepower in this nameplate.

Choose AT (680 hp, FWD) if the jump is from plug-in to Electro without the 1102 hp stack. 680 hp / 500 kW is +408 hp / +300 kW versus either 1.5 AT. Top speed 240 is +40 versus the plug-ins. Drive is FWD, like the heavy 1.5 AT. Kerb 2675 sits 105 kg above that FWD plug-in and 435 kg above the light AWD plug-in. 0–100, Nm, mixed consumption, tank, and clearance: not measured. kg/hp ≈ 3.93 — already far below both plug-ins.

Choose AT (1102 hp, AWD) if the numbers that are actually measured are sprint, peak power, and AWD. This is the only version with a recorded 3.9 to 100 km/h, the only 1102 hp / 810 kW card, the only electric AWD, and the highest top speed (265: +25 vs 680 hp AT, +65 vs both 1.5 AT). It is also the heaviest: 2882 kerb, 3487 gross — +207 kg versus the 680 hp AT, +642 kg versus the lightest 1.5 AT. Payload is still 605. Nm and consumption: not measured. 2.62 kg/hp is the lowest (best) mass-per-power figure in the set.

What does not change between versions: generation (1), body (SUV 5-doors), gearbox type (Automatic, 1 gear), wheels, independent spring suspension, ventilated discs, payload 605. What does: fuel (92 Plug-in vs Electro), drive (FWD vs AWD), hp (272 / 680 / 1102), top speed (200 / 240 / 265), kerb (2240 / 2570 / 2675 / 2882), and one measured 0–100 (3.9 on the 1102 hp AT only).

BYD Tang L specs short list for a 2025 / 2026 buyer query: if you want the lightest AWD plug-in with the lowest mixed number, 1.5 AT at 272 hp AWD; if you want Electro FWD at 680 hp, AT 680; if you want 1102 hp, 3.9 s, 265 km/h and AWD, AT 1102. Interior, market prices (China, Egypt, Ethiopia or otherwise), and PDF brochures are not in this dataset.