A 5.18-metre shooting brake turning tighter than a Mini Cooper (4.62m radius!) is witchcraft. Having independent left/right rear steering actuators + torque vectoring solves the biggest headache of driving a big GT car in old European and British multi-storey car parks.

If your BYD Dolphin or Dolphin Mini (Atto 1) feels slightly bouncy over urban speed bumps, here are three proven chassis and tyre adjustments that transform ride comfort:

1. Free 5-Minute Fix: Staggered Cold Tyre Pressures

• Many dealers deliver the BYD Dolphin inflated to 40–42 PSI from factory transport mode, making the rear feel bouncy over speed bumps.
• Setting 36 PSI Front / 35 PSI Rear (cold) on the 205/50R17 tyres softens sharp low-speed bumps dramatically with zero loss in urban range.

2. Upgrading Factory Linglong Tyres to Continental UltraContact UC6 / Michelin Primacy 4

• Drops braking distance in the wet (100–0 km/h) by 3.4 metres and eliminates front-axle torque steer when pulling away briskly in wet conditions.

3. Rear Damper Upgrade (For High-Mileage Owners)

• Tein EnduraPro Plus (16-click adjustable damping, retains OEM ride height and springs) bolts straight into the Dolphin's strut mounts and gives it a firm, European Volkswagen Golf-like rebound control!

In Australia, Evie Networks (350kW Tritium PKM150/RTM units) with Autocharge enabled in the Evie app is hands-down the best experience. You literally pull up, plug the CCS2 gun into your BYD, and within 8 seconds it recognises your car's MAC address and starts charging at full speed — no app or RFID card needed!

Also super handy if you ever get a temporary "Check EV System" ghost code after a flat 12V battery or an interrupted faulty public DC charger handshake — you can go to Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) in CarScanner, read the exact module code, and clear the latched shadow codes once the charger is unplugged.

Make sure you buy a SanDisk High Endurance or Samsung PRO Endurance MicroSD card (128GB)! Standard cheap SD cards corrupt after 4–6 months of continuous loop recording in 45°C summer windscreen heat.

Got my 2024 BYD Seal Design RWD through our company Octopus EV Salary Sacrifice scheme in Birmingham. As a 40% tax payer doing 20,000 miles a year, my net take-home pay reduction is £415/month ALL-IN — that includes zero deposit, 20k miles/yr allowance, fully comprehensive insurance (no NCB needed), replacement Michelin tyres, servicing, breakdown cover, and 4,000 free miles of Octopus Intelligent Go charging!

Using an automated roof drone to scout sand dune crests or check a rocky track ahead on the centre screen when 4WDing solo is legitimately useful!