Fuel consumption in China
49 cars and 194 versions, ranked by the figure their own maker publishes. The test cycle is named on every one, because NEDC and WLTC do not agree and a list that hid which was which would be inventing the comparison it is making.
| # | Car | Consumption | Test cycle | Type | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYD 3rd Gen Qin PLUS DM-i 140KM Premium | 2.58 L/100km (38.8 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥79,900 |
| 2 | BYD 2027 Seal 06DM-i 230 Comfort · 4 of 6 versions carry a figure | 2.59 L/100km (38.6 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥99,900 |
| 3 | BYD Qin MAX DM-i 230KM Premium | 2.59 L/100km (38.6 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥99,900 |
| 4 | BYD 2026 Qin L DM-i 128KM Entry | 2.79 L/100km (35.8 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥96,800 |
| 5 | BYD 2026 Qin PLUS DM-i 128KM Entry | 2.79 L/100km (35.8 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥79,800 |
| 6 | BYD New Sea Lion 05DM-i 220 Smart Voyage · 4 of 5 versions carry a figure | 3.1 L/100km (32.3 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥117,900 |
| 7 | BYD 2026 Seal 06DM-i Touring 200 Comfort | 3.15 L/100km (31.7 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥111,900 |
| 8 | BYD 2026 Seal 07DM-i 1.5L 135KM Deluxe | 3.2 L/100km (31.3 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥149,800 |
| 9 | BYD Song Pro DM-i Fresh 220KM Premium | 3.2 L/100km (31.3 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥102,900 |
| 10 | BYD Song Ultra DM-i 205KM Premium · 4 of 5 versions carry a figure | 3.3 L/100km (30.3 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥129,900 |
| 11 | BYD 2026 Song L DM-i 130KM Excellence | 3.4 L/100km (29.4 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥139,800 |
| 12 | BYD Han DM-i Pilot 245KM Comfort · 4 of 9 versions carry a figure | 3.44 L/100km (29.1 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥169,800 |
| 13 | BYD Seal 08DM-i 400KM Noble | 3.6 L/100km (27.8 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥196,900 |
| 14 | BYD Han L DM 200KM Lidar Prestige | 3.9 L/100km (25.6 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥209,800 |
| 15 | BYD Sea Lion 08DM-i 400km 5-seat Honour | 4.6 L/100km (21.7 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥229,900 |
| 16 | BYD 2026 Sea Lion 06DM-i 310 Voyage | 4.65 L/100km (21.5 km/l) | WLTC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥149,900 |
| 17 | BYD Tang DM-i Pilot 175KM Noble · 4 of 6 versions carry a figure | 4.7 L/100km (21.3 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥179,800 |
| 18 | BYD 2026 Xia 100KM Entry · 4 of 5 versions carry a figure | 4.9 L/100km (20.4 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥206,800 |
| 19 | BYD Tang L DM 215KM Lidar Flagship (7-seat) | 4.9 L/100km (20.4 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥229,800 |
| 20 | BYD Xia 100KM Premium | 5.3 L/100km (18.9 km/l) | NEDC, battery depleted | Plug-in hybrid | ¥249,800 |
How to read this list
A plug-in hybrid at the top of it is not three times more efficient than the petrol car below it. For a plug-in hybrid or a range-extender the published figure is the one measured with a flat battery — the only condition under which the car burns petrol at all. Driven with a charged battery it may use none; driven on a long motorway run it will use more than the number here. The figure is the maker’s and it is real, but it describes one condition, not a life with the car.
The cycle matters as much as the number. NEDC is the older and gentler test and flatters a car; WLTC is harder and closer to the road; CLTC is China’s own. A car tested under NEDC will look better than the same car tested under WLTC, so the cycle is printed against every row and no figure here is converted from one to another.
63 of the cars in this section are not on this page at all. They are fully electric, and not one of these makers publishes an energy-consumption figure for an electric car — only range and battery capacity. Rather than give them a nought, which would put them at the top of a list they do not belong in, they are left out and said to be left out. Their range is on the electric cars page.
The km/l equivalent beside each figure is arithmetic on the maker’s own number, so it can be read against the Pakistani pages. It is not the same kind of figure as the measured averages on Fuel Average, which are what cars actually return on Pakistani roads.