BYD sets pricing for its electric Land Rover Discovery Sport rival! Will it come to Australia priced to take on Toyota RAV4 and Kia Sportage?

One of BYD’s sub-brands, Fang Cheng Bao, has set pricing for its electric mid-sized SUV in its home market, China.

The Fang Cheng Bao Titanium 3 not only comes with a host of unusual features as options, but also a price tag starting from 139,800 yuan, or A$30,700.

While the electric mid-size SUV has already been seen via photos and some specifications revealed by the Chinese government’s approval documents, the competitive pricing and some of the more specific features of the Titanium 3 have been confirmed as pre-sale commences.

The SUV is set to be offered in five variants in China, the most expensive of which is priced at 203,800 yuan (A$44,800) and comes with a roof-mounted drone pod with a DJI drone for aerial photography and video.

The five variants range from rear-wheel drive to 4WD, and are equipped with either a 65kWh or 72kWh battery, but all five have the same claimed electric driving range of 501km.

The Titanium 3 comes with a karaoke microphone in its top two variants, though the heating and cooling compartment that can act as a refrigerator is likely going to get more use.

The Titanium 3’s specifications when it comes to drivetrain and performance are pretty standard on the numbers front, with the rear-drive version wearing a claimed 160kW/310Nm set of figures, and the 4WD variants a claimed total of 310kW and 510Nm.

Most importantly, Fang Cheng Bao’s model line-up doesn’t seem to be off the cards for Australia.

A BYD spokesperson didn’t confirm anything regarding the Fang Cheng Bao sub-brand, nor the Titanium 3 specifically.

However, the larger Fang Cheng Bao 5 has been spied testing in Australia, and while it’s been speculated that it may launch here as the BYD Leopard 5, nothing has been confirmed.

What has been confirmed is the incoming Denza sub-brand from BYD, which should target more premium rivals than BYD’s other models.