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L3

1st gen · 2010–2015FWDSedan

The L3 is a front-wheel-drive sedan with four doors and five seats, built from 2010 to 2015. A naturally aspirated 1.5-litre four-cylinder makes 98 PS and 135 Nm through a manual gearbox. It weighs 1230 kg and reaches 100 km/h in 12.0 seconds.

97 hpPower

12.0 s0-100 km/h

2010-2015Year

Gallery

L3, every angle

Exterior

Engineering passport

Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement1.5 L

Cylinders4

AspirationNaturally aspirated

FuelPetrol

TransmissionManual

DrivetrainFWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power97 hp

Torque135 Nm

0-100 km/h12.0 s

Weight1230 kg

Dimensions & body

Length4568 mm

Width1716 mm

Height1480 mm

Wheelbase2615 mm

BodySedan

Doors4

Seats5

STORY

BYD showed the L3 compact sedan at the Beijing show in April 2010, where only the 1.8 L CVT version debuted and the 1.5 L and manual cars were described as coming soon. It was listed in August 2010 from 92,800 yuan. The 1.8 L engine made 90 kW (122 hp) and 160 N·m, and the body was 4,568 mm long on a 2,615 mm wheelbase. The interior resembled the G3's, and it was sold above the G3 as the more upmarket choice. Reports from 2013 give the 1.5 L as 109 hp and the 1.8 L as 122 hp, with a 1.2 L turbo seen in spy shots.

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