Byton
M-Byte (2018)

Why it matters

The M-Byte was the first car of the start-up Byton and was built around a 48-inch dashboard display. It reached the stage of prototypes and pre-production cars but not series production.

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Photos

Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.

• Byton M-Byte (2018) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Jengtingchen · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Byton M-Byte (2018) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Byton M-Byte (2018) (Wikimedia Commons search)
  Photo: Jengtingchen · CC BY-SA 4.0

History

Byton showed the M-Byte concept in January 2018 and gave test rides in a prototype in November 2018; the car shown was described as only 80-85 percent representative of the production version. A mass-production model was announced for 2019, with a 272 hp rear-drive and a 476 hp all-wheel-drive version.

Pre-production began in October 2019 in Nanjing and the company reportedly received more than 50,000 reservations, but financial troubles and pandemic shortages paused manufacturing. Companies related to Byton filed for bankruptcy and customer cars were never shipped.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

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   Byton M-Byte Electric SUV Headed For Mass Production This Year Level C InsideEVs (archived 2019)

   • rear-wheel-drive version ... all-wheel-drive version
   • 272hp and 400N-m torque peak

   Accessed 2026-11-13