The Chinese company BYD is set to officially showcase its first kei car, reportedly named BYD Racco, at the Japan Mobility Show 2025. However, before its debut, the car had been spotted without camouflage, revealing its design and looks. The article covers the full details of BYD’s Racco.
The photos of the BYD Racco are circulating on the internet this week. The company is aiming to enter Japan’s best-selling EV market. The BYD Racco leaks reveal that it is a compact, boxy exterior, tech-savvy EV, and kei-class vehicle.
The reports suggest that the model will have short-range and long-range variants with BYD’s Blade technology. There are Japanese Kei car regulations, limiting the vehicle size and proportion of cars, that BYD is also following.
BYD’s Expected Launch
BYD unveils the BYD Kei car at the Japan Mobility Show 2025 as a prototype on 30 October 2025. The first-ever Kei car of BYD, specially based on the Kei regulations, will only launch in Japan.
The company has not revealed its launch timeline, but reports suggest that it can officially launch in the Japanese market in the summer of 2026. The company is targeting the daily commuters, young people, fleet buyers as this car can go through less space.
BYD’s K-car Exterior
The BYD K-Car or Racco is showcased at the Japan Mobility Show 2025; here’s what the exterior of the car looks like:
- Boxy exterior: It has a compact design, looking like a box, following the Kei Car regulations of keeping the length of the car under 3.4 meters.
- Sliding doors: The car also solved the door slamming problem with sliding doors, with a modern look.
- Disc brakes: The front and rear tyres of the model are equipped with disc brakes, enhancing the safety of the passengers and driver. The model features small alloy wheels supporting the compact design.
- Design: The BYD Racco features a front grille, rails positioned above the rear wheel, vertically arranged taillights, and LED headlights with C-shaped DRLs, where you will also find the BYD logo at the backside.
- Features: The BYD offers smartphone connectivity, blade battery technology that offer a good driving range at full battery.
BYD’s Racco Interior
The BYD Racco’s interior was not revealed through the leaks, however based on the Japan Mobility Show, here what you can expect from the interior of the model:
- Seating Capacity: The model offers 4-seater seating capacity, perfect for compact cars popular in Japan. The model will have enough room for passengers and drivers. It will have bench-style front seats, tech-savvy dashboard.
- Digital Cockpit: The brand offers a digital cockpit with a small instrument cluster and large infotainment screen that is usually missing in this segment of cars. The digital dashboard features climate control, integrated storage, and tech savvy features, making things easy for people.
BYD’s Racco Specifications
BYD has not revealed much about the K-Car specifications at the Mobility Show, but based on the reports, you can expect the following specifications:
| Body Type | Compact Ki-Car |
| Dimension | 3400 mm x 1480 mm x 2000 mm |
| Wheels | 15-inch |
| Seating Capacity | 4-seater |
| Powertrain | Four-wheel Drive (Not much about powertrain) |
| Battery Capacity | 20 kWh (lithium iron phosphate battery pack |
| Driving Range | 180 km |
| Charging capacity | Up to 100 kW |
BYD’s Racco Expected Price
BYD has sold around 5000 cars in Japan this year and is now entering the market with BYD’s Racco. According to the reports, BYD Racco will compete with Suzuki Spacia, Nissan Sakura, Honda N-Box existing cars in Japan.
The company has not revealed BYD’s Raco price yet, but based on the reports, people can expect the price to start from 2.45 million yen or $16,710. The price of variants may differ based on the driving range, and other features or specifications.
Japan offers tax insurance incentives on Electric Kei-car, so, with BYD K-car the residents will have another option with technology under the Kei-car vehicles. The new BYD Racco will be launched next year in Japan competing the Kei-car segments with better technology.
