BYD Australia will supply three completely different trim ranges of its new Seal electrical sedan, with some eye-catching checklist pricing for the Tesla Mannequin 3 rival that’s now obtainable to order from $49,888 earlier than on-road prices, with the primary buyer deliveries due in December.
â¨The entry-level Dynamic rear-wheel drive mannequin has that headline-grabbing checklist worth whereas, the mid-spec Premium RWD mannequin is $58,798 + ORC and the Efficiency AWD dual-motor flagship will set consumers again $68,798 + ORC.
Luke Todd, CEO of Australian BYD distributor EV Direct described the pricing announcement as one in all “probably the most vital moments within the Australian new-car market up to now”.
Certainly, the BYD Seal considerably undercuts the pricing of its primary rival, the Tesla Mannequin 3, by a margin of greater than $12,000 in like-for-like base-model information; the Mannequin 3 rear-wheel drive facelift begins at $61,400 + ORC.
The high-spec Efficiency mannequin simply betters the Mannequin 3 dual-motor Lengthy Vary model, which lists at $71,400 + ORC.
Runing by way of the three completely different Seal spec ranges in additional element, the Dynamic has a single rear-mounted everlasting magnet synchronous electrical motor teamed to a 61.44kWh BYD Blade battery pack, with a most of 150kW and 310Nm. Claimed 0-100km/h efficiency is 7.5 seconds, and the WLTP acknowledged driving vary is 460km. Kerb weight for this grade is 1922kg.
It’s extensively geared up in base-spec guise, with LED lighting, 18-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry and begin,
a surround-view digital camera system with entrance and rear parking sensors, a ten.25-inch instrument cluster, heated and ventilated entrance seats, eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and a six-way power-adjustable entrance passenger seat.
The inside wow-factor second goes to the 15.6-inch rotatable touchscreen media system with sat-nav, and it additionally options Apple CarPlay (wired) and Android Auto (wi-fi), DAB and FM radio, Bluetooth telephone and audio streaming, a 12-speaker Dynaudio sound system, 4 USB ports and over-the-air updates.
Twin-zone local weather management system with adverse ion air purification system, a warmth pump and rear privateness glass are all customary and all grades characteristic a panoramic glass roof with shade insert.
Stepping as much as the Premium mode secures a bigger 82.56kWh battery, in addition to larger energy and torque outputs – 230kW and 360Nm – delivering a faster 0-100km/h time of 5.9 seconds regardless of it weighing a good bit extra at 2055kg.
Nevertheless, that is the longest-range model obtainable, with a WLTP-rated 570km of driving attainable from a full cost.
Mid-spec Seals get a number of tools add-ons, comparable to 19-inch alloy wheels with Continental tyres, a head-up show, door mirror auto-tilt and reminiscence settings, a leather-trimmed steering wheel, leather-based seat upholstery and reminiscence settings for the motive force’s seat.
The range-topping Efficiency grade provides a second motor to the combination – a squirrel-cage induction asynchronous unit on the entrance axle – which, mixed with the rear motor, contributes to a most mixed output of 390kW and 670Nm for 0-100km/h in a claimed 3.8 seconds.
Sharing the Premium’s 82.56kWh battery pack however tipping the scales at 2185kg (kerb), driving vary is 520km (WLTP).
This spec largely mirrors the Premium variant, with a number of the additional value going to the extra motor and immense energy improve. But it surely does add what BYD calls ‘Intelligence Torque Adaption Management’ to assist it get that grunt to the bottom, a heated steering wheel, and, unusually, digital baby locks for the doorways.
All variations have 7kW AC charging obtainable and the bottom grade has a most DC cost velocity of 110kW whereas the higher-capacity battery fashions have 150kW DC charging obtainable. All use a Kind 2 CCS mixture plug, and all include a transportable mode 2 charging cable included. Plus, the Seal is able to vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging.
There’s a democratic utility of security know-how for all fashions, with an autonomous emergency braking system, adaptive cruise management, lane-keep help, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert with braking, entrance cross-traffic alert with braking, lively velocity signal recognition, ISOFIX child-seat anchor factors, and 9 airbags fitted (twin entrance, entrance aspect, entrance centre, side-curtain, and rear aspect protection).
The Seal measures 4800mm lengthy and sits upon a 2920mm wheelbase. It’s 1875mm huge (not together with mirrors) and it’s 1460mm tall. It has a tremendously low coefficient of drag at 0.219Cd (the super-slippery Hyundai Ioniq 6 is 0.21Cd).
BYD affords the Seal in 5 exterior colors – Cosmos Black, Atlantis Gray, Polar White, Arctic Blue or Shark Grey, the latter of which is reserved for the Efficiency mannequin solely.
Not like a number of the different extra outlandishly colored inside finishes within the BYD vary, the usual end for the Seal is, very similar to the ocean mammal, black and gray. However there’s additionally the Ocean Blue inside trim choice, which is, in accordance with the model, solely obtainable in Australia.
It’s anticipated that the model will supply an eight-year/160,000km battery guarantee for the battery, and a car guarantee of six years/150,000km. The corporate is continuous to supply servicing by way of its community associate MyCar, whereas the model can be rolling out devoted service and restore centres.
