First proven in Malaysia on the finish of 2022 and formally launched in February this 12 months, the BYD Seal arrives on the Malaysian market because the closest competitor to the Tesla Mannequin 3, and the Chinese language EV mannequin is obtainable right here in two variants; ranging from RM180,430 for the Premium, and RM200,430 for the Efficiency AWD.
The Premium marks the entry level to the Seal vary in Malaysia, and it will get a 313 PS/360 Nm rear motor fed by an 82.5 kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery. This permits the Premium variant to do 0-100 km/h in 5.9 seconds and a claimed battery vary of 580 km (WLTP), or 57 km greater than the base-variant Tesla Mannequin 3, which prices RM10,000 extra.
The second of the 2 Seal variants is the Efficiency AWD that packs a dual-motor powertrain for all-wheel-drive, and boasts of mixed outputs of 530 PS and 670 Nm of torque. This brings a big step up in dash efficiency, taking the 0-100 km/h time down to simply 3.8 seconds. The identical 82.5 kWh battery is employed for the Efficiency AWD, and so its vary is shorter, at 520 km.
An 800-volt electrical structure permits each variants of the Seal to just accept as much as 150 kW of DC charging, which can do a 10-80% prime up of the battery in 37 minutes. When it comes to AC charging, the Seal makes use of an onboard charger that solely goes as much as 7 kW, and thus a full cost from an AC wallbox will take 15.2 hours.
Additional distinguishing the Premium variant from the dual-motor Efficiency AWD is that the latter will get passive frequency-selective damping, and the 2 are in any other case equally specified. Rolling inventory for each is a set of 19-inch two-tone alloy wheels shod in 235/45 tyres, on this base being the Continental EcoContact 6 Q.
Inside, the BYD Seal continues to hold the model’s organically-styled inside, albeit with extra restraint than on the Atto 3, and in right here the Seal boasts of bigger screens than these laid out in different BYD fashions; this will get a ten.25-inch digital instrument panel and a 15.6-inch rotating infotainment touchscreen.
Security package on the Seal is comprised of eight airbags (together with rear facet airbags), stability management and a full vary of driver assists. These embrace autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, visitors signal recognition, blind spot monitoring with collision prevention, entrance and rear cross visitors alert with auto brake and automated excessive beam.
So, how does the BYD Seal stack up in opposition to the Tesla Mannequin 3? Watch the video right here.
GALLERY: BYD Seal Premium in Malaysia
GALLERY: BYD Seal Efficiency AWD in Malaysia
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