A RANGE-TOPPING Premium Prolonged Vary variant has been added to BYD’s Sealion 6 PHEV Medium phase SUV line-up priced from $52,990 excluding on highway prices, curiously, the identical value because the Premium Normal Vary variant…
The complicated value construction could adversely affect gross sales of the Premium Normal Vary mannequin as all consumers would naturally go for the “higher” prolonged vary variant.
The newcomer joins current MY25 Sealion 6 decisions that arrived Down Underneath not too long ago beginning with the entry-level Important at $42,990 then up via the Dynamic Normal Vary from $45,990, Dynamic Prolonged Vary from $46,990 and Premium Normal Vary from $52,990 all excluding on-road prices.
The Sealion 6 is in one in every of Australia’s best new automobile segments towards a choice of “electrified” hybrids, plug-in hybrids and absolutely electrical fashions to say nothing of the myriad ICE-powered choices.
Out there now, the newest addition to the Sealion 6 line-up steps up BYD’s already spectacular gross sales achievement with the mannequin that presently charges because the best-selling plug-in hybrid SUV in Australia’s with greater than 5500 examples already delivered to clients this 12 months.
Just like the lesser geared up Dynamic Prolonged Vary variant, the Premium Prolonged Vary contains a 26.6kWh Blade battery, rising capability by 45 per cent in contrast with the 18.3kWh battery of the Premium Normal Vary.
BYD says the higher battery boosts the automobile’s EV-only vary from roughly 80km to nearly 130km (NEDC), relying on driving circumstances.
It drives the automobile utilizing BYD’s DM-i (Twin Mode Clever) hybrid system that’s mentioned to offer a mixed driving vary of roughly 1000km.
The Sealion 6 Premium Prolonged Vary additionally features a enhance in energy to a most output of 253kW facilitation a 0-100km/h dash in 5.5 seconds.
“BYD solid its status as a battery maker and has all the time stayed true to its core rules of innovation and expertise,” mentioned BYD Automotive Australia COO Stephen Collins.
“The Sealion 6 Premium Prolonged Vary continues to construct on that dedication to innovation, with BYD’s Blade Battery expertise consistently being improved, and packing much more of a punch.”
The Chinese language producer level out that the typical Australian commute is simply 30km a day, that means the Sealion 6 Premium Prolonged Vary can function a near-full-time EV for day by day driving, whereas sustaining long-range flexibility for weekends away, eliminating vary anxiousness.
Gasoline effectivity could also be a claimed 1.1 litres per 100km beneath the best-case state of affairs, however regular driving would clearly eat extra.
BYD says the Sealion 6 combines glossy European styling with new consolation and personalisation choices with the brand new Premium Prolonged Vary offering two decisions of inside colors and exterior color decisions together with Arctic White, Stone Gray, Harbour Gray, and Cosmos Black.
2025 BYD Sealion 6 pricing*
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Important Normal Vary (a)
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$42,990
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Dynamic Normal Vary (a)
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$45,990
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Dynamic Prolonged Vary (a)
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$46,990
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Premium Normal Vary (a)
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$52,990
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Premium Prolonged Vary (a)
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$52,990
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New variant
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*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
