BYD Seal Review!

My review of the BYD Seal after test driving it for 3 days! I share a full tour of the car, showcase the driving & charging experience, and share a final verdict on the car's pros and cons. Subscribe for more videos on EVs!
Test Drive the BYD Seal Today: val-byd.com.sg/byd-seal/
BYD Seal Pricing: drive.google.com/file/d/1iR-9...
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Timestamps:
00:00 BYD's Tesla Model 3 Competitor!
01:28 Exterior Tour
04:57 Interior Tour
12:31 BYD Seal Driving Experience!
20:09 EV Charging Experience (SP DC50 at PLQ 3)
22:00 Final Verdict of BYD Seal
25:26 Bloopers!
Credits:
Thanks to the BYD Singapore team for the BYD Seal test drive opportunity!
Social:
🐦 Twitter: @darenyoong
Disclosure: I am long TSLA. This is not a paid sponsorship.

[@iamnotmae]

Test drove Tesla and BYD, ultimately decided on the Seal! Thanks for covering this!

[@DarenYoong]

Welcome and congrats on your BYD Seal! 🎉

[@sleepy_dobe]

Fogging is simple science. It is essentially condensation on the windscreen due to a difference in temperatures between the two sides of a piece of glass. When cold air touches a warmer surface, condensation will occur on the surface. Once you figure out which side the condensation is occurring on, you can adjust your aircon temp or turn on/off the windscreen demister to get rid of the condensation. For those who aren't aware, there are two demister switches for the front and rear windscreen. The one with the rectangle shape icon is for the rear windscreen while the one with an icon that looks like the curved windscreen is for the front. When you turn on the front demister, the fans will sound very loud. That's normal because the car is trying to defog the windshield, which is critical for safe driving, rapidly while forcing a lot of air thru very slim slots at the front of the dash under the windscreen. Some European car brands program their auto-climate air conditioning to deal with the weather automatically. You just set your AC to auto and the sensors will take care of everything. I know most of us don't like that because we like to keep the AC air circulating inside the cabin all the time. But these programs tend to open the air vents every now and then if the weather outside is cold. This is to let outside air in to equalise the temps so that your windows and windscreens don't fog up.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the insight and learning this now!

[@brandonlin.sjlin83]

Nice and looking forward to your reviews. Keep the review True and Keep it 100%. The unfiltered reviews are what we as audiences are looking forward to. Staying tune to it and also the EV driving events soon

[@tand9854]

Thank you for the review even in the heavy rain

[@stevennelson7518]

Starting the New Year with a smile and a great BYD review. Thanks D.Y.

[@DarenYoong]

Happy New Year, Steven! 🎉

[@yuanfanglim2796]

Thankyou for braving the rain !

[@brandonlin.sjlin83]

Thank you for your reviews. Looking forward to more EV reviews from you. Will be nice to see u gather or organise a EV Endurance drive up North. Will be fun

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks Brandon! Reviewing the ORA Good Cat next week. Hope to make a EV road trip to Bangkok in late-2024! 🤞🏼

[@tommychua9302]

Great review. Good points that you mention on how the car can be improved but I feel the start/stop button is still required.

[@weijieliao4890]

Lovely review. Appreciate it bro

[@MrKarsoon]

Good looking car and very good review! Keep it up, Daren.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the kind words! 🙏🏻

[@RuChernChong]

Great constructive criticism for the BYD Seal! Wish the Model 3 has more physical buttons in the interior. Would have been a good consideration between both.

[@apgunner93]

Other than the fog issue, this is another great EV option for people to transit from ICE! Great review 😊

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks Alex!

[@brandonlin.sjlin83]

The fog issues happens to the BYD e6 too. Especially on raining days. Despite you turn on ventilation or heating elements. That’s a design issues for different climates.

[@nickvanoost499]

I've had some moisty windows too during my test drive. It was +10 °C.

[@DarenYoong]

@@brandonlin.sjlin83 thanks for sharing your experience! Will share feedback with the BYD Singapore team.

[@dsjc_]

Excellent review Darren, Ioniq 6 Cat A is coming soon! More EV options for people to transition into.

[@DarenYoong]

Look forward to experiencing the Hyundai IONIQ 6!

[@baynesstreetblues]

What a contrast between Singapore and Australia in terms of access to charging stations. Nearly 5000 accessible within the city-state. But to cover the 7.692 million square kilometres we have in Australia, the Electric Vehicles 2021 report estimated there are around 3,000 public chargers with 470 supercharging ones. The situation is improving, but we are well behind the 8 ball. On the positive side, the BYD Seal is now available to buy in Oz with 3 new models coming in 2024. A helpful review 🎉🎉

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for sharing your experience in Australia. Am seeing good progress in EV adoption and charging infrastructure over the past 12 months! 💪🏻

[@ajahajah]

BYD is smart to invite you to do a review! you also have a very nice car number 8282 for BYD.

[@lucasberner]

well done!!! Compliments.

[@calvinho4754]

I think the fogging is caused by the aircon vents being directed at the windscreen

[@johnreese3762]

Great review, great car, thanks!

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks John!

[@winstonl1629]

Very good review. Thanks Daren for doing this. I'm driving model Y and quite curious how the BYD Seal drives. I noticed the sound insulation is pretty good within the car. 360 parking is cool. Tesla doesn't have it. Overall, I still prefer the Tesla look and most imptly, the software experience.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the kind words, Winston! Yes, the sound insulation is good!

[@richardstar88]

Great design inside out with blade battery technology ..anyway both are great ev cars ..

[@DarenYoong]

Agree! Both are solid EVs!

[@BoonTee]

Great review! Indeed BYD car looks cool! Competition is coming to Tesla ~~~

[@DarenYoong]

Yes, a lot of people like it haha

[@kklum6998]

Good luck. BOOM!

[@marcusong9321]

Good point. I think BYD looks more pleasing to the eye. But correction on the portion where you mentioned about the compartment you saw in BYD but not other cars where you can put coins and keys etc....that is not exactly true. I am driving a VW Passat. It comes with that compartment. But it is....a truly useful compartment.

[@DarenYoong]

You’re right! It’s my 1st time seeing it in a modern EV

[@ashleylim4787]

Love your reviews Darren. I’m new to EVs but have a few basic questions if you or other viewers may indulge me in: 1. How do you personally decide when to use fast charging or “slow” charging? 2. How much does it cost to do a full charge on the Seal? 3. Have you encountered charging stations that have malfunctioned in Singapore? Thanks in advance!

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the kind words, Ashley! 1. For destination charging (going to office/shopping malls), we usually prefer slow charging (AC charging) as we plan to be there for a few hours. For road trips or quick top-ups, then we want DC fast charging 2. SG$30 should be enough to charge from 20-80% based on 50kWh x SG$0.60/kWh (average charging cost) 3. Yes, have seen some charging stations that don't work. Tesla chargers are the most reliable by far with 99.9% uptime, and I generally have no issues with SP chargers (widest public EV charging network in Singapore).

[@ashleylim4787]

@@DarenYoongthanks Daren. This is insightful!

[@corlaine]

There is a blind spot camera function that comes on but only when you're stopped and put on the indicators. The demisting function is the one with the windscreen and the F which you have already turned on. Maybe you need to put the climate control to auto. The one you pressed in the video is for the rear and side mirrors. - Atto 3 owner

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the insight, Corlaine!

[@NavarroOne]

Start/stop button needs to GO Singapore should consider reducing COE 50-80% for BEVs; that would make a real difference right quick

[@ngeric3735]

BYD FTW! On the point of wireless, it's really for sake for being modern. In such a small cabin and sitting beside the headunit all the time, it is easier to just plug in the cable.

[@raypalmer7733]

Apple Carplay Wireless is a license from Apple, whereas the wired version is not, hence why wired only for Apple.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the insight, Ray!

[@lks3537]

I just checked out the Seal today. I was surprised by the small trunk and frunck and the sales said no autopilot. It shoud also be noted that the Model 3 Highland version will likely be coming if not already here.

[@keithlim]

Battery repair kits?

[@rsfrozen1]

Good review by u, I like it very much. Call me a old school, I still like all the button seal have hahha

[@paulchung1387]

Hi Daren, sorry unrelated. Will changing the wheels on a Tesla void any warranty?

[@DarenYoong]

Not at all, Paul! No issues with changing the wheels on a Tesla, and many owners do that!

[@marcusong9321]

For the fogging issue. maybe the temp and speed is too strong. Not sure I am right, in most cases where we turn on the heating mode, it creates more fogging (At least from my experience). So what I did is to turn down the speed and turn up the aircon temp.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Marcus!

[@ronnie5966]

Start/Stop button can be a good thing so you can keep climate on while sleeping in the car. Nissan Ariya has a Start/Stop button and if you not stop the car the climate stays on. Many EV:s automaticly shuts down after 30 minutes. And no option to keep climate on for several hours.

[@DarenYoong]

Good point. Teslas have a Camp Mode for keeping climate control on.

[@raypalmer7733]

Good Review, but the MG4 only needs to press the brake to do the same as the "Start/Stop".

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks Ray! Good to hear MG4 doesn’t require Start/Stop anymore, and hopefully more EVs will follow. ICE cars needed it because drivers had to turn their engine off while idling. EVs don’t have that problem.

[@Ensiferum25]

I’m going for a test drive next week. I hope I can get a good price for this car..

[@DarenYoong]

Enjoy the test drive! The acceleration is very fun if you get a chance to try the AWD Performance version.

[@ongboonguan2989]

Very competitive pricing

[@amrindersingh3949]

There is a autohold feature 😂 in almost every new car so car will not creep when you break the car and put into stand still

[@leonchu4330]

Great honest review thanks! For defogging, you will probably need to up the fan speed to quicken the process because I noticed the fan setting was at its lowest.

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for the tip, Leon!

[@leongni]

What car phone mount were you using?

[@DarenYoong]

Am using the Cygnett Magnetic Car Wireless Charger: www.cygnett.com/products/maghold-magnetic-car-wireless-charger-gen-ii-window

[@leongni]

Great! Thanks so much. Love your videos 😀.

[@jayjwin1178]

if you want to switch to EV, jump in and drive, Seal is way to go.

[@davk846]

Omg…2024 still have wired CarPlay…on a “supposed hitech” EV. Good review Daren! , as usual. By the way, I think you have too many asks 😂

[@DarenYoong]

😂

[@charlesdegaulle2928]

is there wireless CarPlay on tesla?

[@jingle1161]

Why are you using google maps on your phone for navigation when you have a 15 inch screen available?

[@DarenYoong]

You’re right, most people can use Apple CarPlay on the main touchscreen! My intention was to showcase more of the car’s built-in software, and the navigation is usually not as good as Google Maps.

[@jingle1161]

I love Google maps and was hoping you could use it on the big screen. I'm seriously considering buying the Seal. One of the very few EV's that nailed the design. Thanks for the content 👍 ​@@DarenYoong

[@1233bone]

why the tesla umbrella cut u :(

[@tand9854]

Er because he reviewed BYD when Tesla beside so jealous 😂

[@deserialized]

Is not the internal because you have the second icon on which just circulates the internal air?

[@DarenYoong]

We tried both outside the video and the fog was still present unfortunately.

[@petra74]

Curious to know why fogging happens... not normal.

[@DarenYoong]

Agree!

[@wwbren]

Let you in on a little secret: Just turn off internal circulation for a while. Thank me later.

[@fwefization]

Leakage of external warm air into the car. Maybe the Aircon was mixed with the external air.

[@petra74]

@@fwefization Daren didn’t turn on internal air recirculation button or feature. Which is pretty standard. 😂

[@cjphotoau]

You turned on the de-mister, but then complained about the noise so you turned down the fan, so it wasn't demisting anymore.

[@DarenYoong]

I see. Didn't realize the de-mister would be loud. Never experienced this on other EVs during rainy/cold conditions before.

[@cjphotoau]

@@DarenYoong it's normal behaviour in traditional ICEs

[@ronnie5966]

Whats the name of the color?

[@DarenYoong]

Atlantis Gray

[@polefriendster]

how much is byd seal?

[@DarenYoong]

BYD Seal starts at SG$189,888 for the Standard Range version. Full pricing details on all models here: drive.google.com/file/d/1iR-9xGlcFz1qdpgt2syMXwErOAetS-kD/view

[@lesliesia5142]

Waiting for COE to stabilise over the coming months. Am inclined to go for BYD Seal, Tesla big turning radius is a big concern for me.

[@DarenYoong]

All the best, Leslie!

[@romeoguitar]

what color is that BYD >> blue or Grey

[@DarenYoong]

It’s the Arctic Blue color

[@stealthpakfa]

@@DarenYoongyour car looks like the grey. The blue is a lot lighter colour.

[@wrxsti22b]

The fogging is kinda disturbing isn't it? The interior is nice, maybe nicer than Tesla Model 3. But we are never going to have those very clever China EVs that i saw in KZbin... Nio, Li Xiang (理想), Wen Jie（问界）, Xiaomi SU7, Luxeed S7, Zeekr 001 FR with 1300bhp, Avatr 11 and Avatr 12. Their assisted self driving and self parking is simply out of this world, the future have arrived in China. LOL. With cars like that in China, no wonder the Japanese brands their sales tanked. The Japanese brand's '2024 models' are simply 10yrs ago technology compares to these China EVs.

[@kennypang4447]

No apple car play ?

[@DarenYoong]

There is wired Apple CarPlay!

[@mrpolarbearrrrr]

BYD exterior definitely looks appealing but the overall interior and control panel board design says otherwise..doesnt stand out as much as Tesla’s..

[@petra74]

The charging flap is annoying... lolz

[@peterlou9043]

Are you a true Tesla fanboy?

[@ulfw]

A so much prettier car than a Tesla 3, inside and out.

[@leo1300177]

The fog on the front windshield is very severe. Ordinary cars shouldn't have this problem, and even with the defogging function turned on, it still doesn't work. It's just like a regular ICE car, which makes it easier for those transitioning from driving ICE cars to adapt to this vehicle. But, I feel it isn't good enough, especially the start-stop button, need to press to stop before leaving the car. It should be as simple as walking outside and having everything done automatically, it should not be difficult to achieve that. And no single pedal...also not cool.

[@DarenYoong]

Fair points, Leo!

[@LeveragedFinance]

wtf $149k for a BYD? singapore crazy

[@jackywong7387]

The foggy on windscreen during rainy days is because there is an ac vent in front of the windscreen. Same goes to the ATTO 3. BYD need to improve this part as it endanger the driver while raining. Heater wouldn’t help ya...

[@DarenYoong]

Thanks for sharing your experience, Jacky!

[@charlesdegaulle2928]

every car has an ac vent in front of the windscreen. Every car. yes, go ask your daddy. Every Car.

[@AID17008]

Bye bye German cars..this looks much better...vw looks old tech

[@RatedRoberto]

It's called PA-NO-RA-MIC...😂

[@DarenYoong]

😂

[@jeffreytan5826]

Oh dear….wired CarPlay with this “latest” model???

[@DarenYoong]

Hopefully that changes in their 2025 refresh!

[@RahmatMohamed-wn3ul]

3.8s road tex expensive

[@DarenYoong]

Agree!

[@banana-st1fq]

Tesla more like feature phone

[@j1o23kfgall]

tesla = iphone; byd = android

[@companymann]

Seal is just another car. The simplicity of Tesla is the genius part of the design. It's the iPhone of cars.

[@tashi282]

how much BYD copy, steal or imitate Tesla?

[@boyiszg]

not sure, but at least to some reports Tesla has has started using BYD’s blade batteries for the Model Y SUVs. Which can be charged to 100%, every time. China tech or EV has been making significant advancements, surpassing European brands, NIO, XPeng, Huawei avatr, Volvo, MG so China is not like the past, just that we are unaware.

[@balapl1070]

The total patent numbers BYD holds on the EV is 16 times of Tesla. So think about what you claimed.

[@petra74]

BYD Seal may look better on the outside, but Tesla Model 3 is much smarter and constantly improving with OTA updates...

[@nickvanoost499]

So is the Seal, they did plenty of OTA updates so far regarding all complaints for EU and AUS users

[@gregb1599]

Yeah, nah, no software updates can fix the button indicators. Of course, it's a pain if you live in a country with many roundabouts. For me, it's a no as we have lots of those, and the test drive did not go well. Hopefully, Eloon listens, and when they eventually update the Model Y, they keep the physical indicators!

[@JW43758]

Tesla is shit!

[@andreliu8101]

Oh shxt. BYD and almost all other EVs also do.

[@ciybersal3499]

Nonsense

[@matsteel2292]

Why does everyone compare this car to the Teska M3 ? They are nothing alike in any way, Tesla eates it alive! The Seal drives and feels cheap!