BYD Seal U - Great hybrid; average car.

[@Ambienfinity]

Competent and inoffensive, by the looks, has a very slight look of the Macan on the front quarter. I do like the refinement, from what you said. I have avoided SUVs so far. I don't really like them. (My current car is an Ioniq HEV saloon, and I love it - 65 mpg, reliable comfortable.)

[@kennethprocak5176]

No maker offers what this car does. I’m upset the 2,000 klm sedan won’t be made in RHD.

[@kennethprocak5176]

Look else where you say? Where? No one else does this yet, and Toyota when they offer it eventually it will be the BYD with their bodies stuck on it.

[@gazzrobb2366]

I’ve not seen anything about the larger battery I configured the car yesterday and it never gave the option on this is it on the design as standard? Also can it drive in electric AWD like outlander of does the engine have to start to drive the front wheels ? Thanks

[@houseofcars1973]

The Comfort model (bigger battery) comes on stream early 2025. And the Design (AWD) model is dual motor, so yes, the car will drive in 4WD with just EV power.

[@obyrnej8z]

The AWD version and steering set to sport is much better. I drove the FWD but the AWD is a vastly better car.

[@obyrnej8z]

I’m in Australia and paid $54,877 AUD for the Seal U drive away for the AWD. (btw they call it a Sealion 6 in OZ) That’s £28,350 at today’s rates. We changed from a 2019 Tiguan 162 ps allspace and this is much faster in a straight line but suspension is too soft and as you say no driver feel. But non the less we have only used 14 litres of petrol in 2500km (1550 odd miles) and charged at home overnight on a 3 pin socket. We get 75km ev only range which is enough for a day or two. But we can drive 1000 km without having to ever use a public charger. This car will sell like hotcakes. The Toyota hybrid system is in the stone ages by comparison.

[@CharlesGoudie-yg4cy]

Is the trunk 425L standard for both the 18 or 26kwh battery?

[@houseofcars1973]

Yes.

[@wayneheyes4934]

I’m considering this car were I live can’t have PHEV chargers but I could use this as a petrol and charge up once a week at work or in shopping centres supermarkets etc

[@houseofcars1973]

That would be perfect. Its a slower DC charge, but you can still get 30%-80% in around 30 minutes from a fast charger.

[@gazzrobb2366]

So it’s the comfort that has the bigger battery but no AWD that’s backwards the comfort is not showing on car wow website

[@houseofcars1973]

Comfort is single motor so just FWD. If you want all wheel drive, you have to have the Design trim, and that gets the smaller battery, but more power.

[@ashb8572]

Can it heat the cabin without triggered the engine? Does it have any electric only preheat ootions

[@houseofcars1973]

I think it does, yes.

[@UCMpDwp7VEfKXRH3NyAW7kuj]

Dual model intelligence？

[@houseofcars1973]

"Mode" - ie, hybrid and petrol.

[@lesvassallo5760]

Another Ugly Humdrum SUV.