BYD SEAL U DM-i PHEV review | The good stuff and the not so good stuff!

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Nobby On Cars

Күн бұрын

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@Bundanator77 2 ай бұрын

Rotating the screen up is great when using the navigation

@DaveDVideoMaker 2 ай бұрын

Many countries in mainland Europe have the Seal U EV. It’s even for sale in the only CEE countries where BYD is currently available, ie Poland and Hungary.

@front2427 2 ай бұрын

Really?

@DaveDVideoMaker 2 ай бұрын

@ Really. I checked their respective websites. They also have the Seal U DM-i.

@paulbarrett4015 2 ай бұрын

Took one for a test drive the weekend fabulous car. 😊

@FiFoC2000 2 ай бұрын

Another excellent honest review. BYD are quietly becoming the market leaders in electric at this stage.

@tonyb3629 2 ай бұрын

Buy Chinese - get Chinese. Regret it later.

@jijuvp75 2 ай бұрын

Tesla relies on CATL, a Chinese company, for its EV batteries, while Mercedes-Benz partners with BYD. In fact, Chinese companies dominate the global EV battery market, supplying an impressive 60% of all batteries. Since EV batteries account for approximately half the vehicle's cost, opting for a Chinese-made EV can offer significant savings.

@1979thorhansen Ай бұрын

Becoming? They are the worlds largest EV manufacturer

@GarryBBimmy 2 ай бұрын

Eh Up Nobby, just found your review site whilst researching the BYD u dm I, seems like a good car and plenty big enough for me, disappointed that it's not available as all electric Great review & information Cheers Garry B in Manchester UK

@McLoom1 11 күн бұрын

Great review Nobby ….. and as always ……. Honesty prevails 👏🫵🫡

@colxdark 2 ай бұрын

Once again, another great review from Nobby. Nobby you should do a car review at night time just to see what the lights on the interior looks like.

@paulstewart3010 8 күн бұрын

😮Actually You Beat Me To Saying That Also!! Our Minds Here Definitely Think Alike!! I'd Have L❤ved To Have Seen It Lit Up In The Darkness!!

@PG-ji6vq 2 ай бұрын

If you live in an area that power outages are possible the V2L capability can theoretically power some basic appliances up to 3.5KW continuously for a week, er and it’s a car too.

@ruairiosullivan3763 2 ай бұрын

Looks like a small Porsche SUV when you see it first on the road

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

If only a Porsche was as cheap to run!

@Aurelio-Z-Masanez Ай бұрын

their designer is the same guy

@momomama2510 Ай бұрын

I thought it was a cayenne too the first time I saw it

@srmccormack Ай бұрын

That’s what I thought

@Stefan-lj5zi Ай бұрын

Same here mate. Glad not only me see it

@dalucki-v1p 2 ай бұрын

I want to buy one of these. I took out for a test drive before reading reviews, I kind of felt the vagueness in the steering wheel, but didn't really feel the floaty suspensions. Of course that was because I was just driving in the city, didn't really challenge the car. . We like to travel a lot so I like the efficiency of the comfort trim but in a long journey are the floaty suspensions going to make me regret buying it?

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

It’s not a sea sick feeling by any means. Ask them can you take one for a longer spin!

@dalucki-v1p 2 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCars Yeah that is the only way to find out. Thanks

@CNHabs 2 ай бұрын

Soft suspension helps for long road trips.

@jayrodprime Ай бұрын

Did you have the steering set to comfort or sport? I recently set mine to sport and it was a big improvement over comfort in terms of the steering vagueness you mentioned

@dalucki-v1p Ай бұрын

@jayrodprime No i didn't i will try on my next test drive thanks

@marti007-ak47 Күн бұрын

I can't understand how everyone explains how small the boot is and compares it to other cars, but no one says it's at the expense of more legroom , more cabin space! Can you compare it with your KIA sportage ? I can ! Own KIA STORAGE 2025 GTline S , test drive Seal U dmi .......huge difference inside ! Not sure about the quality , but space is better in BYD plus comfort , byt KIA ........at least plus 10k more compares prices!

@jencysanthosh 2 ай бұрын

Hi, when I did a test drive , I felt that it’s light weight. What’s your opinion when you drive this car in a windy weather on high ways ?

@DianeMarshall-z3k 2 ай бұрын

Hello Nobby have you driven the MG HS PHEV. would be interested in how you think it compares to the BYD

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

Not yet but will be in Nov

@1466Ash 2 ай бұрын

Is that trim colour going to be more readily available in the future? In Australia there is only two (2 tone) options and I don't like either!

@DianeMarshall-z3k 2 ай бұрын

I took a Boost version out for 10 mins, then read the reviews and they all mention the floaty suspension, so I took it out again for 1 hour down the twisty lanes, and yes the suspension was a bit fidgety at lower speeds, and I was expecting it to lean more than my MKv Zodiac back in the 70's, but it did not seem to lean anymore than my IX3 to be honest, I found the screen more of an issue, I was prodding away all on the wrong screens, a 12 year old would have no issues, and to be fair once I stopped it all became a bit more logical, so would like everything need time, and at my age more time, I am not a reviewer but have driven a variety of vehicles over 47 years, so I am sure whatever Nobby did say is correct, just as he said for a lot of us it won't matter, or we will not notice I have my eye on the comfort model, but dealers in UK cannot say when or if the Tan interior will ever come Keep the reviews coming Nobby, hope you do the EV3, but top of the range spec at 44k, and the BYD comfort 35k before discount!!

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

hi Diane - the screen takes a bit of getting used to but I've been in a few BYD cars this year now and each time I find the screens get easier to navigate. Looking at the EV3 next week in Germany!

@DianeMarshall-z3k 2 ай бұрын

@@NobbyOnCars Thanks Nobby, will look forward to that, retirement is moving me to purchase my own car in over 40 years, EV really works for me, but struggling to find something that is a bit higher (to get in and out of) at a reasonable price, that is why the BYD ticks most boxes

@nickyeff3296 2 ай бұрын

Love your vids Nobby, very informative. Appreciate you use litres/100km and kilometres in Ireland, so can you help us miles / gallon users in the UK by putting in some text overlays to show what the corresponding figures are please? Thanks!

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

Forgot on this one. 43 mpg

@ManishKumar-pn1rd 2 ай бұрын

Hi, will it come in a 7 seater version? Any info?

@MrJwmurph 2 ай бұрын

Will the cost of BYD (and other Chinese cars) cars go up with the new EU tariffs? Might be a tougher sell if the price shoots up but at the quoted price it's going to sell well.

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

Uncertainty over it at the moment. BYD have somewhat suggested they will absorb the cost if it happens. We’ll wait and see but if I was in the market I’d be buying now in case it does happen.

@dale7385 2 ай бұрын

Just test drove this car.. Build quality is shocking…. Gaps between the boot door and car doors are like the Grand Canyon. Top of bonnet has a very thin lip.

@declangowran7218 2 ай бұрын

Which is better , this or the new MG ?

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

Have the MG on test next week, I’ll tell you then !

@paulstewart3010 8 күн бұрын

@NobbyOnCars Personally I'd L❤ve You To Test Drive The Brand New Lexus Rx 450h+ ( I Own The 2022 Last 450h 3.5v6 Premium Sport Self Charging Hybrid) Being Traded In Later On In The Year, Dealership Has Paired Me Up To The New 450h+ Which Is Plug In Hybrid!! Also Not All That Keen On The Lexus Rx New Front End Look Tbh, Plus It's Wild Expensive Too!!! Help!!!!

@ianhallett6174 Ай бұрын

Right Nobby, no pressure, BYD Seal U Comfort, Kodiaq PHEV Sportline or Tiguan PHEV Elegance, wheres your money going? I do 30k a year UK/Eire and theyre my choice of company car, 1 kid, 1 Mrs (Irish), 1 Dog, love Guinness and LFC 😂 life story there my man and need your help!

@NobbyOnCars Ай бұрын

Your mileage screams a PHEV won’t cut it to me…. I’d go electric! Otherwise just get a petrol / diesel.

@ianhallett6174 Ай бұрын

@NobbyOnCars can only have phev, personal tax (BIK) is about£65 per month, a diesel or petrol is in the hundreds

@timogronroos4642 18 күн бұрын

VW group has 8 clutches in PHEVs, this one and Toyotas have zero. VWs design is stupid, all easily breakable tech in one car for no reason.

@loneranger5928 2 ай бұрын

Nobby 👍 I like it, would I buy one not sure.

@jizhang75 2 ай бұрын

compare this with RAV4 , will Seal U a winner?

@NobbyOnCars 2 ай бұрын

in FWD there's still a big price gap.

@Space79be 2 ай бұрын

depends on what you need...in what you get for the price: BYD def wins. But there are a few australian rav4 vs seal u dmi reviews on youtube

@wayneheyes4934 2 ай бұрын

Regardless it’s a very good attempt from BYD which will only get better Were I live I can’t plug in but I can run this on petrol and plug in when I go to work or supermarkets etc 😊

@sig6394 2 ай бұрын

Leg room in the byd if you're tall both in the front and the rear is not great at all as I have tried it out and I'm 6'5 so have to have the drivers seat all the way back so not much room behind, and then there's the boot, the kia sportarge is not great either but better than the byd but the skoda kodiak is far the best and has the comfort too and better range so yea that's the one for me, great review loving the content 😎

@Space79be 2 ай бұрын

yep and also 15k more expensive

@Luke-PlanesTrainsDogsnCars 2 ай бұрын

If you wanted to blend in its perfect ...Totally anonymous.

@podge5555 2 ай бұрын

Yes, it’s not the least bit attractive and it looks like it’s propped up on its wheels

@bordersw1239 2 ай бұрын

I would say the opposite- certainly made me look the first time one drove past me. Overall impression - just seemed large and somehow unwieldy.

@paulstewart3010 8 күн бұрын

😮 Same Here!! I Thought It Was A Brand New Smaller Porsche SUV Until I Saw BYD On The Front Of It (Still Wasn't Sure What A BYD Was Being Honest)

@williamfence566 2 ай бұрын

It's an average boot SUV with a wallowy ride and a massive tablet on the dash that rotates. Not great marketing i know but people seem to want that

@nexhex 2 ай бұрын

I know cars today tend to look very much alike, but those headlights are obviously copying Renault's C-shaped headlights...

@jfbaro2 2 ай бұрын

The pure EV range is too short, that is the only drawback IMHO

@timogronroos4642 18 күн бұрын

Don't go there. Having a PHEV with a very long electric range is not good. The reason is that you'll destroy your ICE with too little use. If the battery is too small, the PHEV is bad for the battery. A good PHEV is a combination of using both electricity and gasoline to keep it running long. If you want to have a long electric range, go for electric, a much better choice.