One Month Later BYD Seal Australia Ownership Update and loving it!

POV BYD Seal Premium variant in-cabin drive whiled discussing ownership experience after 1 month including startup routine to disable unwanted ADAS settings, ride quality, range, charging, connectivity, data allowance, passenger comfort and much more! Video by BYD Tom aka Tesla Tom of Ludicrous Feed in Sydney Australia January 2024
One Month Later BYD Seal Australia Ownership Update and loving it!
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00:00 Introduction
00:20 Startup ADAS routine
01:11 Drive with Apple Carplay
01:48 BYD Data Allowance
02:05 Why did I buy a BYD Seal
02:20 Ride quality and comfort
02:51 Odometer and efficiency
03:25 Range and charging
04:07 Home Charging
04:43 DC Charging speed
05:24 Sport Mode
06:18 Air conditioning
07:36 Glass Roof Silver Coating
08:50 Autosteer
09:40 Indicators
10:00 Interior finish
10:20 Audio system
10:55 Passenger Comfort
11:14 Storage
11:35 Weight
12:40 LFP Traction Battery
13:25 Premium Variant
14:15 Comparison with Tesla
14:51 AC Charging Speed
15:29 Summary
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Ludicrous Feed is a Sydney-based KZbin channel that started in 2018 after Tom purchased his Tesla Model S. He wanted to show the reality of Australian daily life with his family and an electric vehicle. Tom provides straightforward candid insights into key issues around EV adoption such as vehicle range, charging infrastructure and road trip planning. The weekly live stream is an opportunity for industry guests to directly engage with audience members from the EV community. Tom also has a Tesla Powerwall 2 coupled with rooftop solar and has reviewed many other electric vehicles for the channel including brands such as Tesla, BYD, Polestar, Volvo, MG, Hyundai, Genesis, Kia and Cupra.
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[@LudicrousFeed]

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[@davidc_5]

Will you share the paint thickness numbers you got from the pen in a new video? Interested in equivalent paint thickness comparisons vs BMW, Tesla's, Toyota's, Ford's, or any cars you can come across

[@xma1582]

How about Auto drive in Comparision

[@LudicrousFeed]

@@xma1582 I’ve done the comparison here: 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD Highland Update vs BYD Seal Premium Australia kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LEfIl3iLlmrZY

[@vbdemystified709]

Ex Porsche Taycan owner here, gonna say Seal exceeded all expectations at this price point. Makes luxury cars a joke at this point literally

[@LudicrousFeed]

Wow, good endorsement!

[@bobytran9511]

Good endorsement, dreadful inappropriate use of the word “literally “

[@user-hg9ij7rf1f]

BYD The world's best electric vehicle

[@LudicrousFeed]

They’re certainly selling the most at present (Feb 2024)

[@vincentyao6929]

No choice but also got a Seal here in Bangkok (Tesla doesn’t have insurance on their test cars. Can you believe that?!) But that’s probably a good thing. Tesla is more expensive, offers less as a package AND just beginning to build the charging network here. Has been driving my Seal for almost a week. They have already fixed the ADAS and traffic sign alert here for all new cars. The drive qualities are just amazing! I used to own a Porsche Cayman S and I am proud to say my new Seal is at least 90% as great or in some ways even better!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Wow that’s a big call about the Seal coming from a Porsche owner! 👏 glad to hear it!

[@laughoutloud3404]

Tesla only care about western countries and China :(

[@sunrisejak2709]

I'm in Thailand too. Bought the Tesla model 3 dual motor. Had it about 1 year now with 26,414km. Very pleased. I replaced a Mercedes C43 AMG. And also very near in performance and ride quality. I recently test drive the BYD Seal and can concur the similarities and capabilities put the BYD near par if not even with the Tesla. I suspect the Tesla is a bit more advanced? but if so not by much. Last year January I test drove the Tesla model 3 and was not aware the test vehicles were not insured. Bizarre.

[@hanmeng4833]

Thailand people have made a right decision to adopt EV. With their huge volume of traffic in their city areas, more people using EV would keep their air clean and not heated by the ice car engines and the environment free from engine noise. This is good for the health of the people who live or work in the city areas. And thai people are smart (they have one of the best hospitals in the world), there is no doubt their infrastructure (especially the electrical power and the grid) would keep up with the increase in EV.

[@jb5music]

I wonder if the BYD Seagull will be available there in 2024?

[@thevanchung7568]

Got my BYD Atto 3 over s year now, enjoy very minute. Love the look of the Seal and the interior 👌

[@LudicrousFeed]

Nice!

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@LudicrousFeed Enjoy your little communist cars while you can, when the right wing nutjobs get back in power they will be banned.

[@Wingchowtravelblog]

The exterior design of Seal is designed by JuanMa Lopez from Lamborghini and the interior is designed by Michele Paganetti from Mercedes Maybach

[@thjiwandrlm1991]

“Great ideas come into great minds” simply wow..! for their works.

[@iambored5]

As a Canadian i can only hope that this epic car makes its way to North America

[@jchung5265]

Unfortunately our country is still focused on issues like weather balloons🤫

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

@@jchung5265 is actually SPY ballon. no... is banned for your freedom... drive this car for a week and you will become a raging COMMUNIST !!!

[@soowo5942]

Mexico maybe!

[@jinniwind]

The Mexican giga factory is my only hope now.

[@MosesKaldor]

Picking up my AWD model on Tuesday, it’s called the excellence here in Ireland. Getting the 3.8s removed off the boot. Don’t want to be challenged at the lights by every BMW F10 530d I come across.

[@LudicrousFeed]

😆😆 Great comment!

[@jiasui8255]

Hi mate I'm also living in Ireland think about this car just few questions how Is real life batteries performance? And how Is like on motorway quiet? Please cheers

[@MosesKaldor]

@@jiasui8255 At 120kph expect about 300 to 350km range. In urban and extra urban you should get 400 to 450km It’s very comfortable but they still need to do updates on the software, got one phantom brake outside Naas. Take one for a test drive. I’m happy with my purchase. Got 140kW speed up to 80% at the IONITY charger at Kill on the N7. It’s quiet but tyre roar will come into the cabin, nothing crazy.

[@LudicrousFeed]

@@jiasui8255 I suggest watching this video which will answer your questions: Premium BYD Seal Highway Range and Efficiency Sydney to Hunter Valley kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6iuqH-fn5uYZpo

[@faisal-ca]

Kudos to Australia for being open minded about BYD. Unfortunately politicians don't want them here in Canada and US. Terrif wars.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Shame. They’re very good value

[@Cam-uo8ey]

Great video Tom. I also enjoy sport mode 😎 . Youre right about the build quality - no rattles or squeaks inside. Had a rav4 before this and that was a bit rattly. Chinese made cars have gotten so much better in the last few years 👌

[@LudicrousFeed]

Agreed! It’s very well put together

[@bobdrago69657]

The Chinese are prideful and want to match the Japanese for build quality. Kinda like the iPhone.

[@orangedeeler]

@@bobdrago69657 they were the master of asia and they will be again

[@yggdrasil9039]

Love the through-the-windscreen views Tom. Great video. Please keep us updated and lots more drives for us.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Thanks! Lots more to come

[@Stan-at-KangarooIslandTV]

Good job. Nice to hear you and the car are getting along!

[@LudicrousFeed]

We’re enjoying each other’s company 😆😁

[@Peter-vn8ue]

Also, the price of the BYD Seal range is decent savings when compared to the Tesla model 3 range.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Amazing pricing

[@Kent-ft8vj]

为什么比欧洲便宜很多，行为我们和澳大利亚有自由贸易协议，所以，哈哈😂

[@skyguo1987]

speaking of software, you can install custom UI(developed by BYD fans Community in China) for BYD which looks and works a lot better than the original version

[@EcoHouseThailand]

3 months with my AWD Performance. We were told to drive in Eco mode for the first 2,000 kms and I quite like it. Sport in the performance is for fun and not relaxation. Did you know that the volume control on the center console if pressed (not press and hold which reboots the screen) in Apple car play takes you to the screen saver with access to air con controls press it again takes you back to car play. 36 degrees C here in Thailand today - what happened to winter? I have not added any window tints and we are happy with how cool the car is - loving the cooled seats and I have tried the heated seats on low with the aircon turned up and it was great for my bad back.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Great tip with the volume control … I’ll have to try that. Thailand has winters?!

[@EcoHouseThailand]

@@LudicrousFeed we call it the cool season but 36 is not very 😎

[@SS-yw7vo]

What reason did they give telling you to drive in eco mode?

[@EcoHouseThailand]

@@SS-yw7vo It the manual it says there is a break-in period of 2,000km. It suggests eco mode, smooth driving, avoid flooring the accelerator and not to tow another vehicle. I plan to keep my seal for a few years so I was happy to do it. In the performance model, eco mode has plenty of get up and go.

[@n0xzy1337]

@@EcoHouseThailand hello brother 👋, I want to buy seal performance, is there a particular thing that you don't like about the car? I am from Indonesia, and I heard the car will be imported from your country to here

[@katelights]

Glad you're liking it. Placed my order this week after wrecking my ICE car on the way home from my test drive.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Oh no, hope you’re ok 🙏 Grats on the order though

[@katelights]

@@LudicrousFeed yeah, the roo came off worst I think.

[@softwarephil1709]

Much better interior than a Tesla.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I think there’s more detail for sure

[@mikenewman4078]

Tom, Credit for being prepared to redo your temperature / heat videos. While I got plenty from what you did already there are some easy options to standardise results. If you buy yourself a multimeter or 2 with thermocouples you will automatically remove reflectivity issues. Airconditioning duct temperature and ambient temperature is best measured this way. With a bit of research you will find economical data recording meters. Infrared is great for surfaces within reason (looking through glass into sky can be variable) and actual thermometers (thermocouples, thermistors) best for fluids including air. Looking forward to the updated video.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Thanks! Stay tuned - I’ve got a few ideas for the design of the retest

[@jonpaxman]

It would also be interesting to see how quickly the ambient temperature changes when left switched off with no aircon. That would measure the impact of the glass roof and general insulation separate from the aircon.

[@johnlambert1744]

Great to hear you're still very happy with the Seal Tom! Look forward to watching a long road trip video in it (if you're going to make one?)

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup! Now that school is back in session, if I have a weekday free I’ll head off for a long drive 😎

[@TassieEV]

Always good to see your videos. Tonight the live stream is conflicting with an AEVA webinar so you may see a few regulars not around or they are split-screening the two streams at the same time should make for some hilarious comments if they post it in the wrong window. :) I'm planning on being at your stream.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Thanks! Glad to see there’s more EV content out there 👍 We’ve always got the episode on replay of course 🙏

[@vasil7410]

Thanks for the video, Tom. I have discovered today there is a software update to improve the ADAS systems. For some reason I can't get this update over the air so will have to visit a service centre, which I will do soon. Apparently we still can't save the disabling of the settings, but maybe with improvements it won't be as necessary. You may want to follow this up for yourself.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Hmm I’ll probably wait until the baby check in a couple of months … unless I get super desperate

[@TerriFrancis-et8kx]

Thanks for your videos.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Pleasure!

[@kevinphillips9408]

Thank you for this. I am impressed

[@LudicrousFeed]

Pleasure!

[@saintza]

I have an Atto3 and always have Carplay on too, it's just better.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Super useful 👍👍

[@kennyobe]

Another great video Tom. Thanks! Glad you are liking your Seal but I get the feeling if you had the free option (ie. not buying for experimental or curiosity purposes) you would probably prefer the Tesla Model 3. Anyway I really enjoy your videos. I'm still waiting for my Seal even though I ordered on 19 October (because I ordered the ocean blue interior). The wait with no information on timing is starting to make me reconsider the Tesla M3 again even though the wait on that is probably long now too.

[@LudicrousFeed]

If both cars were free, I’d get both cars 😆 I need a bit of variety in my life

[@kennyobe]

🤣fair comment!@@LudicrousFeed

[@Whatamachineaustralia]

Love this car had the model 3 and Y now have the MG4 Xpower enjoy love the videos!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Wow what a garage!

[@fatdoi003]

when i first came to sydney i lived @ killarney heights and graduated at forestville primary school.....

[@LudicrousFeed]

👍

[@terryseton]

Really like your videos! Wondering if you might look into Bidirectional charging, using the V2x processes. Wallbox as one of your promotions has ( I believe) the Quaser 2 which theoretically could provide that capability. That is of course if BYD allow the Seal to discharge as well as charge. 82.5Kw battery what better way to power your house as well. BTW ordered my Seal on the weekend, will take it home to Dubbo, that should be interesting... 😊

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes waiting on Wallbox to bring their Quasar 2 to Aus for V2H 🙏 Would be great to have so much charge in the Seal battery to power the home 😁

[@sergiomoreno6283]

Great to see you still liking your Seal Tom, I hope to get one soon, in regards to the battery, even though you get less range in some cases compared to other brands, i believe you get more than you realise because the fact that you can charge to 100per cent and other brands just to the 80 or 90 max, making the Seal battery a more useful battery and a real range in real life IMO

[@simonwile5110]

You can charge any EV to 100% this isn’t unique to BYD.

[@sergiomoreno6283]

@simonwile5110 Yes Correct Simon, but you get degradation on your batteries, and that's why majority of Manufacturers only recomend 80 to 90 per cent, however in the BYD due to the batteries composition there is no a big degradation on the batteries by doing so, that's us why I said their range is more real life as you can use more likely the 100 per cent of your batteries,not just the 80 or 90 percent most of the time, of course this doesn't mean you can not charge other ev cars at 100 percent, hopefully this make sense

[@LudicrousFeed]

Any car with LFP battery can be safely charged to 100% regularly - Other cars with NMC/NCA batteries should only be charged to 80% daily for battery longevity

[@addsfour3499]

There is a lot to be said for an A4 size LANDSCAPE screen like you have in this video. When using maps, it gives you so much more info about what’s coming up ahead. Kinda jealous tbh

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah it’s a pretty sweet screen. Of course it can be switched to portrait mode which is not compatible with Apple CarPlay

[@432wheels]

Great review. Two things i’m looking forward to getting a Tesla though is dog mode and camp mode. Game changers for me, I can live without CarPlay as the built in apps will be fine for me. If Tesla nav app gets better with crowd sourced data even better

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah the stay on AC is great in a Tesla You can kinda do that with the BYD via the app in a cumbersome way but the daytime running lights continue to run sometimes

[@greentraveler4114]

BYD definitely makes amazing cars.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Certainly of very good value 👍

[@MichaelGrima]

The other setting has actual dials on the cluster in the settings looks heaps better.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup that’s the more classic option

[@weefinn1]

Thanks Tom glad you're enjoying it, as an early owner of an Atto the OTA updates kept tweaking things and making improvements. Is there screen lag, had found Atto to be great on home screens and even on Android Auto wireless it was really responsive - ironically the wee lag in the M3 annoys me like when you press the screen to end a phone call and it doesn't seem to end straight away? Also regarding consumption, how are you finding it comparably to the Teslas for the same drive?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Haven't noticed too much screen lag yet although some of the comments suggest otherwise! Maybe I'm getting used to it lol The Tesla Model 3 I used to own (2023) had an efficiency at about 140Wh/km for a long distance drive on the highway ... I'll see how the Seal goes on the open road in a later video

[@jeffstryker1454]

My cousin picked up his BYD seal last week and he let me drive it and I was pleasantly surprised how good it was and for the price of $50K and the interior looks so much better than the Tesla.

[@LudicrousFeed]

It’s pretty good value right!

[@ar.t7025]

Hi Tom, first off thank you for making informative videos of the Seal! Really helpful. Do you sometimes wish/miss the extra power from performance in your day to day / spirited drive since you previously owned a powerful Tesla ? Or do you think the premium has more than sufficient power even for some fun? I’m having a bit of a problem picking the premium/performance model, I have test driven both, in short the premium for me feels just right, performance is a bit too much power but fun ~ borderline dangerous nonetheless 😂 not that I’m complaining though!

[@LudicrousFeed]

I drive my Premium Seal in sport mode and that is quick enough for me to get off the line at traffic lights if needed given 0-100kph is around the 5s mark. I actually found the Model 3 Performance acceleration crazy quick and rarely put my foot to the floor because it would be uncomfortably quick for all the occupants 😁

[@jimbot5902]

Thanks for the informative video. Just wondering why you have your phone plugged into a charger when it’s on the wireless charging dock already?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Apple CarPlay requires phone to be plugged in. The wireless charger area can be configured to be switched off (which I’ve done)

[@kennethprocak5176]

Since you say it’s a lot cooler in this car, is the windscreen heat reflecting as well as roof, lv had a few vehicals over years with heat reflecting windscreens and it make a phenomenal difference in cabin temperature.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’m unsure whether the windscreen has also been treated

[@Crawfish411-Vlog]

We need this in the U.S. asap

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

no... is banned for your freedom... drive this car for a week and you will become a raging COMMUNIST !!!

[@MIA-ow2js]

Thanks for the info. I've heard a few reviews complain about the ground clearance at the front of the car. Have you found this to be an issue? Specifically over speed bumps etc. Thanks

[@LudicrousFeed]

Watch from the 5min45s point of my earlier video: Australia Premium BYD Seal Ownership Update One Week Later | Regrets? kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYqrk6GZpatoh8U I have a low driveway and the plastic aero dampers do scrape as I drive into my garage but the undercarriage proper is safe. However the car has never bottomed out driving on the roads.

[@MIA-ow2js]

@@LudicrousFeed thanks for the feedback. Good to know. In Ireland we have some horrendous speed ramps so these are things I always need to consider. Cheers 👍

[@henvan8737]

Many of the Tesla model 3 and Y panels are not plastic , they are Aluminium so checking paint thickness may not be valid.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes you are correct! I’ll add a correction to my notes

[@arifinhung2491]

Thanks for your useful videos. Just had our BYD Seal under a week. Noticed when i put on my Oakley sunnies, i can hardly see the HUD. Brightness setting has little difference when changed from lowest to highest. Snow option didn't help either. Like to drive with my sunnies on. Do you have same problem?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Are your Oakley sunnies polarised? I wonder if that’s an issue with all HUDs. My sunnies you see in the video aren’t polarised

[@arifinhung2491]

@LudicrousFeed thank you for speedy response. Yes, it's polarised. Wonder if anyone else have same issue reading HUD with polarised lenses. And if BYD can do anything from software, or is there another colour or spectrum which is not filtered out by polarised lenses.

[@manimalworks7424]

HUD light reflected off the windshield is partially polarized, so the polarized sun glasses will filter it out. That’s just how optics work in this case. You can verify that by rotating your sun glasses 90 degrees and look again. With that said, get a pair of sunglasses that is not polarized is a good idea.

[@CThienV]

Hi. One Question. While driving, does unlocking the doors via the drivers side door control panel make all the Exterior Door Handles Pop out? I hope so bcos its necessary when swooping up the kids from school.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes it definitely does as I also use this function for school runs

[@glennc0409]

I got in the Seal the other day and my first thought was the roof heat. Does the silver coating come standard or did you have to buy that elsewhere?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Silver coating is standard and it really does work! Check out my test: Silver Coating Glass Roof for Heat Rejection BYD Seal vs Tesla Model Y kzbin.info/www/bejne/i33ZpWqFoqameqM

[@JohnSmith-oh9iv]

Hi Tom, Here is a German Workshop KZbinr that had a very close look at the Seal in detail. Excellent stuff.. Unfortunately, it's in German but you can switch to auto-translate.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Good to know 👍

[@agentlevanto2964]

These look like really cool cars - but the thing that got me was straight off you dive into the giant iPad and start fiddling around with pointless settings… I get in my ICE car, 10 year old VWGolf, turn the key, chuck it in D and I’m off. Adjusting air con is supper easy too… another physical tactile dial. I’m just not interested in driving a computer …

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’m test driving a Kia EV 9 at present … the same thing is happening in that the ADAS settings revert back to default on subsequent drives despite them being turned off. Is this now the new normal that manufactures need to achieve 5 star safety ratings??

[@coolcat-nq4mj]

I like how you never talk about the horrendous screen delay and lag

[@LudicrousFeed]

Maybe I’ve gotten used to it 🤷‍♂️

[@robochan0970]

...on apple car play.

[@JohnoEx]

Waiting for your Supercharger test, I've heard Seal doesn't work with V3s?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes I believe BYD are on the case as Seal is currently not compatible with V3 Tesla Superchargers (Jan 31 2024)

[@arialle8905]

Interesting that you drive on mostly Sport mode. The manual for the Atto & the Dolphin says to drive in Eco for the first 2000 km. Dealer told me the same thing. Is the Seal different?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah I tried that … but couldn’t resist 😁😆 We’ll see if there’s any detrimental effects reported at the 3 month baby check

[@arialle8905]

@LudicrousFeed Haha. I recently took delivery of a Dolphin. On Sport mode, it drives like a little rocket! Can't wait to move to Normal/Sports mode. Love your videos btw.

[@teddyagus4871]

Hi Tom, thank you for your review. I'm currently considering buying a seal and I watched all your videos about this. The thing that you may not have review in more detail and which may be important to me is the sound system. You say it's not really good, as far as I know dynaudio is a well-known Danish brand. Is dynaudio just a gimmick? Or is the audio on the Tesla 3 better than average? thanks Tom for your video which will be the basis for my decision, because you have 3 EVs which will be very relevant for comparison.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I honestly hadn’t heard of Dynaudio til I got my Seal! Yeah I’ll stand by the fact that the 3/Y audio is still marginally better. The Seal audio is enough for me and I wouldn’t even consider upgrading with aftermarket

[@parkerwoo706]

@teddyagus4871 Yes, I believe that is the same company you’re referring to. BYD had a promotional video a year or two ago that had Dynaudio’s sound engineers talking about their collaboration with BYD. The video was about their speaker system on the Han, if I recall, before the Seal being released.

[@foxtrot762]

With ADAS - i have never had any problem but i always keep my hand on the steering wheel. Does it kick in when both hands are off the wheel?

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’ve had a couple of times where it’s tried to steer me sharply into oncoming traffic when it felt I was driving too closed to a parked car 🤦‍♂️

[@andeeznation]

You should band together and send that start up feedback to BYD. Not sure why settings are reverted back. It should have a profile per person and maximum of 2-3 profiles for drivers of one household and keep the settings they want

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’ve stopped playing with the settings at startup now that BYD have released their 2401 software update: BYD Seal OTA Software Update 2401 V1.1 Australia Walkthrough and Drive kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYLanneMeJyUq68

[@abraaourbano7118]

Best 2023 car

[@LudicrousFeed]

🙏

[@davidpearn5925]

Is the regen sufficient for your liking ?. I love maximum.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah it’s not one pedal but when I press the brake, the power reading goes into the deep negatives anyway so regen braking occurs nonetheless

[@Peter_Monti]

For an EV im impressed, What is the warranty on BYD ??

[@LudicrousFeed]

3-6 years for the vehicle depending on the parts. 8 years for the traction battery. Full details: bydautomotive.com.au/public/vehicle-warranty-2022.pdf

[@Sebelfisch]

I‘m about to order a Seal just because of your great videos 😃👍🏻 One question though. Does the leather of driver seat still look good so far or have you noticed any wrinkles, scratches or other deformations on them?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Awesome! The leather looks as new after 6 weeks

[@Sebelfisch]

@@LudicrousFeed Thanks for the answer 😃 That sounds good 👍🏻 I was asking because one guy in a forum here in europe posted a photo of the seat after 500km and 2 days and it already looked very used :o

[@jace1113]

I can see a lot of Sydney drivers don't stick to the speed limit 😆

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah … 😁

[@timogronroos4642]

Large size LFP is a huge plus for me

[@LudicrousFeed]

Absolutely

[@qilu2004]

You can get all the updates thru OTA but it may take more time. BYD likes to experiment updates on small batch of cars before pushing out to all cars. if you go to service center you can ask to be the ginnie pigs. not sure why people prefer car play over the internal system. Carplay cannot "talk" with the car. it is mere an image of your phone.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Nice, good tip. I’d use the car’s built in nav more if it had better EV trip planning

[@keikc123]

Hi Tom, I am going to pick up my premium next week as well, according from the driver manual they recommended for the first 1000Km better drive in ECO mode, did you followed is this essental? I need your thought too

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yeah I tried to … but was too tempted by the Performance mode Strange that Tesla never had the same recommendation

[@keikc123]

@@LudicrousFeed LOL, that's why I need your feedback

[@LudicrousFeed]

I'll do the tests so you don't have to 😁

[@kennypang4447]

May I know how is the performance on the premium spec?

[@LudicrousFeed]

0-100kph in 5.9s

[@cwallis88]

Have an experiment with custom in the audio system. I got a much better sound with that.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Will do 👍

[@steveny9972]

What info in the HUD? can you make a video of it? Is it customisable? Also, how the sound system compares to the MY sound system? The ATTO 3 sound system is meh.

[@LudicrousFeed]

There’s not much to say about the HUD because it literally just shows the speedo and the last seen speed sign. You can also have the option of the cruise control set speed. I’ll try to show it in an upcoming vid. Seal sound system is not as good as the Model 3/Y but better than Atto 3 imo

[@steveny9972]

@@LudicrousFeed thank you sir.

[@SpArta_Chiraq_Nigga]

Amazing car made by BYD.

[@LudicrousFeed]

🙏

[@wavesnowaves]

How is navigation handled, in regards to charging ? Does Apple Car play, or android auto support automatic routing to chargers ?. Or do you have to use the native BYD navigation ? Coming from a long time Tesla owner here :)

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes I’m also a long time Tesla owner and unfortunately there’s nothing on the market like Tesla EV Trip planning currently. The BYD system will not tell you where/when to charge. Neither will Apple CarPlay nor Android Auto Just gotta plan it

[@wavesnowaves]

Thanks for that. It’s such a killer feature of Teslas that is hard to ignore when making a purchase by decision. Even if other competitors like the Seal, have other positives. Although can understand that if you mostly do city driving (to/from home), it’s not so important.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Especially now that Tesla is doing third party DC charger preconditioning 👍

[@nemogage8392]

13:51 I'm interested to understand more about resale, ive ordered performance, is it possible performance resale would be lower than premium or maybe would they be about the same price later on (you just lose the 10k)?

[@JohnoEx]

Don't buy EVs if you care about resale value. They are great cars but its a very fast moving industry and there are a lot of advancements coming so cheaper and better EVs will be coming soon. For example CATL the world's biggest lithium battery manufacturer says it expects to sell batteries at $60 per kWh or less in mid-2024, that 12 months ago it sold for $125 kWh and majority of the cost of EVs is the battery system.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Resale is relative to the initial value of the car so I think as a % the premium will probably do better because it’s the most sought after. But I don’t have a crystal ball!

[@nemogage8392]

@@JohnoEx yea im probably not gonna resell, gonna keep it for 20yrs, im just interested in finance

[@nemogage8392]

@@LudicrousFeed ok thanks

[@CarFinanceSimplified]

Still no update then for the assistance systems?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes there’s an update apparently as a few viewers have mentioned 🙏

[@69memnon69]

I don’t think the magnetic pen had issues because of plastic. The body of the model Y Is made of aluminium…

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup noted and corrected in pinned comment and video description

[@btrue2day]

IF u have to choose one, between Tesla M3 vs the seal, which one would you choose?

[@LudicrousFeed]

I laid out my arguments for both vehicles in this video: 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD Highland Update vs BYD Seal Premium Australia kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LEfIl3iLlmrZY

[@henrkpc]

In sunshine do the big screen in the middle and the speedometer stay clear and easy to read ?

[@LudicrousFeed]

It’s been quite good so far with no glare on sunny days

[@henrkpc]

Is this model you have with panorama glass sun roof ?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes correct

[@SalkoSalcinovic]

Just put a deposit of BYD Seal Performance, but I have no idea which single phase wall charger should I go for... I also have small 6kw solar system. Please help!

[@LudicrousFeed]

Congrats! I will be reviewing this product very shortly so stay tuned: evse.com.au/product/ocular-iq-solar-7-kw-smart-charging-station/ | Code TESLATOM for 5% off all products at EVSE Australia

[@SalkoSalcinovic]

@@LudicrousFeed Thanks for a prompt replay, mate. Looking forward to seeing it. I can see it's available as a single phase, which is great.

[@DR-ib2yg]

How is the night drive? Good lights? Auto high beam? Pixel lights??

[@LudicrousFeed]

Watch this one: BYD Seal Night Drive Intelligent Cruise Control Test Parking Sensors kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZqTdXahedh-gLs

[@ceedoubleyou]

I've posted this on other channels, but has anyone experienced surging on motorway/freeway 80-100kph, as if one is stepping on and off the pedal, noticed it when salesperson was driving, but when I drove, made sure I held the pedal steady, salesperson wouldn't refute it on the RWD long distance battery car, also does anyone else find the rear screen abnormally shallow?

[@christopherhunt9150]

No surging for me

[@ceedoubleyou]

@@christopherhunt9150 the Q, why didn't the saleperson refute my observation?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Never experienced said surging

[@ceedoubleyou]

​@@LudicrousFeed I thought it unusual that the salesman didn't refute it or offer another car to try, he just accepted it without comment, I wondered, was the car applying a small amount of braking to regen? but didn't think of it at time to ask salesperson.

[@foxtrot762]

I would like to the Seal vs that wheelchair buggy

[@LudicrousFeed]

😆Underestimate mobility scooters at your peril

[@deserialized]

Which software version do you have? There was another australian guy with 2309 version which has many limitations. In Europe the latest is at least 2311.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’m currently also on 2309

[@deserialized]

@@LudicrousFeed it seems like a lot have happened since and some Australians updated version st the dealer. Of course, ADAS updates but also integration with AA and probably Carplay. Especially easy switching between AA and system. For example being able to swipe down and up in AA to access controls.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Might be worth me heading down to BYD to get an update 👍

[@benegan2675]

Hi, dynamic seal, atto 3 or mg4 essence? All around the same price. What is the best driving experience?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Go the Seal

[@benegan2675]

Thanks

[@davidpearn5925]

HUD with polarised sunnies ?.

[@LudicrousFeed]

My sunnies weren’t polarised 😎

[@michaelfung4629]

Went to show room. I would encourage everyone to open and close the doors for the clunk test.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yup. Pretty solid 💪

[@Thailand-User-1]

Seal is one of the cost-effective cars from China for Thailand. Because the Thai government supports Please pay £3,333 for each one😊 but I feel like the suspension is too saggy😅

[@LudicrousFeed]

The suspension definitely is a gentler ride

[@Thailand-User-1]

@@LudicrousFeed Yes ! True​ , Quiet and soft​😊

[@user-fh9xk7no9t]

Gday Tom, you mentioned no spare tyre... do you ever get anxious knowing you don't have one if a tyre does go flat?? what is the process if you do pop a tyre ?? Thanks mate.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I'm only anxious when someone reminds me 😆 On a serious note I don't go "off piste" too often on my long drives so I will rely on BYD Roadside or NRMA or whatever can get to me soonest - I'm not too keen to change the tyre on the side of the road these days (I've only ever done this once in my life). The last time I had a leak, I discovered it in my garage so I called someone out to change it. Also BYD include a compressor/injection kit when you take delivery of the car

[@user-fh9xk7no9t]

lol.... I totally get what you mean tom. I'm still waiting for my seal premium here in melb... I call often to see if they can give me a ship date when it could be comeing but they don't say anything at all. it jist says late jan-feb on my byd account. so really hopeing it's not to far way. well I really really appreciate your reply. Will they talk about byd roadside with me or who ever my insurer is I can just call them if I ever have an issue with the tyre. Cause I was also reading that EV vehicles just can't be towed any kind of way cause of the braking system.

[@LudicrousFeed]

BYD comes with 12 month roadside assistance - I’ll probably do a video on this soon. EVs should be placed on a flatbed yes

[@LudicrousFeed]

Oh and in case anyone’s keen on carrying a spare, here’s an after market from Braumach: Spare Wheel and Tyre for BYD Atto 3 | Testing & Demonstration kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIibiWWhm8qenq8

[@briannewman6216]

The BYD Seal being competitive with the Tesla M3 bodes well for the future of EVs.

[@LudicrousFeed]

The more competition we have the better

[@tren133]

Seal is not even the Model 3's best competitor. IMO that would go to the just released Geely Galaxy E8, which can be specced with Geely's new "golden" LFP battery pack, which charges significantly faster than the BYD blade LFP battery. It is also cheaper than the Seal too. I wonder if Geely will start exporting it to other markets at some point.

[@Today_I_Want_To]

Still or it's a given?🙂 Don't forget that in big Journey you should keep the odometer in 113/114km/h to get 110 GPS speeds🫡

[@LudicrousFeed]

Noted!

[@jemmygho5900]

Unlike interior inside dolphin and atto 3 this one has a nice design

[@LudicrousFeed]

The Seal is in a class of its own

[@leelexus5515]

A like from Singapore

[@LudicrousFeed]

Thank you from Sydney! 🙏😃

[@CThienV]

I noticed the rear air vents dont have the typical flow adjuster, which my kids wont like. can the rear vents be closed from the Infoscreen?

[@LudicrousFeed]

You can manually close the rear air vents by physically flicking the vent all the way to the left

[@CThienV]

@@LudicrousFeed ahh. Thank you for this information. Can all the front vents be adjusted for flow independently? My household has polarising air preferences

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes driver/passenger preferences can be selected independently. I may have already shown it in a previous walkthrough

[@CThienV]

@@LudicrousFeed Thank you. I've seen that video but i dont recall if the fan speed can be set independently for passenger and driver, or if the any vent can be partially closed

[@LudicrousFeed]

There’s a “Driver Only” setting for the AC

[@ekobudhiharsono1369]

How's the AC ? test drive here the ac is not cold

[@LudicrousFeed]

It’s been good enough for me this summer

[@HamesKim]

Tom! Did you sell your MY RWD?! I will be an owner of MY soon, can you please advise whether it is worth installing third party dash cam, given that I heard built in tesla dash cams are hit and miss?

[@LudicrousFeed]

No we definitely still have our Y which we love as a family car! We don’t have a third party dash, the inbuilt sentry mode and dash-cam has always been sufficient for us

[@HamesKim]

@@LudicrousFeed thanks Tom for such a responsive feedback!!!

[@boss33585]

Does anyone know if you get an email once the sim card has been activated in the seal I picked up mine 7 days ago today and still have no signal in the app

[@LudicrousFeed]

I didn’t get an email but it’s worth following up with your delivery centre because mine started working within 5 days

[@nexus888]

Did you buy full price like a regular customer, have no extra benefits and am not sponsored/paid by BYD?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Yes yes and yes as I’ve said many times in my earlier videos and stated in my description 😁

[@RichCurtisDJ]

Are you able to charge the Seal using a Tesla UMC?

[@LudicrousFeed]

Hmm haven’t tried … but the Seal comes with its own mobile connector anyway

[@RichCurtisDJ]

@@LudicrousFeed asking because I’ve got a 15A tail on my UMC which would be great for charging the Seal quicker

[@Iddqd_84]

I am curious as to whether you have problems with your DAB+ radio or not. Mine falls out all the time, almost no matter where I am here in Denmark. I also have a challenge with an annoying pitch sound that comes from the air conditioner - I can clearly hear it, and if you turn off the air conditioner, it goes away completely - It's really frustrating because it keeps me from being genuinely happy with my Seal. It also turned out that the problems I had with the sound during charging are probably due to a defective pump. So it will have to be replaced in the near future.

[@LudicrousFeed]

Ah sorry to hear about these issue … hopefully the replacement will solve them I use TuneIn instead of DAB+ which I’ve found to be quite reliable

[@SS-yw7vo]

Tom gets up early

[@LudicrousFeed]

Gotta catch that worm 🪱

[@AY-dw4om]

I do not like the Tesla cars, and this seems to be a very compelling option. thanks mate.

[@LudicrousFeed]

My pleasure!

[@AY-dw4om]

@@LudicrousFeed what you do is better then all the car reviews out there because you do it with your own money no obligations to the car manufacturer. you can say what you want. this is much much more informative and authentic. also you do not do a review with a car you were given for a few ours or a day max, you do it after you actually have the car in your possession daily driving it for some time, this is the best input some one can give us. I anticipate a lot of traffic in your channel because of this. your work is the work worth something. thank you very much again for your hard effort and time for the community.

[@LudicrousFeed]

@@AY-dw4om Thank you for the kind words! I try to keep things real on the channel

[@stephenlee5338]

Big question: which car do the kids prefer?

[@LudicrousFeed]

They probably prefer the Y but only because it’s more spacious

[@stephenlee5338]

Makes sense. @@LudicrousFeed

[@davidpearn5925]

Apparently BYD will deliver their improved ADAS system by end March. Should I delay the order ?.

[@LudicrousFeed]

I’m hearing that some owners are being offered early updates (via the service centre) before it’s rolled out fleet wide via OTA. Reportedly the ADAS noises has been improved

[@davidpearn5925]

@@LudicrousFeed I pick ours up tomorrow week!!! Hope it’s with the latest.

[@tezza_61]

GPS systems use earth as a flat map. They don't take into account gradients. That is you could be doing 60km/h up a steep hill, but your GPS system indicates 55km/h. Simple trigonometry if you know the gradient angle.

[@LudicrousFeed]

True true

[@paulcally739]

So why does the BYD Seal have a maximum AC charge rate of 7 kW is Australia (6.6 kW actually) but 11 kW in Europe?

[@LudicrousFeed]

That is a very good question

[@Cam-uo8ey]

I believe it's part of the reason they're able to sell it cheaper in Australia than other countries.

[@paulcally739]

Perhaps you can ask BYD when next you speak to them. I can only guess it was to keep the price down. It's a disappointing decision nonetheless. Crippling AC charging when they're already behind Tesla on DC charging (especially with regard to the Supercharger network) seems to be a bad business choice.@@LudicrousFeed

[@christopherhunt9150]

I’d imagine that it is to do with cost. I’ve not found 7kW to be a practical problem though.

[@nijabudeenmohammedn5354]

Yesterday byd seal launched in India,at that time onwards i fell in love with this car ,pricing also aggressive compared to other ev of same spec even luxury maufacture counterparts.Tesla is currently not available in India , still i feel quality and fit on finish of interior and exterior is better on byd compared to tesla .I think blade battery quite interesting .Performance variant just 9lakh inr more than premium variant,i think premium is more than enough ,525bhp is too much for car in this segment.

[@LudicrousFeed]

It’s unbelievable value for this price and yes I think the Premium variant is the sweet spot for this car

[@nijabudeenmohammedn5354]

@@LudicrousFeed I think suspension and ride is amazing that's why it weigh little more than tesla

[@nijabudeenmohammedn5354]

I didnot experience it in real life how is its ride and seat comfort compared to its counterpart

[@LudicrousFeed]

Watch my comparison against the Tesla Model 3: 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD Highland Update vs BYD Seal Premium Australia kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LEfIl3iLlmrZY

[@nijabudeenmohammedn5354]

@@LudicrousFeed what's it's top speed?

[@jasonchang8601]

How long did you wait to recieve the car?

[@LudicrousFeed]

I ordered at launch in Oct 2023 and received on 29/12/2023

[@jasonchang8601]

@@LudicrousFeed Thanks bro! I ordered my performance one 2 weeks ago, but i dont think i will get it until September unfortunately.

[@AssdeAwerr]

So tell me in simple words، which one is better? Tesla or byd

[@LudicrousFeed]

I laid out my arguments for both vehicles in this video: 2024 Tesla Model 3 RWD Highland Update vs BYD Seal Premium Australia kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3LEfIl3iLlmrZY