Video Summary
Key points and findings from the BYD Seal electric car review:* The BYD Seal is a four-door, fully electric family sedan, measuring 4.80m long, 1.88m wide, and 1.46m high.
* The BYD Seal is available in two versions: rear-wheel-drive with a single motor, or all-wheel-drive with two motors.
* The test car features a asynchronous motor on front and permanent synchronous magnet on the rear of the car, that offer a cumulative of 530 hp.
* The motors are powered by a large 82.5 kWh LFP battery, with better lifetime but low-power than MNC and Cobalt-free.
* This model is equipped with metallic paint, a panoramic glass roof (fixed), and cameras all around the vehicle including on wing mirrors.
* The trunk can be opened remotely with the key and is very well protected. Its volume is 400 L and the rear seat can be folded in two, but does not offer a perfectly flat floor, it can store charge cables under.
* The two front seats feature heating and ventilation.
* Front and rear passengers are spacious and well-installed. The trunk has some volume, and the batteries make the rear-seat knees sit high, but overall the car sits much better than Tesla models.
* Quality of manufacturing is irreproachable, even better than BMW, it has lots of faux suede inserts and a really good sound system by Dynaudio.
* There is instrumentation and digital head up display. the central screen can be viewed in both portrait and landscape formats.
* All driver aids are pre-installed and easily reachable from the main dashboard.
* The regenerative braking isn't very strong.
* Charging top speed on a DC charger is 150 kW. After 40% power drops to around 60kW. With a 11kW AC on board.
* The car has the ability to supply power back to the grid. (V2L)
* Jantes are really prone to scratches because they go further than the tyres.
* During the 1000km driving, cuts in charge in the electric fast charger were observed
* Starting price for the model is 49,990 euros, so less than the equivalent model of Tesla.
* Range is around 350km on highway and 450km in urban settings.
* The automatic high beam is very efficient
* On the highway the car has a good noise insulation.
* The main drawbacks are the maximum charging speed and the car weight.
