Is that this the automobile to lastly break Tesla’s stranglehold on the electric-car market in Australia? The oldsters at EVDirect and BYD definitely suppose so, with the all-new BYD Seal being formally revealed and its Australian pricing and specs introduced in Sydney tonight.
This new mid-size sedan is BYD’s direct rival to the Tesla Mannequin 3 when it comes to dimension, area and efficiency – however not value. That’s as a result of the Seal undercuts its American rival by greater than $12,000, with pricing beginning at simply $49,888 (plus on-road prices).
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That’s for the entry-level Seal Dynamic RWD, which is joined by two different variants within the vary, the Seal Premium RWD and Efficiency AWD. The latter two are priced from $58,798 and $68,798, respectively. It is a shot throughout the bows of Tesla, with the facelifted Mannequin 3 priced from $61,900 for the RWD and $71,900 for the AWD variant, a big value premium.
BYD Seal Dynamic – $49,888
Battery: 61.44 kWh
Energy: 150kW
Torque: 310Nm
Vary: 460km WLTP
AC Charging: 7kW
DC Charging: 110kW
0-100km/h: 7.5s
Rear-wheel drive
BYD Seal Premium – $58,798
Battery: 82.56kWh
Energy: 230kW
Torque: 360Nm
Vary: 570km WLTP
AC Charging: 7kW
DC Charging: 150kW
0-100km/h: 5.9s
Rear-wheel drive
BYD Seal Efficiency – $68,798
Battery: 82.56kWh
0-100km/h: 3.8s
Energy: 390kW
Torque: 670 Nm
AC Charging: 7kW
DC Charging: 150kW
Heads-up show
Real leather-wrapped steering wheel and seats
19-inch Alloy rims
Frequency Selective Dampening (FSD)
Intelligence Torque Adaption Management (ITAC)
AWD twin motor system
Vary: 520km WLTP
The Seal is constructed on the BYD e-Platform 3.0, the identical modular underpinnings as Dolphin small automobile and Atto 3 SUV, and it options double wishbone entrance suspension and a multi-link rear finish for dealing with to match its dynamic and efficiency names.
![BYD Seal Performance interior](https://evcentral.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/BYD-Seal-2.jpg)
Luke Todd, CEO of EVDirect, BYD’s native distributor, known as the Seal the model’s “first luxurious sports activities car” and instructed it sits above the Atto 3 and Dolphin when it comes to its on-road prowess.
The Dynamic and Premium are each fitted with a single, rear-mounted electrical motor, with the previous making 150kW of energy and 310Nm of torque, whereas the latter’s outputs are rated at 230kW/360Nm. BYD claims the Dynamic takes 7.5 seconds to run 0-100km/h, whereas the Premium cuts that point to five.9 seconds.
Because the title suggests, the Efficiency AWD provides a second, front-mounted motor which helps to spice up complete outputs to 390kW and 670Nm, which in flip drops the 0-100km/h time to only 3.8 seconds.
Driving vary for the three fashions all varies, with the Dynamic and Premium utilizing a 61.4kWh battery and the Efficiency getting a bigger 82.56kWh model of the corporate’s well-known ‘Blade battery’ pack. Driving ranges for the three fashions are rated at 460km for the Dynamic, 570km for the Premium and 520km for the Efficiency mannequin; all rated on the WLTP cycle.
Clients are capable of order the Seal from the BYD Australia web site, needing solely a $1000 deposit to verify their order. First buyer deliveries are scheduled for early December.