After a lot teasing, the BYD Seal EV is now open for pre-booking in Malaysia. The net reserving kind prominently mentions that the RM1,000 reserving price components into the worth of the automotive, in contrast to Tesla. We’re getting three variants – Dynamic, Premium and Efficiency – however costs are but to be introduced.
The Seal electrical sedan, or four-door coupe as its BYD Malaysia desires it to be often known as, begins off with the Dynamic, which has a single motor driving the rear wheels. With 204 PS (150 kW) and 310 Nm of torque, it will get from 0-100 km/h in 7.5 seconds. A 61.4 kWh Blade lithium-iron phospate (LFP) battery provides as much as 510 km within the NEDC cycle that our native distributor quotes. Within the extra real looking WLTP, it’s 460 km.
Sitting within the center is the Premium, which additionally has a single-motor rear-wheel drive configuration, however with a better output and battery capability. Right here, the electrical motor dishes out 313 PS (230 kW) and 360 Nm, which is nice for 0-100 km/h in 5.9 seconds. With a 82.5 kWh LFP battery, the quoted NEDC vary is 650 km (570 km WLTP).
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The highest Seal is the Efficiency, the one AWD dual-motor variant. Right here, a 215 hp/310 Nm entrance motor combines with the 308 hp/360 Nm rear unit to supply it a complete output of 530 PS (390 kW) and 670 Nm, good for 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds. It has the identical 82.5 kWh battery because the Premium, so some vary is sacrificed for the additional efficiency – 580 km NEDC is quoted (520 km WLTP).
For charging, the Seal in its base Dynamic kind helps AC Sort 2 charging at as much as 7 kW – with 8.6 hours to get the battery from 0-100% – and DC charging (CCS2) at as much as 110 kW. Each the Premium and Efficiency additionally characteristic 7 kW AC charging (15.2 hours), however DC charging is uprated to 150 kW, with 37 minutes wanted to get the battery from 10% to 80% state of cost.
As for colors, consumers of the entry-level Dynamic get to decide on between Cosmos Black and Aurora White, with Atlantis Gray reserved for the highest two variants. The Efficiency will get an unique hue in Arctic Blue, which makes up 4 color choices.
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As soon as once more, three variants of the Seal might be supplied – Dynamic, Premium and Efficiency, the latter with a dual-motor AWD set-up. Battery smart, it’s 61.4 kWh for the Dynamic and 82.5 kWh for the opposite two. WLTP vary is 460 km, 570 km and 520 km, respectively. The reserving price is RM1,000 and that preliminary sum components into the worth of the automotive, which is but to be introduced.
Try the Seal in our full gallery under. So, this or the Tesla Mannequin 3 Highland? GWM Malaysia has additionally simply teased the Ora 07, which has very fascinating styling.
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