BYD globally has overtaken some legacy ICE brands in terms of sales and that shows how fast this EV maker is climbing the charts. Hence, in no time BYD has developed a huge range of products and similarly, in India, it has steadily expanded its product range while the Seal is its best product yet. It is a global Tesla Model 3 rival and in India, you get single and dual-motor versions.
The top-end Performance is the one that grabs your attention since it claims to do 0-10 km/h in 3.8 seconds — hence the badge at the rear. That much performance is due to the dual motor AWD configuration with 530hp and 670Nm.
The battery pack is a large 82.5kWh one and you can easily get 400-450 km while the official range is 580. Photo: Somnath Chatterjee However, the BYD Seal Performance is not about the range but instead the sheer crazy levels of speed that you get.
In short, it is perhaps too fast for most but its 0-100 km/h figure makes it a bargain with the kind of performance you are getting. The Seal looks low-slung when you approach but has an elegant/clean styling theme too with aerodynamics kept as a focus point. It is a long car at 4.
8m but looks sporty while having loads of presence. Flush door handles are expected of course and once you get in, the interior is high quality enough to compete with German luxury cars. Photo: Somnath Chatterjee The main touchscreen is 15.
6-inch and in typical BYD fashion rotates into either portrait or landscape mode. Photo: Somnath Chatterjee Let's .