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2025 BYD Seal review
The top-spec BYD Seal offers almost supercar levels of acceleration for $10,000 less than the Model 3 Performance – has it dethroned Tesla?
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James Wong
2024 BYD Seal vs 2024 Mitsubishi Pajero Sport Comparison
BYD Seal
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2024 BYD
Seal
vs
2024 Mitsubishi
Pajero Sport
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City driving
Driving the family
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
NA
68L
544 km
Warranty
6 year
warranty
warranty
5 year - 10 year
warranty
warranty
MSRP
$49,888 - $68,798
$44,440 - $64,840
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CarExpert's Take
James Wong
Marketplace Editor
James Wong drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Excellent value
- Neck-snapping acceleration
- Comfortable, refined manners
Misses
- Not tuned to be a sports sedan
- Premium-spec makes more sense
- Storage and charging off the pace
James Wong
Marketplace Editor
James Wong drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Agreeable daily driver
- Capable off-roader
- 10-year conditional warranty
Misses
- Tech suite feels ancient
- Performance and towing lags behind rivals
- Not that cheap in this spec
Standard Features
| Apple CarPlay and Android Auto | ||
| Wireless phone charger | ||
| Powered tailgate | ||
| Rear air vents | ||
| Adaptive cruise control | ||
| Climate control | ||
| Reversing sensors | ||
| Reversing camera | ||
| Autonomous emergency braking | ||
Optional Features
- Ocean Blue Interior (+$1,500)
NA
Colours Available
The BYD Seal is available in the following exterior colours:
- Arctic Blue
- Atlantis Grey
- Aurora White
- Cosmos Black
- Shark Grey
Aurora White is a no-cost option, with the other finishes costing $1500 or $2000 in the case of Shark Grey, which is available only on the Performance.
Interior colours are either Ocean Blue or Thaumas Black.
The Ocean Blue interior costs an extra $1500.
White is the standard colour, with all other shades costing $740 with the exception of White Diamond, a $940 option.
The optional shades are:
- Sterling Silver metallic
- Graphite Grey metallic
- Black Mica pearlescent
- Dark Blue pearlescent
- Terra Rossa pearlescent
- White Diamond prestige
The GSR is available only in White Diamond or Black Mica, while the base GLX isn’t available in White Diamond, Black Mica or Dark Blue.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| ELECTRIC | TURBO CDI | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| - | 2442 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 0.0 | 2.4L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| NOT APPLICABLE | DIESEL TURBO 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| NOT APPLICABLE | VARIABLE DOUBLE OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| - | 16 | |
| Power | ||
| 150kW - 390kW | 133kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| - | 3500 | |
| Torque | ||
| 310Nm - 670Nm | 430Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| - | 2500 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| - | 15.5 | |
