Just a year since BYD launched in Europe, it has given us the mid-sized Seal saloon, targeting the likes of the BMW i4 and class-leading Tesla Model 3. While the UK market has only just been ...

About the BYD Seal BYD has some lofty ambitions with the Seal, as shown by its price, which starts at just under £46,000. That’s significantly more than the car the Seal has to beat in this ...

The Seal Excellence AWD costs an extra £3,000 and has two motors, all-wheel-drive, a total output of 517 bhp and a 0-62 mph time of 3.8 seconds – a stat BYD is so proud of, it appears as a ...

Introduction The Seal is the third EV from Chinese manufacturer BYD, alongside the Atto 3 SUV and more compact Dolphin crossover. Although it might be another new name to many, BYD has a long history ...

But take the quicker version of the Seal, which costs £48,695, and compare it to the £49,990 Model 3 Long Range All-Wheel-Drive, and it’s the BYD that is quicker, by 0.4 seconds.

A great way to allay fears about reliability is to offer a long warranty, and BYD covers the Seal U for six years or 93,750 miles (150,000km), while the battery and drive unit have eight years of ...