Hi Nick, a good review and it looks a seriously good effort from BYD. However, you didn't mention test efficiency & range. Is this because like most manufacturers, the actual figures are nothing like those dreamt up in the lab?
Thank you! Range was shown on screen at 3:00 🤓 I could incorporate my own EV range test but the problem is, I test cars all year round. All of the cars will get worse range in the winter vs if I test them in the summer so that wouldn’t be fair. It’s WLTP, so that’s a real world example in the best conditions that you can achieve. But weather and other factors will have an impact on what’s quoted so quite often it will be less.
It would seem a software update that would split the big screen to include small sections for audio and climate controls would be an "easy" upgrade for future, if not current models.
Right hand drive has indicators on the right hand side of the steering wheel. European car makers were given dispensation to have the indicators on the left owing to the small number of vehicles being sold. Japan, Australia and India all have the indicators on the right as did the UK before its car industry was taken over by the Europeans. By the way BYD and its different companies has around 20 different brands and is one of the largest manufacturers of EV's and Hybrids in the world.
Fun fact: for those who laugh at BYD standing for Build Your Dreams, let me tell you a story. When BYD was founded in 1995, it’s headquarter was located at YaDi (亚迪)Road, Shenzhen, China, so they named their company YaDi. However, the two words were already taken by other companies, so they added a Bi (比)in front, and that's how BYD (BiYaDi 比亚迪) came about. As a result, Build Your Dreams was just an English motivational slogan they came up with later.
We have had a major OTA update recently in Australia. This allows a vertical three-finger swipe to change temperature and a three-finger horizontal swipe to change the fan speed from any screen. Plus, the voice activation is up there with the best. It can change all the necessary elements of the aircon. This update has dramatically reduced the intrusion of the safety systems as well. So much so one does not need to turn any of it off.
To adjust the climate control you can use the shortcut on the steering wheel, voice commands or the recently updated 3 finger swipe on the main screen, more than enough options I think.
@@npoleary Yes, this gesture control for the AC is the first I've seen in any car, and makes physical controls just about redundant. So much for Chinese manufacturers copying legacy auto, it is becoming quite the opposite in the EV segment.
It's not bad enough that China spies on people who are stupid enough to buy one of their phones or tablets, but now morons are actually buying their cars??????? Some people are too stupid to know how stupid they really are...
Well, it's the first time ever, that I switch on a foreign english-speaking channel to watch a car test. I appreciate the way you try cars, slightly different of my country ( France), where we get to learn more about chinese products.
they've been making since the mid-1950s (trucks), but it was only in 2008 when they really stepped up production of vehicles for the masses. they weren't any good compared to western cars but in just a decade, they became the number one car producer and their cars weren't bad either, they are actually winning car shows all the time in europe.
@@captainLoknar they are inexpensive, that's why the western governments put tarriffs on them. They are better and far less expensive than cars made in the West.
I'm in Australia and my friend has just purchased a BYD Seal. Its a really nice car and the level of trim, features and build is excellent. During his ownership to date, he has covered just over 3500kms at a petrol cost of AUD$20!! Most home owners in Queensland have solar... so charging the car is essentially free. Fixed national purchase price, he paid AUD$56,000 (28,350 pounds)
@@VK4VO Shaun, of COURSE you can.. I would have thought that living in a sunny place like Kooralbyn you would have plenty of nearby people that run their homes (and charge EV's) off grid.
I have a Seal and it’s the best car I’ve ever had (my previous cars included a Mercedes S class a couple of Volvos several Japanese and Australian cars and my wife has a wonderful Citroen C5). There are a number of things you missed on your video. Firstly, at least in Australia, the car has heated/ ventilated front seats and heated rear seats. The seats are also leather on the top two, of the three models we have here. The climate control can be changed via voice control as well as three finger swiping on the screen. There is also a heads up display which does an excellent job. BYD has already sent three updates after consumer feedback since the car was released here in December 23. I would recommend this car to anyone looking for a sedan. They also have a number of SUVs that are worth looking at.
@@Richard-wt8uq thanks for your experience. What is with the consumption and the charging speed? Do you have figures/experience you would like to share?
Hey @richard-wt8uq, Thanks for sharing! Ah interesting as there’s only two models here in the UK. That amazing to hear about the updates, yeah I’ve heard the SUV’s are coming soon too and a very interesting hybrid!
BYD is improving at such an amazing rate. I drove the Sea Lion and it felt like a luxury European SUV. Can't imagine what they'll be like in a few years.
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I watched a video post in a popular youtube channel for BYD: A famous columnist abroad visited BYD last year, at the end of the visit, he asked a question to byd marketing people, "I knew byd have had 20 years of experiences in car manufacturing history, why do you enter international market so late?". The marketing people told him very plitely that she didn't knew the answer, but she would forward the question to byd technical people and they would answer his question. A week late, the columnist received a email sent from BYD's technical chef, told him that during byd's first 10+ years, they were leaening how to build a car so their design and quality were not good enough to compete. Late byd hired world's 1st class designers, and invested lots of new technologies so their manufacturing capabilities promoted a lot. In 2021 BYD thought they could now compete with all the world brands in both EVs or hybrid. The columnist late said that he assumed the same factors when he asked the question to byd, but he was very impressed that byd's tech leader gave him the answer so frankly. That's the great attitude of an excellent company. Go BYD!
Nice! That’s cool! Honesty is the best policy! I wish more manufacturers were that open about their decisions etc They’ll do well if they keep that up! 🤓
For current buyers of new cars resale value is a problem, you are right. But what is important (and there is not enough data yet) is how happy the people that buy those cars used and for cheap end up getting. If they are good and cheap, word of mouth will eventually make more people want to buy them used and that will raise the resale value. Not tomorrow, and that is something people buying one now should take into account. And probably a reason why BYD's new cars have to be cheaper.
@@pauloavelar123 BYD invest much more than Tesla in R&D every year and think of the efficiency of Chinese engineers and cost, the actually development value may be double than Tesla. Also BYD has the best supplier chain in China and most of the key parts are made in house BYD, the results is their price are so competitive. BYD also has high end of vehicle: Yangwang U8 SUV ($150K) and U9 $240K racing cars, BYD Denza are developed with Mercedes and now BYD buyout all the shares and rights from Mercedes. Toyota already adopt BYD's hybrid technology in their new cars. No one will doubt BYD will be the top 3 vehicle manufacturer in the world in 5 years, may be 3 years. That's why our government want to ban BYD with the slogan of "national security". The reason reason is US cars can not compete with China now and in the future.
have a seal in australia- my first EV. Absolutely love it. As others have mentioned - new update allows three finger swipe to alter climate control from any screen, can also use voice control or buttons on steering wheel.
I found the comments re the indicators position to be interesting. Having the indicator on the right of the steering wheel is the ‘normal/correct’ position for dedicated RHD designed vehicles made in Japan and Australia (when we still made vehicles). Indicators on the LHS was a quirk of Euro vehicles (e.g. Mercs and BMWs etc) that saved money by not converting the steering wheel setup. I guess it’s becoming the norm as we head down the path of ‘converted’ LHD vehicles taking over the market. Thanks for the interesting and detailed review.
I was wondering about his comments about the indicator stalks. I live in Thailand most of the year and Sweden the rest. Here in Thailand where vehicles are RHD, the indicators are on the right. I have a Ford Ranger but have driven other cars here all RHD with the same right sided indicators. In Sweden however, it's the opposite LHD and left sided indicator stalks, and I always spend the first few days wiping the windscreen unnecessarily whenever I move between the two countries. I am originally from the UK but haven't lived there in a long time so I am not sure what is the norm there now, but on a recent visit my hire car had right sided indicators. It seems very strange that BYD would say they will put them on the left just for UK RHD vehicles but not other RHD countries such as Thailand or Australia 🤔
Had my BYD Seal premium 5 months now here in Thailand and it is a brilliant car. You mentioned using the V2L for camping but it can do a lot more. I have added an automatic transfer switch to my 18000 BTU house air con which uses the BYD Seal battery as a 220v, 50hz power supply when plugged into the charging/discharge port. It uses 10 to 12 kw hrs from 5pm to 7 am from the BYD which can then be recharged in the morning using solar panels....it works a treat. The V2L is limited to 10 amps so can only run one air con at 8 amps max.
BYD make some brilliant cars as do a lot of other Chinese car manufacturers. The tariffs being introduced by the USA and Europe should tell you all you need to know. The car available from BMW, Audi etc can't compete.
Yes you're spot, the punitive tariffs being imposed by the US/EU speaks volumes, a one trick pony that's run out of tricks. The Chinese are resourceful, innovative grafters, and for some reason our governments can't handle that fact, and so bereft of ideas, we default to arbitrary sanctions, but they seem to be having the opposite of the intended effect,m we're not as gormless as the government would like to think, the people can think for themselves and would appreciate the freedom to buy a car from anyone anywhere as long it's the right price, the right product and available for purchase
It's not good relying on a dictator state who are last in the freedom index in the World who haven't ruled out taking over other countries by force and the corresponding chaos that will cause, remember Europe's reliance on Russian energy it will be the same with China's goods, we must make our own. 19 out of 137 Chinese auto makers are making a small profit and overall hardly any money whilst being heavily subsidised, the Wests Automakers are making good profits on average with a lot less subsidies, obviously none of the Western auto companies are really interested in making cheap electric vehicles at present. The Chinese vehicles have problems with not having a developed parts, service and warranty tail and accidents mostly mean write offs so insurance is sometimes difficult to obtain!?!
Electric cars these days are generally run by a computer .. usually some sort of Linux derivative. That means that the Chinese government knows everything about you, because they can force any Chinese company to give them their data. Tesla cars were banned from military sites in China for example because they understand what can be obtained by using video and location services and perhaps because they know they would do it. Some may consider that a Trojan horse. The US used to worry about the Chinese providing routers .. now they provide not only functional routers but all the video and location services, all in one 🤔 maybe THERE IS something else to know.
Drove one and loved it. One thing that nobody says about the spinny screen, if you are wearing sunglasses you can't see the screen when it's in portrate.
Definitely one of the best looking car now days, but we are missing two doors coupe model, byd come on, we know you can make one, there are nothing on the market now...!!!
Waiting this car for a while in Türkiye. In Türkiye BYD Atto 3 and Seal U on sale, but this model still not in sale (because of additional Chinese custom rates as I know). There will be a BYD manufacturing plant in Türkiye in 2025 and this model will be available with lower custom rates. Similar may also apply to Europe, importing from Turkey bypasses high Chinese custom rates. Good car, also Xiaomi Su7 is on my radar.
I bought a BYD Seal earlier this year. My first EV ever. Fantastic experience so far. Top quality and fun to drive. Unlikely, I will ever go back to ICE cars.
Are your indicators on your left hand? BYD lent me one in January for a week to try as I work in the EV sector. I absolutely loved the car, at the price point it’s incredible!
@@yslee1401 Why are you obsessed with resale value?...when you buy a fridge or a tv do you worry about how much it will be worth in 5 or 10 years when you want to change it?...that is a sad life....relax, just buy stuff that you will enjoy owning and stop worrying about resale value....
Awh thank you! Comments like this make my day! 🙌 Well I release a new video every Friday (at the minimum) but I’ve got a lot on at the moment so there might actually have to be more than one a week soon 😅🙏 Got another BYD arriving Monday 😊 so keep an eye out over the next few weeks after I’ve tested it!
There are several brands of Chinese cars in South Africa. They are not reliable at all and I know the news about Chinese EV's and their self emulation tendency coming out of China. If you must buy a Chinese car to safe money take a hybrid instead. The BYD hybrids are good, but avoid their EV's or any EV till solid state batteries become a thing.
No cobalt in the batteries! Thats an epic thing to have, even tesla get their cobalt from the congo, its literally worse than blood diamonds! Thats a great win on its own, the more I hear about BYD the more I like. Great stuff....
LFP is slightly less efficient than other chemistries- there are many variations with everyone claiming theirs is best - but LFP is cheaper to manufacture using less really expensive elements
Made a test drive with a BYD Seal not too long ago and really consider getting one. By the way, at 12:24 instead of going out of Apple Car to the byd menu to change the AC Settings, hold down 3 fingers on the display and you should be able to change the AC Settings as well.
i bought a BYD Seal in Brazil 7 months ago, so far its being a great experience dispite the fact that the infraestructure for charging is not very good yet.But i'd totally recommend it, it's being a wonderful experience so far
@@johannhermany3978 eu não compro quase nada da China. Celular da Coreia. Um carro é algo de valor muito maior. Os caras usam escravos aqui no Brasil e você acha bonito. É cúmplice. Parabéns.
Chinese EV manufacturers lead the industry now because Western carmakers were in bed with fossil fuel producers and delayed their own jump into the sector. The Chinese never had those factors limiting their development of EVs, and instead of trying to catch up to conventional car market, they skipped a technology that's quickly becoming outdated and jumped into EVs.
Picture this, DJI who make drones are also from that side of the world (I’ve owned a few) and they make the best drones out there. The quality is amazing. It will be interesting to see where it all goes in years to come!
@@npoleary China is the world's factory floor and will be for a long time yet, regardless of tariffs or anything other countries try. It's not good or bad, just a fact :) My business relies on our Chinese partners to deliver products to our customers worldwide (nothing as fancy as electric cars though) and I have tried to find alternatives within the UK and Europe for the last 5 years with no success. The quality we get is excellent and IF we could manufacture closer to home we would happily pay higher prices, as the shipping times and costs would balance things out. However, quite simply, there are zero companies making the goods we need closer to home. PS: the BYD looks great but like you I have one demand from any car and that is physical buttons for AC. Would definitely consider when I come to buy in about 3 years. Great video as well mate - subscribed 👍👍
@martin-1965 yeah very true! I have a few products from that side of the world, including a drone that is manufactured round there. It is superb! Awh thank you! 🙏
It's a nice looking motor, inside and out. Nice delivery with the review, unhurried, all on point, good focus. Best i've seen of all the Brit reviewers. Good work.
here in Indonesia, its very popular.. it took me 4,5months of waiting to get premium white . the waiting line is insane.. i think it sold around 5000 unit ++ already my only complaint from this car is the seat adjustment, there is no shortcut, the Brand notification sound is too funky (like an ice cream truck), and the display is a bit too busy and confusing.. other than that, its a perfect car for me
Nice video Nick. I shopped this against a Mercedes EQE. No comparison really as the BYD Seal was much cheaper, better built (IMO) has 4WD and much quicker 0-62mph. The established premium manufacturers like Mercedes, BMW, Audi etc need to wake up before it's too late. Their reputation and name count less nowadays especially with younger buyers. A new BYD Seal is coming too in 2025 and this one will have 800v architecture for much quicker charging and an even more premium interior.
Thank you! One of the main reasons why I last year branched out to cover more brands…. just gives people more of a choice. And the more I do it, the more I can make direct comparisons as my knowledge increases between brands of cars. Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
Never heard of them, but actually quite impressed! I’d love to see more about and get hands on. Great review so thanks for sharing, one to keep an eye on! 👍
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I actually managed to get my hands on the BYD Atto 3 recently too. Video’s live on my channel, still a fairly new video! 🤓
@@yslee1401 No plans to sell. However, you shouldn't be so bitter seeing new technologies and trends emerge. Eventually, the markets will settle into a rhythm, and those who can't let go of the past will have no choice but to get on with the times.
@@yslee1401 Here you go again with the resale value obsession...do you also spend your time telling people their lawn mowers will be worthless in 5 years because in your opinion they bought the wrong brand?
@@martinwalker9234 just alerting all buyers out there that a cheap walk-in price is perhaps the best booby trap PRC manufacturers can do now to capture market share. TCO is the operative acronym that car buyers should prioritise
@martinwalker9234 majority of car owners don't use their vehicles from cradle to grave. As such, resale value (a big part of Total Cost of Ownership) is a big factor
your initial info is incorrect.... BYD been building ICE cars over 2 decades then hybrids over 10 years and now EVs at least in AU, you can change your air con with 3 finger swipe on screen, horizontal for fan speed and vertical for temperature..... also you can use voice command
@@yslee1401I love the idiots who post nonsense on topics they are clueless about. Maybe tell the German companies that make their cars in China that they got it wrong!
I was in a conference chatting with some Australians in 2009/2010, and the conversation drifted towards cars and electronics, and one of the guys said that "Japanese cars and electronics is getting good", and his mates agreed with him. If you said this in the 80s, I guess you could get away with that statement. Except he forgot to mention that Japanese automobiles and electronics had been dominating the world for almost 4 decades! You can't even say that about Korean cars and electronics, which in 2009/2010 was already leaps and bounds ahead of the Western world. Today they are still scoffing at Chinese EVs -- just read some of the comments here -- not realising that they've got the world's automobile industry shaking in its boots.
@@yslee1401i can trust your word only if you have been using them all, japan, western, china, korea. If not that's just generalizing what you don't know.
In Australia and New Zealand, where we drive on the left, Japanese vehicles have the indicator stalk on the right hand side of the steering wheel, whereas European vehicles have the opposite configuration.
Every car I've ever owned in NZ has had the indicators to the right of the steering wheel, and every car I've driven in the USA has them on the left side of the steering wheel -- on the OUTSIDE of the car, towards the CENTER of the road in all cases. Having the indicators in the center of the car -- operated by the same hand as the gearshift -- would drive me barmy!! wtf? Changing gears and indicating or flipping between hi and lo headlights are things you do ALL the time, often at the SAME TIME. How can you do them with the same hand? Adjusting the wipers is a much less frequent thing. I do recall once hearing that Escorts imported from the UK back in the 70s or early 80s had them the wrong way around but I've never seen it myself.
@@BruceHoult interesting. The main difference has been German v Japanese cars which are on opposite sides. I've also experienced it on hire cars also based on geographic origin.
The "correct" side for the indicator stalk is the opposite side of your gear shifter, so in AU/NZ (Right hand drive cars) the stalk should be on the right, for countries with Left Hand Drive cars, the stalk should be on the left. I think this dates back to the days of manual cars where if you needed to indicate and change gears, you could using both hands. HOWEVER, to save money, most brands don't bother to switch the stalk anymore, so cars from Europe exported to AU/NZ will just have the stalk on the left, which isn't the end of the world given most cars are auto these days, although now gear changes have been replaced with having the needs to interact with the infotainment screen (to control climate for eg) so it would still be helpful.
I believe that you can control the climate from the buttons on the steering wheel. On the right press the top left button and this will change the appearance on the small screen. Then using the scroll buttons on top right scroll to temperature and then use the wheel to adjust. Or just ask miss BYD, she's very obliging and happy to help!
You can use the steering wheel button but you gotta scroll 2-3 times to get there. Not the worst, but not the most convenient either. You still gotta use the infotainment screen to adjust the vent direction, seat heater and cooler, and rear defogger
I don't know why. But I always finish watching your videos. But at time I watch it more than 3 times. Perhaps your attention to details or your personal opinion seems authentic.😊
the screen is basically a giant custom-Android tablet. swipe from the bottom edge up for navigation menu and status bar, swipe from the top edge down for quick settings. swipe from the left or right edge to go back one screen.
Thank you! Might have an Atto 3 booked in, in a few months time! Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss out! 🤓👊🏼 And thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Brilliant video, very good narration, and for once, completely no waffle!! Well done for that!! The car itself has just one thing that I don't like, the panoramic roof. I had a Smart that had one and at night it is a real problem for street lamp flashing. Causes dizziness and makes some travel sick. Otherwise, it is a very good car. The jury is still out on electric for me...I have tried it, and gone back to dirty diesel.
Aussie here. All indicators are on the right, wipers on the left. Bought a Jeep and it had absolutely everything on a single left stalk. So much to figure out.
Although I'm British, I live in Mongolia. I live off-road in the mountains 36km outside Ulaanbaatar (UB). I'm a convert and a fan of EV's in general. I've got 3 (2 Surron dirt bikes and an eMTB). But I'd need a 4WD truck and that puts BYD into the expensive territory for me. Instead I run a Ssangyong diesel 4WD truck. I got it 2nd hand for about £2600. That's hard to beat. I'd love to have a 4WD EV but I don't think I could afford it, even with the considerable savings on electric vs diesel, it would probably never pay off. I man can dream though.
Actually, in Australia, the indicator stalk is on the right-hand side because, like in England, we drive on the left side of the road. In Europe and America, it is mounted on the left side. Because they sit on the left side of the car. Reason.....Try changing gears and indicating at the same time when the indicator is in the middle of the car. So for England, the right side for indicator stalk is actually the correct side.It's only all the European imports with the easy mod of just moving the steering wheel to the right side without adjusting indicator stalk is what makes you think it is correct.....But it is wrong! Look at any english made car... Still. With automatic cars, we tend to just live with it. 😢
I've restored many old British imported cars(to Australia) like MG, Jaguar, Rover and Triumphs over the years and they all had door side upto about the mid 1980s when they started cost cutting and moved to to the centre because that's the door side for the larger European/USA markets.
@OTPulse Yep. All about money. Japan also drives on the left so they are happy to supply England and Austalia NZ with door side indicator Stalk as that is standard for them too.
@Steve-ei2vh At one time I owned two 1984 3500s Rovers, one had the indicator on the right, the other on the left. It was so annoying swapping between them, that first corner was always the wipers.
Missed a few key features.....LFP battery can/should be charged to 100%, unlike most EVs that should only charge to 80%. Hence you get another 20% range. Also, at least in Australia, all BYD cars can use Tesla V3/V4 superchargers. Missing is Testa's routing software that integrates nearby chargers and battery range with navigation. However, I use ABRP as an app on Apple Carplay. Works perfectly and integrates non Tesla chargers as well. As noted elsewhere, latest OTA fixes a lot of little issues, and has easy control of temp/fan speed. Voice commands also work well and the 360 degree camera is amazing, better than Tesla.
@@yslee1401 Bulls**t! You obviously have not done the slightest bit of homework on this. Had one for years, totally safe in Teslas and lots of other cars. Does not use cobalt (so none of these so-called slave children), much safer than lithium ion batteries (which are 100 x safer than ICE cars in terms of a fire risk) etc
@@yslee1401 Bullsh**t. Do some research - safer than lithium-ion batteries. Or read the following. There have been just six EV battery fires in Australia out of more than 180,000 EVs on the road, according to EV FireSafe. In its submission to a federal government enquiry on electric and hybrid vehicle battery fire risk, it noted that none of these were spontaneous, related to charging, or caused explosions. Three incidents where EV batteries caught fire were caused by an external fire (unrelated to the vehicle), one was related to an arson incident, one by a road collision and one by road debris. Fire and Rescue NSW said in a report issued in March 2024 that just three of the 456 lithium-ion battery fires it attended in 2022-2023 involved electric vehicles. One involved an MG from which the battery had been removed and not disposed of correctly, one involved a Tesla Model 3 hitting road debris on a highway and one involved a battery from an Audi RS e-Tron that had been removed in a workshop. The report also listed four hybrid battery fire incidents but did not outline the causes. The three top culprits were instead e-mobility devices like e-bikes and e-scooters (90), battery chargers (46), and energy storage batteries (37).
The Excellence is Performance in Australia, drive away price is about BRP35394. This is a very nice car both build and drive feels excellent, also get into some luxury, the seat sliding backwards when you open the drivers door, front seat is headed and vented in two levels, back seat heated, steering wheel heated so as RWMs. The HUD is the best even better than BMW and Mercedes in terms of visibility with polarised sunglasses in the bright day light. You can also change suspension with two levels. Sound is very decent not the best. Screen rotation helps to view more maps in front and more camera angles when parking and turning. It is very comfortable to drive if the road is nice and smooth, very few wind and tyre noise. The acceleration is solid and the grip from the wheels excellent even on the wet surface. Just so nice.
Nice video thanks. You mention the light colour of the interior, and I agree, a darker colour will stay looking clean and respectable for longer. But many years ago I owned an Audi with a light grey interior. The advantage became apparent in summer: getting into my wife's black interior car it was roasting; We're all familiar with summer heat. Getting into my car was a lot more bearable.
@@npoleary BYD are a battery making company who started manufacturing EVs along with hybrids four or five years ago, they sell more cars than Tesla in china overtaking Tesla’s sales this year, the idea that they are unknown to many is mind boggling, perhaps those you spoke to are not up on what’s going on in the car and EV world?
My first EV and ordered the AWD Seal. Tesla 3 Highland was an option too but lack of physical anything put me off. Also it was dreadfully boring. Love the BYD marketing too- no costly “packs” ( take note BMW!). It’s RWD or AWD and you pick interior/paint. Simple. Same I4 I specced to Seal had to have £7k worth of packs to match
A mate of mine own a Tesla, and watching him fight to indicate in the correct direction was hilarious and dangerous. Who puts indicators on a steering wheel? Oh Elon does🤣😂🤣
@wezzman1 I was like that for a few days but after that it became second nature. I will say, it is a weird place considering indicators have been in one place for years or…let me correct myself…FOREVER 😂 but it’ll take some a short time to adjust, some maybe a bit longer.
Great review Thankyou. I have an Enyaq 60 currently and nearly ready to switch again to my second EV. This is at the top of the list for me now I think.
0:30 It came from the initials of the company’s name, 比亚迪 (in PinYin, Bi Ya Di). But, in Chinese, a lot of other phrases can have the same initials, some can be rather crude and derogatory, such as 逼养的 （PinYin is Bi Yang De or “raised by a c*nt”). So many years later the company put out an official version, they invented “Build Your Dreams” line :)
Really good video again Nick. Not being a great fan of EV's I have to say this is the most 'normal' looking EV that I've seen. Having previously watched your review of the BMW estate with it's completely unrealistic price tag, this was actually refreshing to watch. It does actually still sort of have a dashboard in front of the driver and it's so good to hear of an EV manufacturer not using Lithium ion batteries which are pretty nasty things. The biggest negative for me apart from still being very sceptical of EV's in general is the huge glass roof which I can see cooking the inside in hot weather , even with the heavily tinted glass.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one! 😇 Yeah it was very expensive that BMW, but even with this car, it took me by surprise. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it performed very well in a lot of areas.
Australian's have indicators on the right hand side (mostly) because of the dominance of Japanese vehicles (Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru) - that's where it came from and local companies (when we had them) followed suit. So dd the Koreans - not sure why. However - all the European cars have always had the indicators on the left (Mercedes, BMW, VW group etc). Japan which is a right hand drive country has always had the indicators on the right. I switch between a Model 3 and Atto 3 quite often and I have to continually adapt. I would prefer consistency.
UK classic cars generally have the indicator stalk on the right. It only really changed when we joined the EU and it was mandated that the indicator stalk should be on the left. Similarly all vehicles had to show kmph so that is why we have mph and kmph on UK cars but European registered cars only have kmph. The UK version of the 2006-2011 Honda Civic has a button on the dash to change the digital speedo from mph to kmph however look at a Euro spec car and they do not have that button so can only show kmph so if they drive over here they have to do the mental conversion to mph. It's called progress.
And the name came from the street the company was started on. I think it was Iyadi street and they put a B on it to differentiate from others on the street (or something like that )
@@DIYMick Yes, just about. The street name was actually Yadi and they added the Bi prefix so the company name would appear near the top of alphabetical company lists at trade shows. Very humble beginnings.
Oh…well this is on their website and it states short for Build Your Dreams: www.byd.com/eu/blog/Hello-we-are-BYD.html Unless, they changed it somewhen? Not heard of Biyadi before. But that’s funny with the addition of the Bi Prefix 😅 that’s smart!
@@npoleary the company is not named ''Build Your Dreams'' - is just a marketing slogan like ''Life's Good'' for LG. is not even named BYD... is more like the phonetic translation of it's chinese name... just put 比亚迪 in google translate and you can hear how it sounds.
@@npoleary "BYD" is the pinyin initials of the company's Chinese name Biyadi. The company was originally known as Yadi Electronics (亚迪电子), named after the Yadi Road in Dapeng New District, where the company was once based. According to Wang Chuanfu, when the company was registered, the character "Bi" (比) was added to the name to prevent duplication, and to provide the company with an alphabetical advantage in trade shows. As the name "BYD" had no particular meaning, BYD started adopting a backronymic slogan "Build Your Dreams" when it participated at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in the US.
Been driving EV's for 7.5 years, the Chinese brands have been knocking it out of the park for value and simplicity. Current 4.5 year old MG was 1st 1000 order and still happy, with no major issues. Just usual car things, air-con needs a regas, tyres a looking a bit shabby, rear parking sensor decided to not work. No EV issues at all.
You need an aircon gas already? My Audi is nearly 6 years old and never had it done. Why do rear parking sensors randomly fail? I’m not convinced Chinese cars will last 10 years like the average age of cars in Europe or NA last.
I asked my Chinese friends, how they control the AC, since most Chinese cars nowadays don't feature separate control for AC. It is pretty annoying and quite gimmicky to have everything controlled by screen that doesn't always show it. In BYD Seal, the AC blower direction are even screen-controlled. Their reply is simple: "Just talk to the car" I realised how quick and responsive the voice system is, even in cheap low cost oriented Wuling/Baojun ones. Sad to say, we, global consumers are used to clunky slow voice command systems like the ones I experienced in Mazda and Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class featured in back in 2003, but 20 years later, the W213 still couldnt process nor understand simple commands correctly.
Hilarious people are still saying Chinese EVs aren't good. Yes, they're crap, which is why the USA has imposed the highest tariffs on vehicle imports in its history...because they won't sell 🤣
In my opinion the Chinese will own the mass EV market, while Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi will remain at the top end luxury market. The brands who will lose will be the cheap European brands, the Korean brands and the Japanese and Indian brands.
@profphilbell2075 PRC now realised that BEV market just isn't ready. They are now following Toyota's footsteps for PHEV and HEV. Too bad Toyota had a 25 year head start
@@yslee1401i thought Toyota is going to use BYD'S DMI platform for their PHEVs . Toyota knew they cannot compete with BYD with techs, so they rather cooperate with BYD. You can't beat them you join them
Some superchargers are available to non Tesla owners but certainly not all of them (unless that’s changed recently) That’s up to Tesla and Elon Musk. I’m fairly certain the ones in the Tesla app are available for anyone to use, here’s a screenshot for you 👊🏼 share.icloud.com/photos/0ddyZUeFdwHXpXZsfj7Cs2qew
I don't recall you talking about range, charging times and more importantly safety rating and specifications. Would be great if you could make that video. Thank you very much for not playing loud background music very clear thank you. Happy new year to you and your family if you have one.
If you go to China, you’ll quickly realize that this seal looks like it’s from five years ago. You’ll be amazed at how advanced the design and range of Chinese EVs are today!
It's extremely popular in the Brazilian car market, and it's taken over Toyota and Ford in a matter of years. I don't see why it wouldn't do the same in South Africa.
I think it will be great to add the following sections to your future videos: windshield wipers works manually or automatically, same for lighting. Night driving and interior lights, how will the multimedia affect night driving, etc.
So in 2024 (reviews posted last year) and 2025 I personally would expect all new cars to have a rain sensor for wipers. If they don’t that to me is a negative. The only car on my channel that I’ve reviewed that doesn’t have rain sensing wipers was the BYD Atto 3 which I reviewed and mentioned at the end. Yeah could include some night stuff too!
The panoramic sun roof is great! Though it really does need a blind of some sort for those days the driver and passengers don't want it so shiny
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The panoramic roof has a good insulation and it even in Thailand it doesn’t get hot inside. But I don’t like sunroofs anyway. In my one week test, I used the standard blinds you can clip in.
I visited a BYD Dealership in Ireland and the Seal comes with a panoramic roof cover as standard. It folds up and can be stored in the boot or the froot
It's rare to see you smile/laugh like that 20:10 into the video - it's a cool car and yes, the SEAL will definitely be my first EV. They can do so much, and it's great to see, compared to EU car manufacturers, how much you get for your money. As always you make some great videos and thanks for that.
Fun fact. Today I saw a breakdown of a couple of chinese electric cars. The sound proofing and filler in the doors and othe hollow parts were filled with degraded tarmac that sent out fumes after about two weeks use. Apparently the fumes are toxic too. As well as the metal usd razor blade thin, and rusty metal was also used. But as the car youre reporting on. The outward appearance was excellent, including finish. As a matter of interest, who opens up the floor of their car or door panels before buying.
What an excellent and informative video. I live in China and do get a little sick of everyone bashing “Made in China” when a lot of products, like this car, are actually world class. We have been happily driving our Honda CRV here for the past eight years but are now actively considering a change. Going around the sale rooms it is very easy to note a huge difference since going to Honda so many years ago. You go there today and there are only three or four tired-looking upgrades of the same cars. The size of the sales area has been decimated as has the sales force which seems depressed and as uninviting as their cars. On the other hand visit BYD or any of the other sale centres and their is a sense of excitement and pride, an eagerness to show their products which is in marked contrast to not just Honda but also Toyota and Ford dealerships. We are pretty much settled on buying a Tank 400 hybrid in the next few weeks. Fantastic car to go with our lifestyle, wonderful sales team who were eager and knowledgeable about an exciting and well-built product at a great price.
Well I went into this thinking…hmmm I wonder if this is any good. And the more I used it the more I was like, this is actually really good! BYD are doing something right if they’re selling that many EV’s and hybrids round the other side of the world!
Use menu button on steering wheel and the left right keys and scroller to change fan speed and temperature. You can control, everything on the steering wheel. There is no need to struggle on the touch screen.
Yes I bought this as my first EV and love it and yes its the 500hp version. It's not quite as refined as my previous Kia Stinger 3.3 GT but is a beautiful car. One thing to note is the AC controls are usable with a click of a button from the center console and not just from the screen. You can also use the steering wheel buttons to adjust the climate. My only small gripe is with the height of the driving position but this in all electric cars. I like to sit a low as possible but with the batteries under the car you just cant get the feeling of sitting on the road. Even the Kia being a big car I would sit as low as possible, which is very low. worth every penny, is up there with the teslas if not nicer and is something else compared to a 360bhp petrol in terms of acceleration and torque. I'm a convert
Watch another Chinese EV Review the BTD Atto 3 here:
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Hi Nick, a good review and it looks a seriously good effort from BYD. However, you didn't mention test efficiency & range. Is this because like most manufacturers, the actual figures are nothing like those dreamt up in the lab?
Thank you! Range was shown on screen at 3:00 🤓
I could incorporate my own EV range test but the problem is, I test cars all year round. All of the cars will get worse range in the winter vs if I test them in the summer so that wouldn’t be fair.
It’s WLTP, so that’s a real world example in the best conditions that you can achieve. But weather and other factors will have an impact on what’s quoted so quite often it will be less.
It would seem a software update that would split the big screen to include small sections for audio and climate controls would be an "easy" upgrade for future, if not current models.
@@npoleary ua-cam.com/video/xcv9Tk-jON8/v-deo.html
Right hand drive has indicators on the right hand side of the steering wheel.
European car makers were given dispensation to have the indicators on the left owing to the small number of vehicles being sold.
Japan, Australia and India all have the indicators on the right as did the UK before its car industry was taken over by the Europeans.
By the way BYD and its different companies has around 20 different brands and is one of the largest manufacturers of EV's and Hybrids in the world.
Fun fact: for those who laugh at BYD standing for Build Your Dreams, let me tell you a story. When BYD was founded in 1995, it’s headquarter was located at YaDi (亚迪)Road, Shenzhen, China, so they named their company YaDi. However, the two words were already taken by other companies, so they added a Bi (比)in front, and that's how BYD (BiYaDi 比亚迪) came about. As a result, Build Your Dreams was just an English motivational slogan they came up with later.
no，BYD be your dad 😂😂
@@唐朝老兵 Burn Your Driveway?
@@zircon6566 Burn Your Dream or Driveway?
@@唐朝老兵 Burn Your Dreams?
BYD actually means Bring Your Dollars according to their CEO. But when BYD entered the English market, they came up with this Build Your Dreams.
We have had a major OTA update recently in Australia. This allows a vertical three-finger swipe to change temperature and a three-finger horizontal swipe to change the fan speed from any screen. Plus, the voice activation is up there with the best. It can change all the necessary elements of the aircon. This update has dramatically reduced the intrusion of the safety systems as well. So much so one does not need to turn any of it off.
That’s cool! I wasn’t aware of any 3 finger swipe, not seen a car manufacturer do that at all! Might have to try that next time! Thanks for sharing!
To adjust the climate control you can use the shortcut on the steering wheel, voice commands or the recently updated 3 finger swipe on the main screen, more than enough options I think.
@@npoleary Yes, this gesture control for the AC is the first I've seen in any car, and makes physical controls just about redundant. So much for Chinese manufacturers copying legacy auto, it is becoming quite the opposite in the EV segment.
@@vasil7410 it will sure Burn Your Dreams on a fine day
It's not bad enough that China spies on people who are stupid enough to buy one of their phones or tablets, but now morons are actually buying their cars??????? Some people are too stupid to know how stupid they really are...
Well, it's the first time ever, that I switch on a foreign english-speaking channel to watch a car test. I appreciate the way you try cars, slightly different of my country ( France), where we get to learn more about chinese products.
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Yes UA-cam rolled out this dubbing thing a few months ago for me. Is it accurate at all?
Just to clarify, they haven’t “just” started making cars. They’ve only recently expanded to new markets. They’ve been making cars for over 20 years.
they've been making since the mid-1950s (trucks), but it was only in 2008 when they really stepped up production of vehicles for the masses. they weren't any good compared to western cars but in just a decade, they became the number one car producer and their cars weren't bad either, they are actually winning car shows all the time in europe.
Again poor research and knowledge for the presenter.
@@dmomcilovic9185 he is trying his best dude no one is perfect 🙏
20 years is considered young for car makers.
@@danmyname so it can become more clear to you, byd is the 2nd largest and 2nd best company that manufactures batteries in the world
That was not the BYD price , that was the price after our governments raised the price in order to slow the sales.
they're really expensive it's not just the import tax
@@captainLoknar they are inexpensive, that's why the western governments put tarriffs on them. They are better and far less expensive than cars made in the West.
Well said....protectionist trade barriers
We barely have a car industry...i don't know what they're trying to protect!😅
@@0tispunkm3y3r that's a very good point.
I'm in Australia and my friend has just purchased a BYD Seal. Its a really nice car and the level of trim, features and build is excellent. During his ownership to date, he has covered just over 3500kms at a petrol cost of AUD$20!! Most home owners in Queensland have solar... so charging the car is essentially free.
Fixed national purchase price, he paid AUD$56,000 (28,350 pounds)
Just wait when the Government has to tax Ev's to recoup their losses from Petrol taxes.
You can't charge your car of your solar panels,,,,, what world do you live in?
@@VK4VO You can, and he does, your simply wrong.
Unnecessarily rude for someone so ill-informed and ignorant.
@@andiharper4498 ua-cam.com/video/xcv9Tk-jON8/v-deo.html
This is how BYD behaves in Australia
@@VK4VO Shaun, of COURSE you can.. I would have thought that living in a sunny place like Kooralbyn you would have plenty of nearby people that run their homes (and charge EV's) off grid.
I have a Seal and it’s the best car I’ve ever had (my previous cars included a Mercedes S class a couple of Volvos several Japanese and Australian cars and my wife has a wonderful Citroen C5).
There are a number of things you missed on your video. Firstly, at least in Australia, the car has heated/ ventilated front seats and heated rear seats. The seats are also leather on the top two, of the three models we have here. The climate control can be changed via voice control as well as three finger swiping on the screen.
There is also a heads up display which does an excellent job.
BYD has already sent three updates after consumer feedback since the car was released here in December 23.
I would recommend this car to anyone looking for a sedan. They also have a number of SUVs that are worth looking at.
@@williamdr5551
Had to look up what that meant. No very Australian, just love the car.
@Richard-wt8uq and Volvo happens to be PRC owned (Geely)
@Richard-wt8uq I guess he has tested the Dynamic, haven't seen any HUD and the Dynamic has no ventilated Seats.
@@Richard-wt8uq thanks for your experience. What is with the consumption and the charging speed? Do you have figures/experience you would like to share?
Hey @richard-wt8uq,
Thanks for sharing! Ah interesting as there’s only two models here in the UK. That amazing to hear about the updates, yeah I’ve heard the SUV’s are coming soon too and a very interesting hybrid!
Got mine in February and especially since the last two updates which has toned down all the ADAS systems I love my Seal
@@daverouth CNY0.50 for you
Ah awesome! What colour did you go for?
So it has your 'Seal' of approval then?
😂
BYD is improving at such an amazing rate. I drove the Sea Lion and it felt like a luxury European SUV. Can't imagine what they'll be like in a few years.
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I watched a video post in a popular youtube channel for BYD: A famous columnist abroad visited BYD last year, at the end of the visit, he asked a question to byd marketing people, "I knew byd have had 20 years of experiences in car manufacturing history, why do you enter international market so late?". The marketing people told him very plitely that she didn't knew the answer, but she would forward the question to byd technical people and they would answer his question.
A week late, the columnist received a email sent from BYD's technical chef, told him that during byd's first 10+ years, they were leaening how to build a car so their design and quality were not good enough to compete. Late byd hired world's 1st class designers, and invested lots of new technologies so their manufacturing capabilities promoted a lot. In 2021 BYD thought they could now compete with all the world brands in both EVs or hybrid.
The columnist late said that he assumed the same factors when he asked the question to byd, but he was very impressed that byd's tech leader gave him the answer so frankly. That's the great attitude of an excellent company.
Go BYD!
Nice! That’s cool! Honesty is the best policy!
I wish more manufacturers were that open about their decisions etc
They’ll do well if they keep that up! 🤓
What answer you would expect?
@@jding1573 they can say whatever they want. BYD cars have no resale value at all
For current buyers of new cars resale value is a problem, you are right. But what is important (and there is not enough data yet) is how happy the people that buy those cars used and for cheap end up getting. If they are good and cheap, word of mouth will eventually make more people want to buy them used and that will raise the resale value. Not tomorrow, and that is something people buying one now should take into account. And probably a reason why BYD's new cars have to be cheaper.
@@pauloavelar123 BYD invest much more than Tesla in R&D every year and think of the efficiency of Chinese engineers and cost, the actually development value may be double than Tesla. Also BYD has the best supplier chain in China and most of the key parts are made in house BYD, the results is their price are so competitive.
BYD also has high end of vehicle: Yangwang U8 SUV ($150K) and U9 $240K racing cars, BYD Denza are developed with Mercedes and now BYD buyout all the shares and rights from Mercedes.
Toyota already adopt BYD's hybrid technology in their new cars.
No one will doubt BYD will be the top 3 vehicle manufacturer in the world in 5 years, may be 3 years.
That's why our government want to ban BYD with the slogan of "national security". The reason reason is US cars can not compete with China now and in the future.
have a seal in australia- my first EV. Absolutely love it. As others have mentioned - new update allows three finger swipe to alter climate control from any screen, can also use voice control or buttons on steering wheel.
Ah brilliant! And thanks for sharing! 🙏🙏
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@@festo8885 what’s that supposed to mean? That I’m a bot? I’d say “ok bot” is much more or a bot thing to say than talking about my new car
I think he is referring to his mom "ok bot"
@@jamesjarman5003 Hes probalby unable to sell his tesla and targeted his anger to you
I found the comments re the indicators position to be interesting. Having the indicator on the right of the steering wheel is the ‘normal/correct’ position for dedicated RHD designed vehicles made in Japan and Australia (when we still made vehicles). Indicators on the LHS was a quirk of Euro vehicles (e.g. Mercs and BMWs etc) that saved money by not converting the steering wheel setup. I guess it’s becoming the norm as we head down the path of ‘converted’ LHD vehicles taking over the market. Thanks for the interesting and detailed review.
I was wondering about his comments about the indicator stalks. I live in Thailand most of the year and Sweden the rest. Here in Thailand where vehicles are RHD, the indicators are on the right. I have a Ford Ranger but have driven other cars here all RHD with the same right sided indicators. In Sweden however, it's the opposite LHD and left sided indicator stalks, and I always spend the first few days wiping the windscreen unnecessarily whenever I move between the two countries. I am originally from the UK but haven't lived there in a long time so I am not sure what is the norm there now, but on a recent visit my hire car had right sided indicators. It seems very strange that BYD would say they will put them on the left just for UK RHD vehicles but not other RHD countries such as Thailand or Australia 🤔
Had my BYD Seal premium 5 months now here in Thailand and it is a brilliant car. You mentioned using the V2L for camping but it can do a lot more. I have added an automatic transfer switch to my 18000 BTU house air con which uses the BYD Seal battery as a 220v, 50hz power supply when plugged into the charging/discharge port. It uses 10 to 12 kw hrs from 5pm to 7 am from the BYD which can then be recharged in the morning using solar panels....it works a treat. The V2L is limited to 10 amps so can only run one air con at 8 amps max.
Ah that makes sense! That’s a good use case!
I wish other manufacturers offered this!
@@npoleary V2L is available in most Chinese models these days.
That's awesome!
@@martinwalker9234 Burn Your Dreams?
@@martinwalker9234 Chinese cars have no resale value at all, anywhere in the world
Tesla has BYD batteries in their car as well.
Only the base models for the Tesla Model 3. The extended range and performance models do not use BYD blade batteries.
@jim9685769 and Tesla global sales are now on the down trend along with all Chinese BEVs, PHEVs, HEVs and ICE vehicles
@@jim9685769 and Tesla stopped using them for a good reason
@@jim9685769Model Y is equiped with BYD blade battery too
@@jim9685769 So which one's are burning the cars up?
BYD make some brilliant cars as do a lot of other Chinese car manufacturers.
The tariffs being introduced by the USA and Europe should tell you all you need to know. The car available from BMW, Audi etc can't compete.
European e cars are so cooked 🤣
Yes you're spot, the punitive tariffs being imposed by the US/EU speaks volumes, a one trick pony that's run out of tricks. The Chinese are resourceful, innovative grafters, and for some reason our governments can't handle that fact, and so bereft of ideas, we default to arbitrary sanctions, but they seem to be having the opposite of the intended effect,m we're not as gormless as the government would like to think, the people can think for themselves and would appreciate the freedom to buy a car from anyone anywhere as long it's the right price, the right product and available for purchase
It's not good relying on a dictator state who are last in the freedom index in the World who haven't ruled out taking over other countries by force and the corresponding chaos that will cause, remember Europe's reliance on Russian energy it will be the same with China's goods, we must make our own. 19 out of 137 Chinese auto makers are making a small profit and overall hardly any money whilst being heavily subsidised, the Wests Automakers are making good profits on average with a lot less subsidies, obviously none of the Western auto companies are really interested in making cheap electric vehicles at present. The Chinese vehicles have problems with not having a developed parts, service and warranty tail and accidents mostly mean write offs so insurance is sometimes difficult to obtain!?!
Electric cars these days are generally run by a computer .. usually some sort of Linux derivative. That means that the Chinese government knows everything about you, because they can force any Chinese company to give them their data. Tesla cars were banned from military sites in China for example because they understand what can be obtained by using video and location services and perhaps because they know they would do it. Some may consider that a Trojan horse. The US used to worry about the Chinese providing routers .. now they provide not only functional routers but all the video and location services, all in one 🤔 maybe THERE IS something else to know.
I test drove this. Absolutely loved the drive. Just wish my wife will be happy with it.
Ah awesome! 🙌
@@71Hamed just ensure that you have a few boxes of Kleenex and a defibrillator nearby when you sell this car
Sounds like your wife, has a wife.
Drove one and loved it. One thing that nobody says about the spinny screen, if you are wearing sunglasses you can't see the screen when it's in portrate.
polarised glasses will cause that.
You can buy a multi-angle joint under the screen and easy to change the angle towards you.
Wear non polarised sunglasses while driving. Its the same with phone screens and HUDs.
Definitely one of the best looking car now days, but we are missing two doors coupe model, byd come on, we know you can make one, there are nothing on the market now...!!!
Waiting this car for a while in Türkiye. In Türkiye BYD Atto 3 and Seal U on sale, but this model still not in sale (because of additional Chinese custom rates as I know). There will be a BYD manufacturing plant in Türkiye in 2025 and this model will be available with lower custom rates. Similar may also apply to Europe, importing from Turkey bypasses high Chinese custom rates.
Good car, also Xiaomi Su7 is on my radar.
Mate, you do know one thing or two about Chinese EVs.
@hermesliteratus882 yeah, they have no resale value
Awesome @ibrahimero5639 yeah BYD have a couple more here in the UK so if people enjoyed this one, then I might consider trying them out! 🤓
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I bought a BYD Seal earlier this year. My first EV ever. Fantastic experience so far. Top quality and fun to drive. Unlikely, I will ever go back to ICE cars.
Amazing! Thanks for sharing! 🤓
Are your indicators on your left hand? BYD lent me one in January for a week to try as I work in the EV sector. I absolutely loved the car, at the price point it’s incredible!
On the left @@thevolthead
@@Ray-ld3mt when it's time to sell, make sure you have a defibrillator nearby, as these cars have no resale value
@@yslee1401 Why are you obsessed with resale value?...when you buy a fridge or a tv do you worry about how much it will be worth in 5 or 10 years when you want to change it?...that is a sad life....relax, just buy stuff that you will enjoy owning and stop worrying about resale value....
Brilliant review mate. First video of yours i've seen after having it recommended to me and I'm impressed!
Awh thank you! Comments like this make my day! 🙌
Well I release a new video every Friday (at the minimum) but I’ve got a lot on at the moment so there might actually have to be more than one a week soon 😅🙏
Got another BYD arriving Monday 😊 so keep an eye out over the next few weeks after I’ve tested it!
I religiously use the PORTRAIT screen setting when parking as it gives 3 separate camera views instead of 2. And BYD's cameras are really good.
@@remakeit2628 CNY0.50 for you
@remakeit2628 just seen the Honda eny1 screen with its 3 section portrait, can the BYD screen section up like that? Cheers
@@onceafiend Not sure
BYD's 3 views are selectable from its various front, rear and side views, plus 360 deggree overhead.
@remakeit2628 just wait till the day the system craps itself and your only option is to call the tow truck company
I am in US. I honestly envy what choices you have over there. I barely see any Chinese cars let alone BYD. But I know I will so totally buy this.
They might expand in the future, we’ll have to see what they have planned! 🤓
100% tariff...your government doesn't want you to buy it.
The US government will not import any Chinese cars to keep Ford et al alive.
There are several brands of Chinese cars in South Africa. They are not reliable at all and I know the news about Chinese EV's and their self emulation tendency coming out of China. If you must buy a Chinese car to safe money take a hybrid instead. The BYD hybrids are good, but avoid their EV's or any EV till solid state batteries become a thing.
@@captives6479 - Sometimes the government does something good.
No cobalt in the batteries! Thats an epic thing to have, even tesla get their cobalt from the congo, its literally worse than blood diamonds! Thats a great win on its own, the more I hear about BYD the more I like. Great stuff....
Teslas made in China also use LFP batteries, while their US made cars use NMC batteries (ie with cobalt). Not sure about the German factory.
According to www.tesla.com/ns_videos/2023-tesla-impact-report-highlights.pdf page 36 "We Do Not Source Cobalt From Mines That Use Child Labor"
That's one of the main features that appealed to me when looking on EVDB. I hope more EV makers will follow suit.
@@kardy12BYD supply Tesla
LFP is slightly less efficient than other chemistries- there are many variations with everyone claiming theirs is best - but LFP is cheaper to manufacture using less really expensive elements
Made a test drive with a BYD Seal not too long ago and really consider getting one.
By the way, at 12:24 instead of going out of Apple Car to the byd menu to change the AC Settings, hold down 3 fingers on the display and you should be able to change the AC Settings as well.
Ah thanks for watching! Ah yes I learnt about the multi-finger gesture afterward. That’s a good idea! 👍🏼
Least I know for next time!
i bought a BYD Seal in Brazil 7 months ago, so far its being a great experience dispite the fact that the infraestructure for charging is not very good yet.But i'd totally recommend it, it's being a wonderful experience so far
브라질을 여행하고 싶지만 치안때문에 무서워서 갈 수가 없습니다.
@@InsanePEOPLE2 dont be scared. Its a wonderful country but like everywhere there are parts you need to exercise caution or common sense.
Feito por escravos. Parabéns.
@tube.brasil obrigado, seu celular sua roupa e td ao seu redor tb
@@johannhermany3978 eu não compro quase nada da China. Celular da Coreia. Um carro é algo de valor muito maior. Os caras usam escravos aqui no Brasil e você acha bonito. É cúmplice. Parabéns.
Here in the US, the logic is different from the rest of the world: when BYD does well, it is a threat, when Tesla does well it is success. LOL,,,,
Lol. Nice try pretending you are American. You China trolls are all over every post about Chinese EVs.
Only because he bought the Presidency!
Is Tesla a communist enemy attempting to invade Thailand? Is tesla hacking into our military, floating balloons over our bases?
Chinese EV manufacturers lead the industry now because Western carmakers were in bed with fossil fuel producers and delayed their own jump into the sector. The Chinese never had those factors limiting their development of EVs, and instead of trying to catch up to conventional car market, they skipped a technology that's quickly becoming outdated and jumped into EVs.
That's because Tesla are an American company.... who make over half of their cars in Shanghai, China
Here in ASEAN, we have had BYD for approx 2 years, and you guys are talking about it only now. What a reversal of fortune, but i won't be complaining
@calvinang1 yeah right, good luck when it's time to sell. It does not have any resale value
@@yslee1401 Such a dumb comment
Just like many Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Citroen, Mazda etc.
We buy things to use, not for resell.@@yslee1401
@@leegoodman7760 who uses their vehicle from cradle to grave?
I was totally blown away by this Chinese car... imagine that, a Chinese car !!! Both my wife and daughter got one now.
Picture this, DJI who make drones are also from that side of the world (I’ve owned a few) and they make the best drones out there. The quality is amazing.
It will be interesting to see where it all goes in years to come!
Easily blown ?!!!!!!
@@npoleary China is the world's factory floor and will be for a long time yet, regardless of tariffs or anything other countries try. It's not good or bad, just a fact :) My business relies on our Chinese partners to deliver products to our customers worldwide (nothing as fancy as electric cars though) and I have tried to find alternatives within the UK and Europe for the last 5 years with no success. The quality we get is excellent and IF we could manufacture closer to home we would happily pay higher prices, as the shipping times and costs would balance things out. However, quite simply, there are zero companies making the goods we need closer to home. PS: the BYD looks great but like you I have one demand from any car and that is physical buttons for AC. Would definitely consider when I come to buy in about 3 years. Great video as well mate - subscribed 👍👍
@@npolearyDJI, BYD, Tencent and Huawei are based in Shenzhen China as their headquarters
@martin-1965 yeah very true! I have a few products from that side of the world, including a drone that is manufactured round there. It is superb!
Awh thank you! 🙏
It's a nice looking motor, inside and out. Nice delivery with the review, unhurried, all on point, good focus. Best i've seen of all the Brit reviewers. Good work.
Thank you very much! 🤓🙏🤓
For more videos planned for next year so they’ll be more coming!
here in Indonesia, its very popular.. it took me 4,5months of waiting to get premium white . the waiting line is insane..
i think it sold around 5000 unit ++
already
my only complaint from this car is the seat adjustment, there is no shortcut, the Brand notification sound is too funky (like an ice cream truck), and the display is a bit too busy and confusing..
other than that, its a perfect car for me
Ah nice! Thanks for sharing! 🙏
Very popular in Thailand, too. It also beats Camry and Accord.
Indonesia waiting line is crazy 😭, already 4 months and still counting. Cant wait to drive my seal
But PRC cars in Thailand (and every country on earth) have no resale value
@@yslee1401 wrong， Russia
It’s rare to see an objective car reviewer nowadays… good work & keep it up 👍👍👍
Love your reviews, your style is great, information is packaged really good. Thank you!
Thank you! 🙏 Glad you enjoyed it! 👊🏼👍🏼
i have had mine since Dec 2023 and loving the car also my first EV and will never go back to ICE/Hybrid
@jovceata try selling it, make sure you have a defibrillator nearby
@@yslee1401luckily I bought my BYD not expecting to make a profit. How much profit did you make on your last car after 10 years?
I’d still love to go for an EV, they may depreciate more but I wouldn’t plan on selling it straight away
@@simonpaine2347 pray hard the battery does not fail as BYD does not honour the warranty
@@yslee1401 And you have proof .......
Nice video Nick. I shopped this against a Mercedes EQE. No comparison really as the BYD Seal was much cheaper, better built (IMO) has 4WD and much quicker 0-62mph. The established premium manufacturers like Mercedes, BMW, Audi etc need to wake up before it's too late. Their reputation and name count less nowadays especially with younger buyers.
A new BYD Seal is coming too in 2025 and this one will have 800v architecture for much quicker charging and an even more premium interior.
Thank you! One of the main reasons why I last year branched out to cover more brands…. just gives people more of a choice. And the more I do it, the more I can make direct comparisons as my knowledge increases between brands of cars.
Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it!
@@OneAndOnlyJet even cheaper to buy after 12 months. It would have lost at least 75% of its sticker price
@@yslee1401your resale value is 0
@@yslee1401You mean like the Porche Taycan here in the UK lol.
Be like the USA and Canada and just put 100% duty on them to protect your home market manufacturers!
Never heard of them, but actually quite impressed! I’d love to see more about and get hands on. Great review so thanks for sharing, one to keep an eye on! 👍
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I actually managed to get my hands on the BYD Atto 3 recently too. Video’s live on my channel, still a fairly new video! 🤓
Great video, thanks! Certainly, I would definitely consider a BYD Seal or a Xiaomi SU7 if it comes to Denmark.
Awesome! Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it! 😎
Xiaomi su7 😮😮😮
I bought one and it's a fantastic car. World-class in every way.
@Helena_Zee just wait till it's time to sell. Just have a few boxes of Kleenex with you and a defibrillator nearby
@@yslee1401 No plans to sell. However, you shouldn't be so bitter seeing new technologies and trends emerge. Eventually, the markets will settle into a rhythm, and those who can't let go of the past will have no choice but to get on with the times.
@@yslee1401 Here you go again with the resale value obsession...do you also spend your time telling people their lawn mowers will be worthless in 5 years because in your opinion they bought the wrong brand?
@@martinwalker9234 just alerting all buyers out there that a cheap walk-in price is perhaps the best booby trap PRC manufacturers can do now to capture market share. TCO is the operative acronym that car buyers should prioritise
@martinwalker9234 majority of car owners don't use their vehicles from cradle to grave. As such, resale value (a big part of Total Cost of Ownership) is a big factor
Was in a BYD taxi in Portugal. Different styling - fresh and comfortable. Enjoyable ride.
your initial info is incorrect.... BYD been building ICE cars over 2 decades then hybrids over 10 years and now EVs
at least in AU, you can change your air con with 3 finger swipe on screen, horizontal for fan speed and vertical for temperature..... also you can use voice command
@@fatdoi003 irrelevant-as all PRC vehicles have no resale value at all
@@yslee1401I love the idiots who post nonsense on topics they are clueless about.
Maybe tell the German companies that make their cars in China that they got it wrong!
Who told you that? @@yslee1401
A lot of car reviewers in the UK have absolutely no background knowledge of BYD as a car company.
@@hermesliteratus882 in Australia, vlogger John Cardogan calls it Burn Your Dreams
I can’t imaging in 2024, “Chinese EVs any good” is still a topic on YT
I was in a conference chatting with some Australians in 2009/2010, and the conversation drifted towards cars and electronics, and one of the guys said that "Japanese cars and electronics is getting good", and his mates agreed with him. If you said this in the 80s, I guess you could get away with that statement. Except he forgot to mention that Japanese automobiles and electronics had been dominating the world for almost 4 decades! You can't even say that about Korean cars and electronics, which in 2009/2010 was already leaps and bounds ahead of the Western world. Today they are still scoffing at Chinese EVs -- just read some of the comments here -- not realising that they've got the world's automobile industry shaking in its boots.
@@drleishaobo Correct, that's because they are definitely not good
@@yslee1401i can trust your word only if you have been using them all, japan, western, china, korea. If not that's just generalizing what you don't know.
@user-en5jq6et9h I have as a rental car. The ride is OK but the handling is worse than a Korean car from Y2K
@@yslee1401 LOL cope harder
In Australia and New Zealand, where we drive on the left, Japanese vehicles have the indicator stalk on the right hand side of the steering wheel, whereas European vehicles have the opposite configuration.
In the UK that has alos been the case - no correct side based on my previous cars.
Every car I've ever owned in NZ has had the indicators to the right of the steering wheel, and every car I've driven in the USA has them on the left side of the steering wheel -- on the OUTSIDE of the car, towards the CENTER of the road in all cases. Having the indicators in the center of the car -- operated by the same hand as the gearshift -- would drive me barmy!! wtf? Changing gears and indicating or flipping between hi and lo headlights are things you do ALL the time, often at the SAME TIME. How can you do them with the same hand? Adjusting the wipers is a much less frequent thing. I do recall once hearing that Escorts imported from the UK back in the 70s or early 80s had them the wrong way around but I've never seen it myself.
@@BruceHoult interesting. The main difference has been German v Japanese cars which are on opposite sides. I've also experienced it on hire cars also based on geographic origin.
The "correct" side for the indicator stalk is the opposite side of your gear shifter, so in AU/NZ (Right hand drive cars) the stalk should be on the right, for countries with Left Hand Drive cars, the stalk should be on the left. I think this dates back to the days of manual cars where if you needed to indicate and change gears, you could using both hands. HOWEVER, to save money, most brands don't bother to switch the stalk anymore, so cars from Europe exported to AU/NZ will just have the stalk on the left, which isn't the end of the world given most cars are auto these days, although now gear changes have been replaced with having the needs to interact with the infotainment screen (to control climate for eg) so it would still be helpful.
I believe that you can control the climate from the buttons on the steering wheel.
On the right press the top left button and this will change the appearance on the small screen. Then using the scroll buttons on top right scroll to temperature and then use the wheel to adjust.
Or just ask miss BYD, she's very obliging and happy to help!
You can use the steering wheel button but you gotta scroll 2-3 times to get there. Not the worst, but not the most convenient either. You still gotta use the infotainment screen to adjust the vent direction, seat heater and cooler, and rear defogger
Latest OTA here in Australia three fingers on screen, pull down to change temperature and sideways to select fan speed.
I don't know why. But I always finish watching your videos. But at time I watch it more than 3 times. Perhaps your attention to details or your personal opinion seems authentic.😊
the screen is basically a giant custom-Android tablet. swipe from the bottom edge up for navigation menu and status bar, swipe from the top edge down for quick settings. swipe from the left or right edge to go back one screen.
Honest, unbiased test drive review.
Thank you! Might have an Atto 3 booked in, in a few months time! Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss out! 🤓👊🏼
And thanks for watching and leaving a comment!
Brilliant video, very good narration, and for once, completely no waffle!! Well done for that!!
The car itself has just one thing that I don't like, the panoramic roof. I had a Smart that had one and at night it is a real problem for street lamp flashing. Causes dizziness and makes some travel sick. Otherwise, it is a very good car. The jury is still out on electric for me...I have tried it, and gone back to dirty diesel.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🤓
Which electric did you have? I presume the smart car as they’ve been electric for a while now
For ac you can use steering wheel or 3 finger gestures
Yeah a few people have mentioned thank you ☺️
I did not know that one! Thanks for sharing! 😎
@@npolearyyes after a software update. I did buy the seal U. A complete different car. Bud drives perfect.
Aussie here. All indicators are on the right, wipers on the left. Bought a Jeep and it had absolutely everything on a single left stalk. So much to figure out.
Although I'm British, I live in Mongolia. I live off-road in the mountains 36km outside Ulaanbaatar (UB). I'm a convert and a fan of EV's in general. I've got 3 (2 Surron dirt bikes and an eMTB). But I'd need a 4WD truck and that puts BYD into the expensive territory for me. Instead I run a Ssangyong diesel 4WD truck. I got it 2nd hand for about £2600. That's hard to beat. I'd love to have a 4WD EV but I don't think I could afford it, even with the considerable savings on electric vs diesel, it would probably never pay off.
I man can dream though.
Actually, in Australia, the indicator stalk is on the right-hand side because, like in England, we drive on the left side of the road. In Europe and America, it is mounted on the left side. Because they sit on the left side of the car.
Reason.....Try changing gears and indicating at the same time when the indicator is in the middle of the car. So for England, the right side for indicator stalk is actually the correct side.It's only all the European imports with the easy mod of just moving the steering wheel to the right side without adjusting indicator stalk is what makes you think it is correct.....But it is wrong!
Look at any english made car...
Still. With automatic cars, we tend to just live with it. 😢
stork?
I've restored many old British imported cars(to Australia) like MG, Jaguar, Rover and Triumphs over the years and they all had door side upto about the mid 1980s when they started cost cutting and moved to to the centre because that's the door side for the larger European/USA markets.
@@tolrem Sorry "Stalk" dam auto spelling correct......
@OTPulse Yep. All about money.
Japan also drives on the left so they are happy to supply England and Austalia NZ with door side indicator Stalk as that is standard for them too.
@Steve-ei2vh At one time I owned two 1984 3500s Rovers, one had the indicator on the right, the other on the left. It was so annoying swapping between them, that first corner was always the wipers.
Love the styling looks good quality and that rotating screen awesome 👍
Missed a few key features.....LFP battery can/should be charged to 100%, unlike most EVs that should only charge to 80%. Hence you get another 20% range. Also, at least in Australia, all BYD cars can use Tesla V3/V4 superchargers.
Missing is Testa's routing software that integrates nearby chargers and battery range with navigation. However, I use ABRP as an app on Apple Carplay. Works perfectly and integrates non Tesla chargers as well.
As noted elsewhere, latest OTA fixes a lot of little issues, and has easy control of temp/fan speed. Voice commands also work well and the 360 degree camera is amazing, better than Tesla.
@@Roblox-editz-4-u Blade batteries are a death trap
@@yslee1401 Bulls**t! You obviously have not done the slightest bit of homework on this. Had one for years, totally safe in Teslas and lots of other cars. Does not use cobalt (so none of these so-called slave children), much safer than lithium ion batteries (which are 100 x safer than ICE cars in terms of a fire risk) etc
@@yslee1401 Bullsh**t. Do some research - safer than lithium-ion batteries. Or read the following.
There have been just six EV battery fires in Australia out of more than 180,000 EVs on the road, according to EV FireSafe.
In its submission to a federal government enquiry on electric and hybrid vehicle battery fire risk, it noted that none of these were spontaneous, related to charging, or caused explosions.
Three incidents where EV batteries caught fire were caused by an external fire (unrelated to the vehicle), one was related to an arson incident, one by a road collision and one by road debris.
Fire and Rescue NSW said in a report issued in March 2024 that just three of the 456 lithium-ion battery fires it attended in 2022-2023 involved electric vehicles.
One involved an MG from which the battery had been removed and not disposed of correctly, one involved a Tesla Model 3 hitting road debris on a highway and one involved a battery from an Audi RS e-Tron that had been removed in a workshop. The report also listed four hybrid battery fire incidents but did not outline the causes.
The three top culprits were instead e-mobility devices like e-bikes and e-scooters (90), battery chargers (46), and energy storage batteries (37).
@@GeorgeW-g5j ignore him, he is just another Chinese hater, probably from Taiwan😅
@@Roblox-editz-4-u search BYD Canberra. Poor owner experienced blade battery failure traveat 100km/h. BYD denied warranty claim until 60 minutes stepped in
The Excellence is Performance in Australia, drive away price is about BRP35394. This is a very nice car both build and drive feels excellent, also get into some luxury, the seat sliding backwards when you open the drivers door, front seat is headed and vented in two levels, back seat heated, steering wheel heated so as RWMs. The HUD is the best even better than BMW and Mercedes in terms of visibility with polarised sunglasses in the bright day light. You can also change suspension with two levels. Sound is very decent not the best. Screen rotation helps to view more maps in front and more camera angles when parking and turning. It is very comfortable to drive if the road is nice and smooth, very few wind and tyre noise. The acceleration is solid and the grip from the wheels excellent even on the wet surface. Just so nice.
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing! 🤓🙏
Nice video thanks. You mention the light colour of the interior, and I agree, a darker colour will stay looking clean and respectable for longer. But many years ago I owned an Audi with a light grey interior. The advantage became apparent in summer: getting into my wife's black interior car it was roasting; We're all familiar with summer heat. Getting into my car was a lot more bearable.
Very true! Didn’t think of the heat especially with the glass roof!
Those who don’t know who BYD are have been living under a rock for the last five years.
You’ll be surprised! Everyone who I had spoken to hadn’t heard of them!
@@npoleary BYD are a battery making company who started manufacturing EVs along with hybrids four or five years ago, they sell more cars than Tesla in china overtaking Tesla’s sales this year, the idea that they are unknown to many is mind boggling, perhaps those you spoke to are not up on what’s going on in the car and EV world?
Possibly! 🤓 but even at motor shows that I’ve been to, not many people have heard of them! They should!
Hi from under a rock.
@@npolearyevery one in SE. Asia heard of BYD...😂😂
My first EV and ordered the AWD Seal. Tesla 3 Highland was an option too but lack of physical anything put me off. Also it was dreadfully boring. Love the BYD marketing too- no costly “packs” ( take note BMW!). It’s RWD or AWD and you pick interior/paint. Simple. Same I4 I specced to Seal had to have £7k worth of packs to match
Nice! Yeah one of the reasons why I thought I’d mention that one! No packs! Very easy to buy!
A mate of mine own a Tesla, and watching him fight to indicate in the correct direction was hilarious and dangerous. Who puts indicators on a steering wheel? Oh Elon does🤣😂🤣
@wezzman1 I was like that for a few days but after that it became second nature.
I will say, it is a weird place considering indicators have been in one place for years or…let me correct myself…FOREVER 😂 but it’ll take some a short time to adjust, some maybe a bit longer.
Great review Thankyou.
I have an Enyaq 60 currently and nearly ready to switch again to my second EV.
This is at the top of the list for me now I think.
Ah nice! It’s worth looking at! It was way better than I was expecting! Might have to check out another model of theirs 👀
For sure i wold luv a modern ev .. EV 's are getting better and better and nice high end Tesla has a good competitor to keep them on thier toes 👏👏
Haha very true! 😅
@@petehoney1 it's like comparing a Lada and a Mazda, BYD being the Lada
0:30 It came from the initials of the company’s name, 比亚迪 (in PinYin, Bi Ya Di). But, in Chinese, a lot of other phrases can have the same initials, some can be rather crude and derogatory, such as 逼养的 （PinYin is Bi Yang De or “raised by a c*nt”). So many years later the company put out an official version, they invented “Build Your Dreams” line :)
Really good video again Nick. Not being a great fan of EV's I have to say this is the most 'normal' looking EV that I've seen. Having previously watched your review of the BMW estate with it's completely unrealistic price tag, this was actually refreshing to watch. It does actually still sort of have a dashboard in front of the driver and it's so good to hear of an EV manufacturer not using Lithium ion batteries which are pretty nasty things. The biggest negative for me apart from still being very sceptical of EV's in general is the huge glass roof which I can see cooking the inside in hot weather , even with the heavily tinted glass.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed this one! 😇
Yeah it was very expensive that BMW, but even with this car, it took me by surprise. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it performed very well in a lot of areas.
Yes in Australia indicators are on the right.. good review buddy :)
Thank you! 🙏
Australian's have indicators on the right hand side (mostly) because of the dominance of Japanese vehicles (Mitsubishi, Toyota, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru) - that's where it came from and local companies (when we had them) followed suit. So dd the Koreans - not sure why. However - all the European cars have always had the indicators on the left (Mercedes, BMW, VW group etc). Japan which is a right hand drive country has always had the indicators on the right. I switch between a Model 3 and Atto 3 quite often and I have to continually adapt. I would prefer consistency.
Ah interesting! I had no idea it was different round the other side of the world! Every day is a school day! 😅
The RH indicatot stalk makes sense on a RH drive stick shift car.
Australian car standards recommends the indicator stalk to be on the right.
UK classic cars generally have the indicator stalk on the right. It only really changed when we joined the EU and it was mandated that the indicator stalk should be on the left.
Similarly all vehicles had to show kmph so that is why we have mph and kmph on UK cars but European registered cars only have kmph. The UK version of the 2006-2011 Honda Civic has a button on the dash to change the digital speedo from mph to kmph however look at a Euro spec car and they do not have that button so can only show kmph so if they drive over here they have to do the mental conversion to mph. It's called progress.
This is something I would consider next time around. An impressive review - thanks very much.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 🙏
BYD stands for Biyadi, the name of the company. Build Your Dreams is a marketing slogan.
You're obviously one of the very few people out there who know about this.
And the name came from the street the company was started on. I think it was Iyadi street and they put a B on it to differentiate from others on the street (or something like that )
@@DIYMick Yes, just about. The street name was actually Yadi and they added the Bi prefix so the company name would appear near the top of alphabetical company lists at trade shows. Very humble beginnings.
Oh…well this is on their website and it states short for Build Your Dreams:
www.byd.com/eu/blog/Hello-we-are-BYD.html
Unless, they changed it somewhen? Not heard of Biyadi before.
But that’s funny with the addition of the Bi Prefix 😅 that’s smart!
@@npoleary Saw that too! I guess they are embracing their marketing slogan. But the BYD abbreviation did originate from their company name, Biyadi.
*The build quality is insanely satisfying.*
Yeah it took me surprise, I wasn’t sure what to expect!
i bought a byd seal in january 390 kw, and i am very happy
Awesome! 🙌
I really want to try one of these, seems great value overall!
It was honestly really good! It surprised me! Not sure what the others are like but this one was pretty good!
@@npoleary the company is not named ''Build Your Dreams'' - is just a marketing slogan like ''Life's Good'' for LG.
is not even named BYD... is more like the phonetic translation of it's chinese name... just put 比亚迪 in google translate and you can hear how it sounds.
This is where I got it from on my research for the video:
www.byd.com/eu/blog/Hello-we-are-BYD.html
“Hello, we are BYD: short for Build Your Dreams.”
@@npoleary "BYD" is the pinyin initials of the company's Chinese name Biyadi. The company was originally known as Yadi Electronics (亚迪电子), named after the Yadi Road in Dapeng New District, where the company was once based. According to Wang Chuanfu, when the company was registered, the character "Bi" (比) was added to the name to prevent duplication, and to provide the company with an alphabetical advantage in trade shows. As the name "BYD" had no particular meaning, BYD started adopting a backronymic slogan "Build Your Dreams" when it participated at the 2008 North American International Auto Show in the US.
@@johnsmith-cw3wo it’s Burn Your Dreams
Been driving EV's for 7.5 years, the Chinese brands have been knocking it out of the park for value and simplicity. Current 4.5 year old MG was 1st 1000 order and still happy, with no major issues.
Just usual car things, air-con needs a regas, tyres a looking a bit shabby, rear parking sensor decided to not work.
No EV issues at all.
@@bellshooter no resale value as well
You need an aircon gas already? My Audi is nearly 6 years old and never had it done. Why do rear parking sensors randomly fail? I’m not convinced Chinese cars will last 10 years like the average age of cars in Europe or NA last.
@@Olliebobalong it will be a miracle for a PRC vehicle to last more than 2 years
Very good video. I really like the seal. I am seriously considering having one.
Thanks for watching! 👊🏼
I walk past my neighbour's Seal everyday. I think the exterior design is much nicer than the Tesla's equivalent.
Nice! 👌🏼
Have you got an EV? Did your neighbour convince you get one? 😜
@@markbawel just wait for the look on his face when he tries to sell the Seal
@@yslee1401 You poor guy! Judging from the comments, nobody is listening to you, much less believe you.
@@rap3208he/she is so obsessed leave comments on others, about resale value, PRC, he/she just hate anything from china I guess. Poor guy
@@longx5583He/she is an old/senior cybertrooper actively smearing PRC for some time using different IDs.
i will keep it simple, I have had a Seal for 11 months and it is brilliant!
From now on, I am saying SatNav instead of GPS, and frunk to refer to the front trunk!! Awesome review!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🙏
I asked my Chinese friends, how they control the AC, since most Chinese cars nowadays don't feature separate control for AC. It is pretty annoying and quite gimmicky to have everything controlled by screen that doesn't always show it. In BYD Seal, the AC blower direction are even screen-controlled.
Their reply is simple:
"Just talk to the car"
I realised how quick and responsive the voice system is, even in cheap low cost oriented Wuling/Baojun ones.
Sad to say, we, global consumers are used to clunky slow voice command systems like the ones I experienced in Mazda and Mercedes-Benz. The S-Class featured in back in 2003, but 20 years later, the W213 still couldnt process nor understand simple commands correctly.
What commands did you try in the Mercedes that didn’t work?
Hilarious people are still saying Chinese EVs aren't good. Yes, they're crap, which is why the USA has imposed the highest tariffs on vehicle imports in its history...because they won't sell 🤣
they actually didn't sell before the tariffs. That's why many said why tax something that doesn't sell anyway.
they would once people Knew about them
You know the real reason is US fears Chinese car taking over and they know it. @@realtuner3560
@@iamsheep PRC branded vehicles have no resale value. That includes MG, Volvo, Polestar, Smart, Proton and Lotus
@@yslee1401 same with Japanese and Korean cars
I'm waiting for them to be sold in the US. Yes, I would absolutely make this my first EV.
In my opinion the Chinese will own the mass EV market, while Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi will remain at the top end luxury market. The brands who will lose will be the cheap European brands, the Korean brands and the Japanese and Indian brands.
Good luck thinking that. The Chinese are coming for every segment because they have the technology from A to Z. The German luxury brands, not so much.
@@dr.andersonsghost4315 The Chinese cannot buy class.
@profphilbell2075 PRC now realised that BEV market just isn't ready. They are now following Toyota's footsteps for PHEV and HEV. Too bad Toyota had a 25 year head start
Yes they can, its called Volvo, Polestar and Lotus
@@yslee1401i thought Toyota is going to use BYD'S DMI platform for their PHEVs . Toyota knew they cannot compete with BYD with techs, so they rather cooperate with BYD. You can't beat them you join them
Slowly dawning on Tesla owners that they've been duped
Teslas have superchargers though so there’s one perk there
However most of my charging would happen at home (for me anyway)
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Isn't the supercharger network open to BYD? Thinking of picking one of these up
Some superchargers are available to non Tesla owners but certainly not all of them (unless that’s changed recently) That’s up to Tesla and Elon Musk.
I’m fairly certain the ones in the Tesla app are available for anyone to use, here’s a screenshot for you 👊🏼
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@@onceafiend I've had the Dolphin for half a year now and i absolutely love it.
I don't recall you talking about range, charging times and more importantly safety rating and specifications. Would be great if you could make that video. Thank you very much for not playing loud background music very clear thank you. Happy new year to you and your family if you have one.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the video!
Range was on screen at 3:00 and charge times are 26 mins from 30% to 80%. Charges at 150kW max.
If you go to China, you’ll quickly realize that this seal looks like it’s from five years ago. You’ll be amazed at how advanced the design and range of Chinese EVs are today!
Maybe I’ll get to go there one day! 🤓
@@npoleary Welcome!
The seal looks like the Porsche EV.
Thanks, Nick. I would consider it, but I'm not sure if it would ever come to South Africa. Regards.
Maybe you never know!
Thanks for watching! You were super speedy at watching this one! 👀
🙂
It's extremely popular in the Brazilian car market, and it's taken over Toyota and Ford in a matter of years. I don't see why it wouldn't do the same in South Africa.
You might need ELECTRICITY. 😂❤
Sure they will sooner or later. Especially SA is a BRICS country.
I have an A class Merc and my lease expires next year. Another A class is high up my list but that BYD has given me something to think about.
Byd seal sells from 19k USD in China, if you try some high end EV like Nio and LI Auto, you will be more impressed
BYD has been producing electric vehicles earlier than Tesla.
It’s just that it used to be in the Chinese market
BYD didn’t sell cars to the general public (China) until 2011. Tesla was years ahead of them. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/BYD_e6
@@jim9685769 it was obvious a post from one of those little pink cybertroopers
Appear that tesla debut model in 2009.official manufacturing model s in 2012.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Model_S
@@keysglim You’re forgetting about the original Tesla Roadster that went on sale in 2008.
@jim9685769 too many little pink cybertroopers here
I think it will be great to add the following sections to your future videos: windshield wipers works manually or automatically, same for lighting. Night driving and interior lights, how will the multimedia affect night driving, etc.
So in 2024 (reviews posted last year) and 2025 I personally would expect all new cars to have a rain sensor for wipers. If they don’t that to me is a negative. The only car on my channel that I’ve reviewed that doesn’t have rain sensing wipers was the BYD Atto 3 which I reviewed and mentioned at the end.
Yeah could include some night stuff too!
The panoramic sun roof is great! Though it really does need a blind of some sort for those days the driver and passengers don't want it so shiny
The panoramic roof has a good insulation and it even in Thailand it doesn’t get hot inside. But I don’t like sunroofs anyway. In my one week test, I used the standard blinds you can clip in.
I visited a BYD Dealership in Ireland and the Seal comes with a panoramic roof cover as standard. It folds up and can be stored in the boot or the froot
The new BYD seal has a automatic panoramic sunroof curtain
@@eymaslacker I don’t like these panoramic sunroofs.
@@gadgetgasspollAn integrated electronic blind on the panoramic room- really?!
Voice control for the AC, 2024 already mate, try it next time.
It's rare to see you smile/laugh like that 20:10 into the video - it's a cool car and yes, the SEAL will definitely be my first EV. They can do so much, and it's great to see, compared to EU car manufacturers, how much you get for your money. As always you make some great videos and thanks for that.
Awh thank you! 🙏 😊
I’ll keep the videos coming!
I saw one in gran canaria was a fine looking vehicle indeed
BYD is best the world
Fun fact. Today I saw a breakdown of a couple of chinese electric cars. The sound proofing and filler in the doors and othe hollow parts were filled with degraded tarmac that sent out fumes after about two weeks use. Apparently the fumes are toxic too. As well as the metal usd razor blade thin, and rusty metal was also used. But as the car youre reporting on. The outward appearance was excellent, including finish. As a matter of interest, who opens up the floor of their car or door panels before buying.
BYD IS HUGE HERE IN BRAZIL
That’s cool! 😎
What an excellent and informative video. I live in China and do get a little sick of everyone bashing “Made in China” when a lot of products, like this car, are actually world class. We have been happily driving our Honda CRV here for the past eight years but are now actively considering a change. Going around the sale rooms it is very easy to note a huge difference since going to Honda so many years ago. You go there today and there are only three or four tired-looking upgrades of the same cars. The size of the sales area has been decimated as has the sales force which seems depressed and as uninviting as their cars. On the other hand visit BYD or any of the other sale centres and their is a sense of excitement and pride, an eagerness to show their products which is in marked contrast to not just Honda but also Toyota and Ford dealerships. We are pretty much settled on buying a Tank 400 hybrid in the next few weeks. Fantastic car to go with our lifestyle, wonderful sales team who were eager and knowledgeable about an exciting and well-built product at a great price.
Well I went into this thinking…hmmm I wonder if this is any good. And the more I used it the more I was like, this is actually really good!
BYD are doing something right if they’re selling that many EV’s and hybrids round the other side of the world!
You can control the air con temp by using three fingers slide on screen FYI
Can also use the buttons on the steering wheel or voice control for AC
Thanks for sharing! I found out now! 😎
Use menu button on steering wheel and the left right keys and scroller to change fan speed and temperature. You can control, everything on the steering wheel. There is no need to struggle on the touch screen.
Great looking car , no wonder they are putting import taxes so high on them ..
Thanks for watching! 🤓
Yeah it was surprising!
BYD is growing globally pretty quickly.
Yes I bought this as my first EV and love it and yes its the 500hp version. It's not quite as refined as my previous Kia Stinger 3.3 GT but is a beautiful car. One thing to note is the AC controls are usable with a click of a button from the center console and not just from the screen. You can also use the steering wheel buttons to adjust the climate. My only small gripe is with the height of the driving position but this in all electric cars. I like to sit a low as possible but with the batteries under the car you just cant get the feeling of sitting on the road. Even the Kia being a big car I would sit as low as possible, which is very low. worth every penny, is up there with the teslas if not nicer and is something else compared to a 360bhp petrol in terms of acceleration and torque. I'm a convert
That’s good! Thanks for sharing your experience! 🙏
And thanks for watching!
It is prettier if you see it in real life.
@@bbyl1485 it's even prettier for the buyer of a 12 month old unit that would have depreciated at least 75%
@@yslee1401 Salty