2023 BYD Seal EV passenger's first impressions | CarBuyer Singapore

China's BYD Seal may be a really fast car, but how well does it score on comfort and usability? We ask Katherine Sng of Piques Media along for her opinions.

As at November 2023, the BYD Seal in top-specification Performance trim as driven here costs S$259,888 with COE.

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00:00 Start
00:35 Meet our passenger
00:47 First impressions
01:16 Cabin
02:35 Power
03:41 Conclusion

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[chonglf]

Data released by the land transport of Singapore showed that byd surpassed tesla to be the best selling ev brand in Singapore during the first five months of 2023. In fact, byd had dethroned Tesla as the world's largest ev firm in 2022

[jayjwin]

Elon used to laugh at BYD design back then.
He said recently the biggest competitors for Tesla comes from China.

[SalliesKrawcheck]

I can understand people being bearish with these conditions. However, it is not reasonable for most people to sit on the sidelines while your cash position debases by 10% or more per year..What is the best way for me to invest 180k into my portfolio?

[boonchewchan]

This is definitely a better car than Tesla Model 3

[jansenwilder]

I do wish Byd had the right hand drive Han sporty sedan in Singapore. I would buy that instead of the seal .🎉

[tscetomirapetkova]

is it possible to install other languages ​​for the voice commands/for example Bulgarian/. and what are the buttons with the little men on the door for /besides those for the electric windows/. thank you

[ElusiveAlloy]

Thank you for excellent and useful review. Very striking looks and design. Does the glass roof get hot like Tesla? I wish all the manufacturers would only option glass roof.

[zenrising]

This BYD brand is one car design away from the world's biggest plagiarism lawsuit.

[wjwong]

This Byd seal look nicer than tesla model 3..

[jerryyap]

but is it nice to drive especially with the self braking mechanism

[sergiom.a]

Saludos al canal bajo mi punto de vista como usuario la función eco de byd seal debería introducir otra función eco plus que desconecte un motor para asi hacerlo más eficiente en casos que estemos muy justo de autonomía o porque no necesitemos la tracción integral por ciudad alargando mucho más la autonomia y la frenada regenerativa a un solo pedal así sería más eficiente para conseguir más autonomia con un simple software

[angxiang]

So U meant Tesla is not made in China ~ Singapore ones r from US then???

[sneo]

BYD Seal is more expensive than Tesla Model 3 Highland.

Thanks to competition from BYD, we can now afford to buy Tesla EV. 👍👏💪🇸🇬

[dt]

Excellent car but I reckon no demand here. U know la if only it's made in Japan, Korea or Germany sure sell like hot cakes 😅

[Maestro-cplz]

The BYD is very boaty, and suffers from suspension sag. Reminds me of the Old 1971 Mercedes. People purchasing the BYD seal are likely upgrading their Corolla, Camry, MG, Mazda or Daewoo. The BYD is fast in a straight line for 100 meters. we have test driven the car for an hour on windy Victorian roads, I can assure you it is not a "Performance car" lot's of fake reviews and blatant lies from sales and marketing demonstrating it beats a 2.2 second, 355kph Lamborghini. Not a chance, it's capped at 180kph, and most super cars are 300kph - 400kph, There are videos of Seal Performance getting completely destroyed by a 2019 Tesla, the BYD didn't come close. So that 3.8 is also bullshit! Just Chinese rubbish and using the genius of marketing to trick gullible idiots., add a corner and it's death rolls. It is truly a non aggressive handling car.

[turbohuang]

No matter how good it is, BYD is known to explode. Check out the many videos showing angry BYD customers. Some even showed BYD cars exploding .

[torrhthc]

Byd hv rust issue, it will be worst in a humid climate

[daigamessg]

Tesla no hope, share price down so fast

[dexong]

Beautiful car, personally I would prefer not to have grey and black interior