BYD Seal U range test

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[leotek..]

the seal u is actually not the ‘suv version’ of the regular seal, as the two are built on different platforms. only for overseas marketing purposes it was given the moniker ‘seal u’. in china, it is called song plus.

[et]

The trip meter switch should be the button on the end of the indicator stalk. That's where it is on my Atto.

[tuppawareAU]

Wow that summer sunlight you get that far north is wild to me

[tymanot]

Interesting - was driving the car for one day through Hamburg and had the same impression:
Heating at least at 25 C; very smooth ride(live it), autosteer basically useless, comfortable and very silent, 800v - charged at 90% at 47 kw.
Large turning circle.
Somewhat strange UI.
Overall very much liked the ride - finally a car family that does not pretend to be a sports car.
Still prefer our Enyaq though.

[rasch]

Was in norway the last 2 weeks on holiday, what amazed me was rhe Baustellen 🚧, you aktually have flag guys directing traffic, and they're so nice and friendly, when they close the road, they will come to your car and tell you how long before the next the phase is..and i noticed this at all the construction zones

[NOV]

Crazy how the (percentage) disadvantage in efficiency to the various Model Ys Bjørn has tested is even higher in the 90kph tests than in the 120s.
So it's not primarily/exclusively an aerodynamics issue.

[vhol]

Nice ! Looking forward to the Seal (sedan)

[lbtobl]

It surely is an underrated car but I just can’t get over its looks

[thdennis]

Note I have not driven the BYD Seal U yet but i suspect that this strong sensation of deceleration and acceleration that you mention may be due to the fact that you are using HIGH setting for regeneration, I have a BYD Tan(K)g and I have experienced some of the same.
Just put regen to normal and its a much better experience, probably the same for the Seal U.
Not sure high regen does much for range anyhow..any energy recuperated is lost accelerating back up to speed. I only use high regen if im going downhill for a long time.

[EdwardSinclair]

Interesting video and interesting car, does it even get truly dark at your location? My young daughter would never want to sleep, when I send her to bed she always says: "Daddy but it's not dark yet..."
That's around 9pm during Summer in UK, if we lived in Norway I think she would be waiting for a very long time. Also she has more energy than all those Duracell and Energizer bunnies put together, and probably more energy than this Byd SUV as well...

Edit:
£30, 000 for an electric car of this quality? WOW that is impressive... undercutting Tesla by wide margin...

[zalen]

Hey Bjorn! That’s a great video as always!

Only a thing with the Seal U. When I drove here in Spain it didn’t drive like chinese with those accelerations and breakings. Maybe is it a software bug due to Norway roads? 😅

Could you please put child seats in the back seats?🙏🏻🙏🏻

[rjbiker]

Does this car have a drive mode that turns regen off so you coast on freeway if you take foot off accelerator?

[EPicurux]

personally, I don't find it worth considering
it is inefficient, slow charging, and in EU, it is 6k€ more expensive. That is, in the same price range of MY and ID4.
OK, maybe better than Arya pricewise, which had already priced itself out of market

[tonyjakotv]

My Kia Niro has the same issues when travelling down hill with cruise control. You can feel the vehicle pulsating, on the brake, off the brake, on the brake, off the brake. My wife says it makes her feel ill...

[henvan]

The jerky Auto steer means the car uses a lot more energy 270w per KM seem high to me.

[Nord_Mann]

Have you tested the Seres cars yet Bjørn? I drove the Seres 5 today. Also interested in testing the new 2024 Seres 3. LFP batteries both cars and shorter range on the 3, but you get physical buttons and airvents👌🏻

[AlexanderTolmar]

I assume auto steer got confused by colour of tarmac. Two lanes had different surface (or at least it looked like that) so car might thought it's wet.

[IstvanDarabos]

Im just happy seeing 170-250 kw with model 3 after fl ioniq 30-49 kw 😁

[c.brinker]

Very good car for this price… but what was with the charging curve after 33%? Overheating problems or 140kWh continuing?

[rmkkkk]

Damn. This is better deal than. MG Marvel