Six Months Later BYD Seal Australia Ownership Update and Review 2024

POV BYD Seal Premium variant RWD Long Range in-cabin drive whiled discussing ownership experience after 6 months including OTA software update improvements to ADAS and wireless Apple CarPlay, upgrade to enable charging at V3/4 Tesla Superchargers, impressive range and efficiency and EV trip planning via ABRP and OBD2 Live Data | Video by BYD Tom aka Tesla Tom of Ludicrous Feed in Sydney Australia June 2024
Six Months Later BYD Seal Australia Ownership Update and Review 2024

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Financial Disclosure:
- No payment was received from BYD for the production of this video
- I was not a BYD shareholder at the time this video was posted

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 Tesla Supercharger Compatibility Fix
01:22 The Argument for buying the Seal
01:59 Overall Quality
03:00 Infotainment System and Software Updates
03:39 ADAS Improvements
04:33 Range and Efficiency
05:15 Service
05:30 Intelligent Cruise Control
06:36 Glass Roof
07:19 Charging
08:58 V2L Capability
09:32 Infotainment System and Instrument Cluster Screen
10:12 Wireless Apple CarPlay and ABRP EV Trip Planning
10:45 Sound System
11:25 Summary
12:20 Would I still recommend the Seal?

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[jamescameron]

Never regret bought my BYD Seal premium. Fantastic car👍

[g_liout]

I have mine in Greece for 2 monthe and 4300kms. I have to say the same. Last week we took the 2403 update. Dont switch off nothing either. I enjoy the car everyday. With the update I felt it more good at handling.
My longest journey was 450km, with speed from 130 to 170 per hour. Did one stop for 20min and off I go... With 42 deegres..
I want to have the lane keeping change as you mentioned and the navigation to take in considetarion the battery Level and the destination so it can tell you where to stop.

Also as you said the roof here in Greece in hot summer dont getting hot..

Hope you get 11kw as we have here in Europe...
Cheers from Greece. George

[GDM]

Good review Tom, your reviews are worth a lot more than most, because you review it based on the way you use it, which is how most people use an EV. Not just endless twisty roads, with an over reliance on a cars handling as well as efficiency measures and range estimates that are only based on highway speed driving.

[strawwmann]

V2L is another huge plus of this vehicle. I had a 5-hour power outage this week and was able to power my living room as normal from my Seal and carry on with what I was doing, with TV etc. in the background (while the rest of the neighbourhood was in pitch-black darkness). V2L also means I've been able to get rid of all my gas gear and go fully electric (induction hob, lights, fridge, coffee machine) for day trips and car-camping. Although the car REALLY needs a 'CAMPING MODE' where it can continuously supply 12 VDC (for fridge) and 5 VDC (USB) when the car is locked/unattended - powered from the more efficient DC-DC converter rather than the inefficient DC-AC inverter. (Just having the V2L adapter plugged into the car, even with no 240VAC devices plugged in, uses ~2kWh per day, which is a high overhead when just charging a phone or running an efficient 240VAC/12VDC fridge).

[dingbatt]

Glad you are still happy with the Seal, Tom. I just viewed the Sealion and am excited for the Sealion 7 to come. The one thing I liked in the Sealion interior over the Seal is that the driver’s display is in a proper visor rather than being plonked on top of the dash like an afterthought.

[jimi-w]

Been very happy with my Premium after just over a month (minus a few days at the panelbeaters after copping a scratch at the school drop-off). I usually listen to podcasts on the way to/from work so the sound system hasn’t bothered me although even for music I find it “good enough”. Just tipped over 1500km and looking forward to heading to south west WA for a few nights next week.

[alf]

I have been watching BYD for a while now. We have a KIA EV6 AWD which is a great car, but for our 2nd car, I am waiting for the BYD Shark to hit our shores. With BYD now adding 800VDC architecture and increased LFP Blade capacity in the 2025 models, I would not be surprised if BYD becomes the market leader in Australia.

[Ray-ldmt]

Thanks for the video. I also bought a BYD Seal a few months ago (I am resident of Brazil). Great car. Loving it. The ICC I turned off before it'd drive me mad.

[mijbril]

Good to hear that there are no regrets Tom :)

I bought my Performance knowing about the Telsa Supercharger network issue, it wasn't a deal breaker then, but very glad to hear that it's going to be attended to.

Charging by solar is good though our solar system is coming on 9 years old now, has paid for itself well & truly but would need an upgrade to be more efficient with the car charging. As it is, we have single phase wiring at home (coming on 70 year old house) & without rewiring the house, the best the installed wallcharger will do is about 4kw (better than the trickle charger) at 20amps, so not going to hit that 7kw max the Seal can take. Again, it's how the house is wired, a known issue, not a deal breaker & has never made me have to run down to a local DC charger. Just needs a bit of active manual monitoring during the day when working from home (eg., taking advantage of a daylight free period from my energy retailer) & setting up the midnight to 6am charge as needed.

The only issue I have with the Seal isn't mine but that of my partner who is in the market for a car now that her Audi has had the last rites, but she won't look at an EV, despite her acknowledged comfort & performance of the Seal as a passenger, she wants gears, tactile dials & analogue speedo etc, not touchscreens & digital displays. That's another battle for another day, lol.

So I knew what I was getting when I put the order in just before Christmas last year & how the car is 5 months later after delivery has only gotten better :) And when 2403 is installed & the Supercharging fix installed, it will be better again.

Think of how many other cars you can hand on heart say are better 6 months after you bought them (without spending a lot of money in aftermarket parts), that would be a very small list

[Megeara]

I notice that few people ever comment on this but an absolute deal breaker for me in not getting a Tesla Model 3 was the lack of a front camera!! Further the lack of indicator stalks and a front panel while not deal breakers pushed me to get the Seal Premium which has all these things and more (HUD). The only things I prefer about the Tesla are its auto-park and FSD both which are unavailable in the Seal.

[stoicrunner]

Thank you for your detailed reviews - your earlier ones definitely helped us take the plunge and get a Seal with the novated lease. Such great value and a real pleasure to drive. Lots of people at work very interested in the car with many questions (and compliments!).

[darrellOOO]

The reason why I bought a Tesla was due to their Supercharger network. I've never been disappointed when arriving at a supercharger. I've tried some other chargers and most are working. But when they're out of order it can be very stressful.

[zagan]

I like the seal it looks like a proper car, a lot of EV cars look pretty silly.

If i hadn't planned to do something else, i would have looked at buying one of these Seal performance cars.

[nailgunnification]

My experience 5 months in with the seal premium is similar to yours. Now about 11000km on the clock as a daily commuter Wollongong to Sydney and my only real gripe (aside from the traffic sign alerts, thank god I will be able to turn that off permanently soon!) is also the ICC. It has most definitely improved significantly from the suicidal state it was in originally and I am comfortable enough to use it on a straightish road, but a big issue I still have is that when you change lanes with ICC on it will assertively turn the wheel to (over-)"correct" your position in the lane (and then complain that you're out of the lane when it does over-correct), so need to make sure I have a prepared grip on the wheel. Otherwise amazing car, and I hope they keep iterating on that ICC as it has a lot of potential.

I am owning a BYD Dolphin since 10 months (23, 000 km) and I am very impressed about the quality. My complaints are also the software and ADAS, which is quite over-sensitive. I heard, that the Seal is better. But I will try lane-keep-assist again after seeing your video.

[thetad]

This South African approves of your videos. I just wish BYD can launch the Seal here, so far we have the Dolphin and the Atto3. R899990 the asking price for the Atto3.

[nixndme]

Lovely review, Tom! I've been checking out all your YouTube videos, and I'm a big fan. I booked my BYD Seal Premium after seeing your reviews. Just like you, I went for the White and BYD Premium. Thanks for the detailed videos! :)

Quick question: Can we remove the middle passenger headrest in the back? I didn't check this during my test drive here in India.

[Jason-khus]

Thank you Ip Man for taking the time to do the review.

[UvinMeemaduma]

Your reviews helped me get to our byd seal premium, thanks Tom! We love the car so far so good.