BYD Seal Vs Volkswagen ID.7 Twin Test Review

It's the battle of the stylish electric super saloons!

Watch as they discuss and compare, range, build quality, price and desirability of these two stylish EVs

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[OliverWhelan]

A friend bought a BYD Seal earlier this year and he mentioned on the test drive that the indicator stalk wasn't on the side he was used to, coming from driving his ID3, the sales person said that they change that for his car and upon the delivery of his they did indeed change the indicator stalk as he requested. Its an amazing bit of kit especially for that price and range.

[EcoHouseThailand]

I have owned the AWD Seal for 10 months now and absolutely love it. Missed in the video you can control temp and fan speed from the steering wheel and 3 finger swipe on the main screen.

I have the V2L (bi-directional changing) plugged into my solar system to give me over 6 Tesla powerwalls of extra backup storage. It’s so good I’ve given my electric meter back and gone off-grid (videos on my channel)

[kerrwhatley]

ID7 is a yawn fest! So boring to look at. Might be comfortable but I know which one i would buy and save 12k

[MissKennyGirl]

Decision made! Ordering my Seal and going with Sineads suggestion of the design model.. great video 👌

[airrodgers]

When you buy an EV you buy the EV with the better battery…BYD blade battery is a 1 million mile LFP battery.. They are the only batteries manufacturers that can pass the nail penetration test.. ie if your car was to be in a major accident you will not be turn into a charcoal..

[Aro]

Not a fair comparison. Byd is 10K less. In Australia leather seats in the premium edition.

[fatdoi]

the upcoming Sealion 7 will be direct comparison to ID7

[passby]

When it comes to a Battery powered cars, I trust a battery first company than a ice car first company. Too much at stake here, byd is the logical winner even if they priced it the same.

[johnmcmahon]

Seal in design spec is a much fairer comparison (44k vs 65k for the Id7 as tested).
It has everything the excellence has except the heads up display and adaptive dampers. It’s ‘only’ RWD, but has 308bhp and 0to 100km in 5.9 secs, which is more than adequate and quicker than the id7. So definitely go for the design instead of the excellence unless you REALLY need the AWD.

I bought mine in Apr. Indicator stalk is on the left. Recent OTA gave wireless Apple CarPlay which works faultlessly. Also 3 finger scroll up/down or left/right on any screen allows you to select temp or fan speed respectively.
OTA’s have also massively improved the ADAS and binging/bonging that plagued the car initially. BYD seems to listen to customers feedback, and are very fast to roll out OTA improvements.
Also it has 6 year warranty with 8 years on the battery and drive train.

IMO, it’s absolutely amazing, and much cheaper and better value (for what you get) compared to anything else in the D segment, including ICE cars.

[markuslangguth]

What a wonderful entertaining and helpful comparison test, thanks a lot!
I had a blast, go on with the great work! :)

[gmargetis]

it has wireless car play with the new update

[packardb]

I really am not a fan of the ID screens, they look like someone stuck a child’s tablet on to the dash

[MrZaragon]

Top notch review - thank you for being totally natural on camera 😊

[Damadchef]

The rwd byd is nearly 20k cheaper than the id7 you were driving with plenty of spec.. very easy choice for me

[paulcordingley]

The female presenter is just lovely. I own the Seal, and it will always win 😊

[Duaneie]

Fun fact - say hi BYD my bum is cold and Hi BYD I am hungry 😅 also car play is now wireless and indicator is on the correct side. Also you can adjust temp with swiping 3 figures on screen and through cluster 😊

[vasil]

I'd suggest you need to put the same person in the back seat for each car, to do a proper comparison of space.

[jeevanfs]

You are reviewing an older version of rhe seal. The indicator stalks are on the correct side in post 2023 models. And also has wireless android auto and carplay. There are a bunch of improvements that have been made with the ota updates. Its a pleasure to drive the seal. Dublin to galway and back (420km) and still had about 10% battery, mind that most of the drive was at 120kmph with four passengers and luggage. If you're driving at lower speeds, you can easily get 520+ on the rwd in summer.

[jcflippen]

Glad to see Cinch are providing an aftersales service even if the prep dept is lacking.

[maxhugen]

Those prices - *"after grants of course"* - are crazy.