BYD SEAL - The things YOU need to know! | Charging, Range, Noise, 0-100
Summary
TLDRThis video reviews the BYD Seal Excellence all-wheel drive electric car, focusing on its range, cabin noise, charging speed, and acceleration. With a sleek design and an 85 kWh LFP Blade battery pack, the car offers a stated WLTP range of 520 km. The test results show a real-world range of 480 km, a cabin quieter than premium cars like the BMW i4, and impressive acceleration of 3.84 seconds from 0 to 100 km/h. However, the charging speed is a disappointment, only reaching 122 kW and taking 38 minutes to go from 10% to 80%. The video suggests waiting for the updated model for better charging efficiency.
Takeaways
- 🚗 The BYD Seal is tested for range, cabin noise, charging speed, and acceleration.
- 🔋 The car is powered by BYD's LFP Blade battery pack with a gross capacity of 85 kWh and a net capacity of 82.56 kWh.
- 🌟 The Seal's slippery exterior with a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.219 contributes to increased range at higher speeds.
- 📉 The stated WLTP range for the all-wheel-drive version is 520 km, and the test results were close to these numbers.
- 🔌 The LFP battery pack can be charged to 100% without damage, and the car always charges to 100% if not unplugged.
- 🔉 The car has a combined output of 670 Nm of torque and 530 horsepower, with acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.8 seconds.
- 🔁 The car's acceleration performance was tested at different states of charge, showing times close to the specified 3.8 seconds.
- 🔇 The cabin noise levels are impressively low, even beating premium cars like the BMW i4 M50.
- ⏱ The charging test showed a top speed of 122 kW and a final charge speed of 81 kW, taking 38 minutes and 50 seconds to go from 10% to 80%.
- 🔄 The BYD Seal offers a well-balanced package with good performance, but the charging efficiency could be improved in future models.
Q & A
What is the car being reviewed in the script?
-The car being reviewed is the BYD Seal Excellence all-wheel drive.
What aspects of the BYD Seal are being tested in the script?
-The script discusses testing the range, cabin noise, charging speed, acceleration, and overall performance of the BYD Seal.
What is the stated WLTP range of the all-wheel drive version of the BYD Seal?
-The stated WLTP range of the all-wheel drive version of the BYD Seal is 520 km.
What type of battery pack does the BYD Seal use?
-The BYD Seal is powered by BYD's own LFP Blade battery pack.
What is special about the LFP Blade battery pack in terms of charging?
-The LFP Blade battery pack can be charged to 100% without any damage, and the car always charges to 100% if not unplugged from the outlet.
How does the exterior design of the BYD Seal affect its performance?
-The exterior design of the BYD Seal is slippery with a CD value of 0.219, which helps increase the range, especially at higher speeds.
What is the combined output of the two motors in the BYD Seal?
-The combined output of the two motors in the BYD Seal is 530 horsepower and 670 Newton meters of torque.
What is the top speed for DC fast charging of the BYD Seal?
-The top speed for DC fast charging of the BYD Seal is 150 kW.
How does the BYD Seal perform in terms of cabin noise?
-The BYD Seal is very silent, even beating the BMW I4 M50 in cabin noise levels.
What was the final consumption result of the BYD Seal in the test?
-The final consumption result was 17.2 kWh per 100 km, equating to a full range of 480 km.
What was the acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h for the BYD Seal in the test?
-The acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h was approximately 3.84 seconds under the best conditions.
How long did it take to charge the BYD Seal from 10% to 80% and what was the issue encountered?
-It took 38 minutes and 50 seconds to charge from 10% to 80%. The issue encountered was that the car did not achieve the expected fast charging speed of 150 kW, likely due to thermal management issues in the battery pack.
Outlines
🚗 Testing the BYD Seal Excellence AWD
The script introduces a test of the BYD Seal Excellence all-wheel drive electric vehicle, focusing on its range, cabin noise, charging speed, and acceleration. The car's aerodynamic design, with a drag coefficient of 0.219, is highlighted as beneficial for range, especially at higher speeds. The vehicle is powered by BYD's LFP Blade battery pack with a gross capacity of 85 kWh and a net capacity of 82.56 kWh, allowing full charging without damage. The stated WLTP range is 520 km. The presenter also discusses the car's charging capabilities, with a top fast-charging speed of 150 kW, and mentions the car's performance specs, including a combined output of 670 Nm of torque and 530 horsepower, promising a 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in 3.8 seconds. The test conditions, including temperature and speed limits, are outlined to ensure a comparable result.
🔋 BYD Seal's Efficiency and Software Updates
This paragraph discusses the BYD Seal's efficiency, with the presenter noting the car's good consumption and performance, comparing it to other electric vehicles like Tesla and BMW. The software updates for the car are mentioned, indicating that BYD continues to improve its vehicles. The presenter also comments on the car's design, both exterior and interior, and its place among other BYD models with a sea-themed design concept. The difficulty in controlling the car's actual energy consumption is noted, with the infotainment system lacking detailed consumption data. The final consumption result is 17.2 kWh per 100 km, translating to a real-world range of 480 km, which is 92% of the stated WLTP range.
🏎 Acceleration and Cabin Noise
The script describes the BYD Seal's acceleration performance, with tests showing 0 to 60 mph in 3.66 seconds and 0 to 100 km/h in 3.87 seconds, very close to the car's specified acceleration. The car's cabin noise levels are compared favorably to other electric vehicles, including the BMW I4 M50, with the BYD Seal being quieter. The car's insulation, double-pane windows, and lack of wind noise at the A-pillars contribute to its silent cabin. The presenter also notes the car's balanced power distribution between the front and rear axles, providing a stable and secure feel during acceleration.
🔌 Charging Performance and Recommendations
The final paragraph addresses the BYD Seal's charging performance, which is not as impressive as its other features. The car's blade battery pack tops out at 122 kW and ends the charge session at 80% with a speed of 81 kW, falling short of the theoretical top speed of 150 kW. The presenter speculates that temperature management issues during fast charging may be the cause. The video concludes with a recommendation for potential buyers: while the BYD Seal offers a good package with excellent performance and design, those who prioritize charging speed and efficiency may want to consider other options or wait for updates to the model.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡BYD Seal
💡Aerodynamic
💡LFP Blade Battery Pack
💡WLTP Range
💡Charging Speed
💡Acceleration
💡Cabin Noise
💡Eco Mode
💡Consumption
💡Adaptive Dampers
💡OTA Updates
Highlights
Testing the BYD Seal Excellence all-wheel drive's range, cabin noise, charging speed, and acceleration.
The car's aerodynamic design with a drag coefficient of 0.219 helps increase range.
The LFP Blade battery pack allows full charging without damage and has a gross capacity of 85 kWh.
The stated WLTP range for the all-wheel drive version is 520 km.
The car's top speed for DC fast charging is 150 kW, which is considered slow for a new car.
The car's combined output is 670 Nm of torque and 530 horsepower.
The car is equipped with 19-inch wheels and Continental Eco Contact 6 tires.
The car's exterior and interior design is inspired by the ocean as part of BYD's 'sea theme'.
The car's infotainment system is difficult to use for displaying actual electricity consumption.
The car's final consumption test result is 17.2 kWh per 100 km, equating to a range of 480 km.
The car's acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h is 3.84 seconds, very close to the specified time.
The car's cabin noise is lower than the BMW I4 M50, even though it's a less expensive vehicle.
The car's charging test showed a top speed of 122 kW and ended at 80% with a speed of 81 kW.
The car's charging curve shows a significant drop in speed, possibly due to overheating.
BYD is expected to release a new generation of Blade battery packs with faster charging capabilities.
The BYD Seal is a compelling package, but those who prioritize charging speed may want to wait for updates.
Transcripts
welcome to its own electric it's time to
test the important aspects of the byd
seal Excellence all-wheel drive we're
going to test how far it can go on a
full charge the actual cabin noise
inside the car how silent is it charging
how fast will it charge from 10 to 80%
and finally acceleration how quick is it
from Stand still to 100 km/ hour this is
a midsize set on and as you probably can
tell from the exterior it's slippery the
CD value the a resistance is
219 so it's slippery as I said that is
actually promising because that will
help increase the range especially in
higher speeds whil else talking about
the range this car is powered by by's
own lfp blade batter pack with a gross
capacity of 85 K hours and a n capacity
of
8256 kws the good thing with the lfp
battery pack is that you can charge it
to
100% without the battery pack taking any
damage you can't even limit the charge
limit on the screen inside the car
always charges to 100% if you don't
unplug the car from the outlet so 520 km
is the stated wltp range of this
all-wheel drive version so hopefully we
will be able to come close to those
numbers what you lose on the swings you
will gain on the roundabout and what do
I mean by that I mean the great batter
pack lfp blade pack does suffer from
slow charging so the top speed for DC
charging fast charging is 150 KW that's
not that impressive for such a new car
hopefully it's a flat charge curve but
we're going to test that out but I guess
10 to 80% will be above 40 minutes let's
see about that when it comes to slow
charging home charging three-phase
support 11 KW driving on all four wheels
equipped with two Motors one permanent
magnet motor at the rear one induction
here at the front combined output 67
Newt met of torque
530 horsepower
according to specifications should be
able to do 0 to 100 km per hour in 3.8
seconds with a top speed of 180 km per
hour Wheels 19 in these are standard
driving on 245s 45s all around
Continental Eco Contact 6 I think that's
the important facts and it's time to
start with the range and consumption
test first part of the range and
consumption test
this cycle is a 80 km long trip I always
do the same cycle it's a mixed speed
cycle with speeds between 50 all the way
up to 110 km per hour average speed 93
km per hour I stick to a certain set of
rules rule number one is to run the AC
on auto and 20° and as you see here at
the screen I'm running this car byd at
22 de C and the reason for that
is it is colder than other cars I can
run my Tesla at 20° most European cars
at 20° without freezing if I run this
one in 20 it is way too cold so this one
is at
22 to compensate for that second rule is
to set the car to drrive mode eco
and this car has that so eco mode is
active there's three different Dy modes
sport Eco and
normal and the last and final rule is to
stick to the speed limits current speed
limit 100 km
hour so that's it very easy and this way
I'm able to create a comparable result
today's road conditions 24° C
outside and total driver
roads no wind so good conditions this is
promising and probably the best possible
consumption you can get with the byd
seal so soon pausing 25 km of total
travel distance average consumption
until now is
14.6 kows per 100
km that's
sufficient I mean having 530 horsepower
670 new M of
torque all that power 0 to 103.8
seconds that's good that's uh like Tesla
numbers let's see how this ends up I
know that a couple of you have asked uh
about the software as such and if it
gets over the r updates and if it's
evolving and and I mean the reason for
this is of course for the consumer the
customer not to be left behind by byd I
have been testing a couple of bys since
the start of my channel I think this is
the fourth one and the software has
always been evolving and been getting
better all the time and I actually have
a proof of that and if I press this
little notific ification Bell at the top
of the screen there is actually One
update available in this case it's a
specific update for byd assistant that's
the voice commander says that it has
some new voice packages some updates to
that one and I can click it to see some
details so this means that byd is of
course still
shipping pushing out updates for its car
hitting the halfway 40 km put behind
average consumption until now
16.1 or now it actually jumped down to
15.9 K per 100 K so
15.9 that's a good consumption let's see
how this ends up but it looks promising
the car in general is really a good
package I think it's reasonably pric and
that pad with a great
exterior I really love the exterior
design of the car but also the interior
I mean this is a good looking car on the
inside too it's uh by far the best
looking
interior among all the bys some people
may think that it is a bit
too complicated
a bit too round shaped or wavy I mean
that's part of the concept this is
called seal and it's uh part of
byd's sea theme u i mean seagull dolphin
Seal Seal U Etc inspired by the ocean
all the materials is really great so if
you want to know more about the byd seal
I've actually released a full review of
it
I put the link up here so just click
that one if you want to see my full
review with more details more facts more
b rolls so we can see it better all the
angles the interior details Etc don't
miss that one and to be Frank this is
a inspiring cart and
drive the steering wheel
is direct and
precise very easy to adjust very
responsive and that pad with the
Adaptive
Dappers this is not a bad package this
is really nice so the final consumption
ended up at 17.2 kws per 100 km that
equals to a full range for a whole
battery pack of 480 km compared to the
stated 520
wltp kilm that's 92% so not that
farfetched I was expecting a bit of a
lower consumption though one big
downside with the bo seal is that it's
hard
to control the actual consumption I
ended up doing it by calculating the
actual consumed amount of
electricity so 7 .2 Kow hours but just
to be clear the main reason for it to be
hard is that the infotainment the media
screen the operating system is really
giving me a hard time showing me the
actual numbers it's lacking information
when it comes to
consumption that's the simplest
explanation to be able to compare this
to to other cars um this is kind of a
performance set on like the mry the m y
That's a performance M siiz SUV but
still good to compare and the neo5 BMW
I4 uh this is just in the middle between
Tesla that's the most efficient one very
close to the
BMW and the Neo et5 that's the most
thirsty among the pack so a decent
consumption not the best but in the mid
segments let's move on to the
acceleration state of charge
79% 19° outside total of dry roads
activating the drag
mode ready to
go
oh 0 to 60 MPH time 3.66 seconds 0 to
100 km per hour time 3.87
seconds okay so 3 point 87 seconds 0 to
100
3.7 according to to this one 79% dry
roads let's
go 0 to 60 MPH time 3.74 seconds 0 to
100 km per hour time 3.95 seconds okay
so
3.95 0 60 and
3.74 uh
this one is hoovering
like2 seconds below the real time so not
that accurate but it's always hoovering
below so which means that it's a bit of
a Happ
meter 0 to 60 MPH time 3.65 seconds 0 to
100 km per hour time time 3.84 seconds
acceleration best possible achieved time
at 79% state of charge as you saw 19°
dry road so good conditions uh
everything should be in line and best
time 3.84 seconds for 0 to 100 km per
hour or 3.65 seconds 0 to 60 MPH so
according to spec I would say uh be ID
is pointing at 3.8 seconds so very close
to the specified time probably possible
to do maybe you need to have a state of
charge of closer to 100% BD has managed
to create a car that's very well
balanced I mean the balance
between the power on the front axle and
the rear axle is really good uh better
than the ban it feels really stable
doesn't feel insecure uh the grip is
really good
so nothing to complain about when it
comes to the acceleration it is not as
rough or hard at the start it's a bit
softer compared to the Tesla and also
the BMW I4 M50 but uh at the end it
still scores a good acceleration time so
a good balance let's move on to the
cabin noise this is one of the more
exciting Parts uh I assume especially
for you that's into the market of a new
electric vehicle cabin noise is
something that's getting more important
now when uh you're driving full electric
cuz you don't have any noise from the
motor from the engine at the front
anymore and you hear new things that you
haven't heard before uh good thing
though the byd has really managed to do
a silent
car so the battery pack of course
insulates but the insulation inside the
doors the double paint windows at the
front and no wind noise at the a pillars
really helps out to create a good
feeling in the cabin it's silent the
most interesting thing is that it
actually beats the BMW I4 M50 in Cabin
noise it's a bit more silent even if
it's a tiny bit it's still more silent
and that's impressive one the BMW place
in the premium segment the byd seal is a
lot cheaper and it's not a premium car
it also beats the Renault syic and the
Neo et5 Bing with the 20in wheels and by
the way the BMW is actually running on
19in wheels too so the same size of
Wheels as the byd but a tad wider wheels
or tires at the rear it's actually a bit
more noisy the byd than the Neo et5 San
let's move on to the last and maybe not
least and most important part charging
how fast will it charge from 10 to 80% I
mean this is a blade battery pack the
blade battery packs from byd is really
not known for its fast charging that's
not its main characteristics you see the
same thing on the Teslas using the BD
blade batteries um and a theoretical top
speed of 150 KW is not that impressive
but I did the test and I actually drove
the car from
25% all the way down to 10 % or actually
9% before charging took almost an hour
then I went for charging as I do with
all my tests I try to warm up the
battery pack it was 19°
outside so when I hit the charger I
didn't achieve the expected speeds so
I'm a bit disappointed
and this is the final charge curve and
as you see it tops out at
122 KW
and closes the charge session at 80%
with a speed at 81 KW so the end speed
is good but I didn't manage to get the
top speed of 150 probably due to
cating or
worting uh I mean the terminal
Management in the byd
pack doesn't really work good enough so
it struggles a bit to keep the correct
temperatures in the battery pack while
supercharging or fast charging and
that's a bit disappointing I really hope
that byd will solve this in the next
generation of the bmd blade packs and
that's by the way coming very soon think
now in August they are going to publish
more information regarding that batter
pack and start deliveries with that pack
for some of the BD cars at least in
China hopefully available in Europe soon
they're talking about 6C charging that
means that you can charge the battery
pack a lot quicker than today think
today's pack is around 1 c one and a
half C maybe so uh with that 6C charge
capability you'll probably hit
speeds uh in 800 volt systems around
theoretical at least 350 400 Kow that's
a big difference so you will be able to
charge it from 10 to 8% in manner of
like 10 minutes maybe and this session
took 38 minutes and 50 seconds so
despite having such a low top speed it
still somewhat keeps a flat curve but it
drops very quickly
so as you see here in the curve there is
a big drop from above 100 Kow 12 down to
around 90 in one single percent and
that's
science of a too hot battery pack so
I'll try to summarize this video in a
good way um if you are looking for a
silent
quick goodlooking and decently sized
seted
on the byd seal really checks all that
boxes I mean the Excellence all-wheel
drive package is really
appealing it's it's a good package and
uh for that price it's hard to
beat but if charging and long trips is
really important for you if long trips
above 5 600
km in one go is important for you and if
you do that
often then maybe
charging
and the
efficiency is
lacking so if those two points are very
important for
you especially
charging then you may be looking
elsewhere to be honest my
recommendation would be to wait for for
the update to arrive here in Europe I
mean the updated seal is on the way it's
going to be communicated now if it
hasn't already when I released this
video so there will be updates there
will be fixes to the byd seal but I
still think it's a compelling package as
a whole even this version but I would
still wait that's it for today I hope
that the information I just gave you
comes in handy and that you enjoy the
video if you did please like engage And
subscribe and most importantly stay
electric thank you for watching speak to
you soon
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