2025 BYD Seal – adds on roof-mounted lidar sensor, new exterior colour, China market debut on August 8

2025 BYD Seal – adds on roof-mounted lidar sensor, new exterior colour, China market debut on August 8

Over in China, BYD has announced that it has updated its Seal electric sedan for 2025, with the refresh set to make its market debut on August 8. In a few images released by the automaker, the exterior revisions look to be minor, with the inclusion of a roof-mounted lidar sensor and a few exterior enhancements along with faster charging being the primary changes, as CarNewsChina reports.

Aside from the addition of a lidar sensor, which enhances the performance of the ADAS-related functions on the car, the 2025 Seal gets a new light purple exterior finish and a switch to a red BYD logo on the rear trunk lid.

It will also remain known simply as the Seal. Based on the automaker’s present naming convention for its domestic line-up, it was previously speculated that the Seal would add on a 07 suffix, but the report indicates that the company has stated that the Seal will retain its name without any numerical add-ons, following feedback gleaned from clients.

As before, the Seal will continue to be offered in three variant forms for the domestic market. The entry-level Seal is powered by a 228 hp (170 kW) e-motor driving the rear wheels. Incidentally, this has higher output than the 201 hp (150 kW) seen on the existing Dynamic Standard Range rear-wheel drive, which is not sold in Malaysia. The battery remains a 61.4 kWh Blade lithium-iron phospate (LFP) unit.

Elsewhere, the middle Extended Range single-motor rear-wheel drive variant retains its 308 hp (230 kW)- and 360 Nm output and higher capacity battery, although the CNC report indicates that the 2025 Seal’s battery is a 80.64 kW unit, slightly less than the 82.5 kW unit seen on the current ER. The range-topping variant remains the Performance AWD, which is equipped with a dual-motor powertrain (215 hp/310 Nm front, 308 hp/360 Nm rear) offering 523 hp (390 kW) and 670 Nm.

The facelifted Seal continues to be underpinned by the automaker’s e-Platform 3.0, but the 800 V architecture is now said to support faster charging and power delivery. Maximum DC charge rate isn’t mentioned (on the pre-FL, it is 150 kW), but the automaker says the car is now capable of a 10%-80% charge in just 25 minutes, down from the 37 minutes previously, which implies a higher maximum rate.

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Comments

  • ROTI CANAI on Aug 02, 2024 at 11:28 pm

    the best gets better

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  • Enough of cina car on Aug 03, 2024 at 12:13 am

    All unsold pieces of junk semua hantar to us.

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    • Great USA on Aug 03, 2024 at 5:38 pm

      Why cannot send to US?

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    • Enough dum comment on Aug 04, 2024 at 7:15 pm

      No one force you to buy, so why you think have right to decide how others spend their money?

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  • Kschai on Aug 03, 2024 at 6:08 pm

    Facelift add radar, proton remove radar. Who likes grey nappa seat over brown? Who?

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  • Anyone knows why Chinese companies prefer a roof-mounted LiDAR?

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    • Can see further than grill mounted because of higher positioning and higher quality imaging because of lesser light refractions than inside windshield, both allows windscreen/bumper to be cheaper to replaced when involved in minor accidents (with broken bumper or windshields) as well.

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      • Ideal on Aug 04, 2024 at 7:13 pm

        The higher placement also means less likelihood to get smeared with dirt or get damaged by stones

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    • Same idea as why people like to ride in SUVs, can see farther.

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  • James Foo on Aug 04, 2024 at 8:27 am

    The higher the LIDAR is mounted, the further it can detect. The usual front grille placement limits its distance.

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