BYD Seals sold for 209,800-286,800 yuan, and used the test drive to find out the confidence of such pricing.
When our impression of the price range of domestic new energy cars was still around 100,000 yuan, the listing information of BYD Seal gave us a blow, and the official set the price at 209,800-286,800 yuan. BYD Seal is the first pure electric medium-sized car under Ocean Net, with high value, high configuration and good performance. At the same time, BYD can realize self-production of parts, self-design and self-assembly ability, and so on. So these are all the basis for pricing their brand-new products. Today, I will find the answer through the test drive of the products with certain questions.
The unique design language is adopted in the appearance, and there is also a personality aspect.
As a product of BYD e-platform 3.0, BYD Seal is a pure electric medium-sized coupe of BYD Ocean Net Marine Life Series. In design, the vehicle adopts brand-new concepts and technologies, including CTB(Cell To Body) integrating blade batteries into the body, Ocean X front face and other rich brand-new design concepts, making the vehicle a unique model full of new design elements and leading the trend.
The seals in the front part of the car inherit the essence of the Ocean X concept car, and take the "X" in the dynamic perspective as the framework, giving the front part of the car a strong sense of forward impulse, an "X" shape with upward convergence and downward divergence, which has a strong visual impact and is extremely electric. As an extension of the front face shape, the front cabin cover of the seal has a visual sense comparable to that of a sports car, and its full sculptural surface is amazing and charming, which has both the momentum of surging waves and the profound feeling of ups and downs of mountains, which makes people feel excited and shows a strong dynamic design.
The lighting combination adopts Serene double-U suspended headlights and the bulges on both sides of the front hatch cover, and the inside of the lamp cavity is a double-U suspended LED light-emitting component, which makes the whole headlight more slender and creates sharp eyes for the seal, which can be called the finishing touch of the whole vehicle design. The decoration of the car lamp body and its outer boomerang shape together form the shape of the letter C, which is in harmony with the shape of the turn indicator lamp on the rearview mirror.
Waves and ripples "ripple" lamp, inspired by the surging waves of the sea, combines two elements: straight line and water ripple, and its linear light pushes from the outside to the inside layer by layer, giving people endless sense of extension and strong recognition, and also strengthening the momentum of Ocean X’s front face modeling.
The side of the vehicle, supplemented by excellent rhythmic lines, makes the vehicle show a good vitality. From the design, it fully embodies the concept that the design of the vehicle yearns for dynamic and youthfulness. The surface contour is smooth and natural, with a low-lying front cabin cover, an inclined A-pillar, a rounded top cover, a fast back that slides down and a slightly upturned duck tail shape in one go, which outlines the unique shape of the sports coupe.
The tangent line of water extending from the edge of the front engine room cover forms a forward dive posture, and rises slightly behind the C-pillar, which makes the D-pillar visually simpler and the car body more fluid, and also balances the proportional relationship between the window and the car body. In addition, the shoulder line is connected with the edge of the front engine room cover, and like a smooth water flow, it naturally disappears in the back door, showing the natural and energetic side lines of the vehicle.
Correspondingly, the D-pillar triangular window is decorated with two kinds of decorations, one is reminiscent of the shape of coastal reefs, and the other is like water drops, which further highlights the marine theme. The bold and novel design shows the young people’s ultimate pursuit of individuality.
The double waistline of sea waves is the highlight of seal side design, and the long waistline that leans back starts from the back of the front wheel eyebrows, creating the unique elegant style of the coupe when it is static. The black decorative shape at the beginning comes from the ripples on the water surface, and it can also remind people of the tail fin of a seal, which is vivid and lively.
The tail of the seal has a full curved surface and lines full of tension, and the very large light receiving surface effectively improves the texture of light and shadow. The rear bumper doesn’t adopt a simple whole-body design. The decorative pieces on both sides of the vehicle use dense transverse ribs, which are exquisite in detail and have an electric feeling. The large-area black diversion structure in the middle not only effectively reduces the wind resistance, but also shows the sporty temperament like a racing car. At the same time, it also outlines the shape of the seal tail fin through color contrast, which skillfully responds to the theme of naming "seal".
The design of the seal’s through-going water drop taillight is inspired by water drops, which is highly recognizable. The extremely narrow linear light strip of 5mm is connected in series with water drop lattice lights, and lined with slim and textured high-brightness chrome trim strips, creating a wonderful visual sense of the sea and sky line. Parametric distribution of point light sources is progressive from large to small layers, full of depth and science and technology.
The sense of interior technology is still bursting, and there is no shortage of chip space to meet the level.
After entering the car, the comfortable cockpit of Haiyun Zia built by Seals based on the design concept of "marine aesthetics" is full of various marine elements, which makes people relaxed and happy, and at the same time, they can feel the soft, smart and energetic overall atmosphere. Excellent ergonomic design and exquisite workmanship explain the connotation of thoughtfulness and high quality.
Outside the car, we can see that the theme and design of the front face are very strong, but inside the car, the central control unit is often presented in front of the driver and members, and it also presents a strong design and theme. The "wave-chasing" instrument panel has a complete outline with strong recognition, softness and perseverance, showing a purer design form. Although this design has been common in other models of BYD e platform 3.0, the seal has a stronger sense of theme in the car and a stronger marine element.
Based on smooth and natural lines, the instrument panel is divided into different functional areas through the differences in materials and colors, which further enhances the sense of suspension of the overall shape and has a better sense of space. The seal’s A-pillar is located in the front. In order to eliminate the emptiness of the instrument panel, the upper part of the instrument panel adopts a shape similar to the surging waves. The air outlet of the seal air conditioner is hidden behind the modeling lines and naturally integrated with the instrument panel, balancing the relationship between function and modeling.
Seal’s instrument panel, auxiliary instrument panel and steering wheel are decorated with textures processed by laser laser engraving technology. Through the differences in color, shape, length and width, they create a wonderful feeling of staggered space in different intersection and combination forms.
The seal’s auxiliary instrument panel is elegant, smooth and dynamic, and it can also remind people of Guangzhou’s landmark building "Little Man’s Waist". Exquisite crystal gear lever is the visual core of the auxiliary instrument panel area. It forms the control center called "in the heart of the sea" with a group of mechanical buttons. Its design is inspired by water droplets, and it integrates common functions including start button, power mode selection, air conditioning and audio control, and it is simple and convenient to operate. In the lower part of the crystal gear lever, there is a dense tooth comb with aluminum metallic color, which has a strong mechanical texture.
The scientific and technological elements in the car include DiLink intelligent network connection system, which provides strong platform support for ecology. The brand-new UI design optimizes the visual and interactive experience, and the style is more modern. The depth mode of the system can automatically switch the depth mode of the system according to the sunrise and sunset time where the vehicle is located, and the screen can be seen clearly in the daytime when the light is strong, and it is not dazzling at night. The flat design makes the menu hierarchy simpler, the logic clearer and the operation more convenient. In addition, the car also includes HiFi-class custom Dana audio and other configurations that provide 12 speakers for mid-to-high-end models to further upgrade the driving experience.
In terms of ride and comfort, the sense of space is well created, especially the width of the vehicle brings a good internal space conversion rate. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the body adopting Cell To Body technology makes the vehicle’s site lower, the internal leg and foot space is larger, and the overall riding posture and ergonomic design are more reasonable.
In addition, the embracing sports seat of the vehicle can not only provide an excellent sense of package in fierce driving, but also provide a good comfort experience in general riding. Of course, there are also many high-level functions such as heating and ventilation.
Other parts also include the vehicle with panoramic canopy, double glazing, rear privacy glass, inductive trunk door, etc., so that the comfort experience is not only reflected in space and ride comfort, but also in convenience and details.
The existence of driving experience not only pays attention to endurance, but also pays attention to control.
After refreshing my knowledge in face value and interior, the driving quality of the vehicle once again gave me a new understanding of BYD brand and its models. The model we tested this time is a long-life version with an official cruising range of 700 kilometers, but the vehicle has occupied a competitive advantage in data.
Technically, the vehicle has an integrated battery body and an eight-in-one powertrain, including a drive motor, a transmission, a drive motor controller, a vehicle controller (VCU), a battery manager (BMS), a high-low voltage DC converter (DC-DC), a bi-directional on-board charger (Bi-OBC) and a high-voltage power distribution module (PDU). To put it simply, it is to make the vehicle’s electricity do work more scientifically and reasonably without wasting the slightest bit.
The 700-kilometer-long rear-drive version uses a battery pack of 82.5 kWh, with a maximum power of 230 kW and a peak torque of 360 Nm. It supports a fast charge of 150 kW and can replenish the power from 30% to 80% in 30 minutes. Basically, it can lead the standard of independent brand new energy vehicles in terms of hardware and software.
The texture of the vehicle driving on the road is excellent, especially the power feeling is very sufficient. Even if it is a long-life rear-drive model, the power reserve is sufficient, and the accelerator pedal will be fully pressed to the end, which will bring full power explosion. This kind of push-back feeling will not feel that the power is not enough. After this short experience, we have enough expectations for the performance version of the four-wheel drive.
In terms of braking, the front four-piston fixed brake caliper is adopted, which gives the vehicle a very linear and guaranteed braking force when driving. In low-speed braking, the pedal of the vehicle will be a little too sensitive, and it will take the driver some time to adapt to ensure the braking comfort at low speed.
On the control hardware, the vehicle adopts a unique double wishbone front independent suspension, and the rear adopts a five-bar independent suspension, which provides excellent control and riding experience. The advanced sense and excellent texture of the vehicle are fully displayed through the chassis part. For the selling price, such chassis texture does not mean that it is overpriced, and both comfort, support and handling are guaranteed.
In terms of adjustment, the setting of the chassis is excellent, which can filter out the continuous speed bump and small vibration at low speed, and with the increase of vehicle speed, the chassis of the vehicle will also have good rebound efficiency and support feeling, and the roll control is in place, so that the members in the car can maintain a very relaxed ride feeling.
In the sense of direction, the vehicle adopts the front double wishbone independent suspension. You should know that the front chassis structure of the ceiling of a general sports car is the double wishbone suspension, so the hardware fully reflects the original intention of the vehicle. The steering is steady and powerful at high speed and light at low speed, and the directivity is accurate enough. However, the feedback lacks the tension of a sports car, which requires the driver to find the best alignment angle. Perhaps this is a comfortable steering direction, which will not make driving particularly nervous, but a driving feeling that remains relaxed from beginning to end, but can always feel the dynamic of the vehicle.
In NVH, the control of vehicles can be called a level benchmark, even surpassing it. The hardware has double laminated glass, which can isolate the surrounding wind noise. The chassis is thick enough to isolate the road noise, and the tire’s grip and sound insulation are also excellent, giving the car a good sense of advanced.
As it turns out, BYD hit me in the face again. I was prepared with a kind of criticism when I tested the Tang DM-P, but I was moved by the real strength of the vehicle, so I got a new understanding of BYD brand and its products. However, I didn’t want to understand why this seal can position itself with the price range of a joint venture or even imported car. However, after a simple test drive for one day, all doubts and doubts were dispelled, and BYD once again proved itself with product strength. Perhaps it is time for independent products, BYD’s products and brands to be completely subverted, because they really have such strength.