OK, so this isn’t new new, having been launched in China final July and within the UK in November, however we don’t imagine we’ve featured the BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring earlier than on these pages. Plus it’s at all times good to know the property/station wagon isn’t useless and that even a large like BYD is prepared to present it a go.
Now, this isn’t exactly a long-roofed model of the Seal 6 on sale in Malaysia – our Seal 6 is definitely a Dynasty-series Qin L whereas the automobile you see right here is predicated on the Ocean-series Seal 06though the 2 are type of sister fashions.
Most essential stuff first – the Touring’s boot can swallow 675 litres as much as the roof, and if you happen to fold the again seats down, it turns into 1,535 litres. Size, width, top and wheelbase are respectively 4,850, 1,890, 1,505 and a pair of,790 mm, making it 20 mm longer, 15 mm wider and 10 mm taller than the Seal 06 sedan.
DM-i means plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in BYD’s world, and this load lugger marries a 97 PS/126 Nm 1.5 litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electrical motor to drive the entrance wheels. Within the UK, the £35k (RM191k) Enhance variant has a 184 PS motor (0-100 km/h in 8.9 seconds) and a ten kWh battery (55 km EV-only vary) that may solely take 3.3 kW AC charging (DC unsupported).
Pay £358k (RM207k) as an alternative for the highest Consolation variant, and also you get a 194 PS motor (0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds) and a 19 kWh battery (105 km EV-only vary). Solely this variant accepts DC charging (26 kW max); as for AC, it’ll take 6.6 kW – twice up on the Enhance variant. BYD claims a mixed WLTP vary of 1,350 km and gasoline consumption as little as 1.7 litres per 100 km.
The bottom Enhance variant will get gadgets together with 17-inch alloys, adaptive cruise management, a 360 digital camera, a 12.8-inch touch-screen, three ISOFIX factors and a hands-free energy tailgate, whereas the Consolation will get 18-inch alloys, a panoramic sunroof and a 15.6-inch touch-screen. Wanna see a sizzling hatch model?
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