It’s solely been ten days because the BYD Seal 6 EV was launched in Malaysiahowever the automotive has already notched up over 100 deliveries to sellers on the peninsula and East Malaysia, with the primary batch of consumers getting their keys. These people are notable in being the primary folks exterior China to personal the sedan, which is offered in its residence market because the Qin L EV.
“Malaysia is proud to be the primary worldwide market to welcome the BYD Seal 6 — a milestone that not solely marks the debut of a dynamic new automobile, but additionally displays our dedication to assembly prospects’ wants with professionalism and fervour, mentioned BYD Sime Motors MD Adeline Lew. “We commend the seamless coordination by the crew that ensured the BYD Seal 6 reached each nook of the nation immediately. For us, that is about constantly constructing belief whereas making electrical mobility extra accessible for Malaysians.”
With the nationwide deliveries accomplished, the Seal 6 is now out there to view and take a look at drive in showrooms. Talking of which, BYD Sime Motors plans to develop its seller community from the present 37 retailers to 50 subsequent yr, enhancing entry to gross sales, service and charging throughout the nation.
To recap, the Seal 6 is out there in Dynamic and Premium variants, priced at RM100,000 and RM115,800 respectively. On prime of that, BYD is providing a launch bundle value RM6,288, inclusive of a alternative of both a wallbox charger and a RM3,000 rebate, or a 12-month doorstep charging programme (through Energy Up) and a RM1,000 rebate.
Each variants are rear-wheel drive, with the Dynamic producing 129 PS (95 kW) and 220 Nm, getting it from zero to 100 km/h in 10.9 seconds. The Premium boosts outputs to 218 PS (160 kW) and 330 Nm, reducing the century dash to 7.5 seconds.
Widespread to each is a 56.64 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, delivering a quoted vary of 485 km on the NEDC cycle; count on nearer to 410 km on the stricter WLTP cycle. The Seal 6 helps as much as 100 kW of DC quick charging, taking 23 minutes to prime it up from 30 to 80%. It is going to additionally settle for as much as 6.6 kW of AC charging and comes with a 3.7 kW vehicle-to-load (V2L) perform. Extra particulars in our launch report.
GALLERY: BYD Seal 6 EV Premium in Malaysia
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