First teased on the starting of November, the BYD Sealion 7 is now on sale in Malaysia, with Sime Darby Past Auto having formally launched the all-electric SUV earlier this morning on the TRX Trade.
The Sealion 7, which is the fifth BYD EV mannequin to be provided right here, arrives as a fully-imported CBU mannequin. Just like the Seal when it was launched earlier this yr, the SUV is on the market in two variant kinds for our market, these being the Premium and Efficiency, and they’re priced at:
- Sealion 7 Premium (RWD) – RM183,800
- Sealion 7 Efficiency (AWD) – RM199,800
Measuring 4,830 mm lengthy, 1,925 mm huge, 1,620 mm tall, with a wheelbase of two,930 mm, the Sealion 7 may be very a lot a direct competitor to the Tesla Mannequin Y. By way of pricing, the Sealion 7 is cheaper than the Mannequin Y, which is presently listed at RM191,000 for the RWD and RM238,000 for the LR AWD.
Regardless of its moniker, the SUV is nearer in styling to the Music L – one other coupé-style electrical SUV with a protracted physique and low roof line – than the Sealion 6 DM-i plug-in hybrid.
Penned by ex-Audi designer Wolfgang Egger, the Sealion 7 borrows fairly a little bit of styling cues from the Seal, one other of Egger’s creations, not least the C-shaped headlights, massive air intakes, full-width tail lights and enormous rear diffuser. Exterior parts embody LED headlights, LED daytime operating lights and through-type LED rear mixture lights.
There are two wheel sizes for the Sealion – the Premium rides on 19-inch items shod with 235/45 entrance and 255/45 rear profile Continental EcoContact 6 tyres, whereas the Efficiency sits on 20-inch alloy which might be wrapped with 245/45 collection Michelin Pilot Sport EV rubbers. Each Sealion variants function cross-drilled entrance brake discs, with the Efficiency getting its calipers wearing purple.
Technical specs for the Sealion 7 provided right here comply with that as provided in Hong Kong, the car’s first main export market, with two powertrain choices and drive configurations. The Premium is provided with a single rear motor producing 308 hp (313 PS, or 230 kW) and 380 Nm of torque, which is sweet sufficient to get it from zero to 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds.
In the meantime, the Efficiency is all-wheel drive, with a 215 hp (218 PS, or 160 kW) and 310 Nm entrance motor working with the identical rear motor seen on the Premium to supply a complete system output of 523 hp (530 PS, or 390 kW) and 690 Nm, permitting it to realize the century dash some 2.2 seconds faster, at 4.5 seconds.
If the output numbers look acquainted, nicely, that’s as a result of they’re, mirroring that seen on the Seal Premium Prolonged Vary and Efficiency AWD, respectively. The capability of the Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery can also be similar to the Seal’s, the unit employed for each variants a 82.56 kWh unit.
On the Sealion 7 Premium, this supplies a variety of 567 km on the NEDC cycle, whereas the elevated efficiency on the AWD leads to a slight discount in journey vary to 542 km. The presence of the 82.56 kWh battery on each automobiles additionally solutions the query of underpinnings and the utmost DC charging fee.
Whereas markets akin to Europe and the UK additionally get a 91.3 kWh battery that may help as much as 230 kW DC charging and a revised e-Platform 3.0 Evo platform, markets exterior the Continent (and China) proceed on with a most of 150 kW of DC quick charging functionality, that means the Sealion 7 sits on the identical e-Platform 3.0 as seen on the Seal.
By way of DC charging time, it takes 32 minutes to get the battery juiced up from a ten to 80% state of cost on the most fee. As for AC charging, the Sealion 7 options 11 kW of AC Kind 2 charging functionality, which is an enchancment over the 7 kW fee provided on the Seal.
Inside, the cabin design options cleaner traces, and its total composition feels extra natural, with a double-layer dashboard neatly integrating the ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster and illuminated passenger panel, with the easy-on-the-eye move persevering with into the central console. There’s additionally a brand new, cleaner-looking four-spoke steering.
Regardless of the unfettered presentation, there’s a lot of equipment. A 15.6-inch central touchscreen show – with the same old switchable portrait/panorama orientation – continues to carry court docket, and novelties embody a 50-inch augmented actuality head-up show and a four-zone zone clever voice interplay system.
The latter is claimed to be able to detecting occupant instructions from 4 zones contained in the cabin, permitting tweaks to be made particular to the place the individual is sitting. Elsewhere, there’s Nappa leather-based upholstery in addition to a panoramic glass roof and double-layer acoustic glass for the windshield and entrance home windows.
Additionally to be discovered are dual-zone air-conditioning, a 12-speaker Dynaudio sound system, a 50 watt wi-fi cell charger, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity and 4 USB ports (two entrance, two rear, one Kind-A and one Kind-C every).
Moreover, the Sealion 7 additionally incorporates a PM2.5 air purification system, an NFC key card, and eight-way powered driver/six-way powered entrance passenger heated and ventilated seats. On the Efficiency, the rear seats are additionally heated/ventilated. By way of boot area, it’s 500 litres with the rear seats up and 1,769 litres with the rear seats folded. The frunk supplies one other 58 litres of cargo area in entrance.
Security and driver help equipment contains 9 airbags (entrance, entrance and rear facet, facet curtain and driver far facet), entrance/rear parking sensors, a 360-degree digital camera in addition to a ADAS suite that features adaptive cruise management, AEB, lane departure warning and prevention, lane conserving help, entrance/rear cross-traffic alert and excessive beam help.
4 exterior colors can be found for the Sealion 7 in Malaysia, and these are Cosmos Black, Aurora White, Atlantis Gray and Shark Gray, widespread to each variants. Along side the launch of the SUV, prospects who ebook a Sealion 7 by November 17 (and register their car by December 31) will obtain a complimentary residence charger and RM800 in charging credit with their buy.
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