OK, so this isn’t new new, having been launched in China last July and in the UK in November, but we don’t believe we’ve featured the BYD Seal 6 DM-i Touring before on these pages. Plus it’s always good to know the estate/station wagon isn’t dead and that even a giant like BYD is willing to give it a go.
Now, this isn’t precisely a long-roofed version of the Seal 6 on sale in Malaysia – our Seal 6 is actually a Dynasty-series Qin L while the car you see here is based on the Ocean-series Seal 06, although the two are sort of sister models.
Most important stuff first – the Touring’s boot can swallow 675 litres up to the roof, and if you fold the back seats down, it becomes 1,535 litres. Length, width, height and wheelbase are respectively 4,850, 1,890, 1,505 and 2,790 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 electric motor to drive the front wheels. In the UK, the £35k (RM191k) Boost variant has a 184 PS motor (0-100 km/h in 8.9 seconds) and a 10 kWh battery (55 km EV-only range) that can only take 3.3 kW AC charging (DC unsupported).
Pay £38k (RM207k) instead for the top Comfort variant, and you get a 194 PS motor (0-100 km/h in 8.5 seconds) and a 19 kWh battery (105 km EV-only range). Only this variant accepts DC charging (26 kW max); as for AC, it’ll take 6.6 kW – twice up on the Boost variant. BYD claims a combined WLTP range of 1,350 km and fuel consumption as low as 1.7 litres per 100 km.
The base Boost variant gets items including 17-inch alloys, adaptive cruise control, a 360 camera, a 12.8-inch touch-screen, three ISOFIX points and a hands-free power tailgate, while the Comfort gets 18-inch alloys, a panoramic sunroof and a 15.6-inch touch-screen. Wanna see a hot hatch version?
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Bring this Estate PHEV or Hybrid here please, this i will consider not fully electric due to the range anxiety and hassle of charging…..but a PHEV/hybrid, bring it ON!
Pay £358k (RM207k), £358K or £38K??? If it’s a £38K then the £358K is a Typo I supposed???
BYD Seal 06 Wagon has longer and wider body than competitors in its class such as Mazda6 Wagon, BMW 3 Series Touring, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Estate.
more powerful with V2L complimenting wagon’s getaway lifestyle. But to suit Malaysian taste it often need a more sporty bumper or bodykit.
BYD please bring it to malaysia, cause i wont buy anyway.