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 Change.
The Sealion 7, which is the fifth BYD EV 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 accessible in two variant types 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 large, 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. Regardless of its moniker, the SUV is nearer in styling to the Music L – one other coupé-style electrical SUV with an extended 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, giant air intakes, full-width tail lights and enormous rear diffuser. Exterior parts embody LED headlights, LED daytime working 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.
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 supplied with a single rear motor producing 308 hp (313 PS, or 230 kW) and 380 Nm of torque, which is nice 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 attain the century dash some 2.2 seconds faster, at 4.5 seconds.
If the output numbers look acquainted, properly, 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 vehicles additionally solutions the query of underpinnings and the utmost DC charging price.
Whereas markets corresponding 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 outdoors the Continent (and China) proceed on with a most of 150 kW of DC quick charging functionality, which means the Sealion 7 sits on the identical e-Platform 3.0 as seen on the Seal.
When it comes to DC charging time, it takes 32 minutes to get the battery juiced up from a ten to 80% state of cost on the most price. As for AC charging, the Sealion 7 options 11 kW of AC Kind 2 charging functionality, which is an enchancment over the 7 kW price provided on the Seal.
Inside, the cabin design options cleaner strains, 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 number of package. A 15.6-inch central touchscreen show – with the standard 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 cellular charger, Apple CarPlay/Android Auto connectivity and 4 USB ports (two entrance, two rear, one Kind-A and one Kind-C every).
Moreover, the Sealion 7 additionally encompasses 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. When it comes to boot house, it’s 520 litres with the rear seats up and 1,769 litres with the rear seats folded. The frunk supplies one other 50 litres of cargo house in entrance.
Security and driver help package 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 DiPilot 100 ADAS suite, which the automaker says is built-in with 12 ultrasonic sensors, 5 mm-wave radars and 11 omni-view cameras.
Driver help options accessible below the system embody adaptive cruise management, AEB, lane departure warning and prevention, lane maintaining help, entrance/rear cross-traffic alert and brake in addition to 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, frequent to each variants. Together with the launch of the SUV, prospects who guide a Sealion 7 by November 17 (and register their car by December 31) will obtain a complimentary house charger and RM800 in charging credit with their buy.
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