In BYD's pure electric system, the marine life series was newly launched on 202 1, among which the first car dolphin won good market evaluation and sales, so BYD also made persistent efforts, and the second car seal will be pre-sold in May. So what's the point of this car? Let's have a look.
First of all, Seal's body size is 4800* 1875* 1460mm, and its wheelbase is 2920 mm. Undoubtedly, it is a mid-level car, even comparable to BYD's flagship car. Although the body size is slightly inferior, the wheelbase is exactly the same.
In terms of appearance, the seal has adopted a brand-new "marine aesthetics" design, and its overall shape is very sporty, similar to that of Korea, but closer to the temperament of the coupe. With a closed front face, the lines of the whole car are very sharp, and the hatch cover is concave and convex. The sliding rear roof, hidden door handle and windmill hub on the side of the car body all highlight the temperament of the coupe.
If having a face is a compliment to a person, then besides the appearance, the interior of a car is also worthy of our careful exploration. The seal's interior, like its appearance, applies the design concept of "marine aesthetics", adopts natural and smooth lines in the interior structure, and creatively incorporates rich marine elements, so that the market and consumers have a more intuitive understanding of BYD's marine series.
For example, the dashboard does not adopt the rather flat design of ordinary family cars, but fluctuates like waves. Although it is only a small idea, it is innovative in aesthetics and not tiring in vision. In addition, the through air conditioning air outlet, large-size LCD instrument panel and suspended central control panel give people a sense of technology and luxury as a whole, which also conforms to the young and simple style positioning.
In terms of the color matching of the interior, the seal also chose a color matching similar to "deep sea blue", which has a deep-sea immersion. And in order to make drivers and passengers have a more comfortable and transparent experience, Seal adjusts the position of A-pillar forward, which makes the driving vision wider, the interior lighting brighter, and the comfort and safety are improved.
In addition to the interpretation of the concept of the ocean, the seal also uses an integrated bucket seat to highlight the sense of movement, and integrates the diamond-shaped and water-drop slot design into the seat and door panel. Even the door handle is made of water droplets, which not only echoes the design concept of marine aesthetics, but also takes into account the details and sense of ceremony, and also fits the style of coupe very well.
In terms of interior details, seals also have ingenious conceptual designs. The smooth and soft curve design of the three-spoke steering wheel is consistent with the interior lines. If you look closely, you will find that the spokes inside the steering wheel are similar to the tail fin of a seal, which can bring excellent grip and better control. The seal handle is designed with electronic handle, which has a crystal visual sense and is crystal clear. At the same time, the central control panel adopts piano paint, which not only embodies the sense of science and technology, but also is in place to create a sense of luxury.
Appearance and interior are the external factors that attract consumers, and strong internal product strength is the fundamental reason why consumers finally choose a car. What is the internal product strength of seals blessed by ocean and sports elements?
Seals are based on BYD's latest E platform 3.0, so they have BYD's most advanced pure electricity technology. For example, SEAL has more powerful technical support of three-power architecture, as well as upgrade technologies such as battery capacity, motor combination mode and wide-area heat pump air conditioning. In particular, the application of the brand-new wide-range heat pump air conditioner can increase the cruising range by more than 20% at low temperature, which is of great help to alleviate consumers' anxiety.
In addition, thanks to e-platform 3.0, the seal's interior space is very spacious. As mentioned above, it is a B-class car, but its wheelbase is the same as that of C-class car BYD Han, which is 2920mm. E-platform 3.0 makes the interior space of SEALs, especially the rear space, very satisfactory because of the reasonable arrangement of body structure, three electric systems and other components. Coupled with the flat floor and carefully developed wide and thick seats, the ride experience is indeed comparable to that of luxury medium and large cars.
According to the application materials, Seals will have three kinds of power to choose from: 150kW and 230kW single motor, and 160kW and 230kW double motor. Two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions will be available, and lithium iron phosphate blade batteries will become the standard configuration of all models. It is reported that the 100-kilometer acceleration time of the dual-motor model can reach 3.8 seconds.
Summary: For BYD, the launch of SEALs will be an important supplement to Korea, and it will also be a magic weapon for benchmarking competitors, such as P7, Euler Lightning Cat, Tesla Model 3, etc. These are all independent models. BYD's pure electric technology is well known, and Seal is one of them. We have reason to expect and be optimistic about its market performance after listing.