Checked out the BYD Seal sedan: Can it potentially replace my MG ZS EV

It is definitely a terrific value for money car. I saw two walk-in customers placing their deposit.

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I had a look at the BYD Seal yesterday. I liked the presence and the looks of the car. I found the quality of materials used to be good.

Some observations:

• Both front seats get powered controls which helps in easy ingress. Seats are very comfortable.
• Rear seats are easier to get in and out as it's slightly raised due to battery positioning.
• Legroom is adequate and should not be a concern.
• I found the thigh support to be sufficient in the rear.
• Headroom will be an issue for taller passengers.
• There are no sunblinds, which is a miss.
• Ground clearance will be an issue, especially in Bangalore.

It is definitely a terrific value for money car. I saw two walk-in customers placing their deposit.

It has the features, looks, range and the lower running costs of an EV while offering all that one will look for in a luxury barge.

Service intervals are at 20000Kms which is a big relief for high mileage runners.

Delivery will start by end of this month.

The Premium variant is the most value for money at 48.5 on road in Bangalore while the Performance one is coming under 56.5L

The performance variant will be an overkill as it's capped at 180KMPH and reduces range, but will be a fun to drive car on open highways.

If I go ahead with this, this will replace my current ZS EV and will be my daily driver. Seal will be a great highway cruiser and with over 500+km of real world range even at 100+kmph speeds, range is a not a concern.

My major concern is the ground clearance and the sheer length of the car.

This will definitely increase my commute time as I cannot take the shortcuts that I usually take in my ZS. Also my office parking slot isn't that great and I do not want to use the valet service.

Test drive cars are not in yet and will take another week for test drives to start.

I have requested for a two test drives, one on my usual commute and other on the highway. I will take a final call after the test drive.

Price list for Bangalore is below.

If one gets insurance from outside, the premium variant will be about 47.5L on road and performance will be around 55L.

Standard warranty is 3yrs/125K Kms. There is no option of extended warranty at the moment, this may be introduced later. This is for the car, battery, motor and motor controller warranty is different.

Some pics I took yesterday:

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