BYD Seal Premium: Long Term Review Update - Part 1 & 2 Combined
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- Please note: BYD has released a software update where there have been massive improvements in the Driver Assistance Tech I mention in the review. Stay tuned for a future update.
I've been living with the BYD Seal Premium for 5,000km now. It's time for a long-term update! Get the REAL story on reliability, range, tech quirks, and overall owner satisfaction with this Tesla Model 3 rival in Australia.
Key points I'll cover:
Living with the BYD Seal daily: Pros, cons, and surprises of daily use.
Actual range and charging experiences: How does it compare to the claimed range?
Maintenance and reliability: Any issues or costs I've encountered.
Technology quirks: What's working well and what's still frustrating.
Would I recommend it? Honest assessment after 5,000km.
Find out if I miss the Tesla Model 3 that I did nearly 100,000km with in 2023.
Special thanks to Share EV (ShareEV.com.au) who organised the addition of this BYD Seal into their fleet, so that we could rent it for our long term review.
Check them out for all your ride share rental needs, corporate fleet rentals, short term holiday rentals and accident replacement vehicle rental needs. 
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Great review mate! Def have a unique perspective from many others giving their input as well. One of the best I’ve watched on the Seal. Love our Performance so far after 2 months. Downside is BYD customer service and service experience. Hopefully that improves. Their Sutherland (South Sydney) service centre is shared with Volvo and they screwed up our software, and staff didn’t even offer things like coffee or wifi. Just the little things I guess.
Costs us about $0.59 a kWh average at public chargers and have paid about $46 for a 20% to 100%. Home is the same as yours, 12am to 6am is $0.08 per kWh and get about 6%-8% during that time. Only get about ~1.5kw at home as we rent. But it’s better than nothing.
Again great review, all great points!
Thank you for your feedback and for sharing your experiences! I’ll be reviewing a Performance model in July and will be interesting to see how it performs.
Good job mate...will wait for the next BYD review
Thanks for watching and appreciate the feedback
@@roadtrip_reviewswhich suspension (softer and comfortable) is better seal premium or seal performance
Great review, yes dynamic review and comparison would be Fantastic , cheers
In the process of scheduling. Heard back from BYD Australia who is trying to find me a Dynamic to review.
Thanks for the video, does the camera constantly record like century mode in Testla's?
Hi, the model I tested did not have Sentry mode, however you can purchase a dash cam to solve this
Small editing error at 21:19 and 21:34. Thanks for the information though, not much as in depth like this.
Whoops! Good spot! And thank you for the feedback, really appreciate it
Did you test drive the new tesla model 3? it has a new suspension so those bumps shouldn't be felt as much ...
I have briefly as a test drive, however Tesla hasn’t responded to my test drive requests for the new Model 3.
@@roadtrip_reviews I've test driven it twice. And what Difference between the older model.
How is the aircon in the rear for passengers? That is one thing not up to par with the Atto 3
Fantastic and cold!
Did it do 11.2kw/100km on the highway?
On the highway yes, however around town it was much more power hungry and was often 16-17kWh
Ok.. the Electric Seal in Finland got 19.3kw/h on the highway. It was colder so maybe that's why it's a lot higher than 11.2kw/h
Yeah I would say the cold weather would definitely impact it
@@roadtrip_reviewswhich one has more soft and comfortable suspension premium type or performance type ?
Everywhere else they say the Tesla 3 trunk is way bigger...
Agreed, the Tesla Model 3 boot is bigger, but the poorly designed crossbeam just behind the backseat limits usability.
The underfloor storage and under bonnet storage is far superior though.
For me however, it’s not often that I even open the boot outside of grabbing charging cables out or 1 large suitcase and 1 carryon so it’s a non-issue for me. I found it easier to accommodate 2 x large suitcases in the boot too.
How much cost BYD standard 3 .
Base Model BYD Seal in Australia is about $50k AUD
what is the ground cleareance?
Legal?
@roadtrip_reviews the ground clearance is the distance from the ground to the base of the vehicle. For comparison, the new model 3 is 13.8 mm
Dam out of car warranty in just a year in the Tesla! With that sort of mileage, you would want an EV with an unlimited mileage warranty like the MG with its 7 years unlimited warranty vs. just 4 years 80,000km Tesla warranty, yes I know the Tesla battery and drivetrain get 8 years 160,000km which means just 2 years of warranty, same problem with the BYD as it to has a limited mileage, but the MG gets unlimited km.
I guess you need to find the car that best suits your needs and that best suits your comfort too. Thanks for watching
Watch your fingers 😆
Ok
buying a fast depreciatiing inconvenient car, hahahaha it costs more in electricty than it does in petrol---the very same geese vote labor
Don’t really see why it affects you so much what other people choose to drive?
I drive petrol cars, previously owned diesels and tbh couldn’t gaff about how others spend the money they work hard for.
Would I buy an EV for myself right now? Probably not, but do I care that people choose to - not in the slightest
Except it doesn't. So now what?
No level 2 or level 3 options for autonomy. Doesn't even have sentry mode, or a 360 degree dash cam. There is no remote features like a Tesla no schedule control the byd app its just terriable, BYD is only good for someone wants to drive manually with very little automation. It's pretty much looks like an ice car inside with a screen. The software is terrible compare to Tesla. The only 2 things I thought was good on the BYD was it has a smoother ride.
Im happy it doesnt have that as I prefer to be in control of my car. If I drive I want to drive and control it.
You are forgetting things like lack of stalk,comfort on the tesla. Worse heat protection on the panoramic roof.
And you make infotainment a bigger issue than it is. Most people just set ac and music and dont bother fiddling with the infotainment. Better to get a ipad then.
Both cars are good at different things.
This is every reason why I refuse to drive near Tesla's. I have no idea if they are actually paying attention and in control of the car.
@@OTPulse Same especially if its winter with snow
@@UgglemannenFTW lucky for me it's at coldest 10°c in winter(avg winter day/night 20°c/10°c), no snow. (50°f to 70°f)
See that's the secret to BYD's success, not everyone wants to drive around an experiment with poorly functioning level 2 and level 3 autonomy (especially the upgrade package that doesn't fully work), not everyone wants to drive cars without indicator and wiper stalks, plenty of people hate how some brands don't have displays in-front of the driver (including many Tesla drivers who opt for aftermarket accessories to turn it into a normal car)
Different people like different things, and the negatives for some, are actually big pros for others.
The vehicle does have Sentry mode as of the latest software update I believe.
Thanks for watching