BYD is bad: here’s the Seal U, an electric SUV

Three letters, concept and plan. BYD means Build Your Dreams. American slogan, Chinese car. The Asian giant, in fact, is launching a major attack on the European market, first of all that of Italy, in building its electric dream, and with the presentation of Seal U we enter the field where the old rivals have to do. deal with today’s news.

Seal U is a D segment SUV with an electric range of around 420 km in the Comfort version which becomes around 500 in the Design version. Prices start from 42,800 and reach 45,800 euros. Too much for a Chinese product? It depends on what’s underneath. And here, starting with the concept of electricity, in China it is now a point of reference for everyone. Made in China disposable products, if not of low quality, have been replaced by high-quality products, and not only in the automotive sector.

The BYD Seal U is 4.78 meters long, 1.89 meters wide, 1.67 meters tall and has a wheelbase of 2.76 meters. Key dimensions with excellent interior finishes. This design is the result of the BYD style center headed by Wolfgang Egger, a designer who was previously at Alfa Romeo, Audi and Lamborghini. Like say a Chinese car, but European if not Italian style. Important dimensions on the outside, but also plenty of space inside, with a boot of 515 liters thanks to the high tail and low loading floor.

On the other hand, the front is attractive with a Cell-to-Body architecture that integrates a battery called Blade, of the cell-to-pack type, made of blade-shaped modules that determine the flat and long layout, making the battery a feature of structure.

Two engines are planned: one of 71.8 kWh for the Comfort version and one of 87 kWh for the Innovation variant, which drives an electric car with 218 horsepower and ranges of 420 and 500 kilometers in the WLTP cycle. Batteries can be charged from 30 to 80 percent even with direct current and systems up to 115 kW in the case of the smaller one and up to 140 kW in the larger one, in thirty minutes.