BYD Sealion 7 Electric

From the looks of the car, it's easy to mistake this as a sports SUV with neck-breaker acceleration and sniper-precise handling. But no, this car drives just like your regular family SUV. It just happens to look like a track-ready sports car with the aggressive-looking headlight, sharp lines, and sloping roof. I had the privilege to test drive the Sealion 7 Premium for about 20 minutes. I must say, BYD really did a great job in providing great value for money in this model. Once you enter the cabin, every touch point feels premium to the touch. Everything is wrapped in soft leather. The leather seats are soft and cushy, and most importantly, it has ventilated seats! A godsend in Singapore. Passenger seats is spacious with plenty of leg room. Despite the sloping roofline, passengers at the back still have reasonable amount of head room. Cover the brand logo on the steering wheel, and you may think that you are in a luxurious continental car. The drive is comfortable, but if you are expecting a sporty handling or fast acceleration because of the aggressive looks, you may be disappointed. 0-100km in 6+ seconds is by no means slow, but it is nothing to write home about. Your regular 2L ICE cars are pumping out such figures too, and that's a shame because if you are switching to an EV for the first time, the instant torque is probably one of the thing that gets you excited about, and this model doesn't give you that. The regenerative braking seems to be quite weak, even on high setting, so it will be quite hard to do one-pedal driving with this.... Read More

Likes Great cabin space, one of the best in it's class. Extra space in the front bonnet for groceries shopping or packed food as well, free up more space for the boot and smell of your "Dabao" Food. Performance and power is more than sufficient despite the weight of the car. (308bhp/380NM torque). Leather seats are real comfortable and with ventilated front 2 seats in our climate, it's a real blessings. Nice whole moon roof with automatic shades are great. It doesn't seems to feel warm even when I open the sunshade on a hot day, maybe the higher end solor film really works well. Sound insulation in the car is great. Quiet due to the double layer glass panel. Some features you will only get in high end luxury cars came as a standard in here. Karaoke system is cool AI assistant also cool Not too good Charging speed seems to be longer than declared. The charging power plays a part but still took abt 10-20% longer then stated. Not as efficient as other EVs in terms of mileage (compared to Aion or Xpeng G6) Bodyroll is quite obvious, maybe due to the high seating position. Bumpy when going over humps. Boot space seems to be tighter than declared. Local solar film installation not that good. Seat belts retractable not that sensitive.... Read More