BYD Sealion 5 Essential PHEV Beta
Price
$43,990
Electric range
71 km
Battery
12.9 kWh
Price
- RRP
- $43,990
- Price basis
- Plus on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 12.9 kWh
- Electric range
- 71 km
- Fuel use
- 4.5 L/100km
- Peak AC charging
- 3.3 kW
Electric range in the real world
Official (WLTP)
71 km
Motorway at 100 km/h
~53 km
Winter, near freezing
~53 km
Towing a trailer
~36 km
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 6 h 30 min
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 4 h 30 minthe car takes 3.3 kW
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Performance
- Engine
- IL4/1.5H
- Power
- 145 kW
- Torque
- 300 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 7.7 sec
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
Practicality
- Body
- SUV
- Seats
- 5
- Boot
- 463 L
- Boot, rear seats folded
- 1,410 L (to the roof)
- Towing (braked)
- 750 kg
- Kerb weight
- 1,724 kg
- Length × width × height
- 4,738 × 1,860 × 1,710 mm
- Ground clearance
- 170 mm
- Spare tyre
- Repair kit only
Safety
- Fuel rating (RightCar)
- 5.5 out of 6 stars
Ownership
- Warranty
- 6 years / 150,000 km
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160,000 km
- Roadside assist
- 8 years
- Servicing
- Every 12 months or 20,000 km
Drive unit 8yr/150,000km
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.