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Thank you. Stay tuned for the Seal Performance review we are working on 🙂

Trying to book something in with BYD as we speak!

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you have good taste

Thanks for your feedback, glad you enjoyed my review

@@roadtrip_reviews BTW what about the Seal’s ground clearance? I heard its lower than Camry, does it gibe any issue in beaten tracks??

@@Bennix I personally didn’t experience issues, however I don’t drive sedans on off-road style tracks so my testing was limited to compacted tracks and sealed roads

Thanks for your feedback! I’m currently in NZ believe it or not, trying to scope out a review for another BYD model. Tbh it’s a difficult one because the main things that appeal to me on the Tesla are the driver app (unbeatable by any brand at this stage) and in Australia, the Tesla supercharger network does bring piece of mind for longer trips. The BYD however is a more premium feeling car, easier to live with from things like Apple CarPlay, the ultra comfortable seats and the exterior design. Australian pricing is $10-15k difference between each model and tbh I don’t see $10-15k of additional value in the Model 3. My pick would be the BYD Seal or a Model Y SR (not the LR)

Thanks for your comments, I’m preparing some figures and info on that and will post to our new website when that launches as I’ll compare that with the data from the Model 3 I conducted similar testing with. Tbh, the way Uber pays drivers, I still feel for most drivers, they’d be better in a comfortable late model hybrid at half the price of most EVs in the market. From a return perspective. Especially if not charging at home.

Definitely looks more aggressive, yet stylish.

go premium mate. It's way better than dynamic

Thanks for your comment, view and questions! I’m trying to organise a review of the Dynamic as we speak so stay tuned!

@@huanghammerking2354 the bigger battery doesn’t matter much to me, nor does HUD or tyres. I might be swayed if the handling or seats are noticeably better but would have to justify the money. Also I’ve been waiting 6weeks already and don’t want to reset waiting time by changing to premium.

​@@jamesjarman5003The bigger battery in the premium can't help the handling much, it's much heavier in the corners. Premium adds the heads-up display and a few minor things. I think you've chosen wisely!

Model 3 Highlander review is coming, however having driving one, I have found the ride in Australia is still not to standard. Even though it has been improved.

Thank you for sharing your observations and for watching my video! I’m working on a long term Highlander comparison, just waiting for the car to arrive.

@@roadtrip_reviews Sure. the ride of a car can meet let's say "the Toyota standard". One of isolated comfort in transport from A to B. That vehicle can be matched with minimized motor power. More of an appliance. Another standard might be "the BMW standard", where engaging with the car and the road are goals of the driver. More power and some road feel could be included in that standard. To me these are examples where two different cars can be reviewed with the differing strengths highlighted.

Great question, I’ll trying to organise a test with BYD and do a video.

it works, but isn't the best. can ping pong. I know this from the ludicrous feed channel. Kind Regards, a humanoid

Yes it works, it’s good on the highway tests we conducted, however Tesla remains superior in this aspect for now in suburban and city driving. That said, the phantom braking remains a painful issue on the Tesla advanced adaptive cruise system.

Definitely helps you get a good feel if it is or isn’t the right car for you!

Thanks for your comment. Actually Tesla uses vegan “leather” aka vinyl. BYD Seal surprised me in that from all the research I’ve done so far, it is genuine leather used for seating and the main touch points. Other materials include suede.

The genuine leather is only applicable to Premium (as tested) and the Performance models Dynamic base model gets synthetic materials like Tesla.

@@roadtrip_reviews Thank you...🙏

Only if you’re prepared to lose some of your cargo space

Haha all good, they’re like a cult in their behaviour sometimes. I owned a Model 3 before, nice car but doesn’t mean other cars can’t be better

No idea, yet a valid question. But this isn’t the first car with different handle designs (in fact plenty of non-EVs have used this design including Land Rover/Range Rover models)

Driver side handle can push manually to open

@@drrahman8089not on the Byd. Only tesla

Very good. The Dolphin has an NCAP rating of 5.

5 Star Australian ANCAP safety rated, which are some of the most rigorous safety crash test standards in the world currently.

super good. as most cars are

Nice

Tesla Model 3 doesn’t drive itself either. It’s just a nice marketing pitch. In fact, the update Tesla released for my old Model 3 would block me out of the autosteer system if my hands weren’t on the steering wheel or if my eyes weren’t focused straight ahead. My friend was blocked out of this feature for 1 week in his car. On the highway, both do a good job of lane centred assisted steering, in cities and built up areas, the Tesla Model 3 does better most times. Since this video was filmed however, BYD has updated this and we will be checking this update soon.

Thanks for sharing and good to hear you’ve had a positive experience with the brand!

you may check out Song L then, its a crossover and selling quite well right now in china

@@nagi-springfield93 Thanks! I have to wait, which SUV will come to Thailand. BYD shows the Sea Lion at the current Bangkok Motor Show. Monday they will show the Seal U.

@ Sea Lion and Song L is category around same class and price to target different audience. Both are consider crossover while Seal U is a SUV. I Dont recommend Seal U (Song Plus) because its build from old platform. If you are not urgent to get a new car then I would prefer to wait for Seal Lion or Song L, not sure which model will enter SEA. But both model should be around 25% expensive than Seal U

@@nagi-springfield93 I understand.I also prefer the Sea Lion. But I have to look what is available and the price.

The gauge on the dash said 630km each charge. I personally achieved between 550-600km depending on the driving situation (600km was charging at 580km travelled and 30km of range remaining in eco-mode, mostly highway driving where the Seal is more efficient)

We verified the distances travelled based on odometer reading at start and finish between charges and via a telematics device that also tracks the car.

This is Australia. This isn’t the US

Not everyone lives in America mate

I’ve spent 19 years in the automotive industry, driving a variety of makes and models in that time across Australia and various countries around the world, the Tesla Model 3 is not a high performance car, it is a standard passenger sedan and as such, I review it against similar cars in it’s category. About the dumbest comment someone could make is suggesting someone buy a Rolls-Royce or Bentley if they don’t want a $60k car to drive comfortably 🙄 Just because an EV accelerates 0-100km/h in 6.1 seconds, doesn’t make it a “high performance car”

@roadtrip_reviews and if u read my comment I don't say the model 3 is a high performance car. And from your comments in your 19 years u haven't driven a high performance car then? Because u would know they cost way more and have a bumpy ride. Only luxury cars have smooth rides. Byd and tesla are not luxury cars ride difference is still bumpy.

BYD isn’t Geely but good try. Have a great day

That’s fair

WOW - original, undereducated comment, like they’re the only brand in the world that’s experienced cars catching fire 🙄

Thanks for your feedback and for your accusations. You’re welcome to your opinions and that’s ok. For reference, in the state that I live in (more specifically the city I tested in) has a max 100km/h and 110km/h for the highway testing. Not many places in Australia where you can legally drive 120km/h. On the highway at 100km/h, I experienced 11.2kWh/100km in eco mode. My Model 3 that I drove almost 100,000km with in 2023 did not have anywhere near that efficiency on the highway. Around town however, the efficiency is worse than the Model 3 (weight and wheel size/tyre choice no doubt contribute) This isn’t a paid or sponsored review, I am only sharing the figures I was able to experience in 5,000km of personally driving the car. Further to this, this figure is NOT achievable on days where the a/c needs to run at higher settings or on normal drive mode. If you’re only able to get 358km per charge from a full charge in a Premium spec, YOU either have issues to address with your driving habits or judging by what I assume is your postcode in your username, live in the WORST Australian state to own an EV and achieve a decent range.

If I am right about where you live, the Tesla range in general will be superior to all EV brands and models I’ve tested so far when it comes to energy efficiency when running ac units as Tesla remains the only hvac system designed for an EV first, not for an ICE vehicle modified for use on EVs

Premium seal drove 345klm today 110klm - used 52% .....

Can you please put up the data from the car as a picture showing it’s efficiency and overall efficiency , here in ireland the speed limit is 120 km/h , cheers in advance

Seal perdoramance from Thailand. Driving at 120-150km/h i get from 100%to 9% with distance 408 from odometer. 358km in seal premium is something wrong with the test.

Clearly know nothing about Chinese cars or even BYD. Maybe do some research online before looking dumb next time.

@@roadtrip_reviews U do some research this car steals Tesla and Korean technology ，low quality made in China fake car

Do you mean people died in Hawaii?

Cool story. Tesla has had more battery fires, same with most other brands.

Fake news! There has been so few world wide. Unfortunately the media love to blow this up out of proportion so people like you are entertained

Petroleum cars have had more fires 😮

​@@cyclingstock4930That is true. The worst offenders are the plug in hybrids.

So it's a good car then.

Best part is the owners don’t have a Tesla Fan Boy mentality which is amazing.

Porsche copy cat-shape, color, size of display-no originality - Tesla🤣🤣🤣

byd chief designer is ex chief designer for audi and lamborghini , alpha Romeo. his creation is always original

Move on and find another post to spread your hate and misinformation. We’re reviewing cars, keep your bs politics and fear mongering out of my channel. You probably even posted that on a Chinese made device, with Chinese made chips, while wearing Chinese made clothes in a home full of Chinese made electronics…

I agree with this comment. it isn't about hate or misinformation. China has been copying technology from western countries for the last 20 years. Look at airbus after they started to build plane in China.... It isn't only about byd but all the chinese electric cars are all financed by chinese banks backed up byy the government. They dont want to depend on western or japanese car manufacturers anymore. But they do have the culture of stealing and copying...Apple, google, tesla, they all had former employees stealin codes. Again this isnt about hate or misinformation. This is about reality

us government also pays ev companies like tesla so idk man 🤦‍♂️ we're looking at cars not the government

Well you are right, but keep in mind Tesla paid already all its debt back. And I don’t think they financially back rivian, lucid, fisker and all. China definitely wants to be independent from western countries. They build their own planes, their own military boats, equipment This is great for the customers if we have more cheaper options. But andreasj728 has a point here, let’s not complain when all the US car maker go bankrupt because people prefer to buy cheaper…..

Don't be foolish

How so? In what way did you find it trash from your experience? Or simply because it’s Made in China?

Love it. Driven it, great car!

you've got a lot to learn son