BYD SEAL 6 TOURING

Name: BYD SEAL 6 1.5 DM-i Boost 5dr e-CVT
Brand: BYD SEAL 6
SKU: 109130
Availability: InStock

1.5 DM-i Boost 5dr e-CVT

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Fuel Type Hybrid

Range 31 miles

Real World Estimate 26 miles

Co2 60.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 112mph

WLTP Combined Range/Economy achieved under standardised test conditions.

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Lease Type

Personal Business

Contract Length

Initial Rental

Annual Mileage

Maintenance

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Excess mileage charges will apply if you go over the stated contract mileage.
Vehicle damage charges may occur if the vehicle is returned outside BVRLA's Fair Wear and Tear guidelines.
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Fuel Type Hybrid

Range 31 miles

Real World Estimate 26 miles

Co2 60.00g/km

Transmission Automatic

Top Speed 112mph

WLTP Combined Range/Economy achieved under standardised test conditions.

BYD SEAL 6 Review

- Independent review from Car and Driving

Performance
7
Handling
6
Comfort
7
Space
7
Styling
7
Build
7
Value
8
Equipment
8
Economy
7
Depreciation
7
Insurance
6

BYD thinks this Seal 6 DM-i Touring might be your ideal family-sized PHEV estate. Jonathan Crouch drives it.

Ten Second Review

BYD enters the estate market with this Seal 6 DM-i Touring. This PHEV mid-sized station wagon isn't a class leader in any particular respect, except one that might really matter - value. And that might be enough to give this smartly-styled Chinese model a useful sales niche.

Background

Chinese maker BYD has done a lot to revitalise interest in our market in EVs. Here though, its mission is to reawaken British interest in a somewhat forgotten genre; that of the mid-sized family estate. And do so with this car, the Seal 6 DM-i Touring. This station wagon version of the Seal 6, like the alternative saloon, isn't an EV. Instead, it uses a slightly tweaked version of the Plug-in Hybrid system that's sold so well for BYD with the Seal U DM-i SUV. Let's take a closer look.

Driving Experience

If you're fed up with PHEVs that blow all your battery energy in one hit at the start of your drive, then you'll like the Seal 6 because it's not configured like that. Instead, the powertrain rations out its energy slowly, so it'll feel like the battery is taking you further than it actually is. Exactly how much further will depend on which of the two versions of this PHEV powertrain you choose. In both cases, it's BYD's usual 'Super Hybrid' system, as used by the Seal U DM-i SUV (and various Jaecoo and Chery SUVs); which blends a 1.5-litre petrol engine with a pair of electric motors. Two flavours of this powertrain are available, both slightly differently tuned from what you'll find in the Seal U DM-i SUV. The rather misleadingly-named entry-level 'Boost' version has up to 181bhp, whether it's operating as a full-EV or a Hybrid; and its PHEV system uses a 10kWh battery offering an EV range of 31 miles. Which is all a bit 'five years ago' by PHEV range standards, so you'll properly want one of the longer-range 'Comfort'-spec models. With those, the much bigger 19kWh battery's extra 100kg of weight is compensated for by an increase in powertrain output to 209bhp. Range is 62 miles for this estate. 0-62mph takes 8.5s. As with the SUV version of this car, expect quiet cruising, but unremarkable drive dynamics and a pretty firm ride. Perhaps more significant than all of these though are the rather intrusive ADAS features. With regard to the those, we'd counsel you to try before you buy.

Design and Build

The size of this Touring estate model can be deceiving. A first glance, it looks like a medium-sized estate - say Skoda Octavia Estate-size. Get up close and take in the relatively lengthy 4,840mm length figure though and you'll realise it's really a station wagon from the next class up - in other words, something Skoda Superb Estate-sized. Almost as big then as pricey executive class Estates like the Audi A6 Avant and the BMW 5 Series Touring. The main reason this BYD hides its bulk so well is because of the sleek 'Ocean Aesthetics' styling it shares with the Seal 6 saloon, penned by ex-Audi designer Wolfgang Egger. One thing that doesn't suggest positioning from the next class up is the estate area space figure - 500-litres. Though not terrible, that's actually 140-litres less than an Octavia estate, though the comparison isn't genuine because the Octavia doesn't come as a PHEV. For reference, a Superb Estate PHEV offers 510-litres. It's worth noting that even in a Seal 6 saloon, you still get 491-litres. But the saloon version obviously can't match this Seal 6 Touring model's seats-down versatility - rated at 1,535-litres. Inside up-front of course, it's all the same as in the four-door. It all might look much as the BYD norm, but for brand followers there's a surprise; a central screen that doesn't rotate. This one's permanently in landscape format and will usually be 12.8-inches in size - with a bigger 15.6-inch display fitted to the top-spec version. Possibly more useful to customers than a twirly screen will be the brand's new wireless smartphone charger, which has 50W of power and a cooling vent. Build quality is fine, equipment levels are generous and there's the usual rather small cluttered BYD instrument display. Rear seat space is excellent, with loads of leg room.

Market and Model

Seal 6 DM-i Touring models cost around £2,000 more than the equivalent saloon. Which means a price starting point of around £35,000, though you'll need another £3,000 more to progress from the base 10kWh Boost version to the 19kWh Comfort variant most will want. Still, that's very good value indeed for a family-sized PHEV estate. The Volkswagen Passat Estate costs nearly £5,000 more in equivalent Plug-in Hybrid form; for a proper comparison with that car, you'd need a Seal 6 DM-i Touring with the larger 19kWh battery. Factor in though, that this BYD will be better equipped than price-comparable base-spec versions of its VW Group brand model rivals. With top 'Comfort' spec in this Seal 6, you'll be getting most of what the top-trimmed Volkswagen Passat PHEV estate charges you around £50,000 for. As with the Seal 6 saloon, there are two trim levels - 'Boost' and 'Comfort'. Even base 'Boost' spec comes with LED headlights, 17-inch alloy wheels, electric front seats, a reversing camera and rear parking sensors. Touring versions get a powered tailgate, roof rails and a luggage compartment 12V socket. Seal 6 Comfort models get a vehicle-to-load system allowing you to use power from the drive battery to energise external devices like laptops and coffee machines. You don't get this feature in many rivals. Most UK customers are expected to choose the bigger-battery 'Comfort' model, which gets larger 18-inch alloy wheels, along with a heated steering wheel, puddle lights, rear privacy glass and 50kW cooled smartphone charging. You'll need top 'Comfort' spec to get the largest 15.6-inch central screen size. As usual with the brand, a whole host of ADAS safety systems are standard but many of them are quite intrusive, particularly the driver attention warning set-up. To give you the complete ADAS list, the Seal 6 offers Forward Collision Warning, Automatic Emergency Braking, Rear Collision Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert and Rear Cross Traffic Brake, Lane Keep Assistance, Lane Change Assist and Emergency Lane Keep. There's also Adaptive Cruise Control and Intelligent Cruise Control, a Blind Spot Detection System, ESP, Traction Control, Hill Decent Control, Automatic Vehicle Hold, Intelligent Speed Limit Information and Intelligent Speed Limit Control.

Cost of Ownership

With the larger 19kWh battery, BYD reckons a Seal 6 Touring could offer a driving range between stops of up to 838 miles, once the combustion element is factored in. That's aided by the engine's impressive thermal efficiency figure of 43%. Battery charging times depend on the model you've chosen. Base 'Boost' trim can only accept up to 3.3kWh with AC charging, which means that three hours are needed to fully recharge the battery. The 'Comfort Lite' and top 'Comfort' models double that AC speed and add support for 26kW DC charging, which when activated reduces recharge times down to 23 minutes. The official combined cycle fuel figure is 166mpg for the 19kWh model; in the real world, expect 45-55mpg. CO2 emissions are quoted at 60g/km for 'Boost' spec and 34g/km for 'Comfort Lite' and 'Comfort', the latter consequently BiK tax-rated at just 9%. There's a better warranty than you get from most rivals - up to six years or 93,750 miles, with an extra two years for the drive unit and the battery. That battery is covered for up to eight years or 125,000 miles and is guaranteed to retain at least 70% of its capacity throughout the warranty duration.

Summary

If you're looking for a family-sized PHEV, your first thought will probably for an SUV of some sort. But if you're prepared to also include the option of a more conventional estate, then this Seal 6 DM-i Touring is certainly worth a look. You can get slightly more luggage space and EV range in a rival PHEV VW Group brand estate - but not much more. And this BYD is much better value and better equipped. We can see why you might like one.

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Standard Equipment

Technical Data

Options

Charging info

Driver Convenience

12.8" Touchscreen
8.8" TFT full LCD instrument panel
Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Intelligent Cruise Control (ICC)
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
Automatic vehicle hold
Blind spot detection
Controlled deceleration parking (CDP)
Direct driver fatigue management
Drive mode select (Eco, normal, sport, snow)
e-Call (emergency call)
Electric tailgate release
Emergency Lane Keeping Assist (ELKA)
Forward collision warning
Hydraulic boost brake system and brake assist
Intelligent Power Braking System
Intelligent Speed Limit Information (ISLI) and Intelligent Speed Limit Control (ISLC)
Intelligent voice control - "Hi BYD"
Keyless system entry and start
Lane Departure Assistant (LDA) and Lane Departure Warning (LDW)
PAS
Rear collision warning
Rear cross traffic alert and rear cross traffic brake
Rear parking radar
Traffic sign recognition (TSR)

Engine/Drivetrain/Suspension

3.3kW On-Board charger
V2L (Vehicle to load)

Entertainment

6 speakers
FM/DAB+ radio
Front USB ports, 1 x 18W Type C, 1 x 60W Type C
Rear USB ports, 2 x 18W Type C

Exterior Features

Aluminium roof rails
Auto headlamps (on/off)
Automatic headlights
Electric adjustable door mirrors
Electric folding and heated door mirrors
Electric heated rear windscreen with defogging and defrosting
Follow me home headlights (The headlights turned on in advance and delayed off function)
High beam assist
Intelligent high beam control
LED 3rd brake light
LED daytime running lights
LED Headlights
LED taillights
Manual dimming interior rear view mirror
One touch electric front/rear windows with pinch protection
Rain sensor windscreen wipers
Rear foglight
Rear side wing doors
Rear wiper
Trailer stability management system

Interior Features

12V power outlet
3 seat bench in 2nd row
6 way electrically adjustable drivers seat
Boot light
Boot parcel shelf
Centre console light
Driver and passenger sunvisors with illuminated vanity mirrors
Fabric roof lining
Front centre armrest with 2 cupholders
Front passenger seat with 4-way electric adjustment
Front seat footlights
Glove compartment lighting
ISOFIX and i-Size for front passenger and outer rear seats
LED front and rear reading lights
LED front door lights
Manual adjustment of rear headrests
Manually adjustable front headrest
PM2.5 air filter
Rear air vents
Rear armrest with 2 cupholders
Single front passenger seat
Split folding rear seats - 40/60
Vegan leather multifunction steering wheel
Vegan leather upholstery

Passive Safety

3x3 point rear seatbelts
ABS/EBD
Automatic emergency braking system
Brake override system (BOS)
Child presence detection
Comfort stop
Door open warning
Double pretensioned front seat belts + height adjustable
Driver airbag
Electronic parking brake
Front and rear seat belt warning
Front centre airbag
Front passenger airbag
Front passenger airbag deactivation
Front side airbags
Hill hold control
Mechanical child safety lock
Rear middle seat force limiting seat belt
Rear seat belt pretensioners
Side curtain airbags
Traction control system (TCS)
Tyre pressure monitoring system (TPMS)
Vehicle Dynamics Control System (VDC)

Security

2 x Smart keys
Anti theft system
Smartphone bluetooth key and smartphone NFC key
Speed sensing auto lock system
Vehicle backup camera

Wheels

17" Monochrome alloy wheel
Tyre repair kit

Electric Vehicle Data

Battery Capacity in kWh

10.1
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Charge Time (Mins)

180
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Percentage Change

15-100
Battery Charging Scenario 1 - Power Supply - kW

3.3
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Charge Time (Mins)

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Percentage Change

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 3 - Power Supply - kW

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Charge Time (Mins)

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Percentage Change

Not Available
Battery Charging Scenario 4 - Power Supply - kW

Not Available
Battery Leased

No
Battery Type

Lithium-ion
Charging Port Location

Right Side Rear
Coupler/Connector Type

CCS Type 2
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Mileage

155000
Standard manufacturers Battery warranty - Years

8
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - City

12.7
WLTP - EC (kWh/100km) - Comb

14.6
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - City

4.9
WLTP - EC (miles/kWh) - Comb

4.3
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - City

76
WLTP - Equivalent AER (km) - Comb

50
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - City

47
WLTP - Equivalent AER (miles) - Comb

31

Emissions - ICE

HC+NOx

Not Available
Particles

Not Available
Standard Emissions

EURO 6e-bis

Emissions - PHEV

WLTP - CO2 Weighted (g/km) - Comb

60

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

DOHC
Catalytic Convertor

Yes
CC

1498
Cylinders

4
Engine Layout

FRONT TRANSVERSE
Fuel Delivery

MULTI POINT FUEL INJECTION
Gears

1 SPEED
Number of Valves

16
Transmission

AUTO

Fuel Consumption - ICE

EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies

No

Fuel Consumption - PHEV

WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Comb

4.8
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - High

4.4
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Low

3.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (l/100km) - Medium

4.5
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Comb

58.9
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - High

64.2
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Low

80.7
WLTP - FC Ch Sus (mpg) - Medium

62.8
WLTP - FC Weighted (l/100km) - Comb

2.6
WLTP - FC Weighted (mpg) - Comb

108.6

General

Alternative Fuel Qualifying

Yes
Badge Engine CC

1.5
Badge Power

184
Based On ID

Not Available
Coin Description

DM-i
Coin Series

Boost
Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

33D
NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %

92
NCAP Child Occupant Protection %

90
NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

5
NCAP Pedestrian Protection %

84
NCAP Safety Assist %

85
Did at least one aspect of this vehicle's safety give cause for concern?

No
Service Interval Frequency - Months

12
Service Interval Mileage

10000
Special Edition

No
Special Order

No
Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

93750
Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

6
Timing Belt Interval Frequency - Months

Not Available
Timing Belt Interval Mileage

Not Available
Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)

8.9
Engine Power - BHP

184
Engine Power - KW

135
Engine Power - RPM

6000
Engine Torque - LBS.FT

221
Engine Torque - MKG

30.6
Engine Torque - NM

300
Top Speed

112

Test Cycles

Emissions Test Cycle

WLTP
RDE Certification Level

RDE 2

Tyres

Alloys?

Yes
Space Saver?

No
Tyre Size Front

215/60 R17
Tyre Size Rear

215/60 R17
Tyre Size Spare

TYRE REPAIR KIT
Wheel Style

Not Available
Wheel Type

17" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

Not Available
Height (including roof rails)

1505
Length

4840
Wheelbase

2790
Width

1875
Width (including mirrors)

2102

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

65
Gross Vehicle Weight

2145
Luggage Capacity (Seats Down)

1535
Luggage Capacity (Seats Up)

500
Max. Loading Weight

435
Max. Roof Load

75
Minimum Kerbweight

1710
No. of Seats

5
Turning Circle - Kerb to Kerb

11

Exterior Features

Metallic paint
Special metallic paint

Paintwork

Metallic - Polar white
Special metallic - Atlantis blue
Special metallic - Obsidian black
Special metallic - Sandstone

Trim

Vegan leather - Black/Grey
Vegan leather - Blue/Black

Charging Speeds

1h 25min

Home

7kW Charger

0h 12min

Fast

50kW Charger

0h 6min

Rapid

100kW Charger

0h 4min

Ultra-Rapid

150kW Charger

Company car tax calculator

Tax Year	BIK	BIK Value	Tax Payable at 20%	Tax Payable at 40%
2026/27	19%	£551.48	£110.30	£220.59
2027/28	20%	£580.50	£116.10	£232.20
2028/29	21%	£609.53	£121.91	£243.81
2029/30	22%	£638.55	£127.71	£255.42

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