At the beginning of April, BYD announced that it had stopped production of fuel vehicles from March and would focus on the track of new energy vehicles in the future. As we all know, at present, domestic new energy vehicles can be divided into pure electric and plug-in hybrid two categories, to say that the real and thorough new energy, must be pure electric. OFD, of course, also knows this, so it has invested a lot of resources and strength in the field of pure electric power.
In BYD's pure electric system, the marine life series is newly launched in 2021, of which the first car Dolphin has received good market evaluation and sales, so BYD is also continuing to work hard, and the second car seal will open pre-sale and listing in May. So what is the point of this car, let's take a look.
First of all, the body size of the SEAL is 4800 *1875 *1460mm, the wheelbase is 2920mm, there is no doubt that this is a mid-level car, and even comparable to BYD's flagship sedan Han, although it is slightly inferior in terms of body size, but the wheelbase is exactly the same.
In terms of appearance, the seal adopts a new "marine aesthetic" design, the overall shape is very sporty, and Han has similarities, but it is closer to the temperament of the coupe. With a closed front face, the whole car line is very sharp, and the concave and convex cabin cover, as well as the sneaky roof on the side of the body, hidden door handles, and windmill-like wheels, all highlight the temperament of the coupe.
If there is a face that praises a person, then in addition to the appearance, the inside of a car is also worth our careful exploration. Seal's interior, like the exterior, applies the design concept of "marine aesthetics", adopts natural and smooth lines in the structure of the interior, and creatively integrates rich marine elements, so that the market and consumers have a more intuitive understanding of BYD's ocean series.
For example, the instrument panel does not adopt the modest flat design of the ordinary family car, but like the waves up and down, although it is only a small idea, but the aesthetic is novel, the visual fatigue, coupled with the through-type air conditioning outlet and the large size of the LCD dashboard and the suspension of the central control screen, the overall gives people a full sense of technology and luxury, but also in line with the young and simple style positioning.
In terms of the color of the interior, the seal also chose a color similar to "deep sea blue", which has a sense of immersion in the deep sea. And in order to make the driver and occupant have a more comfortable and transparent experience, the seal adjusted the position of the A-pillar forward a little, so that the driving vision is more open, the lighting in the car is brighter, and the comfort and safety are improved.
In addition to the interpretation of the concept of the ocean, in order to highlight the sense of movement, the seal also adopts a one-piece barrel seat, and integrates the seam punching design of the diamond grid and water droplets on both sides of the seat and the door panel, and even the door handle uses a water drop shape, which not only echoes the design concept of marine aesthetics, but also considers the details and ritual sense, and is also very suitable for the style of the coupe.
In terms of interior details, seals also have ingenious ideas and designs. The smooth, soft curves of the three-spoke steering wheel are consistent with the interior lines, and if you look closely, you will find that the spokes inside the steering wheel resemble the tail fin of a seal, while providing excellent grip and better handling. The seal's gear is designed with an electronic gear, which has a sense of crystal vision, crystal clear, and the central control panel uses piano paint material, which not only reflects the sense of science and technology, but also is also very in place in the creation of a sense of luxury.
Of course, the appearance and interior are the external factors that attract consumers for a car, and the strong internal product force is the fundamental reason why consumers finally choose a car. In a seal blessed with marine and sporting elements, what is its intrinsic product power?
Seal is based on BYD's latest e-platform 3.0, so it has BYD's most advanced pure electric technology. For example, SEAL has a more powerful three-electric architecture technology support, and has also upgraded the battery pack capacity, motor combination mode and wide-area heat pump air conditioning and other technologies. In particular, the application of the new wide-area heat pump air conditioner can achieve a maximum increase of more than 20% in the low temperature state, which is of great help to alleviate consumers' battery life anxiety.
In addition, thanks to e-platform 3.0, seals have very spacious interiors. As mentioned above, the SEAL is a B-class car, but it has the same 2920mm wheelbase as the C-class BYD Han, and the reasonable arrangement of the e-platform 3.0 for the body structure and components such as the three-electric system makes the seal's interior space, especially the rear space, very satisfactory, coupled with the flat floor and carefully developed wide and thick seats, the riding experience can indeed be comparable to luxury medium and large cars.
According to the declaration information, SEAL will have 150kW, 230kW single motor, front 160kW rear 230kW dual motor three power options, and available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions, while the whole series of models standard lithium iron phosphate blade battery. It is reported that the dual-motor version of the model can accelerate 100 kilometers and kilometers with an acceleration time of 3.8 seconds.
Summary: For BYD, the launch of the SEAL will be an important supplement to Han and a benchmark for competitors - such as the Xiaopeng P7, the Euler Lightning Cat, which is also an autonomous model, and the benchmark Tesla Model 3. BYD's pure electric technology is well known, and seals are the aggregators among them, so we have reason to have enough expectations and optimism about its market performance after listing.