Over in China, BYD has announced that it has updated its Seal electric sedan for 2025, with the refresh set to make its market debut on August 8. In a few images released by the automaker, the exterior revisions look to be minor, with the inclusion of a roof-mounted lidar sensor and a few exterior enhancements along with faster charging being the primary changes, as CarNewsChina reports.
Aside from the addition of a lidar sensor, which enhances the performance of the ADAS-related functions on the car, the 2025 Seal gets a new light purple exterior finish and a switch to a red BYD logo on the rear trunk lid.
It will also remain known simply as the Seal. Based on the automaker’s present naming convention for its domestic line-up, it was previously speculated that the Seal would add on a 07 suffix, but the report indicates that the company has stated that the Seal will retain its name without any numerical add-ons, following feedback gleaned from clients.
As before, the Seal will continue to be offered in three variant forms for the domestic market. The entry-level Seal is powered by a 228 hp (170 kW) e-motor driving the rear wheels. Incidentally, this has higher output than the 201 hp (150 kW) seen on the existing Dynamic Standard Range rear-wheel drive, which is not sold in Malaysia. The battery remains a 61.4 kWh Blade lithium-iron phospate (LFP) unit.
Elsewhere, the middle Extended Range single-motor rear-wheel drive variant retains its 308 hp (230 kW)- and 360 Nm output and higher capacity battery, although the CNC report indicates that the 2025 Seal’s battery is a 80.64 kW unit, slightly less than the 82.5 kW unit seen on the current ER. The range-topping variant remains the Performance AWD, which is equipped with a dual-motor powertrain (215 hp/310 Nm front, 308 hp/360 Nm rear) offering 523 hp (390 kW) and 670 Nm.
The facelifted Seal continues to be underpinned by the automaker’s e-Platform 3.0, but the 800 V architecture is now said to support faster charging and power delivery. Maximum DC charge rate isn’t mentioned (on the pre-FL, it is 150 kW), but the automaker says the car is now capable of a 10%-80% charge in just 25 minutes, down from the 37 minutes previously, which implies a higher maximum rate.
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Why cannot send to US?
No one force you to buy, so why you think have right to decide how others spend their money?
Facelift add radar, proton remove radar. Who likes grey nappa seat over brown? Who?
Anyone knows why Chinese companies prefer a roof-mounted LiDAR?
Can see further than grill mounted because of higher positioning and higher quality imaging because of lesser light refractions than inside windshield, both allows windscreen/bumper to be cheaper to replaced when involved in minor accidents (with broken bumper or windshields) as well.
The higher placement also means less likelihood to get smeared with dirt or get damaged by stones
Same idea as why people like to ride in SUVs, can see farther.
The higher the LIDAR is mounted, the further it can detect. The usual front grille placement limits its distance.