SILENT CHARGE

If you read, or follow, anything automotive, you may know BYD is the biggest electric car manufacturer in the world today. Your dreams may still be work in progress, but BYD'S dreams are fast becoming a reality. Overtaking Tesla in EV sales is a big deal, established car makers are still struggling and a 29-year-old company, which started life making batteries for smart phones, has done it. Like many other markets in the world, BYD is a new entrant in India too. However, unlike the wider range of products in other markets, their repertoire in India is kind of limited.
Unless you are an environmentally conscious cab user, you may not know of the BYD E6 which was their first model in India. The Atto 3 was the second, but safe to say it isn't threatening anyone yet. Seal is their third and latest for India, and I must say it is a bold bet. An electric sedan in a market which loves SUVs and EV adoption is still nascent. Either the good folks at BYD love a challenge or this could be an important lesson for them in product planning.
Let me start by saying the Seal looks quite good in the flesh. It could be my SUV fatigue, living in Delhi-NCR, but the Seal does turn heads on the road. The more I look at it, the more I start seeing a strong resemblance to a certain German electric sedan but you can decide for yourself. The LED DRLs, seem like they have been light painted, are inspired by ripples in water, and look quite cool. There are lines and cuts all around but the surprise is the sporty rear diffuser. The sloping roofline, 19inch wheels and tight wheel arches all add to the sporty stance of the Seal.
Function has followed form in terms of overall design and the results are pleasing to the eye. The Seal has a drag co-efficient of .219, which is impressive. The Mercedes-Benz EQS is at .20, for reference, if you care about these things.
Bu hikaye Motoring World dergisinin May 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Giriş Yap
Bu hikaye Motoring World dergisinin May 2024 sayısından alınmıştır.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Giriş Yap

TRACK THERAP*
One day, one track, every Porsche that matters — this is as good as it gets

PHO REAL
I like to think of myself as a bit of a foodie. Actually, there's no need to be modest - I am an epicurean, and I have a very well developed palate.

FLYING HIGHER
A smart new face, sharper features, and a dash of refinement — the 2025 Tata Altroz claims the spotlight it always deserved.

MAGNANIMOUS MAGINTE
STYLISH, PRACTICAL, BUT BUDGET-CONSCIOUS THE NISSAN MAGNITE CVT MAKES ITS MARK

HANGING BY A THREAD
Rush-hour traffic and long queues at the fuel pump... yet there was no honking or shouting.

TOUGH LOVE
I COMPLAINTS ARE PILING UP, BUT SO ARE THE MILES

EVOLUTION, IN THEORY
Speed and hysteria aside, is the Hayabusa's evolution only an illusion?

BIGGER'S BETTER?
Or, is being late better than never? Let's see if you need to go Pro

TIME TRIAL
History has a sense of humour. Here's hard knobby-tyred evidence

THERE'S A VARG IN THE CITY
Thornton Hundred created an electric supermoto and rewrote the rules