The BYD Sealion 6 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) SUV has grow to be even cheaper with a brand new entry-level Important trim, priced from $42,990 earlier than on-road prices.
The Sealion 6 was already Australia’s most reasonably priced plug-in hybrid (PHEV), in addition to our market’s best-selling PHEV final yr, and the brand new Important brings the price of entry down by $3000 over the outgoing Dynamic.
Solely the Important and Premium characteristic within the mannequin yr 2025 lineup, with the latter priced at an unchanged $52,990 earlier than on-road prices.
Orders are opening at present, with automobiles arriving in March.
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Whereas the corporate introduced pricing in a press launch, it hasn’t stated what options have been faraway from the previous Dynamic to convey down the value, apart from to say “all of the five-star ANCAP security options have additionally been retained”. It additionally hasn’t launched any photos of the Important.
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The Important has the identical 18.3kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery as different Sealion 6 fashions, and just like the Dynamic it has whole system outputs of 160kW and 300Nm.
It’s front-wheel drive, in contrast to the top-spec Premium, and does the 0-100km/h sprint in 8.5 seconds.
Claimed electric-only vary is 92km on the NEDC check cycle, whereas BYD additionally claims gasoline consumption of 1.1L/100km – or 4.8L/100km if the state of cost is under 25 per cent.
The Sealion 6 is the newest BYD to get the Important remedy, following final week’s announcement of cut-price variations of the Atto 3 and Dolphin.
The Atto 3 Important brings the price of entry to the electrical SUV vary down by $4509, whereas the Dolphin Important is $6900 lower than the Dynamic trim it replaces.
Each fashions have misplaced options in comparison with the earlier entry-level fashions, with the Dolphin Important and Atto 3 Important missing options like panoramic glass roofs and wi-fi cellphone chargers.