2025 BYD Sealion 7 upgrades battery ahead of Aussie debut to steal sales from Tesla Model Y, Leapmotor C10 and XPeng G6
The 2025 BYD Sealion 7 has been unveiled at the Paris Motor Show with the Chinese car-maker announcing it has updated its mid-size SUV-coupe ahead of its launch in both Europe and Australia.
Locked-in for an early 2025 launch, the shock surprise is that BYD has updated the the BYD Sealion 7 for its Euro introduction and it’s now set to get a much larger battery than the one currently available in China.
Instead of the 82.5kWh battery pack we originally thought would be offered on the flagship models, BYD said our cars would now get the option of a bigger 91.3kWh battery.
A WLTP driving range has yet to be revealed but it’s thought the bigger powerpack could allow it to travel far further than the current pre-facelifted Tesla Model Y that can cover 533km, as well as other rivals like the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and potentially matching the long-range Peugeot E-3008’s 700km range.
The bigger powerpack has yet to be explicitly confirmed for Australia but is highly likely as fellow right-hand drive market, the UK, will get the new battery.
At the Paris Show BYD said, as well as the bigger battery, flagship models would come with dual motors that would produce a combined 390kW, which should provide for a 0-100km/h dash of just 4.5 seconds.
Charging times will also be highly competitive for the Euro-spec BYD, with the new battery capable of receiving a 230kW top-up, with a 10 to 80 per cent recharge taking around 24 minutes.
The updated BYD Sealion 7 is well equipped with LED headlights, a large 15.6-inch rotating touchscreen and either synthetic or real Nappa leather seats.
On sale in Europe this month, first European deliveries are set to begin before the end of this year, with the full Australian launch scheduled for February 2025.
Expect more details in the build-up to its introduction Down Under.
