Byd does not build many cars like the BYD Seal 06 GT: a 5-door hatchback, built from 2024 in the decade the industry is turning electric. Its designer of record is Under the lead of Wolfgang Egger.
How it came about
The BYD Seal 06 GT (Chinese: 比亚迪海豹06GT; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí Hǎibào 06 GT) is a battery electric mid-size hatchback produced by BYD Auto. Part of the Seal family under the Ocean Series product line-up, the Seal 06 GT is positioned below the Seal battery electric sedan.
The hardware
it is rated at 150–310 kW. Kerb weight is 1850–2060 kg. Power-to-weight lands near 81 horsepower per tonne, which is unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The wheelbase is 2820 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Family and rivals
Where it sits in Byd's history is not in doubt: it was built at Zhengzhou, Henan. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Kia EV6, the Geely Galaxy E5, the SAIC Motor MG S5 EV. Its Byd stablemates include the BYD 8TT and the BYD Atto 2.
BYD Seal