Start with what the BYD Seal DM-i is: a 4-door sedan with Petrol engine, built from 2023, in the decade the industry is turning electric. What it meant takes a little longer.
Where it came from
The BYD Seal 07 (Chinese: 比亚迪海豹07; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí Hǎibào 07), previously the BYD Seal DM-i until 2024, is a full-size sedan manufactured by BYD Auto since 2023. It was only available as a plug-in hybrid known as the Seal 07 DM-i until the 2026 model year, when a battery-electric version known as the Seal 07 EV was introduced.
Under the skin
The engine is Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1795-1900 kg. Drive goes through a E-CVT. The wheelbase is 2900 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan Z, the Kia EV6. Nearby in the Byd catalogue sit the BYD 8TT and the BYD Atto 2.
BYD Seal