Numbers first, because with the BYD Sealion 05 EV they are the story: Petrol engine, 140-160 kW. Byd built from 2025, in the decade the industry is turning electric. The shape is credited to Under the lead of Wolfgang Egger.
Where it came from
The BYD Sealion 05 (Chinese: 比亚迪海狮05; pinyin: Bǐyǎdí Hǎishī 05) is a compact SUV manufactured by BYD Auto since 2025. Available with battery electric (EV) and plug-in hybrid (DM-i) powertrains, it is part of the "Sealion" (海狮; Hǎishī) line-up of SUVs under the Ocean Series product line-up that are distributed through Ocean Network dealerships in China.
Under the skin
The engine is Petrol engine; the output is 140-160 kW; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. On the scales it comes to 1670–1780 kg. That is roughly 84 horsepower per tonne: unhurried — enough for the job, not for the bragging. The wheelbase is 2720 mm (2025–2026) / 2770 mm (2026–present). These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
In context
In the Byd line-up the BYD Sealion 05 EV has a clear place: it replaced the BYD Sealion 05 DM-i (first generation) (DM-i); the factory was Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Changan Automobile Avatr 06, the Audi Q9, the Renault Boreal. Nearby in the Byd catalogue sit the BYD 8TT and the BYD Atto 2.