BYD Seal 05 2025–2026 car dimensions: 4780 mm long, 1837 mm wide and 1515 mm high. Unladen weight is 1,580 kg. Boot space with the seats up is 508 litres.
The cabin has a 12.8-inch rotatable touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, dual-zone climate control, and an 8.8-inch digital instrument cluster. Adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, automatic emergency braking, and a reversing camera are standard. Parking sensors are rear as standard with front on higher trims. Blind spot warning is available on higher trims. Vegan leather seats and a sunroof are included.
Boot space measures 508 litres with seats up and expands to 1295 litres with the rear seats folded.
Payload is around 375 kg based on 1580 kg curb and 1955 kg gross weight. No towing capacity or trailer hitch is listed. No heavy-duty cooling or reinforced suspension is mentioned.
The cabin seats five adults with good space from the 2718 mm wheelbase and offers vegan leather or leatherette upholstery. Higher grades add a non-opening panoramic roof for more light plus dual-zone climate control and a PM2.5 filter. Driver power seats are six-way electric on mid and top trims. passenger power arrives only on the top grade. Rear seats fold 40:60. The hybrid setup keeps things quiet on the move.
PHEV with 1.5L petrol plus electric motor, WLTC fuel use from 3.9 L/100 km
Electric range 55-210 km CLTC by battery size. combined range over 1000 km
Standard 6 airbags, ABS, ESP, ISOFIX and tyre pressure monitoring
Higher trims add lane keep, traffic sign recognition, 360 camera and adaptive cruise
Warranty 6 years/150000 km. battery 8 years with capacity guarantee
Service every 12 months or 20000 km
This plug-in hybrid runs a 1.5-litre petrol engine with an electric motor for combined power around 163 hp. Pure-electric range sits between 55 km and 210 km CLTC depending on the 7.68 kWh, 15.8 kWh or 25.2 kWh Blade battery. Once the battery is empty, fuel use stays low at about 3.9 L/100 km WLTC and total range exceeds 1000 km on a full tank.
Servicing follows a 12-month or 20000 km interval. The car carries a 6-year/150000 km vehicle warranty. The electric motor is covered for 8 years/150000 km and the Blade battery for 8 years with a capacity retention promise.
Safety kit starts with six airbags, ABS, ESP, hill hold, auto hold and ISOFIX. Higher grades add adaptive cruise, lane-keep assist, traffic-sign recognition, blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking and a 360-degree camera. No crash-test rating is published for this exact model.
Ownership stays simple thanks to the long warranty and low running costs from the hybrid system. V2L power output is available on most grades for external devices. Parts and dealer support are still building in the market.
Length 4780 mm, Width 1837 mm, Height 1515 mm, Wheelbase 2718 mm (Seal 05 2025–2026)
Sources: manufacturer data, BYD media.byd.com SEAL 5 DM-i press kit, auto-data.net and data.carnewschina.com, e-n-cars.ru.