How our BYD Seal is improving all the time

Published: 13 March 2025

► Living with a BYD Seal electric car
► Over-the-air updates

► Read month 1 here

In the space of a month or so, my Seal has had two separate over-the-air updates beamed down from the heavens. The first was to tweak the cross-traffic safety alert – buyers had moaned about it being over-zealous, and I could attest to that – and it’s mostly calmed down. Mostly.

The second introduced some handy quick-access buttons on the home screen. As it gets colder, the heated seat button that’s now part of the main screen instead of at least three taps away is very welcome.

It’s a move in keeping with the easy-to-live-with nature of the Seal. It’s smooth and fast to drive, cool and calm inside, and I get 300-plus miles per charge.

Logbook: BYD Seal (month 3)

Price £48,695 (£48,695 as tested)
Performance 82.5kWh battery, two e-motors, 523bhp, 3.8sec 0-62mph, 112mph
Efficiency 3.4 miles per kWh (official), 2.93 (tested), 0g/km CO2
Range 323 miles (official), 304 miles (tested)
Energy cost 11.5p per mile
Miles this month 1946
Total miles 8030

By Jake Groves

CAR's deputy news editor; gamer, trainer freak and serial Lego-ist

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