BYD electrical sizzling hatch idea involves life as Seal 06GT

BYD’s upcoming sizzling hatch has been spied in China, and it has a brand new identify.

First unveiled because the Ocean-M idea on the Beijing Motor Present earlier this 12 months, the semi-compact efficiency automobile will formally be referred to as the Seal 06GT.

Positioned between the Dolphin hatch and the Seal sedan in BYD’s Ocean lineup, the Seal 06GT measures 4630mm lengthy and has a wheelbase of 2820mm – making it 343mm longer between the bumpers however solely 115mm extra from axle to axle than the MG 4 XPower.

The newest photographs – revealed by CarNewsChina – reveal that the Seal 06GT takes design cues from each automobiles, and shares many similarities with the Ocean-M idea automobile, except for the latter’s loud orange paintwork and aggressive aero package deal.

A wraparound entrance fascia, slim grille and angular headlights distinguish the entrance of the automobile.

Shifting down the facet of the Seal 06GT it has a low sloping profile, floating roof (because of black C-pillars), and hidden door handles.

The flowing look continues on the rear with taillights linked by a skinny gentle bar.

A selection of 18-inch and 19-inch wheels will reportedly be accessible.

Clues concerning the inside of the Seal 06GT have additionally come to gentle.

It’s typical BYD fare, that includes wavy layers and overlapping textures.

A big centre display dominates the sprint, sitting above a multi-level centre console.

Leaked Chinese language Ministry of Trade and Info Expertise (MIIT) filings present {that a} single-motor rear-wheel drive mannequin shall be provided with 160kW of energy, whereas a 310kW dual-motor model may also be provided.

The powertrain shall be underpinned by BYD Blade batteries. Relying on the variant, the Seal 06GT is predicted to have a spread of between 500-650km based mostly on the CTLC customary.

Seal 06GT is one in all a number of BYD fashions together with the Sea Lion 07 that shall be based mostly on a brand new e-Platform 3.0 Evo.

There’s no phrase but on whether or not the Seal 06GT shall be bought in Australia, nevertheless it has the attributes to compete with the MG 4 XPower whereas undercutting it on value.

Estimates in China have the Seal 06GT priced between 150,000 to 200,000 yuan, which interprets to A$42,000 for the flagship dual-motor mannequin.

For context, the BYD Seal sedan is priced from 179,800 yuan (A$37,130) in China, although it’s about 34 per cent dearer in Australia, ranging from $49,888 earlier than on-road prices.

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