ISTHE 2024 BYD Seal U – sorry, Sealion 6 – worth your attention?
It certainly is. Not least because of its name change for Aussie shores, where European buyers get a car more closely linked to the fully electric Seal sedan. BYD Australia wanted to avoid such confusion.
Of bigger significance is the fact this car is a plug-in hybrid. Left-hand-drive markets get an EV version, but for now there are no plans for RHD. Instead, we gain yet another contender in the hybrid SUV sector – albeit one with a few sneaky tricks up its sleeve.
There are two configurations: a 1.5-litre non-turbo four-cylinder engine paired up with a single 145kW electric motor in the 160kW front-wheel-drive
