BYD Sealion 7 is now officially launches in Malaysia

BYD Cars Malaysia has launches the BYD Sealion 7 in Malaysia today. Described as a performance SUV with premium styling, this is essentially a BYD Seal in a practical SUV body.

Before BYD reveal the pricing by its launch day, it seems Malaysian buyers can secure their Sealion 7 by placing a booking online.

BYD Cars Malaysia is now accepting bookings for the BYD Sealion 7 on their website which requires a RM1,000 booking fee. It is stated that the booking fee shall constitute partial payment towards the deposit of the EV.

– Price: RM183,800 (Premium) | RM199,800 (Performance)
– Two variants (Premium and Performance)
– Driving Distance: 567km (Premium) | 542km (Performance)
– Battery capacity: 82.5kWh (All variants)
– 0-100km/h: 6.7 hours (Premium) | 4.5 hours (Performance)
– Torque: 380Nm (Premium) | 690Nm (Performance)

To recap, the BYD Sealion 7 is a fully-electric 5-seater SUV and it shares a lot of hardware and design elements with the BYD Seal sedan.

In China, it comes in three variants which include a single motor 170kW (228hp) version with a 71.8kWh battery and a long-range version with a more powerful 230kW (308hp) motor with a larger 80.64kWh battery. There’s also the Performance AWD model with twin motors pushing a combined 390kW (523hp) and it’s also paired to a 80.64kWh battery.

It is worth highlighting that the BYD Sealion 7 EV in China is using the newer 800V-based e-Platform 3.0 Evo architecture which offers a higher DC charging rate of up to 240kW. The BYD Sealion 7 Long Range has a CLTC-rated range of up to 610km on a single charge or up to 550km for the performance AWD and base RWD versions.

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