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5:30 "This has aerodynamics of a brick". Nope ) it has Cd 0.26 - great even for sedans, that's why it does better than some sedans . And it seems to be one of ix1 benefits (making range more predictable) comparing with ex40 (e.g) which would make around 220 Wh/km in these conditions and showing ~same range with a way bigger battery. By the way Cd of a brick is 0.7 - 1.5 depending on orientation )
It seems strange to measure the range of the car at almost 120km/h average speed. Do you measure every test car at this speed? Of course, you have really affected the range by doing it this way.
Very good review, albeit the title a little clickbaitish. Serious flaws? As an owner, 1st EV, an annoying aspect is how the range data is in Kw / 100klms, and the power remaining is in % terms. So one has to mentally calculate the % remaining of the 82.5kw and convert that to kilometers. Am hoping BYD will allow users to change these readouts to Ws/kilometer and kilowatts remaining / used. In saying that, on a motorway at 110k/h I have used 16kws/100klms = 6.25klms/Kw = 82.5Kwhrs x 6.25 = 515 klms So 500+klms = 100% = 5klms/1%. So the calculation isnt difficult just takes getting used to like most of the tech issues raised.
BYD Dolphin is my choice because as you say I'm mostly driving in the city. The car's gotta be comfy, handle potholes well and have a 360 camera for parking. Charging isn’t great but it's pretty flat and I've found driving a Leaf I want slightly longer charge stops than its 15-20 minutes.
TESTED all 4 cars, Audi e-tron, Skode enyaq, Bmw ix1 and Vw id4.......... went for the skoda enyaq coupe sportline plus 4 wheeldrive,it was a Amazing drive and Spec! And iv been driving Bmw and vw cars all my life!! Skoda up the game with there spec.
With all the speed restriction we're having these days, no need to spend so much money for the bigger engine. Better spend it on options inside of the car. You don't buy such an EV for speed and acceleration I think anyway.
I test drove the RWD here in Chennai, where BYD now has as assembly plant the atto3 and ev6 r assembled here and the seal is a CBU at this stage… the car is planted and has good paper … it puts a lot of sports cars to shame… check my review here
Buddy, start editing out the word Google when you say "okay Google". I had to skip a whole section of your video because you kept seeing off my home system
oh dear the bmw i3 was a purpose built ev this is just a fossil car conversion, NO REX No Thanks i have a bmw i3 rex which is a proper ev with no downside, public charging is not for me , playing hunt the charger that may not not work, perhaps a queue then waiting to charge , i drive a car to suit me not me suit the car so for me the i3 rex is perfect .
The Polestar 2 and BMW i4 are in the same category, but I don`t think the Tesla model 3 is. The Tesla is cheaper in design and quality, so it`s more comparable to the VW I.D 3 or KIA E-SOUL. For me looking to purchase this Polestar I was also looking at the BMW i4, Mercedes EQA and Mustang MACH-E. Tesla model 3 did not come close to any of these in my opinion.
A very cool car, and it does have a frunk! That's great! Having a frunk gives well designed EV vibes unlike other cars that don't seem to be designed to be EVs from scratch but ICE platform adapted instead.
Well if it's based on looks, then it's no contest. The MG4 is sharp, masculine, well proportioned, and resolved. The Dolphins design is ruined by it's clumsy front end and looks like 3 different designers were responsible for the front, sides and rear. Although the Dolphins interiors has better quality materials, it's quirky design will put a lot of people off. MG4 is more conventional and has way better packaging.
We drove the Premium model, which is the middle model in the line up in Australia. It was very good, however I thought the Polestar 2 single motor long range was a better drive. It came down to price and the BYD is hard to beat beat at its price point. When it came to a novated the lease the BYD does not offer any discount, where the Polestar offered very generous deals. The Polestar will get my business. I am not a fan of fixed pricing.
I liked the Polestar 2 as well but $3500 extra for cruise control is a bit much. THe fitout of the Seal feels more "premium". And, the stated range of the Polestar is a bit bogus when they recommend limiting charge to only 80% to reduce long term battery degradation. BYD recommends a full 100% charge regularly for battery "health". This was the deciding factor for me; the Lithium Iron Phosphate battery of the Seal v the Lithium Cobalt of the Polestar
Good review. I recently bought the BYD Seal AWD and I am very happy so far. It's a great car, far superior to my previous ICE car. I am getting a much better range when driving ECO and not exceeding 100km/h on the highway. Mixing in with urban traffic I can get to a 500 km range for a full charge. Android Auto works fine without the cable.
Finally someone really testing the eDrive20... not the big one. And in addition this video is a thorough and informative test that really was missing up to now! Thanks!!!
Thank you for this comparison however I think it would have been better to compare the 2 wheel drive version of the MG4 with pricing & warranty information. What you have done here is compared a hot hatch to a city car.
The Polestar 2 is a fun car, but ... rural driving range is fairly short. I recently hired a long range dual motor Polestar 2 from Hertz in Queensland. The battery started at 90% (the Hertz limit) and we did some local driving in the Gold Coast, followed by some spirited mountain highway driving into NSW, then back up into Queensland on the Pacific Motorway at a steady 110 km/h. We covered around 180km, and took the battery down to 36%. This equates to an effective range of around 330km for that journey (assuming you could use the full 100%). Recharging to 90% cost $24 and 1.25 hours at a public charger.
Your accent is intriguing. Can you tell me your nationality, and where grew up. I’m hearing Dutch with time in USA maybe. Or possibly Spain with school time internationally ? Very good flowing English is second language.
Great review - very detailed. I've always wondered why car reviewers don't review night driving as the headlights are an extremely important part of the car, and you completely overlook that aspect. I hear there is an autonomous high beam assistant like on the BMW. I wonder how well it works.
That's true. I found the headlights in the BYD Seal decent but not up to the level you get in a mercedes, BMW or even Polestar with their adaptive matrix LED lights.
Nice review. Note that the small delay in gas pedal input is a feature not a bug, at least in China people prefer this as it otherwise makes passengers sick ... so it's a comfort issue. But sure, there should be a setting for that ideally, perhaps also adding one pedal driving .. both could be easily OTAd.
And with the delay in acceleration it does not make passengers sick? Don't know about that, because after the delay the acceleration still kicks really hard if you press the pedal a good amount
@@IceW4ve The idea is to minimize jerk under normal driving so the computer smooth the acceleration changes. This happens "naturally" with ICE cars because there is more inertia in the drive train unless you're talking about tuned performance cars that try to minimize that. It's also why some people don't like strong regen and one pedal driving because every minute change in foot pressure causes acceleration or deceleration. I tried that mode for a while but I settled to weakest regen instead and the drive is a lot smoother. But as I said, it should be trivial to have a slider in the car system where you could tune this as you wanted. I hear the Xiaomi has very good fine tuning of many parameters, not sure if they have one for input smoothing.
When I first drove the "new" Corsa back in 2003 it had a similar problem which was caused by the drive-by-wire system having delays, and I think this is a similar issue in this car. A driver can adjust to the responsiveness of the system, and drive comfortably, but having a delay is just downright annoying and potentially dangerous if you need to take evasive action to get out of trouble. BYD please fix this!
Electric cars that don’t offer single pedal driving are just dumb. I get people have preferences, but make it a software option, it’s not that like there is a mechanical reason for it in an ev.
