BYD Seal Officially Launches In Malaysia At A Cheaper Price Than Indonesia

BYD Seal. (Photo: Afrizal/VOI)

JAKARTA - BYD Seal is now officially on sale in Malaysia through Sime Darby Beyond Auto.

Quoting from the Paultan page, Thursday, February 22, despite previous speculations that there would be three variants for Malaysia, it turns out that Seal is only available two versions, namely Premium with a wider reach and Performance with the highest reach.

Regarding prices, the Premium Seal starts from 179,800 ringgit or around Rp586 million without insurance, while the highest variant is sold starting from 199,800 ringgit or around Rp652 million.

By looking at the Indonesian market, which has released the price at IIMS 2024 first, but the price in Malaysia is cheaper. In Indonesia, the BYD Seal for the Premium type is priced at IDR 629,000,000 while for the Performance type IDR 719,000,000.

Specifically, this car measures a length of 4,800 mm, a width of 1,875 mm, and a height of 1,460 mm, with a wheelbase of 2,920 mm, and uses a car manufacturer's 3.0 e-platform, which also supports Atto 3 and Dolphin EVs. Unlike his brother, Seal uses an 800V electrical architecture platform similar to high-end electric vehicles such as Porsche Taycan and Audi e-tron GT.

In addition, for the exterior color brought to the Malaysian market, there are four colors available, namely Cosmos Black, Aurora White, Atlantis Gray, and Arctic Blue, the latter is exclusive to Performance.

Meanwhile, Seal is equipped with a six-year vehicle warranty/150.000 km, an eight-year battery warranty/160,000 km, and an eight-year/150.000 km drive unit guarantee. It was also announced at the launch that the first 800 buyers would enjoy a free wallbox charger and free Gentari or ChargeEV charging credit worth 800 ringgit (IDR 2.6 million).