BYD Sea Lion 07 Launches, Comes With Attractive Features And Competitive Prices

Interior BYD Sea Lion 7. (Doc. ArenaEV)

JAKARTA - The automotive giant Build Your Dreams (BYD) from China continues to innovate by launching the latest model, namely the Sea Lion 07, a medium-class Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) which is priced from 189,000 yuan or around Rp422 million.

Quoting from the ArenaEV page, Tuesday, May 14, the car completed the BYD Ocean series to become a serious challenger for Tesla Model Y in China.

By design, BYD Sea Lion 07 comes with a sleek and stylish body, characteristic of the Ocean-X concept and there are also several elements present at BYD Seal that make him have a bold and modern look.

Sea Lion 07 itself is an electric car built on the advanced e-Platform 3.0 Evo of BYD, an enhanced version of e-Platform 3.0. Equipped with enhanced Cell-to-Body (CTB) battery integration, and of course improving safety by strengthening frontal collision protection and resistance to passenger cabin deformation.

Entering the cabin, Sea Lion 07 offers flat steering wheels and physical buttons for important control. The 50-inch augmented reality head-up display improves the driving experience. At the same time, the 15.6-inch central screen runs on the DiLink 100 system, powered by 6nm chips for smooth voice control.

This car comes with three choices of powertrains: two-wheel drive with an electric motor 230 kW or 170 kW and a four-wheel drive model with two motors that offers a combined output of 390 kW. Single-motor models come with two 71.8 kWh battery sizes and 80.64 kWh, so they are able to cover a distance of 550 km and 610 km, respectively. The double-motor model provides a reach of 550 km with a larger package. The fastest AWD version can accelerate 0-100 km/h within an impressive 6.7 seconds.

There is an interesting feature embedded in this car, namely super fast charging. BYD claims that Sea Lion 07 is capable of charging from 10 to 80 percent in just 25 minutes.

In terms of driver assistance, Sea Lion 07 is the first BYD vehicle equipped with an Advanced Driver Assistance System Pilot 100 "God's Eye". This system integrates 12 ultrasonic radars, 5 mmWave radars, and 11 cameras to provide advanced 2-level driver assistance capabilities.