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BYD Seal vs Hyundai Ioniq 6

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BYD Seal
BYD Seal

2024 price

Hyundai Ioniq 6
Hyundai Ioniq 6

$54,995 - $91,778

2023 price

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2024 BYD Seal
2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6
Safety Rating

Engine Type
0.0L

0.0L
Fuel Type
Electric

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Software needs a little work
  • Distance-limited warranty
  • Small boot

  • Bumpy ride
  • Modest steering feel
  • Tedious over-speed warning
2024 BYD Seal Summary

BYD. The three letters which keep auto executives from the world's top brands up at night.

The brand’s meteoric rise in Australia from a trickle of imports to a torrent of Chinese-built EVs, outselling even Tesla in the first month of 2024, is testament to this relative newcomer’s ability to surprise and impress its buyers and the industry as a whole.

The car we’re looking at for this review, the Seal, could be its biggest challenge yet. Not only does it have to compete head-to-head with the car which put EVs on the map for mainstream buyers - the Tesla Model 3 - but it also has to vie for a share of the increasingly shrinking sedan market.

So, what’s the deal with the Seal? Is it any good? And, why did BYD choose to name it after a marine mammal? Read on to find out.

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2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Summary

Imagine being so focused on optimising a car’s aero performance that you break out the planishing hammer and flatten off the badge on its nose.

No doubt Hyundai found a more sophisticated way of lowering the profile of the new Ioniq 6’s most prominent logo, but the fact is it’s helped produce one of the most aerodynamically efficient production cars ever made… that’s also pure electric, with amazing looks and breakthrough tech. 

Yep, the Hyundai Ioniq 6 sedan has arrived in Australia and we’ve taken a first drive on local soil. So, read on to see if the Tesla Model 3 has something to think about.

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