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BYD Seal vs Skoda Enyaq

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BYD Seal
BYD Seal

2024 price

Skoda Enyaq
Skoda Enyaq

$69,990 - $83,990

2025 price

Summary

2024 BYD Seal
2025 Skoda Enyaq
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

  • Creaky cabin plastics
  • Tyre grip
  • Brake feel
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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2025 Skoda Enyaq Summary

When an all-new nameplate launches, there’s usually plenty of fanfare. Not in the Skoda Enyaq's case, unfortunately.

Extreme European demand meant the Enyaq's Australian launch was a long way behind its 2021 European release, only arriving in September 2024. This didn’t help build excitement for the off-beat electric car.

There’s another good reason Skoda Australia didn’t make a big song and dance — a facelift has already been revealed in Europe, due here later this year. 

Does that mean you should forget about the Enyaq? After all, this electric mid-size SUV isn’t exactly short on rivals, everything from the pioneering Kia EV6 and Tesla Model Y to just-launched Chinese upstarts like the Xpeng G6 and Deepal S07 are vying for your attention. 

We'd suggest not bring so fast to judge, especially given the 'Mamba Green' example we had for an extended period over the holiday break meant almost no passersby missed it. It caught more eyeballs than a bright yellow McLaren — seriously!

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