BYD Seal 6: Pricing and specs confirmed for PHEV sedan and wagon

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As reported at Chasing Cars back in April, BYD Seal 6 is set to launch imminent, with finalised pricing and specifications now fully disclosed. 

Only two grades are coming – a sole sedan version in ‘Essential’ grade ($34,990 before on-roads) and a single wagon variant in ‘Premium’ grade ($39,990 before on-roads). BYD is mimicking BMW in calling the wagon the ‘Touring’.

The Seal 6 is solely a plug-in hybrid, making the omnipresent Toyota Camry ($39,990), now hybrid-only in Australia, an obvious rival. BYD’s newcomer is vastly more affordable than Honda’s sedan challenger, the Accord hybrid, solely offered in a fully-loaded $64,900 grade.

Beyond hybrids, BYD’s closest rivals appear to be the Skoda Octavia, also offered as a liftback sedan ($41,990) or wagon ($43,990), and BYD’s very own Seal which, though $52,990, is fully electric.

For now at least, the sedan and wagon have slightly different front-wheel-drive powertrains. 

The Essential sedan pairs a 10kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery-powered 120kW/210Nm electric motor with a 70kW/120Nm 1.5L Atkinson-cycle petrol engine to produce 130kW and 230Nm combined. On the WLTP cycle, 55km of electric-only range is claimed. Fuel consumption, which is quoted using the more lenient NEDC test, is 1.1L/100km.

The Premium wagon scores a bigger 19kWh battery and 160kW/260Nm motor mated to the same 70kW/120Nm engine, improving combined power and torque – to 163kW and 260Nm – and bringing electric range (100km WLTP) and fuel consumption (0.8L/100km) benefits.

Unusually, but helpfully, BYD provides fuel consumption figures for when the battery is low: 3.6L/100km for the sedan and 4.1L/100km for the wagon.

Vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging is standard, a pleasant surprise for the price. The wagon can take up to 6.6kW AC charging and 27kW DC charging. However, not only is the sedan restricted to 3.3kW AC, it can’t take DC charging at all.

At 4840mm long, 1875mm wide and 1495mm tall, the Seal 6 sedan is within 8.0cm of the Camry in all three dimensions, though the Camry edges ahead on boot space (524L versus the BYD’s 491L).

The wagon is 4840mm long, 1875mm wide and 1505mm tall. This is 15cm longer than the Skoda Octavia wagon, which is likely why it beats the Skoda for boot space (670L vs 640L) despite the BYD needing to accommodate a large battery. Standard roof rails and an electric tailgate further bolster the Touring’s station wagon bona fides.

As is common for Chinese brand offerings, technology dominates the interior, with a 12.8-inch “floating” central touchscreen, 8.8-inch driver’s display, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay and the capacity for over-the-air software updates standard throughout. Though electrically adjustable front seats are standard as well, only the wagon scores heating and ventilation for them.

Orders are open now through BYD’s website.

2026 BYD Seal 6: prices in Australia

All prices listed are before on-road costs.

• Sedan Essential: $34,990
• Touring Premium: $39,990