Subtle Compromise – BYD Sealion 6 Essential Review
BYD’s recent rise has been quiet and efficient, both literally and figuratively. With each new model, the brand shows an uncanny ability to learn fast, adapt even faster, and undercut the market with surprisingly competent alternatives. The Sealion 6, launched to carve out space in the increasingly crowded plug-in hybrid SUV segment, is already available […]
BYD Hungary for European success
In a move more dramatic than a Hungarian operetta and almost as electrifying as the vehicles it makes, BYD—the world’s leading new-energy vehicle manufacturer—has set its European compass firmly on Budapest. BYD has announced it would base its European empire (technically: its business headquarters and new R&D centre) in Hungary’s capital, a city already boasting […]
BYD Shark 6 Review – A Plug-In Predator with Urban Charm and Rural Bite
BYD has certainly made waves in the NZ’s EV world, now it’s aiming to stir up the ute market with its latest creation, the Shark 6. This plug-in hybrid utility vehicle is a bold attempt to blend electric efficiency with semi-rugged versatility, and much like its namesake, it’s making people sit up and take notice […]
BYD Sealion 7 – Price and first drive impressions NZ
While deep underground celebrating the NZ launch of the Shark 6, BYD treated us to another delight, by pulling the silk off the all-new, all-electric, Sealion 7. And what’s more, they let us drive it too – not underground obviously. The 2025 BYD Sealion 7 is an ambitious entry into the competitive mid-sized electric SUV […]
BYD Shark 6 NZ Launch and (our) first drive
BYD has recently unveiled its highly anticipated Shark 6 ute in New Zealand, marking the company’s first venture into the utility vehicle segment. The all-new model showcases impressive performance specifications, including 430 horsepower (matching the output of a V8 engine) and achieving 0-100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds – but how good is it really? […]
Sports Tourer – BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic FWD review
Call it good luck, serendipity (or maybe a calculated manipulation), but my review date of the BYD Sealion 6 Dynamic FWD ’super hybrid’ coincided with my son’s football tournament in Taupo. So a long trip out of Auckland in a PHEV that boasts over a 1,000km of range – sometimes the pieces all fit together. […]
BYD NZ Announces Shark 6 Pricing and Specs
The BYD Shark 6 is set to make a splash in New Zealand before the end of this year priced from just$69,990 MSRP + ORC for the Launch Edition Premium AWD. First introduced to kiwis at the NationalFieldays in June, customers will be able to test drive the hotly anticipated plug-in super hybrid Ute atBYD […]
Damn it’s good – BYD Sealion 6 Premium review
BYD is rapidly establishing itself as a key player in the currently-turbulent electric vehicle market. Their latest offering, the BYD Sealion, marks a significant step beyond their traditional electric vehicles, venturing into the world of plug-in hybrids with an impressive blend of technology, design, and practicality. Continuing with their aquatic theme (Seal, Dolphin), the BYD […]
SWALK – BYD Seal Performance review
Forget about GIFs, emails and the like, for me, (growing up), Valentine’s Day is all about the anonymous cards. Sending soppy messages of undying love, wrapped in a pink envelope and then sealing it with a loving kiss – aka SWALK. Of course I’m far too old and jaded to do things like that, but […]
BYD NZ announce new Seal price and specs
The eagerly anticipated BYD Seal, first revealed at the National Fieldays this year, has now been confirmed for an NZ arrival in early 2024 starting from only $62,990 + ORC. The medium-sized high-performance EV Coupe is the first of five new model arrivals for the BYD range in 2024 and expands the current New Zealand […]