Keeping it’s promise in mind BYD has launched it’s New Seal 06 GT under $20,000. This new sporty looking high performance electric hatchback has arrived in China even at the lower than initially promised pricing.
The launched electric car – The BYD Seal O6 GT is a new all-electric hot hatch version of the original Seal Fastback sedan. That has been in production since 2022. BYD has updated its original BEV recently as a 2025 model to compere against the Tesla Mode 3, undercutting the American automaker’s starting MSRP by $10,000.
BYD celebrated the launch of the Seal 06 GT in China on Weibo recently, hailing as the “young people’s first GT.” The electric hot hatch sits atop BYD’s latest BEV architecture, the e-Platform 3.0 Evo, which supports four different variants of different ranges and pricing.
The EV is a 4,630 mm in length, 1,880 mm in width, and 1,490 mm in height with a wheelbase of 2,820 mm. The two lower trims feature LFP blade batteries in a 59.52 kWh pack, while the two higher trim levels are equipped with a 72.96 kWh pack.
Just look at four distinct version of Seal 06 GT with different ranges and pricing:
| BYD Seal 06 GT | Powertrain | Peak Power/ Torque | 0-100km/h (0-62mph) | CLTC Range | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505 | Single Motor RWD | 160 kW/ 310 Nm | 7.5 sec | 505 km | RMB 136,800 ($19,260) |
| 505 Plus | Single Motor RWD | 160 kW/ 310 Nm | 7.5 sec | 505 km | RMB 146,800 ($20,670) |
| 605 | Single Motor RWD | 165 kW/ 330 Nm | 7.5 sec | 605 km | RMB 162,800 ($22,925) |
| 550 | Dual Motor RWD | 310 kW/ 510 Nm | 4.9 sec | 550 km | RMB 186,800 ($26,300) |
The new Seal 06 GT is the key model of the BYD in the aims of expansion in Europe. That has been discussed first time during the Beijing Auto Show last April. However BYD called it the Ocean-M concept and describers it as the latest addition to the automaker’s “Ocean‘ range of BEVs and the industry’s first RWD performance electric hatchback.
BYD says its new 3.0 Evo 800V platform enables the Seal 06 GT to recharge from 30-80% in 20-22 minutes on a DCFC. Each trim also comes with BYD’s Dipilot intelligent ADAS standard, which enables Level 2 autonomous driving.
The pricing of the recently launched the Seal 06 GT in China with the starting price tag of RMB 136,800 ($19,260). However on the event automaker makes no mention of Europe, but its certainly possible that the new hot hatch GT will follow the original BYD Seal from Chain into markets around the EU.
