√2024 BYD Seal electric-car price to be announced for Australia next week

After a series of delays, order books are finally due to open – and prices announced – for the BYD Seal electric sedan in Australia on October 17.

Australian prices for the 2024 BYD Seal – the Chinese car maker’s rival for the top-selling Tesla Model 3 – are due to be announced next Tuesday, 17 October 2023 ahead of first deliveries by the end of this year.

Orders are due to open as part of a launch event on 7:00pm on 17 October, managing director of BYD’s Australian distributor EVDirect – Luke Todd – said in a post on corporate social media platform LinkedIn.

The BYD Seal is expected to be priced to compete with the Tesla Model 3 – the best-selling mid-size sedan in Australia – which is priced from $61,900 to $71,900 plus on-road costs.

Government documents show there will be three models in Australia: the standard-range, rear-wheel-drive Dynamic, long-range rear-drive Premium, and the flagship all-wheel-drive Performance.

Claimed driving range is expected to be rated at up to 570km in the Premium – according to European WLTP lab testing – while the Performance will be capable of 0-100km/h in a claimed 3.8 seconds.

More details of the 2024 BYD Seal for Australia are due this time next week. Customer deliveries are due to commence by the end of this year.

Click the links below to read Drive‘s earlier coverage on the new model.

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