BYD Seal U PHEV review

All Seal Us come with the same amount of kit. Trim levels are mostly about hardware.

Inside, it’s mostly soft-touch surfaces, with the seats, dashboard, door panels and centre console upholstered in ‘vegan’ faux leather.

It’s dominated by BYD’s unique 15.6in rotating infotainment touchscreen, but apart from that it’s fairly nondescript. 

There are a few useful shortcuts to things such as heating controls and speed warnings on the screen, but ultimately we would prefer some physical heating controls.

At least there are two wireless phone chargers and four USB ports. Plus it comes with vehicle-to-load charging capability as standard, so you could use it to run, say, a coffee machine or a games console.

Up front, there’s plenty of space for driver and passenger not to bump knees and it’s similarly good in the rear.

Boot space is 425 litres, meaning it’s slightly smaller than the PHEV versions of the Tiguan and RAV4.

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