BYD is about to disclose a brand new electrical crossover on November 17 on the Guangzhou motor present in China, which is able to be a part of its Ocean collection of autos.
The Chinese language carmaker big has launched a collection of design sketches for the BYD Sea Lion 07, as reported by Automobile Information China, displaying its exterior design is impressed by the Ocean-X idea from 2021.
The Sea Lion 07 additionally appears a bit of like a high-riding ‘coupe SUV’ model of the Seal sedan, for which orders had been just lately opened in Australia.
In keeping with the Automobile Information China, the BYD Sea Lion 07 has been designed by a workforce led by ex-Audi and Lamborghini chief designer Wolfgang Egger.
BYD hasn’t supplied a lot details about the Sea Lion 07 at this stage aside from confirming it’s underpinned by its e-Platform 3.0 structure, like the present Atto 3 SUV, Dolphin hatchback, and Seal sedan.
It’s unclear how completely different this forthcoming electrical SUV shall be from the Chinese language carmaker’s present vary of mid-sized electrical SUVs. These embody the just lately detailed Music L and Seal U, amongst others.
A spokesperson for native BYD distributor EVDirect just lately mentioned a mid-sized SUV shall be “on the product checklist on the market and supply in 2024”, however didn’t affirm the precise mannequin and kind.
It’s unclear if this mid-sized SUV would be the Sea Lion 07, or one other from the model’s present arsenal. A plug-in hybrid (PHEV) Seal U prototype was just lately spied in Australia.
As beforehand reported, BYD is bringing 4 new electrical autos (EVs) to Australia.
Along with the present Atto 3 SUV, these embody the Dolphin hatchback, Seal sedan, beforehand confirmed “muscle ute”, in addition to the unspecified mid-size SUV.
“We’re excited to be bringing the varieties of automobiles Australians need,” Luke Todd, CEO of BYD’s native distributor EVDirect, informed CarExpert.
In keeping with the corporate’s Australian distributor, the plan is for BYD to realize 50,000 annual gross sales right here over the following few years, supported by an enlargement of its EV line-up.
