BYD Seal

The third fully electric model from Chinese firm BYD – aka Build Your Dreams – to make it to the UK. The first was the Atto 3 crossover, the second the more attainable, £25k Dolphin hatchback. Now we get a sports saloon that might not prove the biggest seller of the trio, but which adds some much-needed zest to a range that’s so far felt rather bland. It looks smart. The proportions are neat and the overall aesthetic is one that ought to appeal to European buyers. Not least because it has overtones of cars we’re already familiar with, including, most notably, the Hyundai Ioniq 6. The company knows it won’t snare Tesla customers in an instant but hopes a focus on build quality and comfier dynamics might just do its magic over time. We don’t doubt the former – this feels a match for anything coming from Japan or Korea – but BYD isn’t there with chassis dynamics yet.