- New electric SUV from BYD
- Flagship EV sitting above the Seal saloon
- Coming to the UK in 2025
BYD has teased an image of its latest model, the Sea Lion 07, ahead of its reveal at the 2024 Paris Motor Show. The fully-electric SUV will be presented to a European audience for the first time before it goes on sale in the UK next year.
The new BYD Sea Lion 07 continues the Chinese brand’s aquatic-themed model lineup, sitting above the Dolphin, Seal and Seal U. As the flagship of the range, it’ll compete against a growing number of fully-electric SUVs on sale in the UK, including the Skoda Enyaq, Peugeot E-3008 and Tesla Model Y.
What do we know about the BYD Sea Lion 07?
BYD’s teaser image doesn’t give much away, but it does reveal the silhouette of the upcoming Sea Lion 07, complete with a sloping roofline and sharply raked rear window. Other than that, the online post offers an invitation to the debut of a “new model”.
Although the 2024 Paris Motor Show will mark the Sea Lion 07’s European debut, customers in its home market have already been able to purchase it for some time. Looking at the model already available in China, we can assume that the European model won’t be too different when it arrives next year.
The Chinese-market Sea Lion 07 sports similar styling to the Seal saloon, with C-shaped LED daytime-running lights flanking a large ‘BYD’ badge. The Sea Lion 07 is a larger car than that model, though, featuring coupe-SUV proportions and a sloping roofline similar to that of the Volkswagen ID.5. The Sea Lion 07’s tail-lights don’t differ too much from those of the Seal, while there’s a small boot-mounted spoiler that you can spot in the teaser image.
