On September 2, the BYD Sea Lion 08 was officially launched, with a total of 8 models offered, providing two powertrain forms—pure electric and plug-in hybrid—two seating layouts—five-seat and six-seat—and two drive forms—two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive.
The Sea Lion 08 is positioned as a mid-to-large SUV, with body length, width, and height of 5,115 mm, 1,999 mm, and 1,800 mm respectively, and a wheelbase of 3,030 mm. It offers two wheel sizes, 20-inch and 21-inch, paired with floating wheel center caps. It is equipped with four-door soft-close doors and a power tailgate.
Inside, the Sea Lion 08 features a 12.3-inch embedded LCD instrument cluster and a 17.3-inch central control screen. It offers heated steering wheel, automatic three-zone climate control, dual zero-gravity seats, a front passenger seatback tray table + boss key, and a panoramic sunroof + power sunshade. The six-seat version also comes with a 21.4-inch rear roof-mounted screen and a streaming media interior rearview mirror. The four-wheel-drive version is equipped with a 26-inch AR-HUD head-up display, leather seats, and an in-car refrigerator.
The front and second-row seats of the Sea Lion 08 all support heating, ventilation, and massage functions, and the five-seat version has a flat rear floor. The six-seat version adopts a 2+2+2 layout, with two independent aviation seats in the second row; the right-side seat is a zero-gravity seat that supports lateral movement, and a passage is left between the two seats.
The Sea Lion 08 comes standard with God's Eye 5.0, with a roof-integrated LiDAR, supporting urban navigation, highway navigation, and full-scenario parking assistance. The body adopts a nine-vertical and thirteen-horizontal cage structure, and the entire lineup comes standard with 11 airbags and the iTBC tire blowout stability control system.
The Sea Lion 08 adopts front double wishbone and rear five-link independent suspension, and the entire lineup comes standard with the Yun辇-A closed dual-chamber air suspension system and rear-wheel steering system, with a minimum turning radius of 4.95 meters.
In terms of power, the plug-in hybrid version is equipped with a 1.5T plug-in hybrid powertrain, with a maximum engine power of 115 kW, matched with a 55.843 kWh battery. Among them, the two-wheel-drive model has a CLTC pure electric range of 400 kilometers, and the four-wheel-drive model has 350 kilometers. The pure electric version is equipped with a 115.072 kWh battery, with a CLTC range of 900 kilometers for the two-wheel-drive model and 800 kilometers for the four-wheel-drive model.
Xiao Tang's view:
The configuration differences of the Sea Lion 08 are concentrated in three dimensions: seating layout, drive form, and powertrain form. The trade-offs between seating layout and drive form are relatively straightforward—whether the performance improvement brought by four-wheel drive is needed, and whether the number of seats matches daily travel scenarios. The plug-in hybrid version offers flexible energy replenishment and is suitable for scenarios with inconvenient charging or frequent long-distance travel; the pure electric version has lower usage costs and is suitable for users with fixed charging conditions.
