BYD SEAL Premium vs Performance: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹7.45L ex-showroom: ₹53.65L for the Performance against ₹46.20L for the Premium.+₹7.45L
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest Performance moves from 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric to 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric AWD, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹7.45L ex-showroom: ₹53.65L for the Performance against ₹46.20L for the Premium.
There is no way up here that keeps the same engine and gearbox: the cheapest Performance moves from 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric to 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric AWD, so that figure covers the powertrain as well as the features.
No extra equipment comes with it: this step is about the 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric AWD it opens up rather than the features it adds.
Premium or Performance, and what each costs
Where you start
Premium
Rs 4.70 lakh buys the big battery and 140 km more claimed range, plus a head-up display, seat memory, adaptive damping, real leather and 19 inch wheels. The sensible pick if you drive far.
- Premium Electric AT₹46.20Lex-showroom Delhi
The step up
Performance
A second motor on the front axle takes it to 0 to 100 in 3.8 seconds, with DiSus-C damping and torque vectoring to match. You pay Rs 7.45 lakh over Premium and lose 70 km of claimed range for it.
- Performance Electric AT₹53.65Lex-showroom Delhi
Our take
Identical features, different heart: 530.3 PS against 312.7 PS, a jump of 70 percent you will feel. Pick on powertrain and price alone.
What the Performance adds
Nothing we track, on equipment. What it does open up is the 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric AWD, which the Premium cannot be had with.
The working behind our take
Here is everything that fed that read.
- PowerThe SEAL Performance is the strongest of the two at 530.3 PS
The full story
Identical features, different heart: 530.3 PS against 312.7 PS, a jump of 70 percent you will feel. Pick on powertrain and price alone.
- The SEAL Performance is the strongest of the two at 530.3 PS
Premium vs Performance: the questions people ask
- Is the BYD SEAL Performance worth ₹7.45L over the Premium?
- Only if you want the 82.56 kWh Blade Battery Electric AWD it opens up. On equipment the two are level, so the money is buying the powertrain rather than the features.
- How much is the BYD SEAL Premium?
- ₹46.20L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Premium Electric AT.
- How much is the BYD SEAL Performance?
- ₹53.65L ex-showroom, and it is sold one way only: the Performance Electric AT.
Prices are ex-showroom and features follow each maker's official material. Data updated . Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.