BYD SEALION 7 Premium vs Performance: is the step up worth it?
Moving up costs you ₹6.00L ex-showroom Delhi: ₹55.90L for the Performance against ₹49.90L for the Premium.+₹6.00L
There is no like-for-like way up here: 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 kit.
The full story
Moving up costs you ₹6.00L ex-showroom Delhi: ₹55.90L for the Performance against ₹49.90L for the Premium.
There is no like-for-like way up here: 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 kit.
For that you get wheel size (20" against 19").
Premium or Performance, and what each costs
Where you start
Premium
₹49.90L ex-showroom Delhi
Rs 8 lakh over the Dynamic buys the big battery, 47 km more claimed range, faster 11 kW home charging and the cabin most people picture: leather, seat memory, a head-up display and mood lighting.
The step up
Performance
₹55.90L ex-showroom Delhi
A second motor takes it to 0 to 100 in 4.5 seconds on 20 inch wheels. Rs 6 lakh over Premium, and it costs you 25 km of claimed range for the privilege.
Our take
Keeps ₹6.00L; 530.3 PS against 312.7 PS, a 70 percent jump you will feel is not worth that here
What the Performance adds
- Wheel size19" → 20"
The working behind our take
Keeps ₹6.00L; 530.3 PS against 312.7 PS, a 70 percent jump you will feel is not worth that here. Here is everything that fed that call.
- PowerThe SEALION 7 Performance is the strongest of the two at 530.3 PS
The full story
The SEALION 7 Performance's case is 530.3 PS against 312.7 PS, a 70 percent jump you will feel, but ₹6.00L is steep for it. The BYD SEALION 7 Premium keeps the essentials and the difference in your pocket.
- The SEALION 7 Performance is the strongest of the two at 530.3 PS
- On kit, the ₹6.00L step to the SEALION 7 Performance only buys minor trim: wheel size (20" against 19")
Premium vs Performance: the questions people ask
- Is the BYD SEALION 7 Performance worth ₹6.00L over the Premium?
- For ₹6.00L you get wheel size (20" against 19").
- What does the BYD SEALION 7 Performance have that the Premium does not?
- It adds wheel size (20" against 19"), and it opens up the Electric.
- How much is the BYD SEALION 7 Premium?
- ₹49.90L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the Premium Electric AT.
- How much is the BYD SEALION 7 Performance?
- ₹55.90L ex-showroom Delhi, and it is sold one way only: the Performance Electric AT.
Prices are ex-showroom Delhi and features follow each maker's official material. Data last checked 23 August 2026. Verify current prices and features with a dealer before buying.