BYD Sealion 08 Puts Megawatt Charging and DiSus-A Into the Sub-RMB 250,000 Sedan Band

BYD’s July launch of the Sealion 08 mid-large sedan is not really a story about six trims or a 196,900 RMB entry price. It is about what BYD has decided to bake into standard equipment at that price. Megawatt-class flash charging, an 800V electrical architecture, DiSus-A air suspension on mid-trims, DiPilot Tianshen-B ADAS and a 20-channel Devialet audio system are all being pushed into the sub-RMB 250,000 sedan segment on a single Ocean-network flagship. That combination has not existed at this price point before.

Six Trims, Two Powertrains, One Standard-Kit Ceiling

The Sealion 08 lineup spans 196,900–239,900 RMB (~$27,200–$33,100 at 7.25 CNY/USD) across two powertrains. The DM-i plug-in hybrid ladder has three trims topping out at a 300 km WLTC EV-mode range on a 45.36 kWh pack — the largest PHEV-mode battery in the sub-RMB 200,000 mid-large segment. The 08 EV pure-electric ladder runs 775 km CLTC on a 76.7 kWh LFP pack in single-motor form and 905 km on the 92.1 kWh pack; the 92.1 kWh dual-motor AWD flagship gives up range for a 785 km rating and BYD’s 1,500 kW Megawatt flash charging paired with the second-generation blade battery.

The Megawatt Charging Bet, Now Below RMB 240,000

The Sealion 08 is the first BYD production sedan to ship Megawatt-class flash charging, with BYD claiming “five minutes for 400 km of range” on its proprietary flash-charge network. The infrastructure is currently scaling across Tier-1 and Tier-2 Chinese cities and is designed as a retention mechanism: Sealion 08 owners who depend on fast charging get a structural advantage using BYD’s own stations. Standard-fit gear across the six trims is unusually thick — 50 W wireless phone charging, 20-channel Devialet audio, front seats heated / ventilated / massaged, second-row heated and ventilated, ambient lighting and DiPilot Tianshen-B ADAS on every trim, with DiSus-A air suspension and rear-axle steering standard on mid and top trims.

Priced Against Tesla Model S at One-Third the Sticker

Against Tesla Model S (RMB 680,000-plus), the Sealion 08 offers broadly comparable range and charging performance for roughly one-third of the sticker. Against NIO ET7 (RMB 300,000–400,000), it trades battery-swap flexibility for a lower entry point. Against Xiaomi SU7 Max (RMB 299,900–350,000), it undercuts on price while stacking Megawatt flash charging and DiSus-A on the option list. For the wider read on how the Sealion 08 fits BYD’s 2026 Ocean-network flagship push, the DM-i-vs-EV buyer split and the RMB 12,000 air-suspension entry-trim option, iEVChina’s Sealion 08 launch deep dive walks through the trim ladder, the paid options list and the competitive positioning against Zeekr 001 and Xiaomi SU7 Max.

Edited for madeinchinanews.com

Source: autohome.com.cn / bydglobal.com