BYD has just launched the new 2025 Seagull (Dolphin Mini overseas) on August 1, 2024, according to Car News China. Despite the update, the Chinese NEV giant still maintained the electric hatchback’s base price at about $9,650 (69,800 yuan).
BYD launches 2025 Seagull with no price hike
BYD has once again released an updated version of its cheapest electric vehicle offering, the Seagull, for the same price on Thursday.
The launch of the 2025 BYD Seagull came just five months following the electric city car’s last Glory Edition update on March 6, 2024.
The 2025 model still offers three variants: the Vitality Edition, Freedom Edition, and Flying Edition. They have base prices of RMB 69,800 (about $9,650), RMB 75,800 (about 10,500), and RMB 85,800 (about $12,000), respectively.
Design
The new 2025 BYD Seagull only received modest updates in terms of design.
For instance, the “BUILD YOUR DREAMS” logo of the previous model has changed to simply “BYD.” However, the front design remains the same.
The annual facelift model offers four body paint options: Arctic Blue, Warm Sun White, Polar Night Black, and Peach Pink. The base Vitality Edition uses 15″ rims, while the other two variants sport larger 16″ aluminum alloy rims.
Riding on the BYD e-Platform 3.0, it is 3780 mm long, 715 mm wide, and 1540 mm tall. It has a wheelbase of 2500 mm, similar to the previous iteration.
Inside, available interior colors include Deep Ocean Blue and Dune Pink. Higher variants have new configurations, including electric adjustment of the front seats. The new 2025 BYD Seagull maintained the design of the previous model version, with the following features:
- 7″ floating instrument panel
- 10.1″ rotatable central control screen
- BYD DiLink platform
- OTA updates
- Four speakers
- Bluetooth
- Voice interaction
- In-car WiFi
- 4G network
- Keyless entry
- Mobile phone wireless charging panel (Freedom and Flying Edition)
- Support front seat heating (Freedom and Flying Edition)
- Six-way electric adjustment of the driver seat (Freedom and Flying Edition)
Key specs
Presented below are the key specifications of the 2025 BYD Seagull:
| Feature | Vitality Edition | Freedom Edition | Flying Edition |
| Range (CLTC) | 305 km | 305 km | 405 km |
| Platform | e-platform 3.0 | e-platform 3.0 | e-platform 3.0 |
| DC charging (30-80%) | 0.5 hours | 0.5 hours | 0.5 hours |
| Battery capacity | 30.1 kWh | 30.1 kWh | 38.9 kWh |
| Released | March 2024 | March 2024 | March 2024 |
| Fuel type | BEV | BEV | BEV |
| MSRP at launch | 69,800 yuan | 75,800 yuan | 85,800 yuan |
| Battery cell maker | BYD | BYD | BYD |
| L/W/H | 3780/1715/1540 mm | 3780/1715/1540 mm | 3780/1715/1540 mm |
| Drive | Front | Front | Front |
| Top speed | 130 km/h | 130 km/h | 130 km/h |
| 0-50 km/h acceleration | 4.9 sec | 4.9 sec | 4.9 sec |
| Total power | 55 kW | 55 kW | 55 kW |
| Total power (hp) | 74 hp | 74 hp | 74 hp |
| Total torque | 135 Nm | 135 Nm | 135 Nm |
| Consumption | 9.6 kWh/100km | 9.6 kWh/100km | 9.6 kWh/100km |
| Manufacturer | BYD | BYD | BYD |
The BYD Seagull is one of the Chinese brand’s most popular models. In 2023, it reportedly sold a total of 280,217 units and accounted for 9% of the BYD’s total annual sales of 3,024,417. In June 2024 alone, its sales surged 56.77% YoY to 36,066 units. In the first six months of the year, the electric hatchback sold 191,037 units.
