BYD Sealion 7 Lease Deals
Compare live BYD Sealion 7 lease deals below from an independent, whole of market broker. The Sealion 7 is BYD's family electric SUV, with a 520 litre boot, a heat pump as standard and up to 312 miles of range. Compare it with the BYD Seal saloon or the smaller BYD Atto 3.
Why Lease the BYD Sealion 7?
The BYD Sealion 7 is the family SUV in BYD's range, and the model most directly aimed at the Tesla Model Y. It is the car that takes the technology from the Seal saloon and puts it into the body style most British families actually buy.
Space is the strongest argument for it. The boot holds 520 litres and 1,789 litres with the rear seats folded, which is large for the class, and there is a further 58 litre compartment under the bonnet that is the right size for charging cables so they are not rolling around in the boot.
The detail worth knowing is that a heat pump is standard on every version. Heat pumps are frequently an option or reserved for higher trims, and they matter in a British winter, because heating a cabin with a resistive heater draws heavily on the battery in a way a heat pump does not.
BYD Sealion 7 Range and Charging
There are two battery sizes and two drive layouts, and the combinations are worth reading carefully because they do not run in a straight line.
Comfort is rear wheel drive, 230kW, on the 82.5kWh battery, quoted at 300 miles and 6.7 seconds. Design AWD keeps the same battery but adds a second motor for 390kW and 4.5 seconds, and range drops to 283 miles. Excellence AWD pairs that same 390kW twin motor setup with the larger 91.3kWh pack, which lifts range back up to 312 miles.
So the longest range version is not the cheapest one, as it is on the Seal. Here the bigger battery on Excellence more than recovers what the second motor costs. Design AWD is the one to think hardest about, because it is the shortest range of the three while being no quicker than Excellence.
BYD Sealion 7 Trim Levels
Comfort
Rear wheel drive on the 82.5kWh battery. The heat pump, the 15.6 inch rotating touchscreen and vehicle to load are all standard here, so this is a well equipped car rather than a base model.
Design AWD
Twin motor all wheel drive on the same battery. Considerably quicker at 4.5 seconds, with the shortest range in the line up at 283 miles.
Excellence AWD
The same twin motor system with the larger 91.3kWh battery, which brings range back to 312 miles. The most complete version of the car.
Comfort for most drivers. Rear wheel drive, 300 miles and 6.7 seconds is plenty for a family SUV, and the standard equipment is already strong. If you want all wheel drive, go to Excellence rather than Design, because it is the same performance with 29 more miles of range.
Leasing the BYD Sealion 7
A lease suits a car like this because it separates using it from owning it. BYD is growing quickly in the UK and its used values are still establishing themselves, so on a contract hire agreement that uncertainty sits with the funder rather than with you.
The honest drawback is the ride. The Sealion 7 is comfortable at speed but can feel firm and a little unsettled over poor urban surfaces, which is a common trait among heavy electric SUVs and worth experiencing on roads you actually drive before committing to three or four years of it.
For company car drivers the case is straightforward, since battery electric vehicles sit in the lowest benefit in kind band of any powertrain. Company car tax rates are set each tax year and do change, so confirm the current bands with your accountant before ordering on business contract hire.
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BYD Sealion 7 Leasing FAQs
It depends on the version, and not in the order you might expect. Comfort, which is rear wheel drive on the 82.5kWh battery, is quoted at 300 miles. Design AWD uses the same battery with a second motor and drops to 283 miles. Excellence AWD pairs the twin motor setup with a larger 91.3kWh battery and returns 312 miles, the longest of the three. These are official WLTP figures, so expect less in cold weather and at motorway speeds.
The Excellence AWD, at 312 miles, because its 91.3kWh battery is larger than the 82.5kWh pack used by the other two. That is unusual: on most electric cars the all wheel drive version has the shortest range. Here the bigger battery more than compensates. It also means Design AWD is hard to justify, since it is the same 4.5 seconds as Excellence but travels 29 fewer miles.
520 litres with the rear seats up and 1,789 litres with them folded, which is generous for a family electric SUV. There is also a 58 litre compartment under the bonnet, which is the right size for charging cables and keeps them out of the main boot. For most families this is comfortably enough for a holiday's luggage without a roof box.
Yes, on every version as standard. This matters more in the UK than it sounds. Without a heat pump an electric car heats its cabin using a resistive heater, which draws heavily on the battery and noticeably cuts winter range. A heat pump does the same job far more efficiently. Many rivals either charge extra for one or fit it only to higher trims, so having it standard across the range is a genuine advantage.
It is the closest thing BYD makes to one and competes well on space, equipment and cabin quality, with the heat pump and vehicle to load standard. The Model Y counters with its charging network and software. Where the Sealion 7 gives ground is ride comfort on rough urban roads, where it can feel firm. Worth driving both on roads you know before deciding.
It sits in the lowest benefit in kind band available, because that band is determined by being battery electric rather than by the badge. That makes a well equipped family SUV unusually affordable as a company car compared with a petrol or diesel equivalent. Company car tax rates are set each tax year and do change, so have your accountant confirm the current position before you order.
LetsLease is a broker rather than the lender. The agreement sits with one of the major UK leasing funders, including Lex Autolease, Novuna, Ayvens and Santander, and that funder owns the vehicle and holds the credit agreement. We find the right deal across the market and run the order through to delivery, with one consultant handling it from start to finish. Because funders price the same car differently, access to several is what lets a broker beat going direct.