mistral53

One of the heat exchangers is for the AC, and the other for water. I understand the motors and electronics are water cooled, the AC is for our butts and the battery. And then there is this to get it all properly mixed up and to confuse the technicians...........lol

This is nothing short of shocking - imagine all that debris clogging up the radiator! I see you have a dual screen solution - a lower and an upper screen - do you think it would make sense to install only the lower screen? I am concerned about the impact on the airflow - it stands to reason that most of the debris was hitting the lower part, so leaving the upper screen off would allow more air to flow and still do a great job of keep all that muck from entering that sacred space.

Observations after almost 2 weeks of Sealion 7 ownership: better than Seal: lower noise level 3 tick turn signal lower noise AC fan power of sound system ADAS ICC does not surge Nav info on dash Nav direction info in HUD power shade for glass roof better ride AC charge current is adjustable low speed cornering lights leather on steering wheel center cover 'push button' to open the tailgate lesser than Seal: no coin tray (used for gate remote) no pre-installed dash cam hardware, no MSD card slot ride becomes too wallowy at speeds >120 km/h less max regen NFC location inside car is cumbersome for watch BYD-lady's voice is very obnoxious (is she a Domme?) wind noise from outside rear view mirror >110 km/h YMMV

Battery technology has advanced in leaps and bounds in the last few years, but what's much more impressive, the pace of development is actually accelerating - leading Chinese technology that is. Granted, EVs are not suitable for every task, but the window for what they cover is gradually increasing, moving them from niche and novelty into real challengers for market share. Clearly, in this field the old trope of 'Chinese can only copy Western technology' will only be sustained amongst basement dweller Luddites, https://carnewschina.com/2025/04/21/battery-giant-catl-showcases-three-innovations-1500km-range-battery-520km-in-5-minutes-ultra-fast-charging-and-2025-mass-production-sodium-ion-battery/

Consider yourself lucky - with this grumpy guy around, rats will nest in the neighbor's car......... As for cats on cars - they scratch the paint when they get down from the car, now I wonder whether the ceramic coating will keep the scratch marks from going through the clear coat?

First on my list would be clay-bar, will probably take it off, with absolutely no damage to the paint.

This is another area China will utterly dominate.......or already does.

EV's took the crown at this event - cant say I am all that surprised...... to add insult to injury, most of the big winners are from the car capitol of the world, leaving established companies behind.

Maybe this is true, but the marketing literature of more expensive films make a reasonable claim: Cheap film - which is essentially painted polyester - will absorb light and turn it into heat, conversely, the more expensive films with nano particles reflect some of the light back, reducing light absorption, hence transfer less heat into the car........how much is reflected and how much that lowers that the temperature is anybody's guess. Well, there is always per-conditioning via the app - except, I almost always remember to precondition the car when I walk up to it, or after I open the door and burn my bum on the hot seat.

BYD includes the window film as part of their promotion package - they call it XUV-MAX Ceramic. What is your impression - is this the bottom drawer quality of films as freebee? The 'ceramic' moniker should imply it's not just cheap painted film, but the ceramic film with sputtering technology. Does it make sense to pay big bucks extra for a brand product for what could just be a marketing plot? I paid THB 32,500 for Lamina DigitalBoost on the Seal - which does give a good compromise for light inside/dark outside. but at a hefty premium.

For those with a BYD Sealion 7, what have you decided to do as far as the dash-cam is concerned? It looks like a lot of hardware is missing, even the micro-SD card slot, presumably the cable, too....... software? I really like the fully integrated system BYD left in the Seal to do an OEM like install - why on earth they went backwards on the dash-cam in Thailand is another BYD enigma.

Maybe - the Avatr 11 had an introductory show price a year ago 200k lower for the show period, it never moved since and is solid at THB 2.3 mil now. It looks to me the price war is at the lower end, which has much fiercer competitive field.

So we went to the show to kick some tires - wife decided the color for her SL7 we have now on order, and of course I was slobbering all over the Zeekr 7X. As I started a conversation with a sales girl preparing myself to make a 30k deposit for the 7X, it was revealed there was a change of mind at Zeekr and the price was tentatively set at THB 2.2 mil........WTF? I went home to chat online with the sales lady I had a convo with before when she specifically mentioned the 1.8 mio price, to be told it was already April 1 on their calendar, and maybe in 6 months they will have another go jerking the price in either direction..... not holding my breath, as the 7X had some deficiencies that don't add up - e.g. no insulated glass, missing door seals.......mehh Well - good thing we went to the show on March 27, and while the return trip was a ridiculous affair because of a totally disorganized Rama 2 detour (hey.....this is Thailand!) adding another hour, at least we made it back...... yesterday we would not have been so fortunate, Rama 2 was closed solid.

I take it you are aware that BYD recommends to charge the battery to 100% regularly, like every time? It's the only way to reliably do the battery balancing, which is necessary for several reasons - re-calibrating the GOM is just one of them.

I would expect some of the goodies (free service, wall charger etc) are no longer included - so these discounts are somewhat misleading.