The BYD Seagull is a subcompact electric hatchback that launched in China in April 2023 and quickly became one of the country’s best-selling EVs, taking 10,000 orders within 24 hours of its reveal. It measures 3,780 mm long on a 2,500 mm wheelbase, placing it firmly in the A-segment city-car class, and BYD has kept that footprint through a February 2025 facelift and a further update in May 2026.
Power comes from a single front motor producing 55 kW (74 hp) and 135 Nm of torque, reaching 100 km/h in about 13 seconds and a 130 km/h top speed. Two BYD Blade LFP battery packs are offered: a 30.08 kWh unit for 305 km of CLTC range, and a 38.88 kWh unit for 405 km.
The cabin is built around a 12.8-inch floating, rotating touchscreen running BYD’s DiLink 150 software. On the range-topping Freedom and Flying trims, buyers can add BYD’s “God’s Eye B” (DiPilot 300) assistance package, which puts a LiDAR unit on the roof alongside an Nvidia Drive Orin chip for highway and city driver assistance and automated parking.
Pricing in China runs from ¥69,900 (~$10,400) for the base 305 km Vitality trim to ¥97,900 (~$14,500) for the 405 km Flying trim with God’s Eye B, or roughly $10,300 to $14,400. Outside China, the same car sells under different names and specifications: BYD Dolphin Mini in most of Latin America, BYD Dolphin Surf in Europe and South Africa, and BYD Atto 1 in parts of Southeast Asia and Oceania.
In Australia the car is the BYD Atto 1, on sale since the start of 2026 in two grades. The Essential has a 30 kWh lithium-iron-phosphate battery and a 65 kW (about 87 hp) motor with 175 Nm, rated at 220 km on the WLTP cycle. The Premium has a 43.2 kWh battery and a 115 kW motor with 220 Nm, rated at 310 km. Both are front-wheel drive. List prices are A$23,990 (~$17,100) and A$27,990 (~$20,000) before on-road costs; the China prices above are guide prices, so the two sets are not on the same footing. The Atto 1 has its own tab and photo set on this page, and its ranges are WLTP figures, not comparable with the CLTC ranges quoted for the Seagull in China.
