# BYD Seal

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd-seal/

11 people recommended BYD Seal in Hacker News comments, 7 had mixed feelings and 4 criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 12 months, in 6 threads. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People praise its low price for a long-range, fast sedan with a quiet cabin, though critics call it less affordable in Europe and raise privacy concerns.

Summary written by Claude from 19 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Good value for range and power (3 comments in the sample): "$42,000 for 1,000KM of range and 684hp. That's just ridiculously a good deal." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931425)) "it was nice and affordable at 35k with the performance of a model S" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46462717)) "Not just a ridiculously good deal, but a good deal to Seal!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931751))
- Quiet, spacious, good-looking cabin (2 comments in the sample): "dead silent, spacious and good looking, and they keep improving the hardware" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46083198)) "it's a much quieter car inside, despite being cheaper" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48041066))
- Cheaper than comparable rivals (2 comments in the sample): "both brands offer equally stupidly good deals vs the current interest rate here in Poland" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46649339)) "The BYD certainly wins on 'price' however it is unclear" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971820))

## What people warn about

- Price not affordable in Europe (2 comments in the sample): "If you think the Seal isn't affordable then don't buy one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47548999)) "A €40k Seal is anything but affordable." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47548760))

## Other electric sedans people recommend

- [Tesla Model S](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tesla-model-s/): 42 recommend, 11 mixed, 55 criticize
- [Xiaomi SU7](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xiaomi-su7/): 16 recommend, 4 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Hyundai Ioniq 6](https://hackerapproved.com/p/hyundai-ioniq-6/): 8 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize
- [Lucid Air](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lucid-air/): 7 recommend, 2 mixed, 4 criticize

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.byd.com/us)

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "BYD Seal", https://hackerapproved.com/p/byd-seal/ (11 recommend, 7 mixed, 4 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.