A camouflaged BYD Seal 07 DM-i prototype has been photographed in Western Sydney ahead of a likely Australian launch sometime in 2027.
BYD Australia has not confirmed the model, its local pricing, specifications or launch timing.

The photos, posted by a member of the Electric Vehicles for Australia Facebook group, show the sedan parked on a street in an industrial area in November 2026.

Black-and-white swirl camouflage covers the body, but its sloping fastback roofline, flush door handles and multi-spoke two-tone alloy wheels remain visible.
At the front are slim headlights positioned low in the bumper and a closed nose with two small lower intakes, while a full-width light bar spans the rear.

The second-generation Seal 07 launched in China on 5 November 2026 in both plug-in hybrid and fully electric forms.
It measures 5080mm long, 1960mm wide and 1495mm tall, with a 2960mm wheelbase, making it 85mm longer than its predecessor with 60mm more between the axles.

In China, the DM-i combines a 115kW 1.5-litre petrol engine with a 160kW front electric motor and front-wheel drive.
Its 38kWh Blade battery provides a claimed 330km of electric driving range on the CLTC cycle.

Other Chinese-market figures include a 7.7-second 0-100km/h time, a 595-litre boot and claimed depleted-battery fuel consumption of 3.3L/100km on the NEDC cycle.
DiSus-C adaptive damping also features.

The separate electric version offers claimed charging from 10 to 97 per cent in about nine minutes, a charging window also claimed for the recently revealed BYD Atto 8.

An Australian certification entry already exists for a plug-in hybrid BYD ‘Seal 7’, appearing in government vehicle approval records in May 2026.
However, its listed 4980mm length and 2900mm wheelbase match the first-generation car, rather than the larger second-generation model.

That approval therefore relates to a different generation, an important distinction between the earlier certification and the latest Sydney sighting.

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