BYD Sealion 8 2026: Tech specs revealed for upcoming Mitsubishi Outlander and Chery Tiggo 9 plug-in rival

BYD Australia has printed preliminary local facts, including a 3-grade lineup, for its tidy Sealion 8 flagship SUV. Anticipated to be BYD’s largest and most costly car, the Sealion 8 and smaller Sealion 5 will launch in early 2026.

The two devices will join the unique BYD Sealion 6, furthering an offensive in opposition to PHEV SUV phase leader Mitsubishi Outlander, while bolstering BYD’s defences in opposition to upcoming walk-in variants of the Chery Tiggo 9, Toyota RAV4, and Skoda Kodiaq.

Now confirmed for the Sealion 8 are three grades which every raise their win outlandish powertrain. In a an analogous fashion to the Sealion 6, the grade stroll will focal level extra on the driveline, in preference to gear.

Pricing for the Sealion 8 is no longer but on hand, nonetheless will seemingly exceed the Sealion 6’s $42,990 sooner than on-roads entry price.

The Sealion 8 vary opens with the Dynamic FWD – a 205kW/315Nm entrance-driver which pairs a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine with a single electric motor. It claims an EV vary of 103km, a desire particularly got below lax NEDC testing standards.

Within the midst of the Sealion 8 grade stroll sits the Dynamic AWD, which provides a secondary electric motor and bigger 35.6kWh battery to enact an EV riding vary of 152km (NEDC).

Topping off the vary is the Sealion 8 Top class AWD, which delivers 359kW/679Nm. It’s no longer certain which of the all-wheel force devices, if both, bring the claimed high output, nor can it be decided if both issue the identical EV riding vary.

Known additional gear for Sealion 8 AWD devices is BYD’s “DiSus-C clear suspension”, an active damping suspension device which objectives to pork up sprint quality and handling.

Standard gear for all Sealion 8 devices entails a tidy 15.6-scurry touchscreen, 10.25-scurry digital instrument cluster, 21-speaker sound device, first- and 2nd-row massaging seats, and a 50W wireless device charger.

The BYD Sealion 8 is at the moment unrated by autonomous safety body ANCAP. It’s geared up with nine airbags and a ramification of driver safety aids.

Chasing Automobiles will provide additional facts surrounding the BYD Sealion 8 as they become on hand nearer to the mannequin’s early 2026 launch date.