This electric car of 8 lakhs won the ‘World Urban Car Award’, 405KM range and 10-inch screen became global sensation

By Vishal Bheem

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World Urban Car Award: In the ‘World Urban Car’ category under the World Car of the Year 2025 (WCOTY), this time byd Seagal (known as Dolphin Mini in some markets) has won. This electric hatchback has won this prestigious award, leaving behind globally popular vehicles like Hyundai Inster/Casper Electric and New Mini Cooper. Earlier in 2024 the award was won by Volvo EX30.

Getting praise around the world

Byd Siggle, which is being sold by different names in many countries of the world, is becoming extremely popular due to its price, performance and features. Its initial price is CNY 69,800 (about 8 lakh rupees) in China. This price is of its base version vitality edition, in which 30.08 kwh battery is available. Its top version flying edition comes with a battery of 38.88 KWH and is priced at CNY 85,800 (about 10 lakh rupees).

Strong range and fast speed

Byd Siggle comes with two battery pack options. Its 30.08 kwh battery pack offers a range of 305 km once full charge. At the same time, the model equipped with 38.88 kwh battery pack offers a range of 405 km. This car can catch a speed of 0 to 50 kilometers per hour in only 4.9 seconds, which makes it extremely useful in the traffic of cities.

Compact but practical

Byd Siggle is a 4 meter smaller electric hatchback, which has a length of 3780 mm, width 1715 mm, height 1540 mm, and wheelbase 2500 mm. This compact size proves to be very beneficial in urban roads and parking. Mild changes have been made in its design, such as now the letter of “BYD” is seen on the rear now.

Stylish looks and color options

The base model of Seagel provides 15-inch steel wheels, while the Freedom and Flying Edition have 16-inch alloy wheels. This car is available in four exterior color options – Arctic Blue, Warm Sun White, Polar Night Black and Peach Pink. The interior color includes Deep Ocean Blue and Dune Pink.

Long list of features

Talking about the interior of the car, it gets many premium features, such as:

  • 7-inch digital instrument screen
  • 10.1-inch rotten touchscreen infotainment display
  • Mobile wireless charger
  • Heated front seats
  • Electric adjustable driver seat

Expect launch in India?

Byd has already introduced EVs like Auto 3 in India. Now discussions of launching an affordable and compact electric car like seagle in India have intensified. If it is priced between 8-10 lakhs, it can give a tough fight to cars like Tata Tiago EV and Mg COMET in India.

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Vishal Bheem

Hello friends, my name is Vishal Ram and I live in Noida. I started blogging in 2013. I am very fond of writing or telling someone about car and bikes. Now with the help of autobheem.com, I am ready to tell you every information related to automobile. Thank you