Should I buy BYD Shark 6 or Sealion 7.

What about the whole EV vs PHEV thing? Surely you have a preference? I would have thought EV is better for your use case?

Sit in the SL7 before you commit, as I found it uncomfortable. You won't have any problems with that distance in a pure EV, my commute is 30km each way and im typically only charging on the weekends, but you might not make it on battery only in the shark consistantly.

Honestly, I've driven the Shark and it's a really good vehicle, but I don't have any use for it either and it's too big to fit my garage. I think for 95% of the time, the Sealion's going to be a better drive and more useful.

As I checked Shark 6 has 100km range with battery or just 2L/100km so I thought that would be enough for me as I don’t travel more than that in a day. Am I wrong here?

Yeah I had a test drive yesterday for SL7 it’s good but not as comfortable as Shark 6 but SL7 is bit cheaper in comparison and my Dad said you don’t need a ute hence the confusion

I won’t have the garage problem as I am the only one parking in my garage. Are you planning to sell your shark 6 then? And How’s the performance? How many kms do you drive everyday? Do you have to charge it frequently?

No that’s my point. The whole hybrid thing seems wasted for you and you might as well go full electric.

I drove the shark at the BYD performance day at Mount Cotton around the track and I drove it off road during that test. It's a really nice vehicle to drive and doesn't feel like a truck, though it is very large, which I don't really like. In fact, a Shark about 80% of the size would be perfect for me. I can't get the benefits through my business with a PHEV, so I have to get EV anyway, as I need to claim the FBT exemption. So I'm a bit biased towards pure EV.

Please don't buy a Shark if you don't need a ute. Massive yank-tank style vehicles (yes, the shark absolutely fits that description) are a scourge.

If you think Shark 6 just as a car even then it has luxurious feel whereas SL7 is just regular car. And that tank style is just too good to avoid

Reading your comments it kind of sounds like you’re set on the Shark in your own mind, but I’d be considering a fully electric car like the Sealion 7 if you’re just doing ~80km a day. You’d likely find with the shark that you’d be dipping into fuel every day, especially as the battery gets older. Can only go to about 25% before the car will kick the engine on, and it seems like a bit of a waste to have to worry about an engine and it’s servicing for maybe 5km a day. Whereas you could go full EV and as long as you could granny charge every night you’d be laughing, and it’d be cheaper to service and maintain over the long run. Electric motors are proving to be incredibly reliable over the long run and BYD batteries are elite. I’m probably going to get a shark myself but it’s because I’ll have to do some pretty long trips semi regularly (8 hour drive to Perth) and don’t want to wait for EV charging + want some light off road capability and a large tub too. If I could reliably take a Sealion 7 off road though and tow with it I’d be getting that in an instant. For your use case it seems to make even more sense in my mind. Edit: also if you go the novated lease route you’d save so much on a full EV thanks to the FBT exemption.

Okay thanks for that, I will definitely think about it

Okay thanks for that, it is really helpful I will definitely think about SL7. I had a chat with Maxxia re novated lease and when I did numbers it’s not really worth it

>tank style is just too good to avoid 😞

Yeah that makes sense, thanks for your input bro

Probs wouldn’t be worth the lease for a shark unless you’re in the higher tax brackets and want savings that way, but it’s 100% worth for an EV because you get the tax savings + the FBT savings too. I think you can go a lightly used EV and still get it too and save even more on the early EV depreciation they experience too. There’s a lot to consider but generally speaking I think an EV would suit you so well.

I’m in high tax bracket but not sure if I can get FBT saving as I am not using vehicle for my work purposes just commuting to work

What confusion? If you don’t need a Ute don’t get a Ute.

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We've got a SL7. It's pretty good, but if you don't need the space, go for smaller and cheaper.

You don't need the ute tray, and you don't need the petrol engine. Seems like the Sealion 7 is the obvious choice. I have one, it's a great car.

EVs on a novated lease are exempt from FBT. You don't have to use them for work. It makes EVs much more affordable than PHEVs or ICE cars on a novated lease.

we are at peak hybrid, not a good idea anymore…. Hybrids are DEAD https://youtu.be/SRUeWJ7zq5E

I am 26M so it’s more like a want

What about the xpeng g6? Esp the 2026 LR version

If you ever want to go camping or transport stuff, get the the Shark 6.

Things to consider: - Sealion 7 will use a whole lot less electricity than the Shark in EV mode. - Sealion 7 is pure EV vs. Shark 6's PHEV drivetrain, so much better EV range around town but conversely no ability to run off fuel away from chargers. - Shark is much heavier built with tray and much more offroad capability. - Shark is friggin' huge and can be hard to park in city high-rise car parks etc. Basically if you want a nice efficient town EV, go Sealion, if you want to carry stuff, go offroad or do long country trips away from EV charging infrastructure, go Shark.

To be clear, that's 2L/100km average if you're charging the battery every 80-90km. If you charge the battery every 70km it'll do 0L/100km indefinitely. It won't do 2L/100km just on fuel, though, more like 8-10L/100km round town and 12-14L/100km country driving.

A mate that works at byd said to go a dolphin or a full EV cause the shark and the sealion have constant problems

What kind of problems?

"The sharks consistently have issues with their Sim card reader.. honestly theres probably a shark Facebook page that they should go look at" Apparently there's like none of the accessories in the country ATM, "The sealion is notorious for knocking sounds in the front, paint defects" My mate is quite tired atm and doesn't spare much brainpower for these cars because they'd never buy one lol

numbers are wrong, I'm saving 25k novated leasing a sl7