Which BYD Seal 06 GT version to buy: AT 218 hp vs AT 224 hp vs AT 422 hp
The BYD Seal 06 GT is a 1 generation Hatchback 5-door electric car in production from 2024-09-01 with no end date in the data. There are 3 versions, all named AT. They are not the same car: AT 218 hp is RWD at 160 kW, AT 224 hp is RWD at 164 kW, and AT 422 hp is AWD at 310 kW.
The BYD Seal 06 GT is a 1 generation Hatchback 5-door electric car in production from 2024-09-01 with no end date in the data. There are 3 versions, all named AT. They are not the same car: AT 218 hp is RWD at 160 kW, AT 224 hp is RWD at 164 kW, and AT 422 hp is AWD at 310 kW. The buying question is which of those three AT lines matches the job, because generation choice does not exist here — only one generation is listed.
Price, UK or Australia release date, kerb weight, length, and a Seal vs Seal 06 GT size comparison are not in this dataset. Those searches are real; the measured differences below are power, drive, 0–100, and the chassis fields that are the same on every AT.
Seal 06 GT specs by version: what actually changes
| Version | hp | kW | Nm | Displacement | Fuel | Cylinders | Layout | Boost | Gearbox | Gears | Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT (218 hp) | 218 | 160 | not measured | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | RWD |
| AT (224 hp) | 224 | 164 | not measured | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | RWD |
| AT (422 hp) | 422 | 310 | not measured | not measured | Electro | not measured | not measured | not measured | Automatic | 1 | AWD |
Displacement is not measured on any AT, so power per litre cannot be calculated. Nm is not measured on any AT, so a torque ranking cannot be written. Cylinders, layout, and boost are not measured; those columns stay empty of invented engine formats.
Horsepower: AT 218 hp vs AT 224 hp vs AT 422 hp
AT 224 hp is 6 hp above AT 218 hp (224 − 218). In kilowatts that is 4 kW (164 − 160). Both are RWD, both use Automatic with 1 gear, both are Electro, both are listed with a 200 top speed. The extra 6 hp does not change drive, gearbox, body, or the measured top speed.
AT 422 hp is 204 hp above AT 218 hp (422 − 218) and 198 hp above AT 224 hp (422 − 224). In kilowatts that is 150 kW above the 160 kW AT and 146 kW above the 164 kW AT (310 − 160 and 310 − 164). Relative to the weakest AT, 422 / 218 is about 1.94 times the horsepower. Relative to the 224 hp AT, 422 / 224 is about 1.88 times.
If the search is “BYD Seal 06 GT horsepower” or “BYD Seal 06 GT hp”, the catalogue answer is three numbers under one name: 218, 224, and 422. Buying on hp alone points at AT 422 hp. Buying on the smallest step between otherwise identical RWD cars points at AT 224 hp over AT 218 hp by 6 hp only.
Motor and drive: RWD AT vs AWD AT
All three versions are Electro fuel with an Electro engine type. The motor difference that is measured is not a named motor family; it is output plus drive.
AT 218 hp and AT 224 hp are RWD. AT 422 hp is AWD. That is the only drive split in the 1 generation. Automatic and 1 gear are shared, so the gearbox column does not separate the three. The extra capability of the 422 hp AT, in the numbers given, is AWD plus the 198–204 hp jump, not a different gear count.
If the use case is rear-drive Hatchback 5-door Electro with a single-speed Automatic, the choice is between the two RWD AT lines. If the use case needs AWD, only AT 422 hp is in the data.
Performance: 0–100 and top speed
| Version | 0–100 | Top speed | City use | Highway use | Combined use | CO2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AT (218 hp) | not measured | 200 | not measured | not measured | not measured | 0 |
| AT (224 hp) | not measured | 200 | not measured | not measured | not measured | 0 |
| AT (422 hp) | 4.9 | 200 | not measured | not measured | not measured | 0 |
Top speed is 200 on every AT. The 204 hp gap between AT 218 hp and AT 422 hp does not show up as a higher listed maximum; it shows up as a 4.9 figure that exists only on the AWD AT.
0–100 is not measured for AT 218 hp and not measured for AT 224 hp. Those two cannot be ranked on sprint. AT 422 hp is the only version with a measured 4.9 to 100. Consumption in city, highway, and combined is not measured on any version; mpg and energy use cannot be compared from this table. CO2 is 0 on all three.
A buyer who needs a documented sprint number has one option: AT 422 hp. A buyer who only needs the same 200 top speed as the rest of the range can stay on either RWD AT.
Chassis that does not decide the purchase
Front suspension is Independent, spring on AT 218 hp, AT 224 hp, and AT 422 hp. Rear suspension is Independent, spring on all three. Front brakes are Ventilated disc on all three. Rear brakes are Disc on all three. Those fields do not rank the versions.
Kerb weight is not measured. Gross weight is not measured. Ground clearance is not measured. Tank is not measured (Electro, no fuel tank figure). Wheel sizes are not measured. Length, overall size, and dimensions are not measured. Weight per horsepower cannot be calculated. “What the extra money buys” cannot be priced here because price is not in the data; the extra that is measured on AT 422 hp is 198–204 hp, AWD, and 4.9 0–100 versus not measured on the RWD pair.
Generations: one generation, three AT versions
There is 1 generation, key 8460, named 1 generation, Hatchback 5-door, start 2024-09-01, stop not set, 3 versions. There is no second generation to compare, and no restyling listed as a separate generation. Year-to-year chassis change between generations is not a decision; the decision is inside 1 generation.
All three AT lines share the same start 2024-09-01 and the same open end date. None is an older leftover. Choosing “the current generation” does not filter the list.
Which version to choose
Choose AT 218 hp when the brief is the RWD Hatchback 5-door Electro Automatic 1-speed with the lowest listed output in this generation: 218 hp, 160 kW, top speed 200, CO2 0. Accept that 0–100, Nm, displacement, weight, clearance, wheels, and consumption are not measured. Do not expect AWD.
Choose AT 224 hp when the same RWD package is required and the 6 hp / 4 kW step over AT 218 hp is the whole upgrade. Drive stays RWD, gearbox stays Automatic 1, top speed stays 200, 0–100 stays not measured. This is not a different body and not a different generation.
Choose AT 422 hp when the brief needs AWD and the only measured 0–100 in the model: 4.9, with 422 hp and 310 kW. That is 204 hp more than AT 218 hp and 198 hp more than AT 224 hp. Top speed is still 200, so the AWD AT is not a higher-listed maximum; it is more power, AWD, and a sprint figure the other two do not have.
Do not choose between generations. There is only 1 generation from 2024-09-01. Do not choose on weight, length, interior size, or price from this article: those values are not measured here. Do not treat the two RWD cars as identical — they differ by 6 hp and 4 kW under the same name AT. Do not treat all three AT names as one modification — the 422 hp line is AWD and roughly 1.9 times the horsepower of the RWD pair.
For a Seal 06 GT EV buy decision built only on these numbers: RWD and the smaller outputs → AT 218 hp or AT 224 hp; documented 4.9 and AWD → AT 422 hp.