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BYD has announced Australia's cheapest station wagon alongside a cut-price Toyota Camry Hybrid rival, due in showrooms later this year.
BYD will undercut the Toyota Camry Hybrid with the Seal 6, a new plug-in hybrid sedan and wagon promising more than 1300km on a tank of fuel.
Unrelated to the electric BYD Seal sedan – which remains on sale – the Seal 6 is similar in size to a Camry or Mazda 6, and is the fifth plug-in hybrid sold by BYD in Australia.
Prices start from $34,990 plus on-road costs for the entry-level Seal 6 Sedan Essential, and rise to $39,990 plus on-roads for the Seal 6 Touring Premium wagon, with a longer electric-only driving range and a more practical body.
The sedan undercuts the cheapest Toyota Camry Hybrid ($39,990 plus on-roads) – which, unlike the BYD, cannot run on electric power alone – and is the country's second-cheapest plug-in hybrid, behind only BYD's Sealion 5 ($33,990).
Meanwhile, the Touring becomes the most affordable wagon on sale in Australia, slotting in below the Skoda Octavia Select MHEV ($43,990 plus on-roads).
Powering the Seal 6 is a 1.5-litre non-turbo petrol engine matched with an electric motor and either a 10.1kWh battery in the Sedan Essential, or a 19kWh battery in the Touring Premium.
BYD claims a 55km electric-only driving range and estimated 1400km-plus hybrid range in the former, or 100km electric and 1300km-plus hybrid range in the latter.
Australian government documents show the engines in both variants produce 70kW, with the Essential pairing it with a 120kW electric motor for 130kW combined, and the Premium a 160kW electric motor for 163kW combined.
Features available in certain model grades include an 8.8-inch instrument display, a 12.8-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and, in the wagon, a power tailgate.
A suite of advanced safety features will be standard across the range, including adaptive cruise control, lane-centring assist, blind-spot monitoring, and child presence detection.
More details of the 2026 BYD Seal 6 are due when orders open this Thursday, 9 April 2026.
Showroom arrivals are expected to commence closer to the middle of this year.
2026 BYD Seal 6 price in Australia
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
