BYD Sealion 7 vs Skoda Enyaq

The two open within about a thousand dollars of each other, but on different bases, so compare carefully. BYD lists the Sealion 7 Premium at $54,990 before on-road costs and the Performance at $63,990, both 2026 prices. Škoda quotes the Enyaq Select 60 around $55,990 drive-away, which already includes on-road costs, so on a like-for-like basis the Enyaq entry is competitive. Higher up, the Sealion 7 Performance at $63,990 undercuts the $79,990 Enyaq RS by a wide margin. Read the Sealion as the value buy on kit, the Enyaq as the value buy on ownership.

Grade decides this one. The Sealion 7 Premium claims 482km on the WLTP cycle and the Performance 456km, both from an 82.56kWh battery. The entry Enyaq Select 60 claims 431km from its smaller 61kWh LFP pack, so the Sealion is the longer-range entry car. Step up to the Enyaq Sportline 85 and its 82kWh battery, though, and the Škoda claims 551km, more than any Sealion, with the RS at 546km. Read the Sealion as the longer-range entry buy. Read the Enyaq Sportline as the range champion of the pair if you spend up.

Both are mid-pack, not class-leading, and the Enyaq's answer changes by grade. The Sealion 7 charges at up to 150kW on DC across both grades, for a 10 to 80 per cent top-up in about 32 minutes. The entry Enyaq Select 60, on its LFP battery, is capped at 105kW, slower than the BYD, though its smaller pack still fills in about 26 minutes. The 82kWh Enyaq Sportline and RS charge at up to 165kW, quicker than the Sealion. AC charging is 11kW on both. Read the Sealion as the safer bet at the entry price; the bigger-battery Enyaqs charge faster.

The Enyaq has the edge on both fronts. It uses about 159Wh/km against the Sealion 7's 170 to 179, both WLTP figures, so it draws less energy for the same distance, and Australian reviewers have flagged the BYD's higher real-world consumption. Ownership widens the gap: Škoda covers the Enyaq with a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty, 24-month service intervals and a cheap eight-year service pack, where BYD offers six years and services the Sealion 7 every 12 months. Both back the battery for eight years. Read the Enyaq as the cheaper car to feed and service; the Sealion 7 claws some of that back at the purchase counter.

Both wear five stars, so neither is a safety compromise, but the detail differs. The Sealion 7 was rated in 2025 under the current, stricter criteria, with strong scores of 87 per cent for adult occupants and 93 for children. The Enyaq's five stars date to 2021 Euro NCAP testing, still active, with a higher 94 per cent for adults and 89 for children. Both carry autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-keep assist and blind-spot monitoring as standard, with the Enyaq adding up to nine airbags on the RS. Read the Sealion as the newer-tested car and the Enyaq as marginally stronger on adult protection.

The Sealion 7 wins on hardware. It fits a 15.6-inch rotating touchscreen, a 10.25-inch driver display, a head-up display and a 360-degree camera as standard on both grades, where the Enyaq's head-up display and 360-degree camera sit on the RS, and its driver display is a small 5-inch unit against the Sealion's 10.25-inch. The Enyaq answers with what reviewers rate as the more polished, better-finished cabin, tri-zone climate control and digital radio, which the Sealion omits. Read the Sealion as the bigger-screen, more-gadget car for the money. Read the Enyaq as the more grown-up cabin to sit in.

The Enyaq is built for the long hold. Its seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty outruns the Sealion 7's six years and 150,000km, its 24-month, 30,000km service intervals halve the BYD's annual visits, and the eight-year service pack is priced around $1,650. Both guarantee the battery for eight years. The Sealion 7 answers with a lower running-cost handicap only at the purchase counter, since its higher energy use lifts the electricity bill. Read the Enyaq as the car that rewards keeping it; the Sealion 7 rewards you more on the day you buy it.

It comes down to what you value near $55,000, on 2026 prices. Buy the Sealion 7 Premium for the most electric SUV per dollar: a bigger battery, longer entry range, more power and standard leather, a panoramic roof and a head-up display. Buy the Enyaq Sportline 85, and tick the roughly $5,000 Ultimate package for the adaptive suspension that settles the firm ride, if cabin quality, efficiency and ownership costs matter more than the equipment list. The dual-motor Sealion 7 Performance is the value performance play at $63,990; the $79,990 Enyaq RS is the polished flagship. Read the BYD as the head buy and the Škoda as the heart-and-ownership buy.