Recently, BYD officially announced that Sea Lion 08 will be officially launched on September 2! The new car has just debuted at the 2026 Chengdu Auto Show and is positioned as the flagship SUV of BYD Ocean Network. The new car provides a hybrid, pure electric dual-power version, equipped with a second-generation blade battery, flash charging technology, and a Celestial Eye 5.0 high-end intelligent assisted driving system, of which the pure electric model CLTC can last up to 900km. In terms of appearance, BYD Sea Lion 08 continues the ocean aesthetic design concept of the Ocean S concept car, and the overall shape is simple, smooth and futuristic. The front of the car is equipped with a proprietary wave-type diurnal lamp, with vertical split headlights underneath, while retaining a functional intake grille, taking into account both the value and practicality. Sea Lion 08 boasts a sleek, sleek waistline from front to rear with semi-hidden doorknobs. The rear is equipped with a through-type taillight, which echoes the design of the daytime running light on the front of the car. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5115mm/1999mm/1800mm respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 3030mm. In terms of interiors, the Sea Lion 08 interior continues OceanNet's wraparound cockpit design with a floating center control screen that can be visually sized to reference the seal 08 (15.6 inches). At the same time, the vehicle will also be equipped with an LCD instrument panel, but it is not designed independently, but integrated with the central control panel. The overall interior layout of the sea lion 08 front row is similar to that of the seal 08, only in terms of details such as the air conditioning outlet and the central control line shape. The second row of vehicles features a 21.4-inch ceiling screen with a 25-speaker Tivare sound system, a refrigerator, a functional control panel, and a small tabletop. At the same time, the interior of the official map has a 6-seat layout, and the second row provides zero-gravity seats that can be moved horizontally, supporting ventilation, heating, massage and other functions. According to the previous information, the vehicle will also be available in a 5-seat version. The Sea Lion 08 is equipped with BYD's flagship technology configuration, second-generation blade batteries, CTB battery body integration technology, flash charging technology, and fifth-generation DM hybrid technology. At the same time, the new car is equipped with rear wheel steering, cloud -A intelligent body control system, dual cavity air suspension and road pre-sight system. In terms of power, the plug-in hybrid model is equipped with a 1.5T plug-in hybrid system, and the maximum power of the engine is 115kW. Single-motor and dual-motor versions are available, the maximum power of single-motor version is 200kW, and the maximum power of front and rear motors of dual-motor version is 200kW. In terms of battery life, the battery life under WLTC conditions is 275km and 300km, and the maximum battery life under CLTC conditions is up to 400km. The all-electric model is available in three power configurations, covering two single-motor versions and one dual-motor version. Among them, the maximum power of the single motor version is 320kW and 370kW, respectively, and the maximum power of the front and rear motors of the dual motor version is 215kW and 370kW, respectively. The pure electric model offers 92.093kWh and 115.072kWh batteries respectively, and the CLTC working range is 710km/800km/900km respectively. (Wen/Auto House Changqinglin).