Brought home a BYD e6: Initial impressions | Team-BHP

2022-09-02 20:20:58 By : Mr. Jacky Xiao

BHPian drstrange recently shared this with other enthusiasts.

The horrendous BYD logo screaming at you

The blower control wheel feels like its built for a Rolex

Why I chose to go electric

Some points that bothered me were

The exterior can be described at best non offensive but the front end bit polarising especially for ppl used to seeing ICE cars with front grill will be solely missing it overall looks average nothing great to mention .

The interior can be described at best as minimalist and spacious you can't find one unnecessary feature and not even a single necessary feature was vomitted. It's minimal,spacious and functional

The steering is a flat bottom one with good grip and the size is just right not too small or too big I wish someone could have designed the horrendous looking Blue oval logo better There's no leather wrapping on the steering wheel but feels good not a big miss The steering is adjustable for both reach and rake which is a big plus

First thing you feel after sitting in the drivers seat is the floor is high and you lack underthigh support for which you need to push the seat back extend your legs to keep you relaxed on a long drive No ergonomics issues everything falls into place naturally the petdals position is spot on no additional adjustment for lumbar support is possible The seat is manually adjustable and there's height adjustment also which is a good inclusion Overall seat comfort is decent sums up as average

There are ample number of USB ports and the driver side armrest is having a deep storage which also houses the USB ports. They are type A There's a small cubby hole closed with a door above the drivers right knee and there are headlight levels and instrument cluster brightness adjustment scroll wheels on the right hand side

Automatic headlights are given the DRL are led but the headlights are halogen which is disappointing . No additional fog lamps Overall headlights and road visibility during night time is average . Recently we are spoiled by manufactures providing brilliant projectors with led lights

Interior cabin light in the front & rear is very bright led light which is white in Color very pleasant .

Glove box is big and can hold many things Door pockets are small best for small bottles The cup holders are large and ergonomically placed The parking brake and the rotary gear knob are very intuitive to use

Rear bench is very wide and comfy but the lack of underthigh support due to the high floor continues its presence felt at the back which is compensated by the huge legroom and good headroom . The seats are comfortable and offer good support for long drives . The default backrest angle is placed comfortably and cannot be adjusted Overall rear seat is excellent in terms of space and comfort They could have included a hand rest in the middle which is sorely missing and would have definitely added to the comfort .

Rear we have only one blower but the ac is very powerful chills the cabin very effectively inspite of a single blower at the rear

Another unique feature is even the rear passengers must wear a seat belt otherwise the seatbelt warning is triggered and it also indicated which passenger is not wearing the seat belt

It's slick and responsive lags slightly when opening sideloaded Apps like chrome ,3rd party music service or maps but the inbuilt functions work flawlessly

Intuitiveness: The interface is very intuitive and natural to use including the Aircon adjustments

YouTube app doesn't work but can be accessed via chrome once you get the catch of it quality is very good

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