Best EV Car – New Electric Car Reviews

Mercedes CLA vs BYD Seal: mileage monster or value king?

Mercedes CLA review:
BYD Seal review:
2 electric saloons. Two very different approaches. One winner.
In this EV head-to-head, Batch and Nicola go toe-to-toe to find out whether the new Mercedes-Benz CLA Electric truly is the ultimate mileage maker, or if the BYD Seal, with its sharp prices and outstanding package, still makes more sense for real-world purchasers.
The CLA guarantees class-leading performance, premium tech which apparent Mercedes polish. The BYD Seal fires back with major efficiency, strong range and worth that's hard to ignore.
From range and charging, to interior quality, driving feel and price, our presenters punch it out across every essential classification to crown the better electric buy.
So … is Mercedes' long-range ambition enough to beat BYD's value-packed challenger?
#ElectricCars #EVComparison #MercedesCLA #BYDSeal

Subscribe to Electrifying YouTube:
Energizing Podcast:
✉ Electrifying.com Newsletter:

Follow Electrifying.com ⬇.
INSTAGRAM:.
FACEBOOK:.
X:.
TIKTOK:.

————————————————————-. Check back for the latest new automobile reviews on whatever electric. ✅ the most recent cars and truck reviews.
✅ car guidance and explainers. ✅ utilized and brand-new cars and truck guides.
✅ head-to-heads.
WANT MORE ELECTRIFYING.COM? We upload brand-new videos two times
a week.

Don't miss out on one by subscribing now:. Want to be the first to see our videos? Enable notices.
Visit our site at. SIgn up to our weekly newsletter.
MORE ABOUT ELECTRIFYING.COM. Electrifying.com is the # 1 location for electric automobile reviews, explainers and guides. Founded by Ginny Buckley, we bring you the most recent updates on EVs and extensive reviews of the most popular brand-new models. Whether you're changing to electrical or just curious, our plain-English guides and expert suggestions make it easy to browse the world of electric cars and trucks. Stay notified, make positive choices, and sign up with the electrical revolution with Electrifying.com! #ElectricCars #EVReviews #SwitchToElectric #GinnyBuckley #NicolaHume #NickiShields. 0:00 Mercedes CLA introduction+

Vehicle of the Year hype. 0:25 Nicola disrupts:" BYD Seal is the very best". 1:39 Style face-off

: looks, bling vs understated. 3:15 Wheel chat +decision on styling. 4:00 Batteries, variety & charging battle( Seal vs CLA). 5:40 CLA 400V charging concern +UK converter
caution. 6:21 Rear-seat area & practicality: BYD Seal wins. 7:21 BYD interior trip: rotating screen, storage, voice control. 9:47 CLA back-seat truth check+ boot/frunk strengths. 11:12 CLA interior critique: screens +cost-cutting rant. 12:52 Sponsor/used listings plug( Amazing ). 13:15 BYD trims discussed: Design vs Excellence.
14:06 Driving the BYD Seal: efficiency, ride, steering.
17:04 Effectiveness+ ADAS" bing bong" discussion.
18:41 Mercedes CLA powertrain summary( in the meantime).
19:13 Driving the CLA: trip convenience, steering, regen controls. 22:00 CLA performance+ two-speed gearbox description. 23:43 CLA niggles: seat, touch buttons, small mirrors. 24:44 Price context vs Design 3 & Polestar 2. 26:01 Final verdict argument+" you owe me a tenner".

Posted

in

by

EVCarNew

Tags:

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Comments

40 responses to “Mercedes CLA vs BYD Seal: mileage monster or value king?”

  1. @samuelgbolo1915 Avatar
    @samuelgbolo1915

    love the presentation style and you both are funny

    Reply
    1. @TfRsmokinmasta Avatar
      @TfRsmokinmasta

      😮

      Reply
    2. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      Just not professional or scientific at all. As an ev the cla kind of destroys the byd just spend a bit more for the 250+ and it is not even a contest.

      Reply
  2. @carver9312 Avatar
    @carver9312

    Android Auto works like that so I would probably switch the screen

    Reply
  3. @Iceberg1313 Avatar
    @Iceberg1313

    Nicola, during the Mercedes frunk testing 😂 did a little drop 😂try to escape because I know I nearly did with laughter 😂. It’s enjoyable when there’s 2 presenters and there’s a little bit guff been thrown around about each others car. Thank you both for an early Sunday morning smile.

    Reply
  4. @evready6672 Avatar
    @evready6672

    I think I must be the only person who likes a toggle to operate the rear windows from the driver’s seat. No more embarrassingly opening the window behind me when pulling up to a tollbooth or car park ticket machine.

    I also think both the interior and exterior of the Mercedes look *way* better than the BYD, but those obvious. cheap details in the Mercedes interior are a pity.

    Reply
    1. @hughmarcus1 Avatar
      @hughmarcus1

      We have a VW ID3. It’s not half as annoying as you’d imagine. You actually rarely open the back windows from the driver’s seat

      Reply
    2. @yannickputtemans Avatar
      @yannickputtemans

      Yea i don’t mind it either. Every reviewer mentions it as a cut cost. But maybe it was a design choice to have less clutter on the doors.

      Reply
    3. @josefv-y8m Avatar
      @josefv-y8m

      @yannickputtemans And they forget…hold and press the rear button…to open all 4 windows at once.
      This is the only time I even open the rear windows…to release heat in Summer.

      Reply
    4. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      ​@yannickputtemansno they only hate it on german cars. On the volvos that did the same they glossed over it. They have double standards. Which is why i generally skip their videos.

      Reply
    5. @karencarpenter8275 Avatar
      @karencarpenter8275

      Very annoying. Especially on cold wet winter mornings when looking back and left at junctions. I open the window to clear the ,moisture – but it takes far too long – at a time when it needs to be quick. Not just 2 buttons rather than 1 but fiddley as well.

      Reply
  5. @waynerm002 Avatar
    @waynerm002

    What surprised me about Chinese cars (G6, X, Seal, Sea lion 7) is that they have microphones at the 4 window seats, each person can use voice commands in natural language to make requests. It nice to see the range increasing in 2026 to almost 500 miles, I’m curious how much further they will go in 2030.

    Reply
    1. @MaticTheProto Avatar
      @MaticTheProto

      Yeah, mercedes only has that on the more expensive vehicles intended for chauffeuring.

      EU cars are made with the expectation the kids are in the back so you don’t want them to make commands

      Reply
  6. @wass006 Avatar
    @wass006

    I burst out laughing when the male reviewer sorry forgot his name said did you hear that. Classic look on his face. Huge bang metal on metal

    Reply
  7. @Pilch9 Avatar
    @Pilch9

    2:19 the grill on the Merc just looks confused. The light cluster and grill don’t gel.

    Reply
    1. @alunjones2550 Avatar
      @alunjones2550

      Probably very expensive to repair/replace as well.

      Reply
    2. @bjBuYW1l Avatar
      @bjBuYW1l

      Looks amazing when you see it live, even better with lights on 👌🏼

      Reply
  8. @madsdgdhg Avatar
    @madsdgdhg

    The entry level CLA might have identical price to the Seal, but it comes completely naked of equipment. Put similar equipment in the CLA as the Seal and the price sky rockets.
    And don’t forget a very important point, the battery chemistry. The BYD LFP blade battery is much safer (fire resistant to high damage and perforation) and can be charged frequently to 100%, while the CLA NMC needs 80% charging for everyday use to avoid degradation.
    I’m all in for the Seal… when it get the new blade battery 2.0 with faster charging.

    Reply
    1. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      Ahy yes the clueless comment from a BYD fan. Have you ever seen actual road trip stress tests of the byd? Instead of vibe based reviews like this channel does? It is either with a too cold battery or it overheats because the temperatures of the cells in the pack are too far apart due to a cooling system design flaw. So you’ll rarely see the actual claimed charging speeds. If is inefficient for a sedan, the infotainment is a complete mess, the assist systems are kind of bottom tier…. Oh and i drove it.. The acceleration pedal has the biggest delay i have ever felt.

      Stop claiming stuff based on hype marketing. Please. The mercedes is a much more grown up product. And no i don’t like the CLA either. But come on.

      The BYD is fine if you don’t know better. That is it

      Reply
    2. @Colski333 Avatar
      @Colski333

      @A@Astkeafter a year of owning a seal i can know you are talking out of your arse , now bed time off you pop now

      Reply
    3. @BN-cf8gk Avatar
      @BN-cf8gk

      Ouch 😂 👏

      Reply
    4. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      ​@Colski333yes you have to have coping mechanisms if you spend money on such a flawed product I get it. I have had bad cars before 🙂

      Reply
    5. @myfreespirit58 Avatar
      @myfreespirit58

      ​@Astkecan you provide sourceS for your claims? I have seen you under every Chinese car comment and the only thing you care about is telling the lies.

      Reply
  9. @Zoranurai13 Avatar
    @Zoranurai13

    If you look at the interior shots, by far the byd looks a lot more luxurious and well designed, the merc looks super cheap in the back and that screen feels like an afterthought

    Reply
    1. @NoName-md5zb Avatar
      @NoName-md5zb

      doesnt matter. badges like bmw, mb, audi reliazed that they can do very little work, make terrible car, but it will still be bought because of badge😊

      Reply
  10. @hughmarcus1 Avatar
    @hughmarcus1

    That was a great episode. Nichola was in full ‘Nic’ mode. Very entertaining 😆

    Reply
  11. @mev202 Avatar
    @mev202

    BATCHHHHHH IS BACK. Sporting fantastic red trousers. And we get Nicola too. You sir are truly spoiling us

    Reply
  12. @HK-ry2hk Avatar
    @HK-ry2hk

    In Australia the start price of the merc is 85k and the fully spec version is 100k
    While the performance full spec Byd seal is 69k
    They are ripping you off in the UK

    Reply
    1. @john-kerslake Avatar
      @john-kerslake

      What’s new!?!

      Reply
  13. @rtfazeberdee3519 Avatar
    @rtfazeberdee3519

    If only they were hatchbacks

    Reply
  14. @mev202 Avatar
    @mev202

    I sat in the cla at a showroom, for about 15 mins, two of us just sitting there, and after about 10 mins of playing with all the screens and faffing about, just to get a real feeling of it, we both had the same impression. It feels a really unfriendly environment, it’s just this huge black slab of plastic, which is nearly vertical, with a steering wheel sticking out. There is no design throught, there is no flow, there is no “ahhh” feeling, which a Merc badge should give you. It’s just black plastic all the way across the dash.

    Reply
    1. @Astke Avatar
      @Astke

      I feel the same. But at lest the software did not feel as washed as the byd.

      Reply
  15. @davidvestey6014 Avatar
    @davidvestey6014

    I’m forever opening the rear windows when I want to open the front, how often do you want to open the rear from the front seats? I would much prefer the two button option. Perhaps it’s not about cost cutting?

    Reply
    1. @MaticTheProto Avatar
      @MaticTheProto

      Agreed. Had it happen to me and others, idk why ppl hate

      Reply
  16. @desertexhile Avatar
    @desertexhile

    The fact that I watched the entire video comparing two black EV’s and was thoroughly entertained speaks volumes about the talented presenters!

    Reply
    1. @Electrifyingcom Avatar
      @Electrifyingcom

      Lovely comment, thanks

      Reply
  17. @jatinderaujla1576 Avatar
    @jatinderaujla1576

    You’ve both made me smile on a wet Sunday morning. Well done 😊

    Reply
  18. @johnknight9150 Avatar
    @johnknight9150

    Crikey, Nic looks like a bona fide model today 🥰

    Reply
  19. @James-BB70 Avatar
    @James-BB70

    We got this comparison, what about the Seal vs the IM5, please?

    Reply
  20. @nathanwolf5547 Avatar
    @nathanwolf5547

    The Ioniq 6 should have been a part of this test. After all, it’s a big, fast charging saloon with either rear or all wheel drive. Plenty of space and equipment, including 800v architecture and a heat pump. Even in cold weather I was achieving over 4M/kWh. Plus there’s an updated version coming soon

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *