1.5 DM-i

1st gen · 2022–2024FWDSedan

The 1.5 DM-i is a plug-in hybrid sedan built from 2022 to 2024, with four doors and five seats. A 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine works with an electric motor and an 18.3 kWh battery to make 197 PS and 325 Nm. It drives the front wheels through an e-CVT.

194 hpPower

185 km/hTop Speed

2022-2024Year

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Engine1.5L BYD472QA I4 + electric motor (DM-i)

Displacement1.5 L

Cylinders4

FuelPlug-in hybrid

TransmissionCVT

DrivetrainFWD

Performance

Numbers that matter

Power194 hp

Torque325 Nm

Top speed185 km/h

Weight1620 kg

Dimensions & body

Length4780 mm

Width1837 mm

Height1495 mm

Wheelbase2718 mm

BodySedan

Doors4

Seats5

STORY

Destroyer 05 is a plug-in hybrid sedan, the first sedan in BYD's Ocean series, shown at the Guangzhou show on 19 November 2021 and launched in China on 17 March 2022. It is based on the Qin Plus DM-i and pairs a 1.5-litre engine with BYD's DM-i hybrid system. BYD claimed 3.8 L/100 km with the battery at its lowest charge. Abroad it has other names: King DM-i in Brazil, launched on 18 June 2024 with up to 120 km of electric range on the NEDC cycle for the 18.3 kWh version (a footnote on the same page gives up to 80 km by Inmetro), and Seal 5 DM-i in Thailand, presented on 8 August 2025.

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