BYD's Qin L Sedan: Intelligent Driving Features in Affordable EV

BYD Launches Qin L Sedan with Advanced Intelligent Driving Features

On March 23rd, BYD launched its pure-electric sedan Qin L, with God’s Eye C ADAS as a standard configuration across the three trims, at RMB119,800 yuan ($18,430).

The Qin L EV is built on the e-Platform 3.0 EVO, offering three trims, with ranges of 470km, 545km, and 545km, at prices of 119,800 ($18,430), 129,800 ($19,950), and 139,800 ($21,500), respectively.

Intelligent Driving Technology: God’s Eye C ADAS

Ever since the start of 2025, BYD is aiming to put intelligent feature on almost all models, starting a storm of intelligent driving technologies on affordable cars in China auto market.

All the three trims of the Qin L features the God’s Eye C ADAS, which offers highway/freeway navigation, with help of 29 sensors (5 high-precision millimeter-wave radars, 12 high-definition cameras, and 12 ultrasonic radars). The full-scene smart parking can also achieve automatic parking, valet parking and remote-controlled parking.

Enhanced Human-Car Interaction: DiLink100 Smart Cabin

Besides the DiLink100 smart cabin is standard for all trims as well, providing driver and the passengers an upgraded human-car interaction experience, unlocking over 1000 functions through voice. It is worth mentioning that DeepSeek is integrated into the system, enabling the car to think as a human-like AI communicating with passengers.

Competitive Positioning in the Market

The Qin L is quite competitive in its class pricing between RMB 100,000 to RMB 150,000 segment. Many users considers it as an affordable alternative of Xiaomu SU7 and Tesla’s Model 3.

Qin L DM-I was launched in January 2024 in five configurations, with a total of over 250,000 sold in 2024.