With the rapid development of intelligent driving technology, more and more consumers are pursuing models equipped with intelligent driving functions. The main theme of 2024 was the price war, while 2025 is the inaugural year of intelligent driving for automobiles. Many automakers will launch further competition centered on intelligent assisted driving. On February 9, Deepal Automobile released its full-scenario intelligent driving solution. In the second half of the intelligentization race, Changan announced the "Beidou Tianshu 2.0" plan, aiming to promote the implementation of cutting-edge intelligent technologies and popularize intelligent driving for everyone.
Just the next day, on February 10, BYD also released the "God's Eye" advanced intelligent driving system and announced that intelligent driving technology would be standard across its entire lineup. Therefore, intelligent assisted driving functions will also become a core selling point for car enthusiasts when choosing and purchasing a vehicle.
The appearance of a car determines, to a certain extent, whether consumers will buy it. From a design perspective, both models adopt popular techniques in new energy vehicle design. The overall shape of the Deepal S05 is more rounded and smooth, with a strong coupe SUV style. The front face design is simple and elegant, in line with modern young people's pursuit of minimalist beauty. In terms of details, the enclosed front face, aircraft-style split lighting groups, and vertical high-mounted brake light all highlight its distinctive character.
The side body lines are smooth, and with the hidden door handle design, the drag coefficient is reduced and the vehicle's aerodynamic performance is improved. It is worth mentioning that the Deepal S05 adopts the frameless door design that young people nowadays like very much, which is quite competitive among models in the same class.
The BYD Yuan PLUS adopts BYD's family design. The Dragon Face front face styling has remained unchanged for many years and is still very recognizable. Many decorative elements throughout the car use chrome trim for brightening treatment. The "Yuan" character logo at the center of the front is equipped with a cool-color light source, while the headlight groups on both sides are also connected by wide chrome trim, making the overall design more traditional and pragmatic.
The side profile of the Yuan PLUS is relatively compact and full. The waistline runs from the front fender all the way to the taillights, and together with the outward-protruding wheel arches, it enhances the sense of strength on the side of the car. However, this car does not use hidden door handles or frameless doors, but instead adopts a more traditional design.
In terms of interior, the design styles of the two models are quite different. The Deepal S05 adopts a minimalist interior style and cancels the traditional instrument panel design, replacing it with a HUD head-up display function, giving the driver a better field of view. Only a 15.6-inch central control large screen and a two-spoke multifunction steering wheel are retained on the center console. The central control screen is a "sunflower" screen that supports 15° left and right tilting. Its vehicle chip uses the 8155 chip, and its recognition rate for daily voice commands performs well. The vehicle system has 16GB of running memory + 128GB of storage space. Stronger computing power and running space allow it to achieve more functions. For example, the Deepal S05's 1.3-million-pixel smart light projector headlights support outdoor projection. This function is rarely equipped on models in the same class and has a certain appeal for young consumers.
The BYD Yuan PLUS, on the other hand, adopts a traditional central control design, equipped with a 5-inch LCD instrument panel and a rotatable 12.8-inch central control screen. The vehicle system has the familiar DiLink system built in, which can realize internet-connected vehicle functions, including remote control, voice interaction, online navigation, and more. The overall central control design style uses a gym as the theme. Although the layout is relatively traditional, the design style of the air-conditioning vents is quite novel.
Whether it is exterior design or interior design, these are actually matters of personal taste. What can be judged clearly at a glance is the level of intelligence of the two models.
Below, let us compare horizontally the differences between these two cars in intelligent assisted driving hardware and functional experience.
From the comparison, in terms of intelligent assisted driving, the Deepal S05 has achieved many standard features. For example, the DEEPAL AD PRO intelligent driving assistance system is standard across the entire lineup, enabling functions such as adaptive cruise, lane keeping, automatic parking, highway intelligent driving, and reverse tracking. Its intelligent recognition system can accurately identify traffic signs and pedestrians, providing drivers with a safer and more convenient driving experience. In addition, the Deepal S05 is also equipped with functions such as forward collision warning, rear cross-traffic warning, and rear-end collision warning, improving driving convenience and safety.
After the release of Deepal Automobile's full-scenario intelligent driving solution this time, the Deepal S05 has been significantly improved. It has added features such as intelligent lane change assistance, intelligent speed limit assistance, remote intelligent parking, and exit-and-park, and has optimized the gimbal camera, AI interaction, and UI interface, further improving the vehicle experience and safety. For example, the newly added intelligent lane change assistance allows the vehicle to intelligently complete lane changes when encountering slow vehicles, merging traffic ahead, and other scenarios during highway driving, improving commuting efficiency. The newly added intelligent speed limit assistance function is not only useful on ordinary roads, but also supports scenarios such as ramps, toll stations, and service areas, and can intelligently adjust speed based on traffic flow, improving driving safety.
The realization of these functions mainly benefits from the hardware equipped on the Deepal S05, including a monocular camera, an 8-megapixel front perception camera, 1 in-car camera, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 5 millimeter-wave radars. What is commendable is that these hardware components and functions are standard across the entire lineup.
BYD Yuan PLUS is also working hard to improve its intelligent driving experience. At present, the Yuan PLUS also has functions such as adaptive cruise, intelligent parking, and lane departure warning, providing drivers with safe driving assistance. In terms of hardware, the Yuan PLUS is equipped with 5 cameras, 12 ultrasonic radars, and 2 millimeter-wave radars. The vehicle system has 6GB of running memory + 64GB of storage space. It can be seen that the Yuan PLUS does not provide as much in terms of hardware as the Deepal S05, nor does it make them standard across the entire lineup. Therefore, at present, in terms of intelligent assisted driving, the Yuan PLUS still has much room for upgrade. If in the future the Yuan PLUS can be equipped with the "God's Eye" intelligent driving system, this situation will improve.
In terms of power performance, whether in the past era of fuel vehicles or in the current new energy vehicle market, the focus has mainly been on energy consumption. New energy models additionally involve comparisons of range and recharging. Specifically, the Deepal S05 offers two power versions: pure electric and super extended range, while the Yuan PLUS is a pure electric model across the entire lineup, offering relatively limited choice.
In the pure electric segment, the Deepal S05 offers a single 510-kilometer range version and is equipped with 3C ultra-fast charging technology. It takes only 15 minutes to increase battery charge from 30% to 80%, equivalent to adding 255 kilometers of range. By comparison, the same-class BYD Yuan PLUS offers two pure electric range choices, 430 kilometers and 510 kilometers, among which the lower trim and second-lowest trim models have a range of 430 kilometers. Therefore, consumers planning to buy the Yuan PLUS at a lower price need to carefully consider whether the range meets their needs. Given the general level of the current new energy market, a range of more than 400 kilometers is actually below the market average. In terms of charging efficiency, the Yuan PLUS only provides conventional fast charging, and charging from 30% to 80% takes 30 minutes.
Overall, in the second half of intelligentization in 2025, the full-scenario intelligent driving solution released by Deepal Automobile has brought considerable improvements to its models. Especially in terms of intelligent assisted driving, the Deepal S05 has demonstrated impressive strength with multiple innovative technologies and standard intelligent configurations, meeting users' vehicle needs in multiple scenarios. The Yuan PLUS also has its own advantages. Its practical and pragmatic positioning makes it easier for consumers accustomed to fuel vehicles to get used to it. If the "God's Eye" intelligent driving system can be updated onto it later, it will also make up for its shortcomings in the intelligent driving experience. The two cars have obvious differences in design, vehicle experience, and main selling points. With these differences, you will clearly understand which model is more suitable for you after an actual test drive at the store.
For those who want to buy a car, now is also a good time to make a move. Because many automakers release prices at the beginning of the year. Among them, the Yuan PLUS has discounts of about 10,000 yuan in many regions, while the Deepal S05 has also launched a "limited-time huge huge huge huge huge gift" campaign. It includes cash discounts, trade-in subsidies, and upgraded gift packages, with a value of 23,499 yuan. This is very valuable for both car purchase and use.
