The 2025 BYD Shark 6 is now simply weeks away from launching in Australia, when it can change into the primary plug-in hybrid ute obtainable in our market when it’s goes on sale subsequent month on October 29.
That’s an enormous deal within the diesel-dominated world of utes, which implies the plug-in petrol load lugger has its work reduce out for it.
Stated to have benefitted from an in depth 12-month native growth program that was carried out each on and off Australian roads, the brand new four-door dual-cab ute will get the soar on inbound electrified utes just like the Ford Ranger PHEV that arrives subsequent 12 months.
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Giving it the sting over the Blue Oval plug-in ute, the BYD will get a bigger 29.5kWh battery that’s claimed to offer the Shark 6 as much as 80km of electric-only driving vary, which is sort of double the circa-45km of the upcoming Ranger PHEV.
Extra excellent news is the BYD Shark 6 makes use of two electrical motors — one on the entrance axle, one on the rear — that’s joined by a 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine.
Whereas ultimate specs are nonetheless to be confirmed, it’s anticipated to supply a mixed 321kW of energy, about double that of many top-selling utes, whereas averaging probably lower than 8.0L/100km.
With that degree of would possibly, acceleration needs to be Ford Vary Raptor-rivalling, with the Chinese language model already confirming the 0-100km/h sprint will take lower than six seconds.
The place the Shark 6 is predicted to path its rivals is when it comes with how a lot it might tow. Initially, on the launch in Mexico there have been recommendations it might solely tow 2500kg however that braked towing capability is predicted to be improved for our market however would possibly nonetheless be a way off the 3500 braked towing capability of the easiest in its class.
One other space native engineers have been seeking to enhance was the lowly 875kg payload, that lacked the 1000+kg of the class-leaders.
When it arrives BYD will supply an in depth vary of equipment, together with a bullbar, with most of the add-ons stated to have been regionally examined and developed.
Query marks nonetheless grasp over the pricing for the BYD Shark 6 PHEV however earlier reviews recommend it can price round $60,000. And since first buyer deliveries would start this December, BYD confirmed early consumers would be capable to benefit from the perimeter advantages tax (FBT) exemption that applies to EVs and plug-in hybrids priced beneath the posh automotive tax threshold.
The PHEV tax break is because of stop on April 1, 2025, whereas battery electrical autos can nonetheless benefit from it till 2027.
Extra particulars of the 2025 BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid can be revealed within the coming weeks forward of its launch on October 29.