We’ve had an overpriced and flawed electric ute, and a regular hybrid ute, but the BYD Shark 6 steps into Australia as the segment’s first plug-in hybrid dual-cab.
And it looks incredible value with a $57,900 RRP sticker, with plenty of standard equipment, too, to make the equivalent Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux look expensive in comparison.
The Shark 6 is also more powerful and faster than a Ranger Raptor, with a combined
321kW and 650Nm produced from its dual electric motors and turbocharged petrol engine.
Those electric motors are fed by a 29.6kWh battery that’s integrated into the middle of a ladderframe chassis, and while the Shark mirrors most rivals with an independent (double-wishbone) front suspension, the rear suspension eschews segment convention by also being independent with double A-arms again.
In this full review, Chasing Cars’ Jez Spinks and Evan Spence test the BYD Shark 6 on road and off road, confirm whether it’s as quick as it claims, and calculate real-world fuel consumption.
Time codes:
0:00 - Intro
0:53 - Pricing
1:37 - Design
3:31 - Braked towing
3:50 - Tray
4:56 - Interior
6:04 - Tech
7:45 - Row two
8:27 - On road
8:50 - Electric motors
10:12 - EV mode
11:39 - Ride and handling
12:39 - Assistance systems
14:20 - Performance
15:23 - Efficiency
16:55 - Off road
21:44 - Verdict
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