BYD Shark pick-up previewed in Malaysia – 436 PS and 650 Nm DMO plug-in hybrid, 0-100 km/h in 5.7 secs

The BYD Shark 6 has made its first public look in Malaysia on the ongoing BYD Tech Discovery 2025 occasion at Plaza Arkadia, Kuala Lumpur. The pick-up, which is named the Shark in another markets, is actually being introduced as a working showpiece highlighting the automaker’s Twin Mode Off-road (DMO) Tremendous Hybrid expertise.

Its look right here follows on its first displaying within the area earlier this 12 months, the place it was proven on the Bangkok Motor Present forward of a deliberate Thai market debut in September. Nonetheless, it was then introduced again in August that introduction plans for that market had been scrapped following a low variety of orders for it.

Measuring in at 5,457 mm lengthy, 1,917 mm large, 1,925 mm tall and with a wheelbase of three,260 mm, the Shark is accessible solely as a plug-in hybrid, and its powertrain is said to the one discovered within the Bao Leopard 5.

Its DMO Tremendous Hybrid system includes a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine providing 184 PS (181 hp or 135 kW) and 260 Nm, paired with two electrical motors. Whereas the electrical motors do a lot of the propulsion work, the Shark 6’s engine will also be clutched in to immediately drive the wheels at speeds above 70 km/h.

The entrance motor produces 231 PS (228 hp, or 170 kW) and 310 Nm, whereas the rear unit places out 204 PS (201 hp, or 150 kW) and 340 Nm, and complete system output for the hybrid system is 436 PS (430 hp or 321 kW) and 650 Nm. This enables the Shark to do the 0-100 km/h dash in 5.7 seconds, on the way in which to a high velocity of 160 km/h.

The electrical motors are juiced by a 29.58 kWh Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which gives an electrical vary of 100 km, contributing to a complete vary of 840 km on a single tank of gasoline. By way of charging, the Shark helps AC charging of as much as 7 kW, whereas the utmost price for DC is 55 kW – the latte can get the battery from a 30 to 80% SoC in 25 minutes. There’s additionally a vehicle-to-load (V2L) operate, able to delivering as much as 6 kW to energy gadgets.

The models on present on the occasion are Australian-spec fashions, the giveaway to their id being the distinctive configuration of the AU three-pin structure on the V2L sockets. Normal gear consists of LED headlamps and 18-inch alloy wheels, a ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 15.6-inch central infotainment rotating touchscreen, powered entrance seats, dual-zone local weather management and a full ADAS suite (AEB, adaptive cruise management, lane preserve, blind spot monitoring, 360-degree digicam).

There was no indication of when the Shark will make its means right here, however its displaying ought to imply that an introduction is deliberate. It may arrive someday subsequent 12 months, when the corporate begins native meeting operations right here. Nonetheless, pick-up vehicles are tax free in Malaysia, so it may effectively are available as a CBU earlier than then. Regardless of the case, it’ll come as a PHEV, since that’s the one accessible model proper now. Whereas the automaker has beforehand indicated that there shall be an EV variant, there’s no signal of that but.

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