BYD Shark to be previewed in Malaysia – PHEV pick-up hinted at in upcoming Tech Discovery occasion teaser

The upcoming BYD Tech Discovery 2025 showcase taking place at Plaza Arkadia later this week may see a shock exhibiting of a brand new BYD mannequin, what with BYD Sime Motors hinting at it in a teaser picture highlighting a silhouette of a pick-up, which signifies that it’s none aside from the BYD Shark 6.

The mannequin, which is called the Shark in different markets, had its first exhibiting within the area in Thailand earlier this yr on the Bangkok Motor Present, and was purported to have entered the market in September. Nonetheless, it was introduced in August that its deliberate introduction had been canned following a low variety of orders for it.

Anticipate to see the pick-up truck in its plug-in hybrid type, because it’s the one obtainable model proper now – whereas the automaker has beforehand indicated that there shall be an EV variant, that’s not up and about but. Nonetheless, pick-up vehicles are tax free in Malaysia anyway, so it may properly are available completely-assembled earlier than issues change to CKD.

Measuring in at 5,457 mm lengthy, 1,917 mm broad, 1,925 mm tall and with a wheelbase of three,260 mm, the Shark is just about par for the course by way of measurement the place pick-ups acquainted to those locations go.

As for its plug-in hybrid powertrain, it’s associated to the one discovered within the Bao Leopard 5. The Twin Mode Off-road (DMO) Tremendous Hybrid system encompasses a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-four petrol engine with 184 PS (181 hp or 135 kW) and 260 Nm, coupled with two electrical motors.

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. Complete system output is 436 PS (430 hp or 321 kW) and 650 Nm, and that is ok to get it from zero to 100 km/h in 5.7 seconds and on to a prime velocity of 160 km/h. 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.

Juice for the motors is supplied 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. By way of charging, there’s AC charging of as much as 7 kW, whereas the utmost fee for DC (based mostly on the Thai-specification mannequin) is 55 kW, which might get the battery from a 30-80% state of cost in 25 minutes. A vehicle-to-load (V2L) perform can be current, delivering as much as 6 kW to energy gadgets.

Specs shouldn’t veer removed from that of the dropped Thai-market mannequin – that was purported to have arrived as a sole spec variant with LED headlamps and 18-inch alloy wheels. Gear ought to encompass a ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster, a 15.6-inch central infotainment touchscreen, powered entrance seats, dual-zone local weather management and a full ADAS suite (AEB, adaptive cruise management, lane hold, blind spot monitoring, 360-degree digicam). Ought to it seem, extra when the mannequin goes on present.

GALLERY: BYD Shark at Bangkok Worldwide Motor Present 2025

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