BYD has confirmed that its first pick-up truck can be known as the Shark, forward of its unveiling on the Beijing motor present.
The Chinese language big introduced the truck will introduce a brand new plug-in hybrid powertrain known as DMO (dual-mode off-road) that is mentioned to optimise off-road efficiency.
It has but to verify technical specs for the powertrain, but it surely’s anticipated to supply four-wheel drive and efficiency aggressive with pure-ICE rivals such because the Toyota Hilux.
For reference, BYD’s current DM-i PHEV powertrain (used within the Seal U SUV) encompasses a 106bhp 1.5-litre petrol engine, a 194bhp electrical motor and an 18.3kWh battery pack.
BYD has but to verify whether or not the Shark may also be supplied with a battery-electric powertrain.
Camouflaged photographs of the Shark verify that it is going to be accessible within the common double-cab bodystyle and sport powerful, slab-sided styling.
It has a full-length LED mild bar up entrance, with a wraparound lighting signature harking back to that on the Ford Ranger.
Inside, it’s anticipated to function the identical 15.6in infotainment touchscreen as within the BYD Atto 3, Dolphin and Seal electrical automobiles, which is able to rotating to show in both portrait or panorama orientations.
The Shark can be unveiled in full on the Beijing present later this week and is anticipated to reach in UK showrooms early subsequent yr.
Ought to that show the case, BYD may have stolen a march on the electrified pick-up market within the UK. There are at present no PHEV pick-ups on sale right here, though a Ranger PHEV is slated to reach at across the identical time because the Shark.
The one electrical pick-up at present accessible within the UK, the Maxus T90EV, is proscribed by its rear-driven powertrain and 220-mile vary.
