BYD reveals Shark 6 PHEV pickup in Thailand

Recently, BYD revealed the Shark 6 pickup at the Bangkok Motor Show, and the price is set to be 1,699,000 Thai Baht (roughly 50k USD). 

The car is built on BYD’s DMO platform. Its dimensions are 5457/1917/ 1925 mm, with a wheelbase of 3260 mm, making it larger than the Ford Ranger, one of Thailand’s best-selling upper-tier pickups. 

The Shark 6 was sold to various countries, including Mexico, Australia, and Brazil.

In some countries, it is named Shark instead of Shark 6.

(BYD Shark 6)

The BYD Shark 6 is powered by a 1.5-liter 4-cylinder turbo engine paired with two permanent magnet synchronous electric motors. 

However, the engine solely functions as a generator to charge the battery and power the motors. 

The combined output of the two motors reaches 321 kW (430 hp) and 650 Nm of torque, enabling the Shark 6 to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.7 seconds.

Which is quite impressive for a pickup that weighs 2710 kg. The battery used is a 29.58 kWh blade battery. The car has a combined range of 800 km.

BYD is not the first Chinese brand to introduce a pickup truck in Thailand. 
Thailand is the world’s second-largest market for pickup trucks, after the United States. 

This is mainly due to early government tax policies and the demand for multi-purpose vehicles. 

Diesel engines have been preferred due to the fuel’s low price and the engine’s high torque.

Thailand’s modified pickup shuttle bus

Before the surge of Chinese brands in Thailand, the low-to-middle-tier pickup market was dominated by Japanese models such as the Toyota Hilux, Isuzu D-Max, and Mitsubishi Triton, while American models like the Ford Ranger have been key players in the mid-to-high tiers.

Ref: BYD reveals Shark 6 PHEV pickup in Thailand