Dare to make the first debut of this kind of car abroad, and only BYD is the only one

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2024-05-15 14:24Posted in Guangdong automotive creators

In the early morning of May 15, Beijing time, BYD's first pickup truck model, BYD SHARK (shark), was officially released in Mexico, with a total of 2 configurations, the GL version is priced at 899,980 Mexican yuan (about 386,700 yuan), and the GS version is priced at 969,800 Mexican yuan (about 416,700 yuan).

BYD SHARK is based on BYD's DMO super hybrid off-road platform, equipped with a 1.5T engine + dual-motor four-wheel drive system, virtual differential lock, etc., with good off-road ability. At present, BYD SHARK is only sold in the Americas, Australia and other places, and there are no plans to launch it in China.

In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a tough design style, with Japanese-shaped headlights and front through daytime running lights, and the front of the car is square and powerful. There are also guard bars with silver accents at the bottom of the front bumper, which can provide some protection when the vehicle is going to cross off-road.

The new car is equipped with black wheel arches, roof racks, gantry racks and other equipment, and the inside of the cargo bed is painted with black scratch-resistant materials, with a volume of 1450L, and is equipped with power sockets to facilitate users to use external electrical appliances outdoors.

In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5457/1971/1925mm, and the wheelbase is 3260mm; The approach and departure angles are 31° and 19.3° respectively, and the ground clearance at full load is 210mm.

Inside, the new car is equipped with a new four-spoke steering wheel, a floating 10.25-inch LCD instrument cluster, BYD's signature 12.8-inch rotatable center display, and a 12-inch head-up display.

The interior of the BYD SHARK incorporates many design elements of the Formula Leopard 5, such as the most iconic liftable electronic gear lever, multiple physical buttons, and a wireless charging panel for mobile phones. The interior design of the new car is relatively simple, with orange trim parts on the air conditioning vents, and a large number of orange stitching on the dashboard, door panels, seats and other positions.

At the same time, the new car also has armrests in the center tunnel and the A-pillar position in front of the co-driver, making the whole interior look more tough. The new car also comes with features such as six-way power adjustment for the main driver's seat, heated and ventilated seats, remote control via mobile phone, six airbags, and Level 2 driver assistance systems.

The in-car system not only supports intelligent voice, 540° panoramic image, in-car karaoke and other functions, but also supports Apple CarPlay/Andriod Auto mobile phone interconnection, which is also the first BYD model to support Apple CarPlay. It can be seen that in order to meet the needs of overseas markets, BYD has also carried out targeted design on the software side.

In terms of power, the BYD SHARK is equipped with a 1.5T engine + a dual-motor drive system of 170kW in the front and 150kW in the rear, with a 0-100 acceleration time of 5.7 seconds. The new car has a double wishbone suspension at the front and rear, and there is also a virtual differential lock, which can intelligently adjust the front and rear torque according to different terrains.

In addition, the new car is equipped with a 29.58 kWh blade battery, with a NEDC pure electric range of 100 km, a combined range of 840 km, a full battery fuel consumption of 1.536 L/100 km, and a low battery fuel consumption of 7.5 L/100 km.

In high-horsepower fuel pickups, fuel consumption is a headache, but as a plug-in hybrid pickup BYD SHARK can solve this problem well, even if it has been used with a loss of power, fuel consumption will not be too high.

The editor said:

The price of this BYD shark pickup truck is still relatively high, and it is a high-end fun pickup truck model, not a commercial pickup truck used to transport goods. The audience of this pickup truck model in China is still relatively small, and BYD chose to debut the model in Mexico, which also proves that BYD wants to use this model to open up the pickup truck market in Latin America and expand the audience in this market.

The biggest advantage of the shark pickup truck is that it is equipped with a plug-in hybrid system, which is more fuel-efficient for daily use, and can also be discharged, which can provide a car experience that traditional fuel pickup trucks cannot provide, and I believe it can attract the attention of overseas consumers. So the question is, do you think this BYD shark will be listed in China?

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