Recently, in the Mexican market, BYD officially debuted its pickup truck model Shark, the new car adopts DMO hybrid assembly, and the formula Leopard Leopard 5 is built on the same platform, the starting price of the new car is 899,980 Mexican pesos, equivalent to about 390,000 yuan, but this is not important, the market in China and Mexico is different, you can refer to the price of the car is higher than the local Ford Ranger pickup, but significantly lower than the F-150, the approximate positioning has been basically clear.
In the future, the car will also be launched in Latin America, Southeast Asia and other places, and the Chinese market will have to wait for the relevant policies to be resolved before it can be launched, which is obviously not the main focus in the early stage. In terms of appearance, the front face of the new car adopts the standard new energy pickup style, the prominent nose has a large area of the body color panel for decoration, the center is inlaid with a huge BYD letter logo, and the left and right sides have a longitudinal smoked gray headlight group, and the outer ring has an exaggerated LED light strip to wrap, showing a good sense of science and technology, the front bumper part still has the largest silver guard plate, and the exaggerated approach angle of the grille shows the style that the pickup truck model should have.
On the side of the body, the standard pickup lines, the body measurements reach 5457/1971/1925 mm, which is huge enough, and the size is indeed above the Ranger, with a wheelbase of 3260 mm, all of which show good practicality. Elements such as a thick roof rack, door pedals, gantries and more will not be absent. In the rear part of the car, the C-shaped light strip is drawn out on both sides of the through-type taillight group, which corresponds to the front of the car, and the tail box line is relatively simple, only the BYD letter logo inlaid in the middle, and the rear bumper part has a huge guard plate, so that the style of the vehicle is unified.
There is no exposed exhaust, reflecting the attitude of a new energy vehicle, with an opening at the left and right rear fenders, which illuminates the identity of the plug-in hybrid model, with a final payload of up to 835 kg, traction of 2,500 kg, and a rear bucket volume of 1,450 liters with a cover, which is an excellent level. In terms of power, the new car adopts a dual-belt floating LCD screen with HUD head-up display to form a three-screen linkage, and the central control screen can be rotated, showing the positioning of BYD's brand models. Android, iPhone, interconnection, voice recognition, and even karaoke functions will not be absent, with a strong BYD flavor.
In terms of power, of course, a big focus of the car. The new DMO hybrid assembly, there are certain changes in parameters, the 1.5T longitudinal engine will not be absent, but compared with the matching electric motor, the Leopard 5 has been reduced, with a maximum power of 436 horsepower, which obviously controls the performance in terms of cost. The final acceleration of 100 kilometers in 5.7 seconds is still a good level for such a huge pickup truck. The NEDC working condition has a pure electric range of 100 kilometers, the fuel consumption of 100 kilometers can be as low as 7.5 liters, and the comprehensive cruising range is 840 kilometers, all of which have good performance. Of course, the chassis structure is basically the same as that of the Leopard 5, with front and rear double wishbones fully independent suspension, and a hard off-road vehicle system with girders, non-bearing bodies, and a hard off-road vehicle system. The approach angle reaches 31 degrees, the departure angle is 19.3 degrees, and the ground clearance at full load is 210 mm, providing excellent passability. It is worth looking forward to what kind of performance can be held in the future.