On May 15th, BYD's first pickup truck model based on the DMO platform - SHARK officially ushered in its debut, the price of the car in Mexico is 899980-969800 Mexican pesos, about 386,600-416,500 yuan, converted into US dollars between 53,400-57,500 US dollars, as a pickup truck model equipped with plug-in hybrid power, it is actually not too clear opponent, but in the overseas market it will inevitably face Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and other models of competition.
BYD SHARK is created by the team led by BYD's global design director Wolfgang Egger, the design is inspired by sharks, the front part of the car is very atmospheric, but at first glance, it is very similar to the Ford F-150 Lightning, especially the through-type stout LED daytime running lights and vertical layout of the LED headlights, in the middle of the grille is the English letters of BYD, which is also a common design technique for American pickups, and the overall aura is powerfulThe front bar is prominent, and the lower surround is decorated with a metal guard plate, which is visually tougher.
The side shape is square and stiff, with a double-row seat design, front and rear wheel arches protruding, black plastic surrounds and fixed pedals, blackened side pillars to create the effect of a floating roof, and the cargo body position provides a gantry, and the charging/discharge and fuel filler ports are located below the sides of the gantry. The new car supports the NFC function of Apple devices, which allows the vehicle to be unlocked from the phone.
The rear of the car also has the BYD English LOGO, equipped with a through-type taillight cluster, the shape echoes the headlights, provides pedals, and the cargo body volume is 1450 liters.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5457 * 1971 * 1925 mm, and the wheelbase is 3260 mm; The approach and departure angles are 31° and 19.3°, respectively, and the ground clearance at full load is 210 mm.
The interior is designed by Michele Paganetti, which is similar to the interior of the Leopard 5, which is also a DMO platform, with a T-shaped central control layout, a D-shaped four-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a 10.25-inch LCD instrument cluster, a 12.8-inch rotatable center display, and a 12-inch W-HUD head-up display, with a 360-degree panoramic image and transparent chassis, and Apple CarPlay/Andriod Auto mobile phone connectivity.
The vehicle adopts CTC battery body integration technology to improve the rigidity of the body structure, equipped with blade battery, and the body-in-white uses 54% high-strength steel to improve the rigidity and passive safety of the body, and is equipped with 6 airbags as standard, equipped with intelligent driving assistance systems, including adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning, rear collision warning, lane departure warning, lane departure collision warning, emergency lane change assist, automatic emergency braking, etc.
Other features include six-way power adjustment for the driver's seat, heated and ventilated seats, eight speakers, remote control for mobile phones, and 50W wireless mobile phone charging for the row.
Equipped with DMO plug-in hybrid system, this is a longitudinal plug-in hybrid system, composed of a 1.5T engine + motor, the front motor is 170 kilowatts, the rear motor is 150 kilowatts, the comprehensive power of the system is 430 horsepower, which is much weaker than the power of the Leopard 5, 000 acceleration in 5.7 seconds, feed fuel consumption 7.5 liters / 100 kilometers, with a 29.58 kWh battery pack, NEDC pure electric range of 100 kilometers, comprehensive range of 840 kilometers, 20 minutes can charge the power from 30% to 80%.
In terms of chassis suspension, it adopts a non-load-bearing body structure + front and rear double wishbone independent suspension, equipped with a set of virtual differential locks, supports three driving modes of sand, mud and snow, has a towing capacity of 2500 kg, a load capacity of 835 kg and supports V2L external discharge function.
Chose to launch in Mexico because Mexico has become an important export market for China's own brands, second only to Russia, in addition to Mexico is located in North America, and the United States, Canada is a big consumer of pickup trucks, BYD should want to use Mexico as a springboard to enter the entire North American market, BYD SHARK has obvious advantages in the face of traditional fuel opponents, and is expected to have a good market performance.