The 2025 BYD Shark plug-in hybrid ute will be cheaper than top-selling versions of the Ford Ranger and Toyota HiLux when it arrives in showrooms early next year, leaked pricing has revealed.
An online government database seen by Drive includes a listing for a “2024 Z Utility BYD Shark Base 4x4” priced from $68,000 plus on-road costs, or an estimated $77,300 drive-away in metro Sydney.
BYD Australia has not verified the accuracy of the leaked price.
A spokesperson for its local distributor told Drive pricing is not expected to be announced “until at least end October,” but that it will be “competitive”.
While the single variant in the database is labelled “base”, if other BYD models are a guide, even the base-model Shark will be equipped with nearly every luxury feature offered in top-of-the-range versions of the company’s maiden ute.
If it is accurate, the Shark’s leaked price will place it head-to-head with a Ford Ranger in mid-grade XLT V6 ($68,840 plus on-road costs) or high-spec Wildtrak four-cylinder ($69,640 plus on-roads).
A Toyota HiLux Rogue with 48-volt 'V-Active Technology' starts from $71,530 plus on-road costs.
A plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger is due in showrooms next year, but better-equipped versions are expected to carry list prices closer to $90,000 plus on-road costs.
Other competitors to the BYD include the Mazda BT-50 SP ($68,690 plus on-roads), Isuzu D-Max LS-U+ ($65,500 plus on-roads) and Volkswagen Amarok Style four-cylinder ($69,740 plus on-roads).
The $68,000 leaked price is in line with estimations by Drive earlier this year – based on Mexican prices – which forecast a starting RRP of between $60,000 and $68,000 for the cheapest model, or $64,000 to $73,000 for a flagship version.
The BYD Shark is the Chinese car maker’s first ute, and will debut its latest off-road-ready plug-in hybrid technology in Australia when showroom arrivals begin in early 2025.
It remains to be seen if the first large shipments arrive before an exemption on Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) for novated lease purchases ends for plug-in hybrid vehicles in April 2025.
The Shark is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine aided by two electric motors – 170kW/310Nm on the front axle, and 150kW/340Nm on the rear axle – for a claimed combined power output of 320kW.
BYD claims a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.7 seconds, a 100km electric-only driving range, and 840km hybrid petrol-electric range from the 29.6kWh battery pack on board.
Once the battery is close to flat – and the petrol engine has to work harder to propel the vehicle – fuel consumption is still a claimed 7.5L/100km, compared to 7.2L/100km for the most frugal Ford Ranger dual-cab bi-turbo diesel 4x4.
The electric motors do most of the heavy lifting, powering the front and rear wheels – with the petrol engine only capable of spinning the front wheels, according to technical graphics released by BYD.
The braked towing capacity is a claimed 2500kg.
Source - Drive
An online government database seen by Drive includes a listing for a “2024 Z Utility BYD Shark Base 4x4” priced from $68,000 plus on-road costs, or an estimated $77,300 drive-away in metro Sydney.
BYD Australia has not verified the accuracy of the leaked price.
A spokesperson for its local distributor told Drive pricing is not expected to be announced “until at least end October,” but that it will be “competitive”.
While the single variant in the database is labelled “base”, if other BYD models are a guide, even the base-model Shark will be equipped with nearly every luxury feature offered in top-of-the-range versions of the company’s maiden ute.
If it is accurate, the Shark’s leaked price will place it head-to-head with a Ford Ranger in mid-grade XLT V6 ($68,840 plus on-road costs) or high-spec Wildtrak four-cylinder ($69,640 plus on-roads).
A Toyota HiLux Rogue with 48-volt 'V-Active Technology' starts from $71,530 plus on-road costs.
A plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger is due in showrooms next year, but better-equipped versions are expected to carry list prices closer to $90,000 plus on-road costs.
Other competitors to the BYD include the Mazda BT-50 SP ($68,690 plus on-roads), Isuzu D-Max LS-U+ ($65,500 plus on-roads) and Volkswagen Amarok Style four-cylinder ($69,740 plus on-roads).
The $68,000 leaked price is in line with estimations by Drive earlier this year – based on Mexican prices – which forecast a starting RRP of between $60,000 and $68,000 for the cheapest model, or $64,000 to $73,000 for a flagship version.
The BYD Shark is the Chinese car maker’s first ute, and will debut its latest off-road-ready plug-in hybrid technology in Australia when showroom arrivals begin in early 2025.
It remains to be seen if the first large shipments arrive before an exemption on Fringe Benefits Tax (FBT) for novated lease purchases ends for plug-in hybrid vehicles in April 2025.
The Shark is powered by a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine aided by two electric motors – 170kW/310Nm on the front axle, and 150kW/340Nm on the rear axle – for a claimed combined power output of 320kW.
BYD claims a 0-100km/h acceleration time of 5.7 seconds, a 100km electric-only driving range, and 840km hybrid petrol-electric range from the 29.6kWh battery pack on board.
Once the battery is close to flat – and the petrol engine has to work harder to propel the vehicle – fuel consumption is still a claimed 7.5L/100km, compared to 7.2L/100km for the most frugal Ford Ranger dual-cab bi-turbo diesel 4x4.
The electric motors do most of the heavy lifting, powering the front and rear wheels – with the petrol engine only capable of spinning the front wheels, according to technical graphics released by BYD.
The braked towing capacity is a claimed 2500kg.
Source - Drive