BYD Shark 6 arch-rival's price cut: GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV arrives with more driving range and lower entry cost

Following an preliminary announcement in February, Chinese language carmaker GWM has secured decrease pricing for its BYD Shark 6 and Ford Ranger plod-in hybrid ute rival.

The 2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV’s list designate is now $59,990 for the entry level Lux, providing a $2500 saving on the driveaway designate within the ACT, nonetheless with sing-by-sing in station of nationwide driveaway pricing, the Alpha PHEV is $600 dearer in WA.

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The tip-spec Ultra model is now $66,990, ahead of on-road prices, it became beforehand $68,990 driveaway. All over again, a saving of between $300-$1000 in all bar SA and the ACT, the place aside it’s moderately of dearer.

Moreover, the Cannon Alpha’s electrical-completely utilizing fluctuate certification has improved, from an already class-main 110km to 115km. GWM bolstered the Cannon Alpha’s 3500kg braked towing capacity — 1000kg extra than its closest Shark 6 rival.

The Cannon Alpha remains to be dearer than the Shark 6 Top rate ($57,990, ahead of on-road prices) but the gap’s now nearer. Each and every stay more cost effective than Ford’s Ranger PHEV which lists from $71,990.

When examples of the Cannon Alpha initiate arriving in mid-May perhaps perhaps well also simply, it ought to near with a 4 wheel drive system that contains high and low fluctuate at the side of a locking rear differential.

This is numerous from the BYD Shark 6, which relies closely on twin electrical motors for drive, with a small combustion engine.

Despite missing a 3500kg towing capacity, BYD has shown there’s hunger for plod-in hybrid utes — on the least in an environment with advantageous FBT exemptions — in Australia, shifting 4836 to the wreck of March.

GWM sold 437 Cannon Alpha diesels and hybrids within the the same period.

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV functions and pricing

A 2.0L turbo-petrol four-cylinder sits on the Cannon Alpha’s coronary heart, whereas a 37.1kWh battery pack runs the electrical motor.

The GWM Cannon Alpha’s peak outputs are 300kW and 750Nm, whereas gas consumption is rated at 1.7L/100km (NEDC) and electrical-completely utilizing fluctuate 115km. With a low battery charge, rely on to seem for gas consumption climb to 7.9L/100km for 1060km blended utilizing fluctuate.

Mercurial-charging is that that you simply would possibly perhaps maybe assume of at up to 50kW, taking 24 minutes to soar from 30-80 percent.

Each and every Cannon Alpha functions coil springs on entrance and rear axles, with a multi-hyperlink rear wreck. Watch the list of fashioned functions below.

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV Lux — $61,490-$64,590, driveaway

• Gloomy 18-slouch alloy wheels
• Auto LED headlights
• Matte black exterior trim
• Keyless entry with push-button inaugurate
• Spray-in mattress liner
• Synthetic leather upholstery
• Driver 6-ability, passenger 4-ability energy alter seats
• Twin-zone native climate defend watch over
• 14.6-slouch multimedia touchscreen
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Six-speaker sound system
• 12.3-slouch digital instrument cluster
• Automatic wipers
• Adaptive cruise defend watch over with lane-designate again
• Seven airbags
• 360-diploma digital camera
• Rear parking sensors
• Tyre strain monitoring system (TPMS)

The tip-spec Cannon Alpha PHEV Ultra will get the total fruit thrown at it. As well to the Lux, it functions the next:

GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV Ultra — $67,990-$71,090, driveaway

• Locking entrance differential
• 60/40 ruin up tail gate
• Rear sliding window
• Sunroof
• Leather-essentially essentially based-accented upholstery
• Driver 8-ability, passenger 6-ability energy alter seats
• Energy reclining rear seats
• Heated and ventilated entrance and rear outboard seats
• Front seat rub down
• Heated steering wheel
• Auto-dimming rear search judge
• Ambient lighting fixtures (64-color)
• Infinity 10 speaker sound system
• Front and rear wireless charger
• Head-up present (HUD)

The GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV will seemingly be half of its hybrid and diesel-powered kin in dealerships next month.

2025 GWM Cannon Alpha PHEV pricing

Prices listed are ahead of on-road prices

• Cannon Alpha PHEV Lux — $59,990
• Cannon Alpha PHEV Ultra — $66,990