Hardcore BYD Shark 6 imagined as Ford Ranger Raptor, Toyota Hilux GR Sport challenger

There’s no doubting the BYD Shark 6’s recognition. For a brand contemporary, niche, poke-in hybrid single variant offering it’s selling strongly, averaging 1500 gadgets each month in Australia.

Nonetheless the emblem isn’t going to relaxation on its laurels, vowing to expand the Shark 6’s allure, with a Ford Ranger Raptor and Toyota Hilux GR Sport rival likely: meet the ‘Tigershark 6’.

There’s no confirmation on a name yet, pointless to claim, nonetheless BYD Australia and Fresh Zealand chief operating officer Stephen Collins knowledgeable Chasing Autos he takes a scrutinize “at other alternatives” for the Shark 6.

“We clearly trust one grade which is selling 1500 a month, so it’s doing effectively, nonetheless we’re effectively aware that, down decrease in, in extra of the speedily dwelling and even up elevated, there’s other alternatives,” hinted Collins.

A speedily-oriented cab-chassis model of the Shark 6 is widely expected, nonetheless Collins hinting at alternatives up the scale caught our scrutinize.

With support of digital artist Theottle, we’ve introduced a hardcore Shark 6 to life. Carrying the contemporary Outback Orange paint colour, it functions a tweaked decrease front bumper part incorporating red recovery hooks, steel underbody security and low-mount LED lights.

It sits taller, with roughly a 40mm lift thru a combination of budge-taller coil springs for its impartial suspension and higher diameter BF Goodrich all-terrain tyres on unlit 17-budge alloys.

On the rear, there’s a silver garnish on the decrease bumper part and cheeky ‘Tigershark 6’ badge on the support delineating this from the common ute.

It is what is going to be below that would possibly per chance trust the adaptation to the Shark 6, which is at the moment a 325kW, all-wheel drive ute with 100km of electrical-handiest vary. It lacks locking diffs and finessed drive modes for rock crawling.

The incoming Denza B5 and B8 spend a extra hardcore model of the Shark 6’s powertrain, and are constructed alongside the ute in China. A actually perfect enhance, surely.

Based entirely mostly around the equivalent 1.5-litre turbo-petrol combustion engine, the Denza B5’s twin-motor system outputs 505kW and 760Nm whereas incorporating a locking rear differential, low-vary through a two-velocity rear axle, eight drive modes and simulated centre differential lock.

This powertrain would rob the Shark 6’s skill to the subsequent level.

The extra utter, and likely elevated body stress below, would possibly per chance per chance per chance well also elevate the Shark 6’s towing restrict from 2500kg to 3500kg as effectively, something BYD is investigating.

Pricing would possibly per chance per chance per chance well be someplace north of the present ute, which is $57,900 sooner than on-avenue costs. We’d query someplace around $75,000 if this hardcore, ‘Tigershark 6’, involves fruition.