BYD has confirmed that its Shark 6 plug-in hybrid pick-up truck will make its UK debut at the 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed.
The Shark is the latest BYD scheduled to arrive at next month’s FoS, alongside the Dolphin G DM-i supermini. Other models from BYD’s premium brands, Denza and Yangwang, will also launch as part of the Chinese automotive giant’s multi-car blitz of the event.
The BYD Shark’s main rivals are the Ford Ranger PHEV, which is priced from £40,830 without VAT and the new all-electric Toyota Hilux, which starts at £42,170, also excluding VAT. As such, pricing is expected to be in this ballpark.
Available as a twin-cab only, the Shark is underpinned by BYD’s plug-in hybrid DMO – or ‘Dual Mode Off-Road’ – powertrain, which packs a combined 435bhp courtesy of an internal combustion engine paired with a twin-motor electric setup and a sizeable 29.58kWh Blade battery.
This translates into a 55-mile range of electric-only driving for the BYD Shark. For comparison, the Ford Ranger delivers 275bhp and 27 miles of EV range. However, the BYD lags behind the Ford in terms of load lugging. The Shark has a towing capacity of 2,500kg and can carry a payload of up to 790kg in its load bed, while the Ford can tow up to 3,500kg and carry the pick-up standard one tonne in the same area.
The BYD Shark made its international debut in Mexico on May 14, 2024, when it was the first BYD to launch outside China. Despite being manufactured at BYD’s Super Intelligent Factory in Zhengzhou, the model is not actually available on the Chinese market.
Sold in Latin/South America, South Africa, Asia, and Oceania, the BYD Shark has proven especially popular in Australia, where it became a bestseller. Last year, it was crowned Ute of the Year and Car of the Year by various media outlets Down Under. A Shark 6 was also the 100,000th BYD to be sold in Australia.
