Overview
- BYD, which confirmed Thursday the Dynamic cab-chassis is on sale at $55,900 before on-road costs, also set the Performance variant at $62,900 with showroom arrivals due in May.
- The new Performance pairs a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine with dual electric motors for 350 kW and 700 Nm, lifts braked towing to 3500 kg, and cuts the 0–100 km/h claim to 5.5 seconds.
- Government approval data lists the 2.0-litre’s engine at 180 kW and shows tare mass rising to 2738 kg, which trims payload to 762 kg with no added low-range or locking differentials.
- The entry Dynamic cab-chassis keeps the 1.5-litre PHEV setup with 321 kW and 650 Nm and a roughly 29.6 kWh LFP battery, but it swaps in a 12.8-inch screen and loses some comfort features, with an Ironman 4x4 tray to be priced soon.
- BYD’s software adds a new low-speed Crawl Mode on the Performance and will roll it out to other grades later this year, building on momentum after about 18,073 Australian sales in 2025 made the Shark 6 the market’s best-selling plug-in hybrid.