BYD Shark 6 from R989 900 | Sport Utility Vehicles

At a glance

These figures describe the BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD. Other derivatives in this range differ.

Power

321 kW

BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD only

Consumption

9.6 L/100km

BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD only

Load box

1 500 mm

length

Seats

5

Towing (braked)

2 500 kg

BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD only

Cover

5 services / 5 years / 100 000 km

Maintenance plan

Derivatives in this range

As recorded for each derivative. "Not stated" means the figure is not recorded for that derivative, not that the vehicle lacks it.

Derivative	Seats	Price	Spare wheel
BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD the specifications above describe this derivative	5	R989 900	Full-size
BYD Shark 6 Performance 2.0T DMO AWD	5	R1 149 900	Not stated

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Full specifications

The figures below describe the BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD. Other derivatives in this range differ.

Performance & Dimensions
Engine capacity	1.5 L note Performance: 2.0 turbo.
Cylinders	4 note Reported figure for the South African car; not published by the manufacturer in the sources checked.
Power	321 kW note System output; engine 135 kW, front motor 170 kW, rear 150 kW. Performance 350 kW.
Torque	650 Nm note System; Performance 700 Nm.
Transmission	DMO plug-in hybrid drive (no conventional gearbox) note Derived from published figures.
Gears	Not specified
Drivetrain	AWD note BYD South Africa.
Consumption cycle	WLTP note BYD South Africa.
Fuel consumption	9.6 L/100km note Battery-depleted (SOC<25%) figure, not weighted PHEV figure.
Fuel tank	59 L note Performance 60 L per launch report.
Fuel grade	95 / 93 unleaded note Australian specification data gives a minimum of 91 RON petrol for this 1.5 turbo plug-in hybrid, so either South African grade (93 or 95) meets it; not yet confirmed from a manufacturer document.
Range	670 km note Combined WLTP; Performance 640 km.
0-100 km/h	5.7 s note Performance 5.5 s.
CO2 emissions	Not specified
Seats	5 note BYD South Africa.
Doors	4 note Derived from published figures.
Length	5 457 mm note BYD South Africa.
Width	1 971 mm note BYD South Africa.
Height	1 925 mm note BYD South Africa.
Wheelbase	3 260 mm note SA sheet prints 2,920 mm, which conflicts with global data.
Ground clearance	230 mm note BYD South Africa.
Boot (behind 2nd row)	N/A
Boot (behind last row)	N/A
Boot (seats folded)	N/A
Kerb weight	2 710 kg note BYD South Africa.
Gross vehicle mass	3 500 kg note BYD South Africa.
Payload	790 kg note GVM minus kerb; Performance quoted 725 kg.
Towing (braked)	2 500 kg note Performance: 3,500 kg.
Towing (unbraked)	750 kg note BYD South Africa.

Safety
Safety rating	5 stars (ANCAP 2025)
Airbags	7 note Entry derivative.
Airbag positions	Driver, Front passenger, Driver side, Front passenger side, Curtain left, Curtain right, Driver far-side note Entry derivative.

Ownership & Running Costs
Warranty	5 years note BYD South Africa.
Warranty distance	100 000 km 20 000 km/year · derived Compare warranties across all SUVs → note BYD South Africa.
Maintenance plan	5 services / 5 years / 100 000 km
How it is supplied	Included with the vehicle
Service interval (distance)	20 000 km note Distance between scheduled services.

Spare wheel & SA ownership
Spare wheel	Full-size Compare spare wheels across all SUVs → note Entry derivative.
Service network	~22 authorised service points, as at 18 August 2026 In 5 of the 9 provinces. Sales-and-aftersales flag in BYD's own locator: 22 of 63 SA pins. The other 41 are sales-only and are excluded. Compare service networks across all brands → note Brand service-outlet count, same figure as the brand's other records.

Off-Road
Differential lock	None note No differential lock. What the car has is a brake-based system that emulates one.
Low range	No note No transfer case and no low range — each axle has its own electric motor.
Approach angle	31° note 31 degrees.
Departure angle	19.3° note 19.3 degrees.
Breakover angle	17° note 17 degrees, published as a ramp-over angle.
Wading depth	700 mm note 700 mm maximum.

Electrification
Range (WLTP)	85 km note WLTP electric range.
Electric-only range	85 km note WLTP; Performance 80 km.
Battery (gross)	29.58 kWh note Published figure.
Max DC charging	55 kW note CCS2 DC charging up to 55 kW.
Max AC charging	7 kW note Type 2 AC charging up to 7 kW.
DC charge 10-80%	Not specified
Battery warranty	8 years note Reported for the South African Shark 6.
Battery warranty distance	200 000 km note Reported for the South African Shark 6.

Load Box
Load box length	1 500 mm note Reported figure for the South African car; not published by the manufacturer in the sources checked.

What we can't tell you yet

Everything below was searched for. Lines marked (unverified) show a figure that only one source gives, or that sources disagree on; the rest have not been published anywhere we could find for this version.

These gaps are recorded for the BYD Shark 6 Premium 1.5T DMO AWD. Other derivatives in this range differ.

Gears — Not published in the sources checked.
Fuel grade (unverified) — Australian specification data gives a minimum of 91 RON petrol for this 1.5 turbo plug-in hybrid, so either South African grade (93 or 95) meets it; not yet confirmed from a manufacturer document.
CO2 emissions — Not published in the sources checked.
Euro NCAP rating — Euro NCAP has published no result for the BYD Shark 6. If it tests a version matching this specification, the result belongs on this page.
Service plan services (unverified) — Worked out from the plan’s 100 000 km at 20 000 km between services. The plan also ends at 5 years, which would bring the count down if services fall due more often than once a year.
Service interval (distance) (unverified) — Distance between scheduled services.
DC charge 10-80% — Not published in the sources checked.

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