BYD Shark 6 Premium review: popularity contrast

BYD Shark 6 Premium review: popularity contrast
You can't miss the BYD Shark 6 ... even if it's not in Sunset Orange. (Image: Supplied)
David Linklater
The enormous popularity of double-cab utes in New Zealand is partly due to their dual-purpose appeal. Utes are technically work vehicles, of course, but their cool image and some very deliberate gentrification by carmakers in recent years also make them highly desirable as family and weekend transport.BYD SHARK 6 PREMIUM: POWERTRAIN 1.5-litre turbo petrol 4-cylinder, 29.58kWh plug-in battery, AWD OUTPUT 321kW/650Nm EFFICIENCY 2.0l/100km (25-100% charge), 7.9l/100km (below 25% charge) SIZE 5457mm long, 2710kg PRICE $69,990.No ques...

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