BYD Shark
Hacker ApprovedRanked 7 of 8 pickup trucks by recommenders
Praised for solid build and value at about $40k, and selling well in Australia and Mexico; one recall over spare wheels has been reported.
Praised for solid build and value at about $40k, and selling well in Australia and Mexico; one recall over spare wheels has been reported.
13 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sells well in Australia and Mexico
“are incredibly popular in Australia, which is a very similar market to the US”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “CT scans of BYD car parts” “the BYD Shark is doing well in e.g. Australia and Mexico”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “The BYD Shark 6 is already a hit”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “CT scans of BYD car parts” Good value at about $40k
“The worlds biggest electric car company made the Shark, a plug-in EV hybrid. Sold for US$40k in Australia.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” “It's amazing and I paid $41k USD ($57,900 AUD) for it.”
Comment from 18 Feb 2026 in “Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway” “it shows that a very nice truck can be built for $40k”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Ford kills the All-Electric F-150” - Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV”
Well built, heavy-duty components
“The powertrain components all look to be extremely high quality.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “CT scans of BYD car parts” “I'm super impressed with how heavy duty everything is.”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “CT scans of BYD car parts” “Far superior to American made rubbish.”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “How do you design a $30k electric pickup? Inside Ford's skunkworks”
Other pickup trucks people recommend
The four most recommended other pickup trucks, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford F-150 | 44 | 51 | 46% | 9 | — | — |
| Toyota Hilux | 27 | 2 | 93% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Ford Maverick | 25 | 16 | 61% | 8 | — | — |
| Toyota Tacoma | 22 | 16 | 58% | 9 | 11 yrs5 owners | — |
| BYD SharkThis page | 11 | 2 | 85% | 5 | — | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“BYD seems keen to take over with the ugly shark.”
“major recall due to the spare wheel falling off Shark 6s”
“Far superior to American made rubbish.”
“The powertrain components all look to be extremely high quality.”
“I'm super impressed with how heavy duty everything is.”
“The BYD Shark 6 is already a hit”
“are incredibly popular in Australia, which is a very similar market to the US”
“I have a BYD dealership 25km from my house and a 6 year/150k KM warranty.”
“It's amazing and I paid $41k USD ($57,900 AUD) for it.”
“I'm paying $41,200 USD for the thing brand new.”
“Now own BYD Dolphin and Shark, the European car industry is history mate.”
“they loved them and felt they're missing out big time on this”
“Chinese have brought their A-game too - Tank 300, BYD Shark etc”
“more than 1 second faster 0-60/0-100”
“The worlds biggest electric car company made the Shark, a plug-in EV hybrid. Sold for US$40k in Australia.”
“it shows that a very nice truck can be built for $40k”
“the BYD Shark is doing well in e.g. Australia and Mexico”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.