Following its Southeast Asian debut in Indonesia again in July, you could possibly inform that it was solely a matter of time earlier than the BYD M6 was introduced for different regional markets. That occurred quickly sufficient, with Thailand turning into the following vacation spot for the fully-electric MPV earlier this month. Now, it’s our flip, with the M6 additionally set to go on sale quickly in Malaysia.
That the M6 – primarily a revised model of the e6 – is inbound and as a consequence of get its market debut possible within the coming month is all we all know for now, as there isn’t a indication as to the variants and specs we’ll be getting.
It stays to be seen if we’ll get seven-seater and six-seater variations like in Indonesia, the place the MPV is priced from 379 million rupiah (RM109,500) to 429 million rupiah (RM123,900), or whether or not solely the six-seat configuration shall be provided, as it’s in Thailand, the place it’s priced from 829,900 baht (RM106,800) to 929,900 baht (RM119,600).
What could be very possible is that there shall be two variants types, with totally different outputs. In each Indonesia and Thailand, the M6 is out there in two states of energy outputs.
On the bottom mannequin (often known as the Dynamic in Thailand), that is 163 PS (120 kW) and 310 Nm, which is a bump up from the 95 PS (70 kW) and 180 Nm seen on the e6. For the Prolonged (often known as the Superior in Indonesia), the ability is much like that seen on the Atto 3 SUV, with 204 PS (150 kW) on faucet. Efficiency figures embody a 0-100 km/h time of 10.1 and eight.6 seconds respectively.
Juice for the motor is offered by the automaker’s Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery, which on the bottom model is a 55.4 kWh unit able to offering an NEDC-rated vary of 420 km. In the meantime, the upper output model will get the bigger 71.8 kWh (as seen on the e6), and that is good for as much as 530 km of NEDC-rated journey on a single cost.
When it comes to charging, the M6 can settle for as much as 85 kW of DC quick charging, or as much as 115 kW for the Prolonged, with the latter taking 40 minutes to get the battery from a ten to 80% state-of-charge. As for AC charging, its restricted to 7 kW no matter variant.
Styling-wise, the M6 has been given a neat nip-and-tuck job, with modifications led by a swap to the model’s newest company face, with a full-width silver bar (incorporating the BYD script) linking the revised multi-projector LED headlights. These sit above a wing-shaped bumper insert that ties neatly into the slim air intakes and decrease chrome flourish components.
On the again, the M6 will get full-width taillights that combine a slimmer, extra refined chrome strip and a BYD lettering badge, together with a chrome strip across the decrease perimeter to decorate up issues additional. The electrical MPV rides on 17-inch Y-spoke alloy wheels in each Indonesia and Thailand, so we will count on to see the identical right here.
Inside, you’ll discover minor modifications from the e6, with probably the most seen being the swap to a wood-effect sprint trim and a redesigned centre console. The latter ditches the rotary knob seen beforehand for a stubby gear selector. The centre touchscreen has additionally gone up in measurement from 10.1 to 12.8 inches and might now rotate to supply each horizontal and vertical orientation views.
Customary gear consists of keyless entry, push-button begin, an NFC key card, computerized air-conditioning, an auto-dimming rear-view mirror, cruise management, fake leather-based upholstery, a vehicle-to-load (V2L) perform, a 360-degree digicam system and a six-speaker audio system. The upper output variant provides on package resembling roof rails, a panoramic glass roof, power-adjustable ventilated entrance seats, Qi wi-fi charging and a powered tailgate.
Security-wise, the M6 comes with six airbags, stability management and a door opening warning, together with driver help package resembling autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management and lane centring help. Emergency lane maintaining help, blind spot monitoring, rear cross site visitors with auto brake and door opening warning are unique to the upper output variant.
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