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Ironman 4×4 already provides a spread of upgrades for the favored BYD Shark 6 plug-in hybrid (PHEV) ute, and now it has introduced new kits that permit it to hold heavier hundreds.
The aftermarket auto engineering firm says it has launched the primary gross car mass (GVM) improve for the Shark 6, pushing its payload – the quantity of additional weight you’ll be able to legally carry – to north of a tonne and making it an NB1-class car.
Ironman 4×4 is providing Medium, Heavy and Additional Heavy kits. The Medium Equipment is designed for patrons who want further payload for infrequent hundreds, whereas the Heavy Equipment is for these seeking to carry a continuing load of over 300kg, and the Additional Heavy Equipment is for these carrying fixed a great deal of over 600kg.
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All kits price $4190 fitted, and no matter which one you choose, the Shark 6’s GVM is pushed up from 3500kg to 3850kg.
That sees its payload raised from 790kg to 1140kg, although braked towing capability stays unchanged at 2500kg.
To realize these figures, Ironman 4×4 has elevated the entrance axle capability from 1610kg to 1800kg and the rear axle capability from 1954kg to 2150kg.
It has fitted IM2.5 monotube shock absorbers with ‘outsized’ pistons, which it says ends in improved trip high quality and physique management with a heavy load on board, in addition to superior warmth dissipation and exact damping management.
The kits additionally embrace all of the parts required to satisfy GVM laws, together with CAT-6 indicators and wiring.
Ironman 4×4 says the GVM upgrades can be found by its accredited service centres nationwide, for each autos but to be registered and people already registered.
The BYD Shark 6 was the primary PHEV ute obtainable in Australia, and is proving the most well-liked. A complete of 12,918 have reached Australian clients since deliveries started early this yr.
In distinction, a complete of 312 Ford Ranger PHEVs have been bought for the reason that first deliveries have been recorded in April, together with 551 GWM Cannon Alphas since Might.
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