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Chery’s new Toyota HiLux is packing some impressive stats.
The new Chery Stockman dual-cab ute is due to go on sale at the end of this year packing a diesel plug-in hybrid set-up.
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Chery’s Executive Director of Engineering Peter Matkin summed it up simply earlier this year.
“It’s easier to do the gasoline version,” he said.
That pot shot at rivals is about to be put to the test as it prepares to take on the petrol plug-in hybrid Ford Ranger and the BYD Shark 6.
One paper it stacks up.
The Stockman combines a 2.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine with an electric motor to deliver 350kW and 800Nm sent to all four wheels.
It can drive up to 100km under electric-only power, but this is calculated via the more lenient NEDC test cycle. Expect closer to 80km when tested to the benchmark WLTP cycle.
The diesel plug-in hybrid will be joined by a petrol plug-in version in 2027.
New details reveal the Stockman will be a proper work truck, with leaf spring rear suspension paired with more sophisticated double wishbone hardware up front.
It will have a 750kg unbraked towing capacity and 3500kg braked. Chery has not revealed payload yet.
It will be fitted with all terrain tyres as standard and will have 247mm of ground clearance.
It is a big unit measuring 5450mm long, 2010 wide and 1890 tall. It’s wheelbase is a large 3250mm.
That means it is slightly bigger than the HiLux and others, and more in-line with the GWM Cannon Alpha and BYD Shark 6 that straddle the space between the Ford Ranger and big US puck-up trucks.
The tub is 1560mm long, 1560mm wide and 500mm high.
Chery has also previously said it would have front, centre and rear diff locks, and it should have low gearing for proper off-roading.
It is believed it will be priced similar to the BYD Shark 6's $57,900 (before on-road costs) starting price.
Chery Australia Chief Operating Officer Lucas Harris told CarsGuide earlier this year the new ute had to be tough and the diesel-electric combo gave it the best chance to achieve that capability Australians demand from a ute.
“I believe Chery has one chance to prove that we can build and deliver a highly capable ute,” said Harris.
“And so to do that, it needs towing capability, payload capability, all-terrain capability. Particularly all-terrain capability, you know, you get people towing caravans on the beach. You really do need the torque and power delivery that a diesel gives you down low to be able to do those things.”
Full details, including model line-up and prices will be revealed closer to the car’s launch date.
