BYD's Ti 6 SUV Breaks Cover Testing with Roof LiDAR — SkimNews
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- BYD has begun road-testing a new boxy SUV called the Ti 6 (Tai 6), with the first disguised photos surfacing this week on China's Autohome.
- The Tai 6 will be the fourth model in Fang Cheng Bao's Titanium lineup — following the Tai 3, Tai 7, and Tai 9 — and is positioned as a smaller, 5-seat sibling to the 7-seater Tai 7, featuring new headlights and a roof-mounted LiDAR sensor.
- Fang Cheng Bao rebadges the Tai 7 as the BYD Ti 7 for Europe, the UK, and other global markets; the Tai 6 is expected to start near 150,000 yuan ($22,000), below the Tai 7's 179,800 yuan ($26,500) starting price in China.
- The Tai 7 uses BYD's Super Hybrid DM powertrain — three electric motors paired with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine for 402 hp combined — backed by a 35.6 kWh Blade Battery; in China it's offered as both BEV and PHEV, but the UK-market Ti 7 is PHEV-only with up to 74 miles of WLTP electric range (102 miles in city driving).
- The Ti 7 starts at £47,995 ($65,000) in the UK, undercutting the plug-in Land Rover Defender 110 — which starts at £71,840 ($97,000) and manages only 31.1 miles of WLTP electric range — by roughly £23,845.
Why it matters: BYD is bringing a Defender-styled, LiDAR-equipped SUV to market at a projected ~$22,000, while its existing Ti 7 already undercuts the plug-in Defender 110 by about £23,845 in the UK — a direct price comparison the source flags, signaling sustained pressure on legacy off-roader pricing as Chinese automakers push aggressively into global rugged-SUV segments.
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