Another Chinese brand will soon enter the plug-in hybrid dual-cab ute segment, but is the upcoming JAC Hunter simply cheap or genuinely good value?

The new JAC Hunter will replace the BYD Shark 6 as Australia’s cheapest PHEV dual-cab, despite class-leading power and benchmark towing chops.

The new JAC Hunter will replace the BYD Shark 6 as Australia’s cheapest PHEV dual-cab, despite class-leading power and benchmark towing chops.

The new JAC Hunter will replace the BYD Shark 6 as Australia’s cheapest PHEV dual-cab, despite class-leading power and benchmark towing chops.

The new JAC Hunter will replace the BYD Shark 6 as Australia’s cheapest PHEV dual-cab, despite class-leading power and benchmark towing chops.

The local suspension tuning underpinning the JAC Hunter PHEV dual-cab ute could eventually be applied to examples sold in other export markets.

The local suspension tuning underpinning the JAC Hunter PHEV dual-cab ute could eventually be applied to examples sold in other export markets.

A cab/chassis version of the Hunter PHEV ute has been confirmed for Australian showrooms, and is due before the end of 2026.

A cab/chassis version of the Hunter PHEV ute has been confirmed for Australian showrooms, and is due before the end of 2026.

Model-year updates for the Ranger Hybrid see a new entry-level model aggressively priced against the segment-leading BYD Shark 6 dual-cab ute.