Text | Jiang Mengwen
Design | microcosm
Behind the rise of domestic products, it is derived from the increasingly sophisticated carving, is the creation of the old, is the wave of the era of cultural innovation, but also the Chinese independent brand to catch up with the world's old car companies hesitant and full of ambition.
In 2021, as always, the SUV market is still the strategic highland that major car companies are competing for.
In the past, in this lively and prosperous market, there were few independent brands, but with the large displacement of hard SUV due to displacement restrictions have withdrawn from the Chinese market, with innovation, product strength, national brand endorsement and other advantages, independent brands have ushered in new development opportunities.
With the rush of the national tide, the main battlefield of the current Chinese auto market is no longer about the competition for market share, but more reflects the transformation of cultural stance and the rise of independent forces.
On December 4th, Great Wall Motor's "Bee Mang to Nest to the Future" 3.0T+9AT super powertrain off-line ceremony was successfully held in Yongchuan, Chongqing. With the successful launch ceremony, it means that the 3.0T+9AT super powertrain independently developed by China has officially achieved global mass production.
Great Wall Motor has strongly verified its advantages in the core power field with hard core strength, and at the same time, the mass production line has made up for the gap of its own brands in the field of luxury hardcore off-road vehicles, and it also marks the determination of Chinese automobiles to officially enter the high-end market.
This set of powertrain debuted in the Guangzhou Auto Show pre-sale release of the Tank 500, and when it first appeared, it caused a sensation during the auto show.
Only 20 minutes after the start of the pre-sale, its order volume exceeded 13,000 units, and it won 20,000 orders in one hour. Even if there is a tank 300 pearl jade in front, it is difficult to hide the user's enthusiasm for the tank 500.
As the new off-road and luxury SUV in 2021, the Tank 500 relies on the family brand design concept to integrate the two opposing styles of hardcore off-road and extreme luxury, presenting a strong contrast of visual expression.
The appearance of the new car is perfectly integrated with the essence of the current industrial design, the front face is made of a large hexagonal grille, supplemented by a thick line of chrome decoration, and the raised lines on both sides of the engine make the whole car more muscular, significantly improving the recognition of the whole vehicle.
On the side of the body, the lines of the tank 500 are mostly straight, simple and solemn, the lines are outlined hard and strong, with dense spokes and large-size multi-width wheels, which further enhances the aura of the whole vehicle.
With grand rear lines, the new car is equipped with a roof spoiler, and the taillights on both sides are inspired by palace lights, with a longitudinal layout and connected by a chrome decorative strip to form a through-line design.
The rear surround of the tank 500 rear is designed with a more aura silver rear guard plate design, and the hidden exhaust layout is used to enhance the texture of the vehicle, making it look very tough and domineering. The new car is supplied with an external spare tire and is equipped with a TANK logo in English.
An all-round hardcore off-road vehicle that doesn't neglect its interior. The interior of tank 500 adopts the design concept of "magnificent mountains and rivers", and the exclusive custom landscape gallery can be described as a mobile art gallery.
The new car is equipped with a 12.3-inch digital instrument + 14.6-inch central touch screen, and the central control multimedia display is a floating design, creating a full sense of luxury and technology.
The interior design and dosage highlight its extraordinary style, with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and wooden decorative panels and leather interiors, equipped with electronic gear shift mechanisms and knob function buttons.
The 66-face shift handle is warm and clear, the metallic dial and hands also give it a sense of power, and the wood grain decoration on the door panels and the diamond-shaped seam pattern on the seats highlight its luxurious and high-end positioning.
At the same time, the tank 500 perfectly integrates all-round off-road and smart travel, not only equipped with 360-degree panoramic images, lane departure warning, active braking, lane keeping, etc., but also equipped with L2+ intelligent driver assistance system. For example, the NOH high-speed pilot assistance function can automatically drive in and out of highway ramps and overpass forks under the blessing of high-precision maps.
Empowering hardcore off-road with wisdom advanced, while meeting the needs of daily travel, it also makes long-distance crossing and driving safer.
Once upon a time, in the inherent impression of Chinese consumers, Chinese manufacturing was bound by inherent labels such as cheap and plagiarism, and Chinese manufacturing was also considered to be an unpopular existence.
The old Western automobile manufacturing enterprises not only occupy the advantages of early start-up and profound technology accumulation, but also carry out technological blockade in terms of intellectual property rights and patents, which leads to the amazing time and creativity of Chinese manufacturing to break the technical barrier.
After several generations of Chinese automakers' efforts and hopes, Great Wall Motors has broken down technical barriers for the first time, developed a self-developed high-end powertrain in the field of passenger cars, and achieved a comprehensive leap in performance with many innovative technologies, which can be called a milestone product in China's power field.
The mass production of Great Wall Motor's 3.0T engine rolled off the production line, once again highlighting the hard power of Great Wall Motors.
In the context of china's auto market achieving carbon neutrality, major car companies have turned to new energy tracks or reduced displacement. The large displacement power of the traditional gasoline vehicle field has gradually become a rare species in the market. At present, only a few luxury brands launch related products, and China's independent brands belong to the blank stage.
Great Wall Motors can be said to go against the trend, launching a 3.0T+9AT super powertrain, which not only created Made in China. In the wave of the new era, it embarked on a new journey that is extremely important to its brand and China's automobile industry.
The Great Wall Motor off the production line code name 6Z30 3.0T engine can be called the king of the traditional power field, in the double injection, double VGT supercharging, full MAP oil pump and many other hard core technology, its maximum power and torque are as high as 260kW and 500N·m, while the 48V light hybrid BSG motor makes it have better fuel economy, with high energy and low consumption of the strong advantage to solve the contradiction between large displacement and low emissions.
Under the support of cutting-edge technology such as lightweight, integrated engine cylinder head and intake manifold integrated water cooler, the 6Z30 3.0T engine has a powerful low torque, and can burst out 340N·m torque at 1000rpm, even in the face of extreme off-road scenes.
At the same time, high efficiency and low emissions are also the highlights of the 6Z30 3.0T engine, which not only meets the emission standards of China 6b+RDE, Euro VI D, SULEV30, etc., but also belongs to the flagship power in the technical route of Great Wall Motor's efficient fuel engine.
As the core configuration of the conductive power system, Great Wall Motor's self-developed 9AT gearbox is also amazing, the first 9-speed hydraulic automatic transmission in China, which has the characteristics of strong, efficient and reliable. And the use of independent research and development of hydraulic automatic transmission optimization program, more performance torque converter and other advanced technologies, to achieve a qualitative leap in transmission performance, and the transmission to achieve 600N .M bearing capacity.
In addition, Great Wall Motor's 9AT transmission type is based on THE ASPICE platform research and development, which can realize the full life cycle adaptation of 4 working conditions in 3 categories, realize full-cycle synchronization through the FOTA system, and match more than 20 driving modes.
At the same time, through advanced external perception algorithms, it can control different scenarios such as plateaus, mountains, and cities, calmly face a variety of complex terrains such as steep slopes, mud, deserts, etc., to achieve full working conditions load spectrum coverage, and easily cope with the harsh road conditions in long-distance crossing.
For independent brand car companies, overcoming the technical barriers of the 9AT transmission is a milestone revolutionary breakthrough.
The Tank 500 is equipped with a new generation of intelligent four-wheel drive system under the Great Wall brand and is equipped with 11 all-terrain off-road modes. Torque correction can be achieved 20 times per second in a timely manner according to the road conditions. At speeds below 80 km/h, the vehicle can realize intelligent four-wheel drive, high-speed four-wheel drive, high-speed two-wheel drive automatic switching.
High-speed four-wheel drive and low-speed four-wheel drive adopt mechanical locking mechanism, which can achieve up to 2.64 times the torque amplification, so that the vehicle can calmly cope with various extreme off-road scenes, breaking the traditional situation that urban and off-road cannot be combined.
Compared with traditional urban SUVs, the tank 500 adopts a non-load-bearing body structure with excellent safety performance. The body part is made of high-strength steel plate, and anti-collision steel beams are added to the roof and door panels to escort each trip. With the concept of safer construction of a full range of protection system, the perfect interpretation of safety is the high-end luxury.
There is no doubt that the tank 500, which is both internal and external, rigid and flexible, redefines the medium and large luxury off-road vehicle market, truly has the strength to fight against first-line joint ventures and luxury brand SUVs, and fully meets the expectations and expectations of consumers in the new era for high-quality car life in the future with the hard power of both luxury and off-road.
As a "hexagonal warrior", behind the birth of the tank five hundred is inseparable from the strong research and development system and manufacturing capabilities of Great Wall Motors. Great Wall Motor has set up R&D centers and technology innovation centers in Baoding, Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Los Angeles, Detroit, Frankfurt, Munich, Yuberheen, and Thailand, with the full support of more than 15,000 high-value teams.
In the next 5 years, Great Wall Motors will also invest 100 billion yuan in research and development, and continuously improve the research and development and innovation of technology and products.
At the right time, Chinese manufacturing has been integrated into the lives of consumers and has become a unique taste label for young people today, forming a new fashion. The successful roll-off of the tank 500 not only highlights the highest level of car manufacturing of the tank brand, but also conveys China's confidence to the world.
As a veteran car company that pays attention to independent research and development, Great Wall Motors is making a comprehensive progress to the road of brand high-end. With the endorsement of its many years of experience in car manufacturing, it has gradually built a solid backing for the confrontation between independent brands and foreign capital, and firmly grasped the core of key areas.
The best way to avoid invalid rolling in the low-price range is to break upwards.
It is true that the high-end of independent brands is not an easy task, but whether it is a product upward or a brand upward, the tank brand has written the phenomenon-level existence of the automobile circle through subversion again and again, reflecting the self-confidence and confidence of Chinese brands.
With the user as the foundation to move forward, the tank brand's unremitting pursuit of "category innovation", the product will be more refined. With the follow-up launch of Tank 700 and Tank 800, it is believed that the tank brand will continue to lead the comprehensive innovation of China's automobile market, continue to maintain the head advantage, strongly boost the off-road market segment, and lay the top strength of the industry that its production is a boutique product.