There are two major money-burning artifacts in the car circle, one is a performance car and the other is an off-road vehicle. Performance cars often accurately capture the tastes of young people, and the market is relatively single. The off-road vehicle is different, whether it is young or middle-aged, there are strong feelings for off-road vehicles, and its corresponding market volume is larger.
Although it is loved by fans, whether it is the high price of performance cars or off-road vehicles, it will directly turn away the vast majority of people, often only the exclusive big toys of the rich, for ordinary people, can only be through video pictures to live a dry addiction. The arrival of the Great Wall tank brand has largely lowered the threshold of off-road vehicles. The cheapest tank 300 starts at only 195,800 yuan, which is not too close to the people compared to the Wrangler, which is the key to the hot sale of the tank 300.
However, even the price of 195,800 yuan of real incense is still unbearable for many consumers, after all, such a price can already buy a joint venture B-class sedan or a joint venture compact SUV in the field of household cars. The Great Wall Tank brand has obviously found this problem as well, and no, tank 100 is coming.
The trumpet "Tank 300" is coming
As early as last year, the news about tank 100 was released, but it was still in the speculation stage at that time. And this year, the arrival of tank 100 is already a foregone conclusion. A set of renderings of tank 100s was exposed online, positioned as a small off-road vehicle.
From the styling point of view, the car is basically the design language of the tank 300, which has a strong recognition. In the front part, the grille still belongs to the design style of the same series of tanks, and the tough trim strips run through it, matching with the circular headlights on both sides to further highlight the recognition.
On the side of the body, the new car adopts a two-door and four-seat design, and the oversized wheel brow and blackened aluminum alloy wheels also show the domineering wild taste. And its B-pillar and C-pillar have a hidden effect, which also makes the side lines more hidden, thus hiding some details of the design deficiencies.
Finally, the rear part of the car, the iconic "small school bag" of the off-road vehicle is not absent on the tank 100, showing the positioning of its own off-road vehicle at all times. The LED flavor shape on both sides of the tail is also in line with the tank 300, in terms of overall design, it is not too much to say that the tank 100 is a scaled-down version of the tank 300.
Being able to cross the country is king
Since it is an off-road vehicle, if there is no strong off-road ability, everything is empty talk. In terms of power, the tank 100 is equipped with a 1.5T engine with a maximum horsepower of 184Ps. Although the displacement is only 1.5T, it is undoubtedly more than enough to be mounted on a small SUV, after all, the engine with a displacement of 1.5T is usually mounted on a compact SUV, and the tank 100 is considered to be "leapfrogged".
The gearbox is also a big test of off-road ability, the tank 100 matching gearbox is from Aisin's 6AT gearbox, and equipped with a set of time-sharing four-wheel drive system, front and rear axles have differential locks, to ensure off-road ability, enhance the ability to get out of trouble and pass ability.
The time-sharing four-wheel drive system can switch between two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, and when driving on paved roads, it can be driven with two-wheel drive to ensure fuel economy. When you need to go off-road, you can switch to four-wheel drive mode to enhance your ability to get out of trouble and pass. Coupled with the already small body size, the tank 100 is actually completely inferior to the tank 300 in terms of off-road ability, and the playability is guaranteed.
Can the Tank 100 sell well?
Price is the key indicator to determine whether a car can sell well, at present, the Great Wall official has not disclosed any price information about the tank 100, or is still in the speculation stage. Referring to the starting price of tank 300 195,800 yuan, the price of tank 100 after listing will be within 150,000 yuan, and the price of models equipped with four-wheel drive systems will be slightly higher than 150,000 yuan. If you only look at the price, less than 150,000 yuan to buy a hardcore off-road vehicle is still more fragrant.
However, since the Tank 100 is a small off-road vehicle, the lack of space is its hard wound. Why is the Tank 300 hot? In addition to the strong off-road ability and the price of true fragrance, the remarkable space performance is also an important indicator, users who buy tank 300 can also use tank 300 as a household SUV while playing off-road, and tank 100 does not have such practicality.
Rather than saying that the tank 100 is an off-road vehicle, it is more appropriate to say that it is a large toy of more than 100,000 yuan. Obviously, the tank 100 is not suitable for becoming the first car in life, and it is not impossible for qualified consumers to spend 100,000 yuan to buy such an off-road vehicle to play, provided that there is a car at home that meets daily needs.
In terms of the small off-road vehicle segment, the tank 100 is definitely invincible. In the small off-road vehicle market, there are not many competitors, and the only one who can be named is Suzuki Jimney, and the tank 100 is far more competitive than Jimney. Although it can't sell as well as the Tank 300, it is not a big problem to sell about 3000-5000 vehicles per month.
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One last question remains, when will the Tank 100 be available? In fact, with reference to the launch and listing time of tank 300 and tank 500, you can know a little bit, tank 300 is the first launch of the 2020 Chengdu Auto Show, listed at the end of the year; and the tank 500 is also the first time to launch at the 2021 Chengdu Auto Show, and opened pre-sale at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Drawing on previous precedents, the Tank 100 is bound to make its debut at this year's Chengdu Auto Show, and it is likely to be listed at the end of the year. For such a small off-road vehicle, are you looking forward to it?
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