Before the Great Wall launched the Tank 300, many joint ventures and imported hardcore off-road vehicles seemed to be unattainable for ordinary consumers, but the Tank 300 broke this situation and made the off-road vehicles go to the public, which also created a "miracle" that this car became popular. Since then, Great Wall Motors has also been seeking new breakthroughs, and is expected to launch a tank 400 model positioned as a medium-sized mech off-road SUV this year. However, in this field, the representative American tough guy SUV Wrangler has long had a good market reputation. So, can tank cars, which are on the rise, steal the Wrangler's market with tank 400s? Let's analyze it next.
After watching the mech style of the tank, do you still think that the Jeep classic is enduring?
In appearance, the tank 400 shows a strong mech style, and the rich lines on the front face make it look quite tough. The shape of the headlights on both sides is very unique, the size of the lateral intake grille is not large, but the wide bumper below occupies most of the area of the front face, which makes people feel the power of this car. On the side, it is the common boxy shape of off-road vehicles, and the characteristics of 18-inch wheels and high ground clearance can reflect the powerful off-road performance of the tank 400. The rear part of the car is also very off-road, the iconic backpack tail box design, bold "TANK" font and other elements all show that the Tank 400 is a hardcore off-road SUV.
The Wrangler is still a boxy classic shape, and the characteristics of the representative seven-hole grille, round headlights and wide wheel arches are very recognizable. In addition, it is interesting that the Wrangler's roof and doors are removable, and the outdoor off-road can also be changed into a convertible in seconds, which is very entertaining and functional. Overall, the appearance of the tank 400 is enough to meet the positioning of its hardcore off-road SUV, although it is not as deeply rooted as the Wrangler, but the special mech style and the soft interior shape of the outer rigidity and inner softness are enough to reflect the characteristics of the tank 400.
Off-road vehicles can also be intelligent, Wranglers "obsolete"?
Compared with the hardcore mech style of the exterior, the interior of the tank 400 is more dedicated to creating a sense of luxury and technology in the car. Judging from the tank 400 unveiled at the Chengdu Auto Show last year, the small fresh color scheme between blue and white and the rough shape of the car form a strong contrast, giving people a sense of contrast between the outside and the soft inside. Most of the interior of the car is wrapped in soft materials, which feels good. In addition, the size of the floating screen on the center console is also very eye-catching, which is enough to raise the level of technology of the whole vehicle, but the dashboard does not use liquid crystal display, but similar to the mechanical shape of the gun barrel, which may be the hard temperament of the tank 400 in the details.
The interior of the Wrangler is Jeep's classic family design, using the classic double-stop bar design, embedded 8.4-inch central control screen, but also retains a lot of physical buttons, the overall more emphasis on the style of hard machinery, naturally in the scientific and technological atmosphere is not as good as the tank 400, for young consumers who want to feel the intelligent driving experience, there is no doubt that some are fly in the ointment.
At present, we have no way of knowing the specific configuration of the tank 400, but from the tank 300 and the tank 500, such as lane departure warning, adaptive cruise, automatic parking and other configurations are all standard, which is lacking in the Wrangler, it is expected that the future tank 400 will be more excellent in terms of active safety and driving assistance. In addition, the tank 400 with a large size central control screen also supports functions such as the Internet of Vehicles and OTA upgrades, which is also a notch higher than the technology level and intelligence of the Wrangler. Most importantly, according to the relevant disclosures of the tank brand, the price of the tank 400 after the listing will be about 300,000 yuan, which is significantly lower than the starting price of the Wrangler of nearly 450,000 yuan.
Tank 400 with 3.0T must cost fuel?
The tank positioning the medium and large SUV 400, although there is no detailed body size data, will certainly be larger than the tank 300, and the wheelbase is expected at 2850mm. The Wrangler four-door version has a length, width and height of 4882/1894/1848mm and a wheelbase of 3008mm. At present, it seems that the tank 400 is 158mm shorter than the wrangler version of the long shaft version, but whether the tank 400 will also be subdivided into two versions of the major axis and the short axis in the future also needs to wait for the specific listing to understand. From the actual riding experience of the tank 400 at the auto show, the front and rear rows of the tank 400 have relatively generous space, the seat comfort is also good, and it is not a problem for the rear row to ride three adults at the same time.
In terms of power, the tank 400 is expected to be consistent with the tank 500, equipped with a 3.0T six-cylinder twin-turbo engine, and a 9AT gearbox and a 48V light hybrid system, with a maximum power of 354 horsepower and a maximum torque of 500 Nm, and the power performance is very good. However, the fuel consumption is also much higher than that of the same level of models, WLTC 100 km comprehensive fuel consumption of 10.79L, but also need to add No. 95 gasoline, which undoubtedly put pressure on the cost of car maintenance in the later period. Wrangler is equipped with a 2.0T engine, matching the 8AT gearbox, the maximum power is 266 horsepower, the maximum torque is 400 Nm, the book data is not as good as the Great Wall's 3.0T performance, although it is also necessary to use 95 gasoline, but the Wrangler's fuel consumption performance will still be lower, the maximum fuel consumption of 100 kilometers is less than 10L, but considering the fuel consumption under THEDC conditions, the actual fuel consumption of the two cars may not be much different
In addition, the time-sharing four-wheel drive system equipped by the Wrangler can ensure the strong off-road ability of the vehicle when outdoor off-road and bad road, and its extreme off-road performance and fun have long been tested by the market. From the four-wheel drive system we learned that the tank 400 is expected to carry, it seems that extreme off-road is not the field it is good at, but the scope of application is wider than that of the Wrangler, and the future performance in the market is still worth looking forward to. In general, the advantages of the tank 400 are more obvious in terms of power performance alone, but the Wrangler is more suitable for outdoor off-roading in the four-wheel drive system.
Write at the end
After the tank 300 exploded, taking advantage of the heat, the Great Wall launched this tank 400 to compete for the medium and large off-road SUV market. In the face of the Wrangler's off-road toughman, the tank 400 seems to be able to seize the opportunity in price at the beginning, and has always been an independent brand synonymous with cost performance, the tank 400 is enough to "shake off" the Wrangler in terms of the richness of the configuration and the scientific and technological level and safety performance of the vehicle, but what can highlight the difference between the two cars is that the driving off-road cares most about the power, then the tank 400 equipped with 3.0T is not more worth looking forward to than the Wrangler?