Tank 500 has not yet been listed, it has formed a hard SUV heat wave in the market, its Tank 300 has a relatively successful performance at the beginning of the listing, and even the price of used cars is higher than that of new cars. It is worth mentioning that the tank 500 is expected to be officially launched in March, and its pre-price is between 335,000 and 39.5 million yuan, so can this hardcore SUV replicate the trend of the tank 300?
First let's take a look at the appearance of this car, as a medium and large SUV, its exterior design is very domineering, the polygon grille of the front face is embellished with chrome decoration, with a relatively strong recognition effect, and the overall front line is protruding, the sense of strength is relatively clear, the LED headlights on both sides are more to strengthen this tough guy image, and the overall front face design is still relatively successful.
The body style is slightly more restrained than the front face, and there is a slight sense of softness in the hard lines, and the overall body does not use too many lines to embellish, which can make the body have a more flat visual effect. Chrome trim is also embellished on the edges of the windows to make the body look more refined.
The rear style of the car makes people imagine the Prado, because of the spare tire, the tail lights are placed in a longitudinal manner, although the size is not large, but the light recognition is still relatively high. The roof is also equipped with a spoiler, which is less functional than ornamental. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the tank 500 are 5070/1934/1905mm, the wheelbase is 2850mm, positioned in the medium and large SUV, of which the business version of the body length is shorter than the sports version, only 4878mm.
When you come to the car, you can feel that the interior design of this car has formed a clear contrast with its appearance, the design of the car should be biased towards luxury, the 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard and the 14.6-inch floating LCD screen bring a good scientific and technological atmosphere, of which the playability of the car machine system is very good, and the function supports voice control, Car Networking, OTA upgrades and online navigation; in addition, high-end models also support rear multimedia, facial recognition and Yanfeilishi audio.
In addition, the interior of the car is also colored, and some places are equipped with wood grain style trim panels, which brings a certain sense of luxury to the car. In general, the interior design of the tank 500 is indeed eye-catching, luxurious, and even more eye-catching than some luxury cars, which is very popular with the Chinese.
In terms of power, the tank 500 is equipped with a 3.0T+48V light mix system, its maximum power has reached 260kW, the maximum torque is also 500N·m high, the gearbox is a matching 9AT gearbox, although this car is relatively large, but the engine low torque performance is relatively good, so it is more sensitive when starting, it seems to make people feel that this is not a medium and large SUV.
In addition, the tank 500 also has a certain off-road performance, using non-load-bearing body architecture and front double wishbone independent suspension and rear multi-link integral bridge, all standard four-wheel drive system and rear axle differential lock, but also support the optional front axle differential lock and suspension soft and hard adjustment.
In general, the arrival of the tank 500 has injected vitality into the hardcore SUV market, not only has a good performance in terms of the appearance of the interior, but also the power performance is more satisfactory, and for the medium and large SUV of the joint venture brand, the impact of the tank 500 is extraordinary and cannot be underestimated. What are your thoughts on this?