Soft and hard? The aura is comparable to the Lexus LX570, and the Tank 500 is fully equipped with v6 engines
In recent days, in the chaotic world environment of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the world's crude oil prices have been rising, resulting in rising fuel costs around the world, at the same time, Russia has been sanctioned by many Western countries, from finance to technology, to cats, almost all the economic interests related to Russia have been hit. It can be seen that if a country wants to ensure economic market stability in a turbulent environment, its own strength must be strong.
For many years, China's medium and large SUV market has been monopolized by foreign car brands, among which the well-known luxury cars such as lexus 570 and Range Rover have been widely known, while China has never had a medium and large luxury SUV that can be taken. Until today, this market status quo has been broken, tank 500 as the first domestic sense of the domestic medium and large SUV, with the full range of V6 engines to the existing medium and large SUV market pattern launched an impact, not only the appearance of hard, but also the interior luxury, the aura is comparable to lexus LX570, can be seen as the epitome of China's automobile industry continues to be powerful.
Full of "muscles", domineering exposed
The new car has no connection with the tank 300 in terms of appearance design, compared to the tank 300, the tank 500 is large in addition to large. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the tank 500 are: 5070/1934/1905mm, wheelbase 2850mm, because the business version of the original factory does not have a "small school bag" external spare tire, so the length of the car shortened to 4878mm, but according to the latest news, the business version can also be equipped with "small school bag", in order to highlight its "hard" identity.
Compared with the competitor "Big 57", the new car length, width and height are not dominant, but the wheelbase size remains the same. In addition, the ground clearance of the new car is 224mm, the proximity angle is 29.6 °, the departure angle is 24 °, and the longitudinal angle is 22 degrees, in addition to the ground clearance and the tank 300 are consistent, other off-road body parameters are reduced to a certain extent compared to the tank 300, which shows that the positioning of the tank 500 is more neutral positioning, taking into account the needs of urban and off-road dual-use vehicles. It is worth mentioning that the wading depth of the tank 500 business version and the sports version model is 700/800mm respectively, and the data of the original factory is even comparable to some professional off-road models with wading hoses, and the off-road strength is beyond doubt.
In the front part, the stout hexagonal banner chrome grille is the exclusive design of the tank 500 business version, and the large area of chrome decoration adds to the retro atmosphere and visual impact of the front of the car. In addition, the LED headlight shape on both sides of the grille is also very "huge", compared to the general LED headlights, its light group occupies more area of the front face, and the interior of the lamp cavity also adopts a layered design, enriching the three-dimensional sense. The side part, tough and full lines run through the body, showing a powerful "Kuiwei" posture, visual oppression in place, of which the business version is equipped with 20-inch chrome multi-frame wheels, the sports version is equipped with 18-inch two-color wheels, the style is very different, catering to the style preferences of different consumers.
In the rear part of the car, the hardcore square shape comes into view, and the two vertical strip LED taillights are supplemented by blackening treatment, which is basically consistent with the taillight shape of the tank 300, deepening the brand recognition of the model, and also adopts a thick chrome trim through the rear, the strip is embossed with the "TANK" brand LOGO, plus the chrome decorative strip embellishment on the outer edge of the license plate area, the sense of refinement is quite in place. It is worth noting that the rear tailgate of the tank 500 adopts an electric suction design, which can avoid the dust caused by the tailgate instantaneously closing the air flow after "playing with the water", which is elegant and practical.
The interior is "luxurious" and of tasteful quality
Different from the "rugged" image of the appearance, the interior of the tank 500 has both a sense of technology and luxury, with a standard 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and a 14.6-inch central control screen, and a 7-inch control screen is also embedded in the rear armrest, forming a three-screen linkage cockpit environment. At the same time, the car machine has built-in many entertainment, intelligent and practical car machine functions, which can effectively improve the convenience and pleasure of driving in daily life. In addition, thanks to the wheelbase size of 2850mm, the five-seat version has excellent rear space, and is also equipped with a rear privacy glass and multi-layer soundproof glass, which is very good in both tranquility and comfort. As a tank brand towards the high-end of the work, tank 500 in the interior materials, design, workmanship and other details are in place, and after years of interior design style "polishing", for the interior luxury atmosphere to create more skilled.
The power is "surging", and the whole series of autonomous V6 engines
Before the birth of the tank 500, for medium and large SUVs, the biggest resistance faced by Chinese car companies comes from the traditional large-displacement internal combustion engine power development, and now, Great Wall Motors will be the domestic 3.0T turbo V6 engine brought, matching the 48V light mix system, and with a P0 motor, in the case of not calculating the output of the motor, the maximum power of this 3.0T engine can reach 260kW, the peak torque is as high as 500N·m, the transmission system, matching the self-developed longitudinal 9AT gearbox, From the perspective of book parameters and power configuration, the power of the tank 500 not only achieves the leading level in the industry, but also the pure localization of powertrain equipment breaks the barriers of foreign and domestic combustion engine technology.
In addition, after actual measurement, it can be seen that the zero-hundred acceleration of the tank 500 business version is more than 7 seconds, which is already very good for the body with a weight of more than 2.45 tons. Moreover, the Tank 500 offers 10 driving modes for users to choose from, and when switching to Sport mode, the gearbox prefers to stay in low gear to improve its power response efficiency. It is worth noting that in the standard mode, the 9AT gearbox is generally active in shifting, and will use a step-by-step shift operation to complete the acceleration work, taking into account the driving comfort and fuel economy. At the same time, the car also introduced an "automatic mode", the system will provide several different modes of automatic switching function in addition to low-speed four-wheel drive and expert mode according to different road conditions, which is easy for novice drivers to get started.
epilogue
It can be seen that the tank 500 business version is full of highlights, as a medium and large SUV that focuses on luxury business positioning, while also taking into account a certain off-road performance, which is very rare in the same price range. After all, from the city to the off-road scene, there are too many functional configurations involved in a car, and it is not easy for the Tank 500 Business Edition to bring so many product features at a price of 335,000 yuan. Compared with the competitors of the same level, the product power of the Tank 500 is strong enough, but the most important thing to do at present is how to make more consumers recognize its product strength and brand value.