On March 18, the much-anticipated Tank 500 ushered in the listing, priced between 335,000-395,000 yuan, this top-notch net red car that lasted for more than half a year from appearance to listing, and finally the price was settled.
Why is the Tank 500 so much in the spotlight? What does the listing of this car mean for China's auto consumer market? Today AM car mirror to take you to see.
The dual look is both domineering and atmospheric
The Tank 500 has two appearances to choose from, one is the sports model and the other is the business model. Their main difference is the front face and rear shape, the sports version of the front face in the net using a thick bar plus two short bars design, looks more domineering, strong sense of strength. The business version of the grille adopts a multi-strip design, and with multi-strip rims, it looks very atmospheric and luxurious.
The body side tank 500 lines are straight, basically parallel to the ground, there is no too fancy design and messy lines, and what is in front of you is a luxurious hardcore SUV image. The length, width and height of the sports version model are: 5070/1934/1905mm, and the length, width and height of the business version model are: 4878/1934/1905mm, respectively, the difference between the two is the body length, which is due to the sports version of the rear spare tire. The wheelbase of the tank 500 is 2850mm, positioned as a medium to large SUV, with 5- and 7-seater models to choose from.
The shape of the rear is the biggest difference between the Sport and Business editions, the Sport model has a full-size external spare tire, and the license plate frame is placed in the lower left corner of the door. The business version of the model did not have an external spare tire, the rear tailgate was straight, a chrome decorative line ran through the left and right of the taillights, and the license plate frame was placed in the middle, which was also circled with chrome decoration. In addition, the business version of the model is not not provided with a spare tire, but the full-size spare tire is hung under the chassis.
The interiors are luxurious
Let's talk about the interior performance of the Tank 500, as a luxury SUV model, the Tank 500 has many rich configurations and excellent workmanship materials. Almost all the positions reached in the interior are filled with soft materials, and the materials used are also very rich, in addition to high-grade leather fabrics, there are also glossy paint decorative panels, imitation wood grain decorative panels and crystal gear rods. The interior is available in black, brown, blue/beige, three colors to choose from, and the oversized panoramic sunroof makes people feel at ease in the car.
The most conspicuous configuration is the 14.6-inch floating large screen of the central control, with the Internet of Vehicles, navigation, voice control, OTA upgrade and other functions, smooth operation and rich content, and the monitoring of some vehicle status can also be viewed through it. In addition, in the active safety configuration, parallel line assist, lane departure warning, lane keeping, traffic sign recognition, active braking, fatigue driving detection full speed adaptive cruise, etc. are standard. The high-end model also features a HUD head-up display, heating/ventilation/massage of the front and rear seats, a negative ion generator, and an interior fragrance.
Power and off-road performance are the highlights
The reason why the tank 500 can become a top-notch model of the net red, mainly because of the two aspects of power and off-road performance, let's first talk about power. The tank 500 is equipped with a 3.0T V6 twin-turbo engine from honeycomb power, which is also the first self-developed 3.0T engine of the Great Wall and the third 3.0T V6 engine independently developed in China, allowing domestic consumers to easily realize the dream of driving a V6 engine. The engine has 354 hp, a maximum power of 260 kW and a maximum torque of 500 Nm. In addition, the tank 500 also has a 48V light mix function, which can be easily relieved by using powerful torque with a four-wheel drive system. The tank 500 is also equipped with a self-developed longitudinal 9-gear hand self-integrated gearbox, which is technologically advanced and can achieve a power transmission with a maximum torque of 750 Nm.
In terms of off-road, the tank 500 adopts a non-load-bearing body to improve the rigidity of the body when off-road. In order to make driving and riding more comfortable, while taking into account off-road capabilities, the front suspension adopts a double wishbone structure, and the rear suspension adopts a multi-link integral bridge structure. The tank 500 uses the third generation of intelligent four-wheel drive system from BorgWarner, which is a timely four-wheel drive, but the system combines the advantages of time-sharing four-wheel drive and intelligent four-wheel drive, which can achieve two-wheel drive, intelligent four-wheel drive, high-speed four-wheel drive and low-speed four-wheel drive four-mode switching.
At the same time, the tank 500 has a rear axle differential lock, which can be optionally equipped with a front axle differential lock, and also comes with an all-terrain control system. The system has snow, mud, sand, standard, sports, economy and other modes, which can realize automatic switching. Features such as creep mode, tank U-turns and transparent chassis can also play a key role when off-road.
AM Mirror Summary:
Before summarizing, let's talk about one of the early works of Great Wall Motors- The Haval H9. The sales volume of the H9 at that time was very impressive, which was enough to prove that there was a demand for this kind of hardcore off-road vehicle. In the face of luxury off-road vehicles such as the Toyota Prado, lexus LX series and Mercedes-Benz Big G, they are either expensive or have been discontinued, and money may not be able to buy them. At this time, a hardcore off-road vehicle with strong V6 power, strong off-road performance and luxurious configuration such as the Tank 500 has become a good choice for everyone.
Rich in material life today, playing off-road and self-driving tours has become a way for everyone to have daily recreation and relaxation, tank 500 can make everyone as comfortable as possible in the process of playing, as simple as possible in the off-road process, to enjoy that pure happiness. This is the significance that the Tank 500 brings to everyone in china's automobile consumer market, not to mention that this car with a V6 engine is not expensive!