On the evening of March 18, Great Wall Motor's tank brand officially announced that its first medium-sized hardcore luxury - Tank 500 was officially launched, with a total of 5 models, priced at 335,000 yuan to 395,000 yuan. The model was officially unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late last year and opened for pre-sale.
In terms of user rights, pre-order users will receive a blind box gift package, and the Tank 500 Black Samurai Edition will also be officially released in April, with the first batch of only 100 units.
Tank 500 this time will use a double appearance of the shape, including the sports version and the business version, the front face of the business version using a large area of chrome trim for decoration, of which, the central grille part of the interior with a number of more slender chrome horizontal strips for filling, the entire intake grille style is more delicate, but the thick chrome decoration on the periphery still shows its hard feeling.
The Sport version uses a rectangular chrome grille, the internally filled chrome horizontal strip adopts a rougher line shape, and at the same time, compared to the deluxe version, the biggest difference between the Sport version is the position of the trunk and the use of an external spare tire design.
In terms of interior, the interior materials of the tank 500 use a lot of soft-lined molding, leather and wood grain trim panels, which perform quite well in terms of feel and luxury. The central control adopts a 45.6-inch large central control screen, the display effect is more delicate, and the animation is also relatively smooth, the size of the full LCD dashboard is 12.3 inches, and the central control screen can produce a part of the linkage effect.
In terms of power, the tank 500 series is equipped with a 3.0T V6 engine + 9AT transmission + time-sharing four-wheel drive system as standard, with a maximum power of 354 horsepower; the peak torque is 500 Nm, and the 1 gear ratio reaches 5.288.
The rear suspension of the vehicle adopts an integral axle structure, and the central differential lock and rear axle differential lock are standard throughout the series, and the minimum can also be equipped with an optional front axle differential lock. The approach angle of the original car is 29.6 degrees, the departure angle is 24 degrees, the longitudinal passage angle is 22 degrees, the minimum ground clearance is 224 mm, and the wading depth is 800 mm.
As the first medium-sized hardcore luxury SUV of its own brand, in fact, the market segment targeted by tank 500 is very special, and even many overseas brands have not yet made efforts in this market, as a pioneer, tank 500 may be able to eat the first wave of dividends.