When all car companies are worrying about how to reduce fuel consumption, the Great Wall has played a "flower job", since the headache is simply to let go of themselves, why bother with so much?
Then just two days ago, the Great Wall's hand "flower work" finally shined on the scene, which can be called the "Johnson" tank 500 in the SUV industry, officially listed, and the final price was 335,000-39.5 million yuan. This big man with a length of more than 5 meters and a weight of 2.5 tons was given the name of Baoding "Cullinan" by the melon-eating masses as soon as it was unveiled, this kind of rough to the extreme DNA, in the autonomous camp, should still be the only one...
The price is worth the physique
Since it is necessary to argue whether this overly large product can become the mainstream, detailed analysis is still indispensable.
First of all, from the price point of view, there is still a Grand Canyon-style gap between the starting price of 335,000 and "Cullinan", but on the side of the autonomous camp, especially the traditional car companies, it is already the ceiling in the hard-core SUV.
Therefore, the tank 500 with sufficient cost boundaries has more room to play in the overall performance, from the physical point of view, the size of the 5070 * 1934 * 1905mm with the wheelbase of 2850mm makes it a large block in the medium and large SUV, of course, the internal space is also fully guaranteed.
With the blessing of this size, and considering the retro design style of the main theme of the tank series, the tank 500 is quite "muscular" in appearance, coupled with a large area of chrome decorative strength to further extend the strength. In addition to this muscular feeling, after all, it is a high-end product in the autonomous field, and the polishing of the details is also there, such as the matrix light group on the front, the exquisite wheel hub design and the overall polishing on the curved surface, etc., all in addition to the visual shock, there can be more "attractive" elements.
It is indeed "soil", but it is also true of "technology"
Since the shape has laid a certain form of luxury products, the performance of the cockpit interior can actually be expected.
From the perspective of the interior effect of the cockpit, the overall performance is indeed enough "local tycoon", in addition to the solid wood, you can see the basic remaining of a variety of leather materials and crystal, baking paint and other patchwork details, the sense of luxury is obviously more prominent than many joint venture products at this price, of course, and the performance on the shape can also be quite echoed.
However, in addition to the feeling of "local tycoons", modern scientific and technological elements are not absent from this big head, and large-size LCD instruments and central control screens support the scientific and technological atmosphere that a new car in 2022 should have. Of course, in addition to the atmosphere, intelligent interconnection, voice recognition, facial recognition, etc. will also appear on this hardcore SUV, and the technology experience is still in place.
Finally, looking at the assisted driving part, it is worth giving praise that the L2 level auxiliary driving, including full-speed domain ACC cruise, lane keeping, traffic sign recognition and other functions, is standard on the tank 500, and the practicality and safety have been upgraded. However, according to the version distinction, automatic parking only appears on medium and high-end models, and this functional experience still tests a certain "banknote" ability.
3.0T+9AT, which is really rare
Since the threshold price of 335,000 yuan has helped tank 500 to conduct "financial" screening, the fuel consumption is not the main contradiction, at least for the owners of the tank series.
Therefore, on the tank 500, the 3.0T V6 engine + 9AT gearbox is somewhat logical, but this engine is self-developed for the Great Wall or can surprise everyone. Specifically, this V6 twin-turbo engine has a maximum power of 354Ps under the blessing of the 48V light hybrid system, and the peak torque output also has a horror performance of 500N·m, and the power is still quite strong.
In addition, considering that off-road is basically the main feature of the tank series of products, non-load-bearing body, timely four-wheel drive system, front and rear axle differential locks and a variety of driving mode switching are also reflected in this car, and the variable suspension suitable for a variety of road surfaces is also carried, but this part needs to be optional. Of course, since the tank 500 positioning is much higher than the tank 300, such as tank turning, transparent chassis and other functions that have been well-known can also be seen on the tank 500, playability, and will not be low to anywhere.
Taste of the car:
At present, it has been determined that electric drive is the ultimate form of the target, it is still quite rare for great wall to launch such a medium and large 3.0T off-road product, even if it becomes the only one in the market, there will be no surprises. At the same time, considering that the Great Wall is still a relatively stable pricing, its final heat in the relatively niche circle of off-road should be better than the previous Prado and Grand Cherokee, and the appropriate pricing can also allow its sales to have more room for development than the two classic models mentioned, but whether it can reach the point of making the Great Wall tank series further advanced, it is still necessary to walk around and see.