On March 22, the new model of the Great Wall Cannon was officially launched, with a total of 12 models launched, and the official guidance price was 88,800-123,800 yuan (the long box model was +2,000 yuan on the basis of the standard box price). It is reported that the new car positioning fashionable commercial pickup truck, providing gasoline and diesel two kinds of power and two-wheel drive version and four-wheel drive version of the two models, the cargo box form will provide TEU, long box, flat bottom cargo box three programs.
In terms of appearance, the wide front face of the King Kong Gun has improved the hardcore aura of the whole vehicle by using a large number of flat straight lines, and the lower visual center of gravity compared to the Great Wall Gun has also allowed the new car to show its sense of stability. In terms of details, its grille adopts a trapezoidal style, the exterior is wrapped in thick chrome decoration, and the interior is integrated into the honeycomb decoration, which does not show the roughness of the previous commercial pickup trucks, and raises the average level of design refinement in the same market.
Like the front, hardcore is synonymous with the side, with Hot Wheel style rims and protruding front and rear eyebrows for a stronger sense of style and power. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the Diamond Gun are 5635mm, 1880mm, 1815 (1840) mm, and the wheelbase is 3410mm. The rear shape of the car has a high degree of similarity with the previous Great Wall Gun passenger pickup truck, in addition, the addition of U-type dual magnetic three-dimensional taillights + thick roll cage makes the tail delicate and does not lose the sense of power.
In terms of interior, the Great Wall Gun uses a relatively simple design, contrasting materials, and the visual appearance is younger and more advanced. It is worth mentioning that in terms of intelligence, the degree of abundance of King Kong Cannon is no less than that of passenger cars, and its equipped car networking system has high-end practical functions such as intelligent voice, intelligent car control, intelligent service, etc. In addition, it also supports FOTA upgrade function, so that users can always enjoy the latest intelligent technology.
In terms of power, the King Kong gun is equipped with 2.0T gasoline and 2.0T diesel engines, of which the peak torque of the diesel version can reach 400 N·m, the peak torque of the gasoline version is 360 Nm, and the transmission system is matched with a 6-speed manual transmission. In addition, the new car will have a turning diameter of 11.9 meters, and the passability will be optimized.
For a pickup truck model like the Diamond Gun, which is positioned for commercial use, it is very suitable for small businesses, farm economy families, and consumers with parts transportation tasks. In 2021, the annual sales of Great Wall pickup trucks exceeded 233,000 units, the cumulative sales volume of the world exceeded 2 million units, and the market share of domestic pickup trucks was close to 50%, which means that you do not need to worry about quality and maintenance after-sales problems.
It can be seen that the "new" of the King Kong Cannon is more reflected in the practicality and experience, and the "pragmatic" is carried throughout. Reliable low fuel consumption, comfortable space, is its killer skill, after the King Kong gun took the lead in "starting", many commercial pickup trucks may be more difficult days, a new round of commercial pickup truck market battle has begun.