Some time ago, the new Ford F-150 Raptor began to accept reservations, but who would have thought that an imported high-end pickup truck priced at about 600,000 yuan would collapse the booking process because the sales situation was too hot. The high performance, luxury configuration and wild design of American pickup trucks are an important reason to attract consumers to pay, and in recent years, domestic independent brand pickup truck models are also laying out towards this family scene and play scene, during this period, a star product like the Great Wall Cannon that deeply cultivates the value of pickup trucks was born.
Pickup truck passengerization, so that family users in the car selection and purchase of cars began to tilt to the pickup truck model, and the commercial pickup truck model that carries the commercial value of thousands of industries is also worthy of market attention. Great Wall Motors, which has been in the pickup truck field for 24 years, has a deep understanding of this demand.
Therefore, the Great Wall Cannon, which is "one hit and red" in the domestic pickup truck market, has clearly defined two routes for passenger leisure and fashion commercial use. One is the upward development around the pickup truck culture, and the other is to create a value car for the depth of thousands of industries, covering different circles, different industries, and different scenes. In the fashion commercial category, the Great Wall Diamond Cannon, which was just listed some time ago, is one of the representatives. A commercial pickup truck, but emphasizing its own fashion and refinement, how much ability does the King Kong cannon hide?
Before talking about product strength, let's first look at the model composition of the King Kong Gun and give consumers who want to buy a car some references. According to the length of the container, it can be divided into three kinds: TEUS, long box and flat bottom container; according to the power form, it can be divided into two types: gasoline version and diesel version; if divided according to the configuration version, from low to high, it can be divided into entrepreneurial type, elite type, and pilot type. Before considering buying a Diamond Gun, you can first choose the power system and the box version according to your actual needs, and then determine the final required configuration according to the budget.
Bidding farewell to the image of the "rough man" and moving towards the refinement route, King Kong Cannon first added a beautiful coat to himself. In terms of exterior design, compared to the rounded style of the Great Wall Cannon, the King Kong Gun uses more flat lines to highlight its hardcore atmosphere. For example, in the front part of the face, the most eye-catching is the middle mesh shape, the trapezoidal chrome decoration of the outer ring is thick and powerful, the interior is integrated into the honeycomb decoration, the light groups on both sides are rectangularly arranged, and the LED light strip makes the exquisite sense of the whole vehicle improve a grade.
From the front of the car to the side, the visual effect brought by the slender body is very eye-catching, and the Hot Wheel style rim and square wheel eyebrow complement each other. 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.
Body tail box is the most unique part of the pickup truck, in order to be able to make the vehicle have a stronger load carrying capacity, the diamond gun in addition to providing conventional TEU, long box, but also provides a flat box choice, more flat cargo box is conducive to expanding the entire space volume.
The design of the rear is simple and clear, but there is no lack of design sense. The U-shaped dual magnetic taillights on both sides use vertical arrangement, which is square and powerful, and matches the straight lines of the cargo door, which has the charm of an American pickup truck.
The exquisite and powerful exterior design allows the Diamond Gun to attract consumers' attention faster, and the passengerized interior style can allow each user to get a more considerate and thoughtful car experience. Starting from the design aspect, the King Kong gun uses a relatively simple design idea, and the overall vision is mainly concentrated on the steering wheel, the suspension dashboard and the central control screen, which is refreshing and refreshing, without a trace of the "greasy" on the old-school commercial pickup truck.
In addition to the design, the Diamond Cannon is also in line with the passenger car in the interior material, whether it is the door panel, or the central control area, but all the areas that the body often touches are wrapped in materials similar to the leather touch, and the improvement of the look and feel can also enhance the refinement of the entire vehicle interior.
In terms of design, material selection and materials, it is unique, and in the degree of intelligence, the Diamond Cannon is also ahead of the competitors of the same level. The Car Networking System equipped with King Kong Cannon has high-end practical functions such as intelligent voice, intelligent car control, intelligent service, etc., in addition, it also supports THE FOTA upgrade function, allowing users to enjoy the latest intelligent technology services at all times.
In the configuration list of the Diamond Cannon, it can be seen that many configurations commonly found in passenger cars, such as keyless start, keyless entry, leather steering wheel, imitation leather seat, electric adjustment of the main driver seat, heating of the front seat seat, LED daytime running lights, automatic headlights, steering assist lights, automatic parking, uphill assistance, automatic air conditioning, rear exhaust air outlet, etc. However, many of the configurations here will be equipped with a higher price pilot version, and it is hoped that the King Kong Cannon will be able to delegate these configurations to more models in the future, so that more consumers can truly enjoy the convenience brought by technology.
In the power part, the Diamond Gun is equipped with 2.0T gasoline and 2.0T diesel engines, of which the diesel version has a maximum power of 120 kW and a peak torque of 400 N·m, the gasoline version has a maximum power of 140 kW and a peak torque of 360 N·m, and the transmission system matches a 6-speed manual transmission.
The test drive models were all manual models, and due to the lack of experience in manual transmission, for safety reasons, I did not actually drive, but conducted a test ride experience. Next, I choose a few places that are impressive to talk about my feelings.
The first is the comfort of this commercial pickup, which should be more comfortable than I expected. Today's test ride is the highest pilot version of the configuration, the front and rear seats are all made of imitation leather materials, the whole touch is very good, and the seat filling is very soft, to a large extent, away from the pure tool attributes of the previous commercial pickup trucks, adding a lot of sense of luxury.
The second point is the chassis part of the vehicle, which is the same as the common commercial pickup trucks on the market, and the Diamond Gun also uses multi-piece springs in the rear suspension, and in the case of empty cargo containers, the cockpit will feel a certain degree of turbulence, but the overall is within the acceptable range and meets expectations.
The third point is that the 360-degree panoramic image is very clear, and the opening speed is also very fast, which is tantamount to a humanized configuration of charcoal in the snow for such a large-size model.
The fourth point, and the most praiseworthy point, the test model includes the diesel version of the model and the gasoline version of the two, we got the diesel version of the model, but in the test ride, the unique "click" sound of the diesel car has a very low sense of existence, so that people misunderstand that the model we test drove is a gasoline version. From this point of view, the Diamond Gun is very good at engine technology.
The fifth point is the NVH performance of the vehicle. For a commercial vehicle, in fact, tranquility is not the primary focus, at high speed, the engine noise and chassis noise of the Diamond Gun are low, but the wind noise is slightly larger, fortunately, it will not cause too much obstacle to the communication of the same car personnel, and the overall performance is in line with expectations.
In addition, according to the media teacher of the same car, the overall power of the vehicle is very strong, and the 2.0T engine makes the King Kong gun very confident whether it is at high speed or in the mountain road, but the manual transmission shift feels slightly dry, and there is room for further optimization. The new car has a minimum turning diameter of 11.9 meters, so that this big guy with a wheelbase of more than 3.4 meters has a better guarantee of passability.
With the help of Great Wall Motor's deep cultivation in the pickup truck market for many years and the exploration of the Great Wall Cannon in the direction of pickup truck passengerization, the Diamond Gun has been able to move closer to the passenger car from the design and configuration under the premise of keeping the essence of commercial vehicles unchanged, and in the environment of consumption upgrading, the route of the Diamond Gun will also become a new trend. Through this test drive experience, I believe that as the first to explore this new route, the King Kong Cannon will be able to win the market opportunity and build a new "moat" by virtue of its outstanding product performance.