Although the process of opening up domestic pickup trucks has been greatly advanced, so far, Guangzhou has not made any progress. Of course, the pickup truck does not have to be driven to the city to prove its value, after all, the suburbs are where it can show its skills.
Every owner of a pickup truck, have their own different uses, many people promote pickup culture, always like to say that the pickup truck is a kind of artifact that can cope with a variety of high-intensity conditions of use, not only can trek through the mountains and waters, can load motorcycles, pull yachts to the wild to play, this is the high-end play of pickup trucks.
Great Wall King Kong Cannon
But in reality, campers may not go to the treacherous wilderness, and anglers only need to put down some tools. Therefore, a grounded pickup truck does not have to have particularly powerful performance, as long as it meets the practical needs, some details can be completely simplified. As a result, we have seen products with more accurate positioning like the Great Wall Diamond Cannon.
Guidance price: 8.88-12.38 million yuan
Model positioning: pickup truck
Engine: 2.0T L4 gasoline / 2.0T L4 diesel
Transmission: 6MT
Maximum horsepower: 190 hp/150 hp/163 hp
Peak torque: 360 Nm / 330 Nm / 400 Nm
Emission standards: China VI
Model highlights: simple and practical, IKEA IKEA, taking into account the comfort
It is said that the Great Wall Diamond Cannon is a simplified version of the Great Wall Cannon, but its simplification does not mean that it will become a "beggar version". On the Great Wall King Kong Cannon, it still does not have too strong a "tool car" component.
The King Kong gun still has a domineering shape, compared to the Great Wall cannon, it is less exquisite, but since the official positioning it as a "fashion commercial pickup", this design is actually colorful enough.
The most incredible thing is the interior, which I suspect is made according to Haval's design standards, not only with a two-color collocation, but also with a soft material wrapping in the center console, and some joint venture brands sell more expensive SUVs than it, which may not have such a standard.
Great Wall King Kong cannon interior
Seeing the dashboard of the King Kong Cannon, at first I couldn't help but marvel that this pickup truck of more than 100,000 yuan actually had a full LCD dashboard! But careful observation found that this so-called full LCD dashboard is actually composed of two small LCD digital meters and a relatively large color LCD screen, oil temperature gauge, water temperature gauge, and other indicator lights are traditional design, indeed a little opportunistic. However, compared with the general pointer-type meter, this digital meter looks more intuitive, and it does not feel inconvenient to use.
Great Wall King Kong Cannon dashboard
As for the suspension central control screen, it is actually equipped with an intelligent car networking system, and mainstream functions such as voice control, intelligent services, remote control, and FOTA upgrade have all fallen.
Great Wall King Kong cannon central control screen
In addition, the models we test drive are also equipped with automatic headlights, automatic wipers, keyless entry, one-key start, automatic constant temperature air conditioning, rear air conditioning outlet, electronic handbrake, automatic parking, reversing radar, tire pressure monitoring, fixed speed endurance, ESP body stability control, tire pressure detection, electric seat adjustment and other common configurations of general passenger cars, and even can be equipped with 360 panoramic reversing images, LED headlights and other configurations, which are not at all like the tonality of commercial pickup trucks.
Great Wall King Kong cannon air conditioning outlet
The hook behind the Great Wall King Kong gun seat
The only thing that can show its commercial side may be the leaf spring structure of its rear suspension, and the three container options of TEUs, long boxes and flat boxes. In addition, the whole series matches a 6-speed manual transmission, there is no automatic transmission option, and there is also a bit like a commercial pickup truck.
However, even if it is viewed as a commercial pickup truck, the cargo box of the King Kong Gun still attaches great importance to the user experience, in addition to the design of the side pedal, the rear bumper has a pedal design, the cargo box is also sprayed to improve the wear resistance of the car box treasure, and there are cargo box lighting lights, driving such a pickup truck to pull goods, it will feel more comfortable.
Great Wall King Kong cannon cargo box
Great Wall King Kong gun bumper pedal
Great Wall King Kong cannon side pedal
Great Wall King Kong gun cargo box lighting
After driving the Diamond Cannon, we also found that this car is not as rough as commercial pickups, although the rear suspension uses a leaf spring structure, but most of the vibration of the road surface is absorbed by the soft cushion, except for the inevitable obvious impact when passing the speed bump, and it will not feel too uncomfortable when driving.
Leaf spring structure of the rear suspension of the Great Wall King Kong gun
Great Wall King Kong cannon seat
From the overall sense of driving control, it is not as laborious as some commercial pickups, each pedal is not strenuous to step on, the hanging gear will not have a jerky feeling, the turning radius is also relatively compact when turning around, and the tough power of the diesel engine is still relatively easy to deal with when the mountain road is slowly uphill. In addition, its steering wheel and gear will not send rude vibrations, even if you only drive a manual gear, you can immediately feel the difference in grade.
Great Wall King Kong cannon steering wheel
Great Wall King Kong gun manual gearbox
However, the Diamond Gun does not completely cover the feeling of commercial pickup trucks, due to the use of hydraulic power steering, when the speed is low, the direction is played, and naturally it cannot be as light as the electronic boost. Diesel engine unique grainy sound line, even if the overall sound in the car is relatively good, or the sound will enter the ear. But fortunately, this diesel engine no matter how noisy there is a limit, even if the engine to maintain more than 3,000 rpm to go up the mountain, it can still maintain the range of irritation to the ear.
Great Wall King Kong cannon engine
At last
In fact, this time our test drive time is indeed relatively short, there is no more road conditions to experience, and the feeling reflected in the Great Wall Diamond Cannon is not very comprehensive. However, in the case that most commercial pickup trucks do not pay much attention to comfort and driving experience, the Great Wall Diamond Gun can bring a passenger car experience, even if it is more suitable as a family car, and it has a more grounded price, which is undoubtedly its advantage.