Since the first announcement of the suspension of production on March 25 last year, Great Wall Motor's high-end luxury SUV tank 300 has been "stopped" for various reasons many times. Last year's suspension of production was due to the fact that the tank 300 accumulated too many orders that could not be delivered on time, and chose to upgrade the factory, and then suspended production several times under the impact of chip supply shortages and international parts supply shortages. Recently, tanks once again issued an announcement, announcing the fourth suspension of production decisions of tank 300 models, and this suspension of production is largely due to the rebound of the epidemic, but it is also subject to the supply of parts. Let's take a look at what magic is in this hardcore SUV that is in short supply.
Tank 300 from the landing marketing outpost, the Great Wall is to set the off-road market, at that time, tank 300 has not yet become an independent brand, but under the WEY Wei brand for sale, since that time it has locked the positioning of independent luxury. After becoming an independent tank brand, we saw the tank 300 that became the strongest voice of the Great Wall.
In fact, there is no shortage of models with frame structures in the hardcore SUV market, and there is a shortage of models in every price range, such as 350,000 Mitsubishi Pajero, 450,000 Jeep Wranglers, 700,000 Land Rover Defenders, 1.3 million Mercedes-Benz G-Class and so on.
The Tank 300 is smart, and it should be regarded as finding a balance between Pajero and the Wrangler.
The three-cabin structure and body pillars are still a frame extended by the square box, but its lines and the edges of the body panel have more curvature like Pajero,And the retro headlights and grille nets bring a good sense of modern luxury through matrix LEDs and highly polished metal trims.
At the same time, the boxy structure will also bring a benefit, that is, the practicality of the space.
The tank 300 itself has a length of more than 4 meters 7 and a wheelbase of 2750mm, which is a single one, whether it is placed in the compact SUV, HUD or ORV segment, it can occupy a numerical advantage.
Entering the cabin to feel, even in addition to the special versions of the Cyber Tank, Wind Forest Iron Ride, etc., we can also feel the sense of grade brought by the tank 300 leather seat, and in addition to the electric adjustment/heating/ventilation function on the main driver's seat, 12-way adjustment, position memory and massage function can be realized. In terms of space, the height of 176cm experiencers in the front row or get 1 punch + overhead space, and the straight body and roof make its rear seat will not have a top drop, but can get more margins through hollowing out the design; at the same time, the experiencer has nearly 3 fists of leg space in the back seat, the floor bulge is not large, and the sense of space is indeed commendable.
In the main cockpit, the Great Wall's intelligent car machine is also transported to the Tank 300, which is the same in all versions, and the combination of the 12.3-inch LCD dashboard and the 12.3-inch LCD touch screen can achieve all the mainstream functions including real-time navigation, mobile phone interconnection, remote car connection and voice interaction. For added comfort, it also features more electric foot pedals, multi-layer acoustic glass, air purification and negative ion generators, and active noise cancellation systems than the off-road version.
In addition to the above configuration, the city version will also add a wireless charging pad, face recognition and optional streaming media rearview mirrors; and in terms of assisted driving, all versions will have three auxiliary functions of panoramic image + blind spot image + adaptive cruise, but only the city version will have blind spot monitoring, active braking, two active safety systems and automatic parking assistance functions.
Since the urban version has benefited in terms of technology and comfort, the off-road version will naturally have highlights, and to some extent, they will be the reason why many people dare to drive the tank 300 into the harsh road environment.
In the tank 300 driving mode selection system provides snow options, the front and rear axles of the two differential locks will cooperate with the throttle, gear shift response logic changes to improve its response ability in complex road conditions; at the same time, the speed of 4-12km/h in the creep mode, the torque can achieve 2.48 times magnification, which will also help improve the tank 300 climbing, falling out of trouble; of course, when hanging up the N gear, cutting into the low-speed four-wheel drive mode, the tank 300 can be in a narrower space, Turn around or corner with a smaller steering radius.
Of course, such auxiliary off-road performance is also supported by hardware, the 167kW/387N·m 2.0T turbo engine will be matched with ZF 8AT gearbox, while the urban version and the off-road version will get different timely four-wheel drive or time-sharing four-wheel drive systems, the latter composed of three-lock mechanism becomes one of the core of the tank 300 to challenge the harsh environment.
At the same time, the tank 300 has a double wishbone independent suspension on the front axle, and a multi-link structure is used in the overall axle non-independent suspension of the rear axle to optimize the support in the corners and make it more stable in the city.
Write at the end
It can be seen that while the production is stopped for various reasons, the best-selling and hot orders of various models of tank 300 have become an indisputable fact. To date, tank 300 has completed the sale and delivery of more than 100,000 vehicles, and there are still 140,000 orders that have not yet been delivered to users. You know, the Tank 300 is a compact SUV with an average transaction price of more than 200,000 yuan, and the positioning of the off-road driving itself is not so large, so it can still sell 8,922 vehicles last month, which shows its comprehensive strength.