In 2019, the Great Wall Cannon brand was born, creating a new era of passenger pickup trucks in China; In 2020, Great Wall Cannon launched the first successful product of category innovation in the pickup truck industry - off-road gun, becoming the first off-road large pickup truck with full original factory in China, and the model sales have been in the forefront of China's off-road pickup truck sales for a long time, breaking the pattern of foreign-funded pickup trucks dominating the off-road circle. However, the Great Wall pickup truck has never stopped at the past achievements, but continues to actively forge ahead and innovate, and officially launched the 2.4T off-road gun during the Chengdu Auto Show in August this year.
When the gears of the clock turn to 2024, the current domestic pickup truck market is severely involuted, and various car companies are constantly innovating for entry-level off-road pickups. As a non-load-bearing body, the pickup truck model is born with certain off-road attributes, but only the basic off-road configuration can obviously not meet the needs of high-intensity off-road crossing. In this article, the author will interpret why in the current blooming pickup truck market, why the 2.4T off-road gun has high attention when it is listed.
The product strength is outstanding, and the 2.4T off-road gun is specially designed for the outdoors
Since it is called off-road, the Great Wall 2.4T off-road gun is obviously a pickup truck specially built for outdoor off-road, and its hard-core product strength can meet most of the needs of users.
First and foremost, the powertrain is key. When it comes to off-roading, the car's dynamic performance is crucial, and a strong low torque is a top priority. The 2.4T off-road gun is equipped with a 2.4T diesel engine codenamed GW4D24, which has class-leading low-torque performance. At 1500 rpm, it can burst out 480N·m torque, and 1500-2500 rpm can continue to output the maximum torque, which can be called the strongest in its class. And the maximum net power of the 2.4T off-road gun has also reached 135kW, which can always enjoy a smooth power output. In terms of actual experience, the author felt a sense of calmness that is difficult to find in the same class during the climbing process, and the engine has always provided abundant torque to help successfully reach the top.
Not only is the power strong, but the fuel consumption of the 2.4T off-road gun is also satisfactory. As we all know, diesel engines are inherently better fuel economy, and the 2.4T off-road gun is also matched with Great Wall's self-developed longitudinal 9AT gearbox. The gearbox has a 1st gear ratio of 5.288, and the design of the low-gear and large gear ratio further improves the initial torque output. In addition, its 6 gears are direct gears, 7-9 gears are overdrive, and the three overdrive gears are equipped with an ultra-wide speed ratio of 8.843, which can effectively reduce fuel consumption and keep the engine in the optimal speed range.
This is of great significance for long-distance crossing, the fuel consumption of 2.4T off-road gun NEDC working condition is only 8.7L per 100 kilometers, low fuel consumption means longer mileage, with 78L large fuel tank design, the comprehensive range easily exceeds 900km, which is enough to meet the needs of uninhabited land crossing.
In the face of the demand for extreme vehicles such as the "three-high environment", the 2.4T off-road gun has also been specially strengthened and upgraded. Off-road pickups need to compete in extreme road conditions such as plateaus, high temperatures and high cold all year round. For plateau areas, the 2.4T off-road gun can still achieve high torque output at high altitudes, even if it starts on the Kunlun Pass ramp at an altitude of 4700 meters, the maximum torque can still reach 400N·m.
For high-temperature vehicle environments such as desert crossing, the 2.4T off-road gun is specially equipped with an 850W high-performance cooling fan, which is enough to meet the needs of continuous large-load operation under high-temperature working conditions with off-road thermal management mode. In addition, BorgWarner's latest generation of electronically controlled clutch silicone oil fans are available as an option to further enhance heat dissipation.
For users in alpine regions such as the Northeast and Northwest, the cold start problem of diesel pickup trucks has also been properly solved. The 2.4T off-road gun uses AGM large-capacity battery, with a cold start current of up to 850A and a class-leading capacity of 92Ah, with higher capacitance stability and low-temperature reliability.
Hardcore off-road configuration to meet the needs of passing capacity. In terms of four-wheel drive system, the 2.4T off-road gun is equipped with BorgWarner's electronically controlled time-sharing four-wheel drive system, which realizes the hard connection of the front and rear axles, and has stronger passing ability and reliability. And with six all-terrain driving modes such as snow and mud, with creep mode and tank turning function, novices can also quickly get started and enjoy off-road fun. In response to the needs of off-road veterans to control vehicles in an all-round way, the 2.4T off-road gun has set up an off-road expert mode, and the electronic assistance system is all turned off, so you can enjoy the infinite fun of conquering the outdoors.
From the perspective of the body, the 2.4T off-road gun has a minimum ground clearance of 228mm, an approach angle of 30 °, a departure angle of 26 °, and a wading depth of 700mm. Excellent body data gives it a good passing ability. And as an original modified off-road pickup, the 2.4T off-road gun is equipped with front and rear iron bars + off-road side pedals, which realizes all-round protection of the body. The key thing is that the original 2.4T off-road gun is equipped with a 3mm thick chassis metal armor pickup truck as standard, and the armor covers 100% of the engine, gearbox, transfer case and fuel tank and other important parts, which can effectively protect the chassis and be afraid of hardcore off-road challenges.
In addition to these, the 2.4T off-road gun is also equipped with a T-MAX winch, which can calmly get out of trouble even if you accidentally get stuck in the car. And it is optional K-MAN nitrogen shock absorber and Bellows KO2 AT tires. Nitrogen shock absorption has stronger stability during long-term traversal and is not prone to thermal decay and other problems. The Belluch KO2 is the benchmark product in the AT tyre, with excellent grip on unpaved roads. All these hard-core off-road configurations, combined with the outstanding power system of the 2.4T off-road gun, are enough to become the best partner for us to experience off-road crossing, and it is also one of the important reasons why it has high attention when it is listed.
Taking the lead in seizing the market, the off-road gun has become a benchmark product
It is no accident that the 2.4T off-road gun is popular on the market, and it is a solid user base laid by the previous off-road gun. The first generation of off-road guns was born in 2020, when the domestic pickup truck passenger process had just begun, and there was no original modified off-road pickup truck in the market. At this time, the first generation of the Great Wall off-road gun was born, which quickly seized the market gap, and won the praise of users with its excellent product strength, becoming a benchmark product for off-road pickups.
The Great Wall 2.4T off-road gun on the market this time is based on the hard-core product strength of the off-road gun for the power part of the upgrade again, and comprehensively improves the product strength, so it has received widespread attention from the market and is bound to become another popular off-road pickup.
Not only is the strength outstanding, but the product quality is more reliable
The 2.4T off-road gun is based on a professional off-road tank platform, which has undergone 76 global road and extreme environment tests, with a verified mileage of 6 million kilometers, and can adapt to various road conditions. The frame is more stable and reliable, and it is equipped with a high-strength cage body and high-strength door anti-collision beams, which fully guarantees driving safety.
Judging from past achievements, the Great Wall off-road gun has achieved many "best" in pickup trucks with its excellent product quality. On the eve of the launch of the off-road gun in 2020, it was used as an official work vehicle to help the Everest elevation measurement mountaineering team successfully reach the summit. Not only that, the Yunnan-Tibet line, Xinjiang Gobi and even the depths of the desert can be seen everywhere off-road artillery, and whenever there are natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods, the Great Wall Artillery Artillery Association Artillery Fire Alliance is always on the front line of rescue and disaster relief, and off-road guns have withstood various extreme environmental tests.
In August this year, the 2.4T off-road gun bravely climbed the roof of the world and challenged the Lajunla Pass, the highest altitude of the world's highway, breaking through the altitude of 5994 meters in one fell swoop, creating the highest altitude of China's diesel pickup truck, creating a new height of China's pickup truck, and demonstrating the hard-core product strength and excellent reliability performance of the 2.4T off-road gun.
Sales is justice, and off-road guns are the choice of more people
For us ordinary people to choose pickup trucks, the sales list is very worthy of reference, sales is the embodiment of a car's comprehensive strength, behind which contains the car product performance, reliability and even value retention rate and so on. The Great Wall off-road gun not only created a precedent for the domestic original front-mounted off-road pickup, but also ranked among the best in a number of automobile attention lists, and the cumulative sales of a single model in the narrow sense of the domestic market have exceeded 30,000 units since its listing, which is enough to be called the most successful off-road pickup truck product in China.
Not only is the off-road gun always ranked first in the sales volume of the market segment, but the Great Wall pickup truck is the absolute leading enterprise in the domestic pickup truck market, and has been ranked first in the pickup truck market for 26 consecutive years, of which the Great Wall gun pickup truck has a total of 46 months of sales of more than 10,000 people, demonstrating the absolute market dominance and user recognition. Some time ago, the Great Wall Cannon pickup truck achieved the 600,000th vehicle off the assembly line, becoming the first Chinese high-end pickup truck brand to exceed 600,000, and the cumulative global sales exceeded 2.6 million units, becoming a world-class pickup brand. The strong brand endorsement of the Great Wall Cannon has provided huge potential energy support for the 2.4T off-road gun to quickly hit the market again.
Write at the end:
This year is the fourth year of the Great Wall off-road gun pickup on sale, it not only created the subdivision of the domestic original factory front-mounted off-road pickup, but also achieved the absolute leading position on the sales list, in the face of today's blooming off-road pickup market, the Great Wall pickup truck has a new 2.4T off-road gun, with strong power reserves, hard-core passing ability and excellent reliability and other product strength to achieve high attention on the market, the future is bound to bring greater market share and volume to the Great Wall pickup.