With only the last two months left in 2021, the major car brands will also enter the final sprint period, and a number of new cars will be officially launched, striving to win more orders and sales at the end of the year, and the same is true for the pickup truck market. In the first three quarters of this year, China's pickup truck market maintained a good state, although it was affected by the double impact of the epidemic and chip shortages, but it has maintained a year-on-year increase. In order to maintain the market heat, major pickup truck brands will inevitably launch new models in the last two months, and today I will look forward to the new models that are most likely to be listed in the Chinese pickup truck market at the end of the year.
Jiangxi Isuzu Suzuto 1.9T
It is no secret that Jiangxi Isuzu Suzuto replaced the appearance of the previous generation D-MAX and upgraded the 1.9T RZ4E diesel power, and the car has been announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in July, and there are also actual vehicles at the stores of Jiangxi Isuzu dealers in some areas. Suzuto, as the sales dark horse of Jiangxi Isuzu, is based on the D-MAX platform, and D-MAX adopts collinear production, inheriting the Isuzu "ISUZU" logo, so Suzuto's product strength and quality control capabilities are at the same level as D-MAX. Nowadays, from the VM 2.5T engine to the 1.9T Jinlan power, the maximum power is 120kW, the maximum torque is 360N·m, matching the 6-speed manual and 6-speed manual transmission, the product force is bound to go to a new level.
SAIC Maxus T90 gasoline version
At the beginning of this year, at the 2021 marketing business annual meeting of SAIC Maxus, savoy Chase announced its new car plans for various market segments this year, including the annual planning of pickup truck models. According to the official information of SAIC Maxus, in addition to the T90 diesel single turbo version, diesel twin turbo version and electric version that have been listed, it is also expected to launch T70 Pro, T90 gasoline version, off-road version and other models in the second half of the year. At present, according to the depth of SAIC Maxus's product lineup, the model that has the most chance of launching as planned at the end of the year is the T90 gasoline version, making the T90 form a pattern of both gasoline and diesel. The T90 gasoline version will most likely still be equipped with a 2.0T NLE gasoline engine independently developed by SAIC Motor, with a maximum power of 157kW and a maximum torque of 350N·m, matching the two gearboxes of 6MT/8AT.
Zhengzhou Nissan Ruiqi 6 crossover version
Zhengzhou Nissan Ruiqi 6 debuted at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, as a new model has been previewed on the Zhengzhou Nissan official website Ruiqi 6 model advertising page. Ruiqi 6 Traversal Edition focuses on wild extreme crossing, the chassis is raised by 30mm, adding wading hose, Atlas nitrogen shock absorption, electric winch, rear trailer hook, chassis three-stage armor, off-road information display (air pressure / altitude / slope) and other hardcore configurations, improving off-road performance and ability to get out of trouble. In terms of power, the M9T+8AT power combination is still adopted, the maximum power of the engine is 120kW, the peak torque is 380N·m, and the time-sharing four-wheel drive system is adopted, which has three driving modes of economy, sports and snow.
Fukuda Shogun Diesel 8AT
At this year's Shanghai Auto Show, General Foton will officially launch the diesel 8AT version, which is also the first 8AT diesel version of Foton Pickup, equipped with Aucom 2.0T 4F20TC engine, power data of 120kW/390N·m. As a newly designed pickup truck product of Foton Motor, the appearance of the general is extremely impactful, and the tough and domineering, angular front face modeling language is very in line with the imagination of consumers for hard pickup truck products. The interior adopts a horizontal through-hugging three-dimensional cockpit, with a 10.25-inch high-definition suspension technology PAD screen, racing D-type steering wheel, bionic seats and other configurations, which can bring consumers a sense of driving experience close to passenger cars. At present, the car has undergone many rounds of exposure and publicity, and according to Futian officials, it will be launched in November.
JAC Humpty Dumpty Box Edition
In late September, the flat-bottomed cargo box version of the JAC Humtu was officially exposed. The interior of the new car cargo box directly cancels the wheel hub drum pack on both sides, forming a flat internal space design, which is convenient for users to carry large goods and regular volume items such as oil barrels and wooden boxes, and at the same time, after canceling the internal drum pack of the cargo box, it will also be conducive to increasing the load of the cargo box. In terms of power, the JAC Humtu flat-bottomed cargo box version will be the first to be applied in the diesel version, of which the first to be released is the diesel 2.0T version, and the follow-up will also launch the diesel 2.5T version. The two powertrains of the car can achieve a maximum power output of 110 kW and a maximum torque output of 360 N·m, and a 6-speed manual transmission is used in terms of transmission matching.
ZTE G9
ZTE official said that it will be listed at the end of this year a new pickup truck G9, the new car uses a new product platform, the appearance size is very wide, ZTE Automobile defines it as a full-size pickup truck, the car will become ZTE's flagship pickup truck model after the listing in the future. Depending on the positioning, the new cars are divided into commercial, passenger and competitive models, with diesel/gasoline, 2WD/4WD, and manual and automatic models. In terms of powertrain, the diesel version of the new car is equipped with a Renault-Nissan Alliance 2.3T M9T engine with a maximum power of 120 kW / peak torque of 380 N·m, matching the 6MT and ZF 8AT automatic transmission.
Jiangling's new Domain Tiger 7
The new Yuhu 7 was officially unveiled at this year's Chengdu Auto Show, the appearance of the new car was upgraded to a chrome front grille, the wheel eyebrows were changed to a square design, the rim became orange and black two-tone design, and the taillights were wider. The interior introduces a suspended central control screen and electronic gear, which is fully close to the design style of passenger cars, and the 2022 Yuhu 7 can also optionally install an ETC on-board device with direct power supply to facilitate daily commercial commuting. In terms of power, the currently unveiled model will be equipped with JX4G20A6L 2.0T gasoline engine, the maximum power is 162kW, the peak torque is 350N·m, and the future diesel version will also be launched.
Sinotruk VX7
The first pickup truck of SINOTRUK Group is called VX7, which is built on the same platform as the U75, and is a load-bearing body pickup truck, similar to the Honda Ridgeline and Fiat Toro, and the rear suspension is most likely to use multi-link independent suspension. In terms of power, it is equipped with the Great Wall Hive 2.0T gasoline power, the maximum power is 165kw, the peak torque is 385N·m, the gearbox matches the 8AT transmission, and the follow-up will also launch a model equipped with Weichai 2.0T diesel power. According to the official information of Sinotruk, the car is scheduled to be launched at the end of the year.
Jeep Gladiator
In late September, it was reported that Jeep Gladiator would introduce domestic sales through official channels, and the official debut time was set for the November Guangzhou Auto Show. Jeep Gladiator as a rare purebred hard-circuit pickup truck in the world, with far superior to Ford Ranger, Toyota Hilux and other competitors of the same level of climbing off-road ability, in addition to is a front and rear are not independent suspension of the model, the high-equipped Rubicon is also equipped with Fox shock absorbers, the main reduction ratio of 4:10, Rock-Trac transfer case, climbing ratio up to 84:1, while having two front and rear electronic differential locks and electronic control can disconnect the anti-roll bar. The car into the domestic probability is to replace the 3.6-liter V6 power on the American version of the Gladiator with the same 2.0T power as the Wrangler to meet the national SIX emissions, and perhaps there will be a hybrid system similar to the Wrangler 4xe in the future.
Mitsubishi L200
The Mitsubishi L200 Chinese version of the pickup truck introduced by GAC Mitsubishi has arrived in the store, the price range is set at 220,000-260,000, the specific listing time is November 1, and the total number of imported models in the first batch is 3500 units. The current Mitsubishi L200 pickup truck and the current Jinchang adopt the same platform research and development, using the Dynamic Shield family design, the overall appearance of the fashion sense is very obvious, the interior design is calm and introverted, equipped with leather seats, panoramic images, central control screens and other basics, can meet the needs of work and life. The introducing model is equipped with a Mitsubishi 2.4T diesel engine, mated to 6AT and 6MT gearboxes, with a maximum power of 181 horsepower and a peak torque of 430N·m, and uses Mitsubishi's latest second-generation super-select four-wheel drive system, which can be called the pickup version of "Bobcat".