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Road test: a powerful off-road vehicle

The new Tank 300 is an SUV made in China, aiming to compete with other off-road vehicles.

Great Wall Motor continues to reshape, and its new car may become one of the coolest SUVs this year. In fact, this car was sold last year, but now we have a chance to test drive. It doesn’t matter, as they say, many things happen!

Tank 300 is a hybrid off-road vehicle. Its shape is inspired by G Wagen, and it also incorporates the design of Ineos Grenadier. To be fair, when you build a chassis SUV and want to jump in the forest, you usually get this square proportion with a short overhang.

That’s okay, because it looks great. The horizontal marking of the headlight gives it a unique appearance, and the bright tone is of course eye-catching. Around the rear of the car is a vertical taillight, which looks great and fits closely with the spare tire installed on the back door.

The design of Tank 300 is familiar, but it is still unique among square off-road vehicles.

You may also have noticed the absolutely huge fender bell mouth and raised posture, indicating a truly omnipotent attitude. It is said that the ground clearance is 224 mm, the approach angle and departure angles are 33 degrees and 34 degrees respectively, and the wading depth is 700 mm. It has a low gear and a special crawling mode.

Under the orange paint is the same trapezoidal chassis platform as Cannon ute, with double wishbone suspension at the front and multi-link solid shaft at the back. It is surprisingly comfortable, and the back end benefits from the coil instead of. It absorbs all the impact, just like a vehicle with enough shock absorption stroke, and it won’t wander too much in the driveway.

Tank 300 adopts the same trapezoidal chassis platform as Cannon ute.

The car is also quiet, although the rubber facing the road does help in this regard. It also helps asphalt pavement to turn and resist the considerable weight change brought by soft suspension. The steering is also great, using a more traditional hydraulic/electric setting instead of a circulating ball. This makes the rotation and general use from stop to stop easier.

But the most interesting thing is what’s under the hood. This is the first off-road vehicle equipped with a real hybrid system that I drive-the 2.0-liter engine benefits from the motor in the gearbox, and the comprehensive output power is as high as 258kW/615Nm, which is very impressive.

This is enough for Tank 300 to easily accelerate to 100 km/h in less than eight seconds without consuming too much fuel. After a week of mixed driving, the fuel consumption I saw was 11.2 liters /100 kilometers. You can easily reduce the fuel consumption to less than 10 seconds. For a real four-wheel drive driver, this is not bad!

Yes, this is a hybrid car. The test fuel consumption is 11.2 liters /100 kilometers.

It can switch between electric power and gasoline power very seamlessly, but I noticed that after stepping on the full throttle, when I release the throttle, it often keeps power for one second. Most of the time, it’s completely fine.

Cross-country is also a good sport, and the all-wheel drive system and chassis are enough to meet the challenges of most people. It’s surprisingly comfortable to bump on the bumpy soil … Well, this feeling can only be said to be comfortable.

Even more annoying is the security system. It contains enough functions to get a five-star ANCAP security rating, but the digital assistant urgently needs to be lowered. It will tell you whether there is a turn, whether the cruise control is started, and remind you to pay attention to the road conditions and whether you are speeding for one or two kilometers. It just won’t shut up.

And various driving modes show that it is serious.

You can turn off many functions, but when you start the car, you need to do another set of things, and they are buried in various menus, which is very annoying.

The active lane keeping assist system (like, it can be started by pulling the cruise control lever twice quickly) works well, but it really wants to run alone, which is strange considering the neuroticism of other safety devices.

If you try to help the steering, it will immediately stop the assist, causing the steering wheel to shake a little when it is suddenly released, and the assistant will say that it no longer works.

The quality of the cabin is extremely high, although it has some design styles.

The cabin is very beautiful. It has a little Mercedes style, with turbine vents, imitation aluminum inserts and quilted parts on seats and door cards. This is the model. The standard kit includes electric driver’s seat, sunroof, daytime running lights, ambient lights, seven special off-road screens and cameras.

The Ultra is equipped with Nappa leather, heated/ventilated front seats, wireless phone charger, front differential lock, nine-speaker Infinity sound system and automatic parking function.

The back seat space is enough for adults to ride. Although the storage space of 400 liters when the seat is raised is not amazing, it can reach 1635 liters after folding, which is quite good. If you need to haul more things, it can also haul 2500 kilograms.

The space in the back row is spacious, but if necessary, the seats can be folded up to increase storage space.

If Great Wall Motor can introduce software updates to fix these annoying safety problems, then Tank 300 may become the first choice for economical off-road vehicles. In terms of mechanical properties, it is really great. Fortunately, software problems (in theory) can be fixed more easily.

But how does it compare with its competitors? Tank’s driving experience is definitely better than Wrangler’s, and it may be more fuel-efficient than the 3.6-liter V6 engine. It is difficult to surpass our cross-country ability. This question is best answered by someone who is more confident than me.

Tank is also cheaper. The upgraded 300 Ultra Hybrid costs only 61,990, while the entry-level Wrangler Night Eagle costs 89,990 Australian dollars. For really good things, Wrangler Rubicon sells for 99,990 Australian dollars. On the other hand, the Suzuki Jimny 5-Door, which has always been impressive but small in size, sells for only A $45,500 and is decorated with automatic two colors.