Two days ago, FAW Toyota's domestic Prado ** attracted a lot of people's attention, some people were happy for the domestic return of this classic model, but more people were lamenting that Toyota's ** is still inflated.
Just two days later, Great Wall Motor's tank brand once again gave this off-road veteran with practical actions"Heavy blow".
Yesterday evening, the new luxury flagship model of the tank brand - Tank 700 Hi4-T officially launched worldwide, in addition to the limited edition model that has been announced at the Guangzhou Auto Show at the price of 700,000 yuan, the Tank 700 Hi4-T will also be available in the extreme version and the Extreme EditionThe prices are 4280,000 yuan and 4680,000 yuan.
In terms of positioning, the tank 700 Hi4-T is a medium and large SUV, and the overall size is similar to the tank 500 series that has been launched before, but the official definition of this new car is:The all-round king of the tank family, the real flagship of China's luxury off-roadThis also shows that the Tank 700 will give consumers more luxury configuration experience on the premise of ensuring off-road performance.
In terms of exterior design, the price tag is much higher, and the two entry-level models are more mainstreamBoasting two completely different exterior kits. The limited-edition model has a more exaggerated body surround, rear wing and a number of carbon fibre exterior coverings, and the overall design is instantly recognizable and sporty.
As for the appearance of the ordinary version of the model, it is slightly more restrained, but with the blessing of the appearance design concept of "mecha technology".The overall design of the tank 700 Hi4-T is still recognizableThrough various horizontal design elements and circular headlights, the atmosphere is created, but on the basis of mecha style, it reveals a trace of retro flavor.
In size, the tank 700 Hi4-T ordinary version has5090 2061 1952mm body measurements, wheelbase is 3000mm,The overall dimensions are slightly larger than the Tank 500, and in terms of the most important passing performance of a hardcore off-roader, the Tank 700 Hi4-T has 378° approach angle, 37A departure angle of 6° and a maximum wading depth of up to 970mm.
In addition, all kinds of off-road hardware are "full" and standard on this flagship level new car, for example, the differential lock configuration that all off-road vehicle enthusiasts are most concerned about, whether it is a limited edition or the most entry-level modelThe Tank 700 Hi4-T comes standard with three differential locks at the front, center and rear.
More advanced auxiliary features such as All-Terrain Control, Wading Mode + Wading Sensing System, Low-Speed 4WD, CCO Creep Mode, Tank Cornering and Transparent Chassis are also standard on the Tank 700 Hi4-T.
The higher-equipped Extreme Edition model, compared with the entry-level Extreme Edition model, mainly has more air suspension with adjustable height + soft and hard adjustable electromagnetic vibration damping, and higher-level intelligent assisted driving functionsThe electronic anti-roll bar can be disconnected
It is worth mentioning that the Tank 700 Hi4-T is also the first model of its own brand of hard-core off-road vehicles equipped with a disconnecting electronic anti-roll bar, and with the blessing of this configuration, the Tank 700 Hi4-T can maintain a more stable body posture when driving corners on the roadIn extreme off-roading, the wheels on both sides can be "decoupled", so as to obtain an additional suspension rebound stroke of 60mmAchieve a better grip.
In order to meet the needs of outdoor enthusiasts, the three models of the tank 700 Hi4-T this time all come with their own trailer qualifications, andThe maximum trailer mass reached 2500kgIt can meet most of the towing needs. Owners can install a towing device according to their own needs, or choose the official electric towing hook + electric winch when buying a car to achieve a more advanced and convenient trailer experience.
It was also mentioned earlier, in addition to excellent off-road abilityThis time the tank 700 Hi4-T also spared no effort to promote itself in terms of "luxury".And the expression of this car in terms of luxury is also quite Chinese-style.
As long as the car can be wrapped in leather, all of them are made of leather, and the roof of the whole vehicle, including the CD pillars that are difficult to access every day, are covered with suede materials at a considerable cost, although the overall interior layout does not have a dazzling feelingHowever, in terms of materials, it is absolutely worthy of its 400,000 or even 700,000 level positioning.
Even in the rear seat configuration, which is overlooked by the average off-road vehicle, the Tank 700 Hi4-T has been taken care of to the extreme - except for the exaggerated onesIn addition to 9 levels of heating + 3 levels of ventilation, the rear seats also provide a 10-point seat massage and a large reclining angle backrest of up to 141°Not only that, the angle of the seat backrest is also electrically infinitely adjusted, so that the rear experience is not to mention the hard-core off-road, even in the field of traditional luxury models.
Carrying these countless off-road and luxury configurations is the Hi4-T system composed of this large-displacement V6 engine + plug-in hybrid system.
In this power system, the most eye-catching is the "unique" 30T V6 engine up,The engine itself delivers a maximum power of up to 360 hp and a peak torque of 560 Nm.
In addition, the drive motor in the plug-in hybrid system can provide the vehicle with 120 kW of power and 400 Nm of torque, when the engine and electric motor work togetherThe combined output of the system can reach an astonishing 524 hp + 800 NmThrough the self-developed 9hat gearbox, this jumbo with a curb weight of more than 3100kg is promoted, and only 5It accelerates from 0 to 100 kmh in 6 seconds.
In addition, because Great Wall insisted on using a longitudinal engine layout + mechanical four-wheel drive layout on a hard-core off-road vehicle, the power battery of the tank 700 Hi4-T was placed in the rear of the vehicleThis piece has a capacity of 37The 1kWh battery can provide the vehicle with a pure electric range of 100km in NEDC mode.
Although the hybrid of the P2 architecture means that this system will inevitably be inferior to those models that use the series-parallel architecture + P4 hybrid in terms of absolute efficiency, the simpler architecture can support the output of the whole set of power in the total growth time and high power, providing a better guarantee for driving safety under extreme off-road conditions. Still109L fuel consumption of 100km,It is indeed much higher than its opponents, but the Great Wall is not shy about believing that the luxury positioning of the tank 700 Hi4-T will not compromise on fuel consumption, and considering the positioning, weight and performance of the tank 700 Hi4-T, this level of fuel consumption will not cause much trouble for its target users.
As Chinese brands begin to occupy the major segments of conventional family cars, the hard-core off-road vehicle market has become a new red sea since last year. In particular, the change of new energy technology has allowed Chinese brands to instantly erase the technical shortcomings in the engine, gearbox and four-wheel drive system, but the tank 700 Hi4-T did not choose to take a "shortcut", butSticking to a mechanical all-wheel drive structure that is more capable of meeting the needs of extreme off-road conditions also makes it a bit different in today's market. However, with the reputation and popularity accumulated in models such as the Tank 300 and the Tank 500, the Tank 700 Hi4-T should still have a lot of appeal to some high-end off-road vehicle consumers.
After the official launch, as two models with similar sizes, similar dimensions and highly overlapping uses, the Tank 700 Hi4-T is bound to form a strong competition with the upcoming Toyota Prado. Regardless of the overwhelming superiority of the tank 700Hi4-T in terms of configuration and power,The advantages of ** and new energy tax exemption alone are enough to make the pressure on the new generation of Prado increase sharply.
It is believed that when the Prado is officially launched in the middle of the year and the two cars go head-to-head, the market will inevitably set off another wave of controversy about hardcore off-road. And what I'm more curious about is whether the emergence of the Tank 700 will make Toyota reconsider the Prado's pricing strategy?