In the hard-core off-road SUV market, Chinese brands also have hard-core products that can compete head-on with Land Rover Defender and Mercedes-Benz Big G.
On February 26, the luxury off-road flagship tank 700 Hi4-T was officially launched, with a total of 3 models, with a suggested retail price of 700,000 yuan for the limited edition and 46 yuan for the Extreme Edition80,000 yuan, the suggested retail price of the ultimate version is 4280,000 yuan.
According to the official data released by the tank, the order for the tank 700 Hi4-T has reached 6,137 units within one day of its launch. That's a lot of weight for a luxury off-roader.
For a long time, the luxury off-road vehicle market has been occupied by luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover, and the last barrier for Chinese brands to break through is to break the shackles of million-level circles.
Liu Yanzhao, CEO of the tank brand, said that he hopes that the tank 700 can compete with the world's first-line off-road brands such as Land Rover Defender and Mercedes-Benz Big G in the global market. He believes that in the million-dollar hard-core SUV market, the tank 700 Hi4-T will become the "optimal solution", "among the million-level luxury off-road vehicles, the off-road is not luxurious, and the real luxury is not off-road, which is basically a false proposition, and the emergence of the tank 700 Hi4-T fills this gap."
The Tank 700 Hi4-T is positioned as a luxury flagship off-road SUV, especially from the 1 million Class 3Enabled by the 0T Hi4-T technology platform, the driving experience brought by the wide body is close to the 2 million-level Mercedes-Benz G, and the interior luxury is comparable to the 5 million-level Rolls-Royce Cullinan, so that the tank 700 Hi4-T has less than 500,000 yuan of technology, 2 million yuan of aura, and 5 million luxury.
Compared with the new energy urban SUV of the same level, the tank 700Hi4-T as an off-road new energy source, adopts 3The 0T V6 engine, with a 9AT transmission, is an independent research and development of 1.5 billion yuan invested by Great Wall Motors in 6 years, breaking the monopoly position of foreign brands in the field of large-displacement engines and high-end transmissions.
In addition, the tank brand has also successfully developed its own industry-leading "3The 0T V6 +9HAT "large-displacement plug-in hybrid system fills the gap in the core technology of independent luxury off-road. Gu Yukun, executive deputy general manager of the tank brand, called it "a power system developed for 2030". With the support of this powertrain, the tank 700 Hi4-T has a maximum comprehensive power of 385kW and a 000 acceleration capability in 5 seconds.
Tank 700 Hi4-T retains mechanical four-wheel drive + three locks on the basis of plug-in hybrid power, non-decoupled four-wheel drive structure, more complete power output, stronger adaptability, 12 driving all-terrain modes, adapting to users' all-scene travel, more reliable off-road, and irreplaceable advantages of decoupled four-wheel drive.
In terms of off-road specialized equipment, the Tank 700 Hi4-T is the first in the industry to be equipped with an "electronic disconnectable stabilizer bar". In some extreme off-road scenarios, the driver can disconnect the stabilizer bar with one click, so that the vehicle can increase the suspension rebound travel by 60mm. With the "three differential locks", even if a single wheel is on the ground, it can greatly improve driving safety by stabilizing off-road difficulties. In addition, the Tank 700 Hi4-T is also equipped with an "active suspension", which adapts to all working conditions through the cooperation of air springs and CDC electromagnetic shock absorbers.
In terms of operating costs, with the blessing of the hybrid system, the fuel consumption of the Tank 700 Hi4-T is 10 per cent9l/100km。At the same time, the tank 700 Hi4-T was also equipped with a capacity of 37The 1kWh ternary lithium battery pack has a pure electric range of up to 90km, which can cope with urban congestion and further reduce the cost of daily use.
If the Tank 700 Hi4-T is the "ceiling" of China's luxury off-road, then safety is the basic bottom line of guarding this "ceiling", and it is the core of the brand value of the tank.
The Tank 700 Hi4-T achieves the ultimate in passive safety, with the largest cross-section trapezoidal frame in the industry, with a high-strength steel ratio of 99% and a torsional rigidity of up to 8000N·m °; The proportion of high-strength steel of the body frame reaches 83%, and the torsional rigidity reaches 30122N·m °, which truly achieves a mobile safety fortress.
In terms of appearance, the Tank 700 Hi4-T continues the tough style of the family, adopts the mecha-style styling and the side-opening tailgate, retains the iconic elements of classic off-road vehicles, and the tailgate is also hung with a "spare tire bag", retaining the characteristics of the tank family.
For the whole year of 2023, the cumulative sales of tanks were 162,539 units, a year-on-year increase of 3121%。By the end of 2023, the cumulative sales of the tank brand have exceeded 390,000 units, ranking first in the sales of hard-core off-road SUV models in China for 37 consecutive months. It can be said that "for every 2 off-road vehicles sold in China, 1 is a tank".
In January this year, the sales of new vehicles of the tank brand continued to exceed the 20,000 mark, reaching 20,067 units, a significant increase of 239 units year-on-year26%, of which the tank new energy model hit a record high in new energy sales in a single month, and the sales of new cars reached nearly 10,000 units, reaching 9,631, an increase of 16 percent month-on-month67%。
According to the plan, the newly launched tank 700Hi4-T will assume the important task of expanding the global high-end market of the tank brand. At present, the tank has landed in more than 30 countries and regions, becoming the No. 1 brand in China's off-road overseas sales.