Newly released Tank GWM 300 hybrid 4×4 has received the maximum five-star safety rating from crash testing organization ANCAP – based on Australian testing.
GWM Tank – Tank is another Great Wall Motor sub-brand – becomes the latest GWM to score five stars, joining the list GWM Ute, GWM Haval H6and GWM Haval Jolion.
Chinese SUV scores 88 percent Because protect adults, 89 percent Because protect resident children, 81 percent Because protect vulnerable pedestriansand 85 percent Because safety support Features and characteristics.
Full points are awarded to all four key body regions of both driver and front-seat passenger in the head-to-head deflection test.
However, this was offset by a maximum penalty of 4.00 points for vehicle compatibility: The bluff front structure proved to be a high risk to vehicle occupants. oncoming vehicle if impacted.
A similarly high score is given to the Tank 300’s ability to protect the driver and front seat occupants in a series of side-impact test scenarios.
Whip protection for front and rear passengers is rated as good, as is protection provided for both 10-year-old and 6-year-old baby pacifiers when in an appropriate child seat in the second row.
In the full-width frontal test, designed to evaluate the effectiveness of the front airbags and seatbelts, the level of protection provided to all key body areas of the driver was again measured. rating is good.
In contrast, weak performance was noted in the head and thorax of rear-seat passengers – an area where improvements to the safety system could result in better performance for rear-seat occupants.
The Tank 300 demonstrated most of the good safety performance in the Safety Assist assessment area including automatic emergency braking and lane-keeping assist, ANCAP also noting that the live driver monitoring system Advanced is equipped as standard.
Direct driver monitoring becomes a requirement for a five-star rating under the soon to be finalized ANCAP 2023-2025 rating criteria.
“This safety rating for the Tank 300 completes our testing for the year and adds another five-star performer to the stable of vehicles,” said Carla Hoorweg, chief executive officer of ANCAP. GWM and, importantly, the new Australian fleet.”
“The year 2023 will see a number of new and updated aspects introduced into our testing and evaluation regime – further enhancing the safety of the new cars on offer,” said Ms Hoorweg. for Australian and New Zealand consumers.
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The GWM Tank 300 is a boxy trapezoidal 4×4 vehicle that shares some of its underpinnings with the GWM Ute, but uses gasoline-electric power.
Prices start at $55,990 drive-away and top out at $60,990 drive-away, making it GWM’s most expensive vehicle in Australia to date.
Safety features:
- Seven airbags (front, side, curtain and center)
- Adaptive cruise control
- Automatic emergency brake
- Forward collision warning
- Lane departure warning
- Lane keeping assist
- Traffic sign recognition
- Rear cross-traffic alert with brake
Power comes from a 2.0-litre hybrid engine that combines a 180kW and 380Nm four-cylinder petrol engine with a 78kW and 268Nm electric motor. GWM Australia says the towing capacity will be 2500kg.
GWM’s Australian division hasn’t provided all the specs yet, but the company’s global website claims the Tank 300 system’s HEV output power at 224kW and 640Nm, and also indicates fuel economy. fuel will be about 9-10 liters / 100km. However, we are waiting for the Australian data.
Hybrid power output is increased by 57 kW on the non-hybrid four-cylinder turbocharged engine offered in China, and GWM says this reduces the announced 0-100 km/h acceleration time from 0 to 100 km/h. 9.5 seconds down to 7.9 seconds.
Built on GWM’s global off-road platform, the GWM Tank 300 has a good ground clearance of 224mm, a 33-degree approach angle and a 34-degree exit angle, and a ‘torque on demand’ 4WD system. bridge’.
At 4760mm in length, the GWM Tank 300 has an interesting size, slightly smaller than Isuzu MU-X and Ford Everest, but larger than a typical midsize SUV. Another potential competitor is much more expensive Unlimited Jeep Wrangler.
Model 300 tanks were tracked the guise of driving on the right in Melbourne at GWM headquarters.
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Spying at GWM Australia HQ
The 300 tank models in China offer a low-range transmission and front and rear electromechanical locking differentials, along with a tank turn function and a ramp mode. In addition to a standard surround-view camera, there is also a see-through camera under the vehicle view.
Suspension is understood to be a double wishbone type at the front with a multi-link rear axle and a large attachment mounted on the rear door.
GWM actually imported at least one non-hybrid petrol Tank 300 to Australia in 2021 and held a media drive at a 4×4 park to show off its capabilities. It’s the black car in the picture.
There is also a growing 4×4 community in China that loves the Tank 300.
The GWM Tank itself sells the 300 Border version in China, while our friends at China’s largest off-road accessory importer, Yunliang 4×4, make their own hardcore modified version – sold 1000 units in three minutes earlier this year.
This is not the only electric vehicle that GWM is expected to introduce next year, because auto expert understand the possible brand six or seven electrified models by the end of 2023.
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Yunliang tank 300
That includes a plug-in hybrid version of the Tank 500, another body-on-frame SUV that sits somewhere in between. Toyota Landcruiser Prado and 300 . line.
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