Inspired by the robust market response to its Tank 300 off-road SUV, Nice Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia is seeking to introduce a follow-up act from its sub-brand, and the automobile you see right here is prone to be it. Beforehand said as having been earmarked for Malaysia and due in subsequent yr, the Tank 500‘s look on the 2024 Kuala Lumpur Worldwide Mobility Present (KLIMS) – beneath the guise of a preview – just about amplifies that tack.
Measuring in at 4,928 mm lengthy, 1,934 mm broad and 1,905 mm tall, the seven-seater body-on-frame SUV will not be what you’d time period demure. It’s an enormous lad, excellent for these in search of an imposing presence sculpted alongside conventional strains and as as a substitute for the likes of the Toyota Fortuner and Ford Everest.
Quite a few powertrain choices can be found domestically for the five hundred, together with a 360 PS and 500 Nm 3.0 litre twin-turbo delicate hybrid V6, but it surely’s possible that the SUV shall be provided right here in the identical configuration as seen in Thailand, which by the way is the place the KLIMS show instance is from.
In that market, it’s provided solely in parallel hybrid kind, with the set-up consisting of a 244 PS/380 Nm 2.0 litre turbocharged four-cylinder mill and a 106 PS/268 Nm electrical motor. The system delivers a mixed output of 350 PS and 616 Nm of torque, and that is delivered to the wheels by way of a nine-speed automated HAT (Hydraulic Computerized Transmission) and accompanying selectable four-wheel drive system.
Mechanical highlights embrace 11 driving modes in addition to entrance and rear electrical differential locks and a mechanical locking centre differential. There’s additionally a “tank flip” perform, an off-road cruise management system, water wading depth detection and a Physique Clear System, which makes use of cameras to superimpose the street picture beneath and in entrance of the automobile for improved visibility of surfaces being navigated.
Normal tools consists of automated LED headlamps, LED daytime operating lights, LED fog lamps, LED tail lights, a reverse digicam, energy retractable facet steps and 20-inch alloy wheels. As for inside equipment, you’ll discover a 12.3-inch digital instrument show and 14.6-inch infotainment touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay assist, together with quilted Nappa leather-based upholstery and powered entrance seats with driver’s facet reminiscence perform.
Additionally on are a triple-zone local weather management system, a 12-speaker Infinity sound system, second-row sunshades in addition to third-row powered backrests. Talking of the third row, there are buttons by the boot to fold and unfold the third-row seats electrically with a single push.
As for security and driving help equipment, the Tank 500 encompasses a traditional array of things equivalent to autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise management with cease and go, lane centring help, blind spot monitoring, rear cross visitors alert with auto brake and a Knowledge Dodge System that strikes the automotive over to the outer fringe of the lane to create space for giant autos and bikes.
Given the Tank 300’s RM250,000 retail worth, consumers can undoubtedly anticipate to fork out fairly a bit extra for the bigger providing. Sources intimated that pricing for the Tank 500 could possibly be within the RM350k to RM400k area.
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