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On March 18, the automotive industry learned from the official tank website that the second SUV-- tank of the tank brand was officially launched tonight. The new car is built on a tank platform, with a non-load-bearing body and a TOD time-sharing four-wheel drive system. The new car was unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show last year and announced the pre-sale price. The new car includes commercial version, sports version, customized version and limited version. In addition, the new car will also provide 5-seater and 7-seater models for consumers to choose from. In terms of price, the new car pre-price range is 33.5-395000 yuan. Among them, two models with five seats are priced at 335000 yuan and 355000 yuan. The seven-seat version costs 343000 yuan and 363000 yuan, and the customized version costs 395000 yuan.

In terms of appearance, the new car is obviously different from the tank 300, the first model of the tank brand. There are two appearance options for the new car, one is the "sports version" and the other is the "business version". The front face of the "sports version" uses a sturdy chrome strip to highlight cross-country performance, while the "business version" uses a dense horizontal chrome grille to highlight the sense of luxury. The new car headlights all adopt irregular shape, in addition, the main difference between the two lies in the spare tire on the rear door, the spare tire on the business version without the rear door, and the length of the car is shorter. From the side of the body, the new car uses a straight waistline design. In the rear part, the shape of the new car is similar to that of the Tank 300. the taillights have a vertical design and a plug-in spare tire, and the bumper is also wrapped in chrome metal and is equipped with a TANK English logo, which looks very strong. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4878 (5070) / 1934/1905mm, the wheelbase is 2850mm, and the positioning is medium and large SUV.

Interior part, the new car uses a new design language, the car uses a lot of leather and wood grain decoration, the color with beige + blue double color design, equipped with, the new car is equipped with a 14.6-inch suspension central control screen and a frameless full LCD dashboard. In terms of seat layout, the new car offers two options: five seats and seven seats.

Power is the biggest highlight of the new car. For the first time, the new car is equipped with a 3.0displacement V6 engine + 9AT gearbox independently developed by the Great Wall, the maximum power of the engine is 260kW, and the maximum torque is 500Nm. 1500-4500rpm.

Generally speaking, in terms of market competition, it is expected that the new car will compete with Toyota Prado and Lande Cool Luze. However, from the price point of view, the price of Prado 2700 version is about 410000 yuan, and the price of Coolut version 4000 is about 760000 yuan, while the pre-price range of tank 500s is 33.5-395000 yuan. Obviously, tank 500s have advantages in price, plus the first tank 500s are 3.0T+9AT power data. So for some users, the Tank 500 may have an advantage over Toyota Prado and Rand Cool Luze.

Earlier, the chief marketing officer of the tank brand said in an interview at the auto show that the 3.0T twin-turbine V6 engine carried by the tank 500 is the ceiling work of China's fuel vehicles, perhaps because of its strong product advantage. the new car sparked a heated discussion on the Internet after it was launched last year. According to tank officials, orders for tank 500s exceeded 13000 after only 20 minutes of pre-sale. But soon the tank brand officially issued an announcement of an abnormal order. In the announcement, the tank brand official said: some screenshots of issuing orders have been used to resell orders on the Internet. Through investigation, it is found that there are more than 200 suspected cases of multiple orders in the order system. In this regard, we will focus on follow-up visits and investigations to ensure the interests of normal car buyers. At the same time, upgrade the delivery confirmation process, starting from November 28, for new orders, orders that do not match with the actual consignee and cannot prove the relationship between immediate family members or restricted city license leases will be deemed invalid. At the same time, tank brand officials stressed that tank APP is the only pre-sale channel, the price is completely transparent, all tank products will be ordered on APP, there will be no price increase by dealers, and the brand has strict control over dealers.

At present, only one model of tank brand is on sale. With the launch of Tank 500 tonight, there will be two models for sale. The price of Tank 300 is RMB19.58-308000, and the basic monthly sales are maintained at more than 5000. Tank 500 is positioned higher and emphasizes off-road performance. After the new car comes on the market, it may better take into account the needs of cross-country enthusiasts. As for the sales performance of the new car, it still needs to be verified by the market.

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