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On August 15, the fuel version of the tank 400 was officially launched. The new car is located in a medium-sized SUV, which is based on a non-load-bearing body and is powered by a 2.0T turbocharged engine, which is expected to be cheaper than the tank 400Hi4-T. According to the official website, the price of the tank 400 Hi4-T is 28.58-289800 yuan.

In terms of appearance, the tank 400 fuel version uses the "machine armor" style shape, the front face is outlined by a large area of hard straight lines, the grille presents a "T" shape, and the interior is decorated with sturdy double-banner chrome plating, and is integrated with the headlight group to form an integrated visual effect, with a high degree of recognition. The front bumper of the new car is designed with forward protruding shape, and the bottom is equipped with black guard plate, which further enhances the off-road flavor.

On the side of the body, the new car has strong lines, protruding eyebrows and decorated with rivets, C-column is oblique design, with back row privacy glass overall off-road vehicle flavor. In the rear part, the new rear light group is arranged vertically and vertically, and the LED light source attracts the eye quite. The external spare tire and angular rear bumper make the vehicle more armored, while the rear door still adopts the traditional lateral opening and closing design of the hard off-road vehicle, and the design of the rear bumper echoes with the front of the car. It is understood that the approach angle of the tank fuel version is 33 °, the departure angle is 31 °, the minimum ground clearance 235mm, the wading depth is 800mm, and the ground clearance and departure angle are slightly higher than those of the tank 400Hi4-T.

In terms of size, the length, width and height of the tank fuel version are 4985/1960/1905mm, the wheelbase is 2850mm, and the positioning is medium and large SUV. From the point of view of product positioning, Tank 400 is between Tank 300 and Tank 500, but its wheelbase is the same as Tank 500. For comparison, the tank has 5070/1934/1905mm in length, width and height, 2850mm in wheelbase, and medium and large SUV in positioning.

In terms of interior decoration, the overall design of the tank fuel version is consistent with the hybrid version, 12.3in LCD instrument + 16.2in oversized central control screen + HUD look-up display + streaming media rearview mirror, the plane is expected to be equipped with the latest V1.4 version, supporting HiCar, ICCOA, DLNA three ways of hand car interconnection function, in addition, it also adds traffic light timing function, navigation team function, navigation destination red line function. The overall width and comfort of the seat, the front and back rows can provide a good comfortable experience.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a new generation 2.0T engine, with a maximum power of 180kW, a maximum torque of 380Nm, a 0-100km/h acceleration of 9.7s and a WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of 9.85L/100km, which is matched by a 9AT gearbox.

Tank brand is a high-end off-road brand of Great Wall Motors. At present, there are only four models on sale: tank 300, tank 400, tank 500 and tank 700, of which tank 300 is the main sales force of tank brand. In the previous July, for example, the retail sales of the tank brand were 108400, of which 48200 were sold, compared with 23500 for 400 Hi-T and 23200 for 500 Hi-T.

The Tank 400, the third model launched by the tank brand, was officially launched in September 2023 and sold at a price of 27.98-289800 yuan. In addition to the fuel version of the tank 400, the tank brand will also launch the diesel version of the tank 400, equipped with a 2.0T diesel engine, so that consumers will have more space to choose the tank 400, which is no longer limited to the hybrid version.

Officials say the tank series will cover a range of 250000 to 300000 yuan, and editors speculate that the price of the gasoline version of the tank may be about 250000 yuan. If we distinguish between product positioning and power form, in the medium and large SUV market, the competitors of Tank 400gasoline version include Beijing BJ60, SAIC Datong Territory and other models. Today, the off-road market is extremely hot, in addition to tank brands, there are equation leopard, Beijing cars, shortcut brands, etc., but rather than the hard cross-country has become a blue sea, it is better to say that the current market is extremely inward, and there does not seem to be much road to go. The cross-country share of the whole market will still be growing, but the influx of so many homogeneous models at a time is destined to become a survivor game.

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