The Wuling Fighting May Be The Compact Truck You've Been Dreaming Of

The debut of the all-new Ford Maverick has many people talking about cheap compact trucks again. But what if we told you we had a compact truck that had more space and cost half as much?
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[@edgarpryor3233]

It may sound underpowered by today's standards, but it's on par with the 4 cylinder mini trucks of the 1980's.

[@lolilollolilol7773]

It's a 2nd 3rd generation Ranger. Most murrican trucks are uselessly large and for 90% of their buyers, it's more a question of status and clout than actual need. They are expensive, inconvenient gas suckers and most are being used in town which makes zero sense at all. The chinese truck looks far more sensible and useful.

[@Zactroller]

china be making tons of meme cars.

[@haruruben]

CCP be committing genocide all day long

[@inlanddesertcrewyt95]

@@haruruben lol

[@hepotiricly]

@@haruruben they really do suck at it, cant even commit a genocide

[@haruruben]

@@hepotiricly imagine the mindless CCP shills driving around their death camp in these ridiculous pink things???

[@hepotiricly]

@@haruruben why isint the media telling us the location of these camps? I wonder why…

[@teofilol2666]

Wuling is one of only a handful of car manufacturers who has a sense of humor, I think.

[@100200songlin]

The way the interior shakes while he’s in motion. All I can think of is “no thank I choose life”

[@jeffli9576]

That means it has hard suspension and poor NVH, Doesn't really mean it is unsafe. What do you expect for $10K lol.

[@haruruben]

Coffin on wheels… at least a pine coffin on wheels wouldn’t have suffered you the indignity of dying in an ugly pink tin box

[@capitanothegreat3994]

"Its a Produce Transporter "From the Farm to the Farmer's Market kind of Vehicle, Its perfect for that

[@chuckthebeast7693]

I think that's the effect of image stabilization in post, the panels wouldn't stretch like that.

[@Tomoyo0827]

@@haruruben it’s probably way safer than any 80 and 90s American cars

[@quixomega]

Ethan's delivery is great.

[@jellene4eva]

Those are some really tiny wheels. Someone forgot leg day.

[@petertrznadel8107]

They didn't forget, they wanted drop sides, it's either a high bed or smaller wheels.

[@CarlitologyTV]

Wuling: "Vigorous Man Pink" Pepto Bismol: Has entered chat

[@hoosierdaddy8002]

I`m thinking upset stomach , diarrea .

[@TheFanUniverse]

Ooh a little pink warrior! It really looks like a Hongguang with its back roof & windows chopped off, but I'm really into it!

[@Wheelsboy]

That's pretty much exactly what it is haha

[@WalkaboutRojo]

That’s the best review you guys have done so far. I love compact manual pickups. Awesomeness.

[@e.l.4409]

I'm surprised there's isn't a turbo on that engine. Though you'd be doing sick burnouts all the time with those 14s.

[@billwhiteathome2080]

Maverick owner: I can go 60 mph carrying 1500lbs. Wuling owner: I can go 60 too.

[@ztz818]

Maverick has a flat bed?

[@billwhiteathome2080]

@@ztz818 No, American pickup trucks have beds made to carry cargo. We have a separate category called flat bed trucks....primarily made to carry Chinese trucks when they fall apart.

[@trianggaindralukmana2184]

1500 lbs isnt much, we load 1 ton in bed on suzuki carry in asia

[@billwhiteathome2080]

@@trianggaindralukmana2184 That's nothing...I've seen 8 people on a scooter before. If you can load 1 ton on a Suzuki, you'll be able to get 3 tons on a Maverick.

[@trianggaindralukmana2184]

@@billwhiteathome2080 i mean i legally load my suzuki carry a 1 ton payload except passenger, i live in asia and we have MOT paper and payload permit. meanwhile ford maverick i google it only has payload 1500 lbs or 750 is kg that include with passengers. i dont have knowledge about wuling fighters but its actually GM asia and some of wuling here has poor performance compare to japanese rival

[@thatGUYbehindthemask]

the thing i love is that the cab SIDES fold down to make the thing a damn FLATBED. WHY DONT MORE MANUFACTURERS DO THIS?

[@brianlanning836]

This bumperless beer can would never pass a crash test in the US.

[@lattitude01]

Yeah, US crash test rating requirements make the US one of the hardest markets to compete in. however i would love to see something in this vein of utility come to the us market at a affordable price point, bolt a turbo to that straight 4 and it would probably make a decent light duty fleet truck, at 10k you could buy like 4-5 of them for the cost of the average halfton pickup

[@arminius6506]

They'd work like a charm in rural farms.

[@I_dont_want_an_at]

It would if they wanted it to. Chinese people can achieve all their goals! Communism spurs them to incredible achievements! They've had nukes since the sixties. The only country with their own private space station currently! They are out of this world. Making a ute safe? Easy as sin!

[@Reinturtle]

3:50 what an incredible piece of art!

[@forestfishburne7900]

Wow, that’s much better at hauling a bottle of tea than my Silverado for sure!!! I’m sold!

[@KubikCv]

It looks like a dachshund crossed with a German Shepherd :D :D :D

[@shawnlister2730]

Good to have you back Ethan!

[@pilot1721]

This is a man who has never been to Australia and seen our dual cab market

[@harbingertheheretic3541]

Australia has so many interesting/fun vehicles that it makes American car enthusiasts almost rage with jealousy.

[@melissamybubbles6139]

A pink pickup! The world needed this.

[@OOICU812]

That thumbnail makes any 'dream' of this truck look more like a nightmare.

[@ww6156]

The colour is "vigorous man pink" this is wonderful

[@johanj3674]

I'm guessing it's some kind of euphemism for "gay" ?

[@POLOAZTECA]

I fell in love with the great wall wingle 7 and now this one! Those are My top 2 favorites!

[@123fourfive5]

This presentation is excellent. If that was sold elsewhere, it would literally make the top 100 drift car bodies. Literally ANY engine swap will let it turn those tiny wheels and the gearbox should hold up cause it's a manual. Another car I wish we got here in Aus

[@tren133]

Don't you guys have Great Wall trucks in Australia? Those are also basic and cheap, but size wise they are more comparable to something like a Hilux versus this Wuling which is smaller and much less powerful.

[@123fourfive5]

@@tren133 We do and they're decent. They're like the ultimate tradie ute and the Canon is the ultimate overlanding ute.

[@robertryan7204]

@@tren133 They are getting bigger and bigger still inexpensive, but much better with each new model. Now rhey have a Lariat trim

[@HyperVanilo]

01:05 Wuling has been in spotlight ever since the Confero arrived in Indonesia, we're now have Cortez and Almaz, I hope Wuling bring this car to my country.

[@treelife365]

Ethan, your fanny pack in this video is very fighting! Such an awesome pickup truck... the ability to fold down the sides makes it super useful as a delivery vehicle (flip-down sides aren't that common in Canadian delivery trucks, but are getting more common - like in Asia).

[@NotUrDJ]

Great to see you back !

[@edwindyap1616]

2 nice looking things in this car: Ethan Steering Wheel

[@ferreirapvh]

You forgot the fanny pack

[@thewanderingrey8830]

This car is only for those who are confident in their masculinity - I'd get one in a heartbeat!

[@leiyue1411]

😂😂😂

[@watsisbuttndo829]

In vigorous man pink?

[@1301407gl]

That rules out 70% of truck buyers

[@PC_CERTIFIED]

@@1301407gl 😂

[@shamen781]

I think this truck wouldn't even pass a crash test but who knows...

[@AdrianMcDaid]

Good to see you again.

[@anrew4425]

For someone who wants a pickup the bed is so perfect, I've always loved trucks with external tie downs and folding sides. Usually its mounted like a flat bed or aftermarket aluminum beds which mean no wheel humps inside but tend to sit up high and have relatively short bed walls. This truck seems to take the concept of van tires, small but will easily give the extra space to eliminate a wheel hump while maintaining tall bed sides. Nissan has the perfect cheap pickup, the 2nd generation D40 Navara/Frontier. But my biggest issue with the truck is it does not offer a single cab, long bed variant in America. They are incredibly cheap and reliable pickups but older models with the 2.5 i4 came with a 6 speed manual.

[@hutchcraftcp]

Aside from the tiny wheels, it's just about perfect. The concept vehicles looked better with the bigger wheels.

[@fjord5207]

I see some Ford pieces in the interior. Mirror switch and steering wheel.

[@justme6275]

really

[@jimhuang3392]

The best English review on the Wuling pickup truck I've seen so far, and nice SKX009 btw.

[@stanwbaker]

After too many minutes looking up and comparing the specs of this and the third-generation Ranger, it's really similar. Even more so to the second-gen Ranger down to the tire size and (assuming 2.3 engine) torque rating; and the back seat comfort. GMC Tracker? They could use some volume.

[@raytabs5879]

Barby's pickup comes to life.

[@kramermentor5306]

the discussion about pick up trucks being to big is mostly one for the us market. for countries which import/use mostly Japanese trucks we are accustomed to smaller trucks like these. trucks such as the Toyota Hilux, Mazda b2500, etc. if you drive some of those fords down here you will attract a lot of attention, you would also probably need to go up a level from the regular car license which caps out at about 2950 kg here.

[@ronalddickerson4666]

Looks like a 80s Datsun!

[@nobodyleftbehind]

After every sentence a voice inside my head said 'but it looks SH1T', looks only a mother could love.

[@lattitude01]

this is an actual callback to the origin of the pickup truck, nearly pure utility, and for that i love it, though, i think they could do with tacking a couple hundred dollars on the price tag and bolting a turbo to that 4clinder, improve mph and hp and overall market appeal for anyone looking for a cheap fleet truck option.

[@BillLaBrie]

Automotive equivalent of drag queen story hour.

[@pptzzx]

This car should be very popular in rural China

[@laxtose]

Being obsessed with doing everything cheap is really depressing.

[@theodorbutters141]

It's kinda necessary for the chinese market though. Just look at how simple european cars were back in the 50s when the economy was still recovering and people couldn't afford much of a car.

[@benanderson89]

@@theodorbutters141 Plus, from those cheap cars we ended up with certified classics like the Austin Mini and VW Golf. Cheap and Inexpensive are two different things, after all.

[@scott8919]

Let's Fighting love.

[@ElectricDriveAfrica]

Excellent review. Can we get this in full Electric and In Right Hand Drive for that price!

[@dougefresh7435]

Door jambs and rockers are white . Makes it look like it got a cheap Maaco paint job

[@justme6275]

i want 1, perfect for the weekend projects (bed is big enough for a full sheet of plywood) and around town, who need 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, fancy leather seats, techie dashboard, fancy radio, big fat wheels (a lot of comments about that), just a simple little truck that the big auto guys are not making. an electric version would be sooooooo cool!

[@charliewilson3528]

Hello from Texas! We can All ways use another truck. Great review!

[@theoldpcguy]

I got a good laugh from your video at the end ... my daily driver is a 1989 Mazda B2600i that I rescued from the woods of CT. I got rid of my Maverick sized Ford Explorer Sport Trac and never looked back. I removed the stock bed and built a flatbed that can haul 3X what my Ford did. So yeah, buy a used Mazda pickup!

[@howtoduit]

For some reason I thought this was electric and I was like Ooh a manual ev?? haha

[@enginerd0]

That is putting it kindly.

[@anfangerm]

Fanny pack is back with some great video

[@haruruben]

Based on the sweatiness, I’m guessing it doesn’t have AC

[@anrew4425]

Probably an option but still has blue for "cooler air"

[@moniquem783]

I was watching for a laugh, but the overlander one with the elevating roof/tent thingie is seriously cool!

[@ryangallagher7262]

Let's fighting love Finally a truck to protect my bawls

[@rajasimanta]

I'd buy the overlanding version in a heartbeat

[@mantisshadow8990]

IKR the moment I saw that thing it just look so cool and awesome. Honestly it reminded me of a fictional vehicle from Halo especially with the medical stow away part!

[@511dydy]

You are so a chinese bot, haha

[@rw9495]

I'd totally be into that if they sold them in the states

[@sivvinod3187]

@@511dydy what does China have anything to do with this?

[@timi322]

@@sivvinod3187 Lol, ikr, dudes delusional....

[@wosamosman9814]

Reminds me of how I drew a pick up truck when I was 7 years old and the same color my sister decided to colour it 🤣🤣🤣

[@bradaltemeyer4472]

I bought my dads Dodge D50 (mitsubishi) 1986 pickup from him in '93, and he went out and bought the small Ford twin to your Mazda pickup, his complaint even with that truck was that the sides were higher and that made it harder for him to lift the metal parts over the side to put in the bed... roll forward to todays absurdities, and even at 6'7" it would be a challenge for me to load parts or pipe into any of the "modern" big pickups. Now, here on the Texas border we occasionally get to see a Mexico tiny pickup, Chevy has a really small one based on a car there/ and there are larger tiny ones like the RAM 700, (fiat something). What we need is for SMART CAR to make a slightly longer, Pickup truck version that can meet USA crash and emissions standards- now that would be fun.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

Yeah China can keep that. I'll stick with my 95' Dodge Dakota extend cab. I doubt that thing would do more then 100kph with engine screaming like a banshee getting its hair grabbed. I would guess towing a trailer of any size would not be possible either.

[@trianggaindralukmana2184]

ehem thats GM actually, it use GM supplier parts and GM engine design. and yes, wuling isnt good and didnt sales good even in asia outside china

[@nickthompson9697]

You'd be amazed what I can do with a hundred horsepower.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

@@nickthompson9697 not a whole lot if the torque is not there.

[@nickthompson9697]

@@patrickradcliffe3837 it has 111 torques, that's ample for a na 1.5l.

[@patrickradcliffe3837]

@@nickthompson9697 yeah for a 1.5l it's okay, but in a truck that's horrible.

[@jwickerszh]

Hey! when did you come to my neck of Shanghai? Had a deja vu feeling with the tractor and huts at the beginning, then saw the Snow White thing 😅

[@WayneTheBoatGuy]

The reason all of ours are not so small and simple anymore is safety. I doubt this neat little vessel would meet our crash and safety requirements.

[@user-Moonhoney]

this looks like Ssangyong and Suzuki mixed one

[@Paulraynor53]

Wheelsboy are you from Burlington NC? I recognizes the Lowes Foods in the background of the Ford.

[@Wheelsboy]

Ethan is indeed from Burlington!

[@Mgoblagulkablong]

Keyboard warriors don't buy cars in reality.

[@untermench3502]

They said the same thing of the Yugo.

[@mateobeccar2618]

It's disgustingly beautiful.

[@rickhibdon11]

Bring one stateside for 10 grand, and I'll own it. As it is, I'm in line for a Maverick

[@explosheep]

hey ! welcome back!

[@HKRXPRS]

Please bring this to Australia. Even Great Wall has done away with the cheap ute here. Their last one was $20K all in and the new one is near enough $40K and it uses the same gutless engine as the old one. The kicker is you're hauling 1 and a half times the weight of the old model too.

[@1hjehje]

In 1991 I bought a new Nissan Hardbody pickup that was similarly equipped to this truck and cost about the same amount. I drove it for 20 years and it was a great little vehicle. The interior of this truck is OK with me. I have a 2018 F150 and the interior is mostly hard plastic. Seemingly no big difference from this one.

[@zacariasblanco9738]

this is no way like a hardbody if anything is a scion xb with a bed

[@keepitprivate3856]

this depends on where you are using.....in china, even rural area, the road is mostly properly built and not much rough environment, so its reasonable to get a van like this

[@aannddrroommaann]

Nice Seiko you've got there. Would go well with the fishing variant of the truck!

[@Wheelsboy]

Thanks! Ethan is a big watch enthusiast, you’ll see him wearing different watches in almost all his reviews (Seiko is a mainstay of his collection).

[@yowu7446]

in china, a even the Niche market is HUGE. so it can afford to innovate and produce interesting and specific cars. this is what i love about the chinese market and its innovation. Great video and channel!

[@dosri]

the pink color is funky

[@nb7466]

I would subscribe but you asked me to right at the beginning followed by two ads. Im good.

[@ramiroini9504]

GM could bring it to many markets as the Chevrolet S-9 3/4 as they already did with some baojuns and other Wulings 😏

[@charlestsai8026]

There is no way this thing could pass us safety regulations

[@robertryan7204]

@@charlestsai8026 or anyone elses. Other Chinese Pickups can

[@justme6275]

@@charlestsai8026 truck safety requirement is much less than cars, if it does not pass as it is, little rework would do it - easy!

[@yperboreus]

You're a fashion icon!

[@crown674]

So, the pickup version of the Ford Fiesta (Ford Courier) wasn't able to reach the US market, but this thing will?

[@youngz13o]

Cute truck bro

[@HB45175]

I wonder who signed off on those tiny wheels.

[@CGKFC_Amar]

Hi Ethan, greetings from Indonesia. Can you review wuling boujun 750? Because here in Indonesia is sold as wuling Cortez. Thx

[@michaelwiebe4282]

In South Africa, there a a lot of really small pickups available, based on the Ford Fiesta or Opel Corsa!

[@3a146]

This wuling thing might have some GM blood line.

[@michaelwiebe4282]

@@3a146 you are sure? This is a really cheap pickup.

[@3a146]

@@michaelwiebe4282 Wuling is a joint venture of SAIC, GM, and of course the original Wuling. It would surprise me if they dont.

[@michaelwiebe4282]

@@3a146 I didn't know, thank you!

[@ojil69420]

It's pretty damn big!

[@3aces209]

If this was in the USA I would buy it

[@bazli83]

That is a very pink utilitarian truck. All business.. and.. well. all business really, with the sides that go down for easy access, tiny commercial wheels, that is very stiff but can carry a lot more load that you expect it to be

[@ubacow7109]

Whats great about this channel is that you get to learn about crappy cars that you otherwise would never get to know about in china. Ive always been interested in knowing what cars in china r like compared to the US and how the use cases are in foreign markets. Would be cool to learn about Indian or Russian cars as well some day~

[@ligametis]

Some channels talk about Russian cars. With Indian ones it is a bit more tricky.

[@robertryan7204]

Chinese are doing what the Koreans did constantly inprove their offerings

[@TheDarkKRoo]

I want one. providing it doesn't have any major issues especially if it comes in an all electric model.

[@terrificspokesman7416]

This and the Lada Niva Legend would be a coll collection. The Niva is starting to be sold in the UK buy an importer. Imagine if they sold this

[@akltom]

that back seat position has no different with old version landrover defender. it's there when you need it. it's very useful to be honestly.

[@ra_redesignautomobiles]

Looks like a Car that I practiced driving in subdivision

[@tahsin28]

everyone clicked for the wheels.

[@weiltrebor4104]

Wuling ah Wuling.... When you gonna come to MALAYSIA? Really like Wuling EV and this Pickup.... good enug for my need.

[@TheMisteralex3097]

Uhhhhh was that the Shoppes at Waterford shopping center at 10:06?! Small world!!

[@shamen781]

$10,000 for a tiny wheeled pick up? I'd rather buy an old toyota pick up that is probably more useful than this.

[@IzbecRBX]

Fuchsia ftw 👍

[@Rockport1911]

0:20 You mean a 90s Danger Ranger? :) Today these low- spec compact pickup trucks only sell where people actually need them for cheap work. The rest got plush and designed mostly for lifestyle

[@ryandontlikeyou]

I actually really like this

[@miguelcastaneda7236]

look like a chevy cayon cab with an old datsun pick up bed

[@deepestdub]

The pink model looks like it's running 12'' wheels. So tiny. Perhaps the concept models with those side moulding help to disguise that. Another fantastic report. Loving this channel very much.

[@reho7387]

Looks similar to the original Datsun pickup that first came to U.S. shores.

[@aminorinternet]

Nice low bed, ability to lower the sides so it's completely flat. Very useful features, especially for 10k.

[@fredanderson5544]

who wants a pink pickup? this is a compact? a '60s datsun is smaller and pricewise even cheaper.

[@maxzak3694]

Duuuuuude, those wheels size tho xD

[@specialopsdave]

Cheap, small amounts of rubber