Would You Pay $100K? (GWM Tank 700 2024 Review)

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Ай бұрын

Detailed walkaround review and brief first drive of the GWM Tank 700, a new premium 4WD model that would sit above the Tank 500 in price.
The Tank 700 is a boxy four-wheel drive from Great Wall (GWM) that is pitched as the company's most premium Tank-series offering. In China it costs an eye-watering $150,000 (AUD), which would seem a little high for Australian positioning.
Rivals to the Tank 700 could include the Land Rover Defender, Toyota Prado, Ineos Grenadier and Ford Everest. We check it out for the first time over in China.

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@rabaker7253 Ай бұрын

I like where GWM are heading with these models. I'm old enough to remember the "new" Japanese threat back in the early 1980s, then we saw Hyundai's in the early 2000s start to take off. Chinese car makers will get their eventually - perhaps GWM is taking a leaf out of their book to a certain point. I drive an LDV D90 diesel now, take it off-road regularly, and really love it. My lease expires next year and I'd consider the T-500 (or 700) as an option. But if GWM get their pricing right on T700 - on par with the new Y63 Patrol that comes out (@$95-100k for base model), but still well below the LC300 - then it would sell quite well....and gradually increase sales as their reputation continues to improve, just as the MG ZS has done over the past 2yrs to now be among the top10 models. For GWM, they have to get the engine choice right for Australia, along with the payload and tow capacity - which is where the 300 and 500 are at a bit of a disadvantage for now.

@neongo6446 Ай бұрын

0:51 is a Tank 400. They look very similar, even to the ones editing this video.

@gill7087 Ай бұрын

GWM are saying it would come in at under 100k in Australia. This includes air suspension, magnetic shocks and just about every luxury feature known to man. The 150k was some Chinese only first release special designed for rich Chinese businessmen. No doubt much bling but little practicality or taste.

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

When this “Tank” breaks down in Warumungu in remote outback of Northern Territory. No spare parts available from Syd, Mel, Brisbane. It will cost more than $5k to have the vehicle towed to say Darwin. And wait 3 months for the parts to arrive. Good luck

@gill7087 Ай бұрын

@@yslee1401 Exactly. Just like when the head failed on the 79 series Ute (v8) I was using on the Nullarbor for work. Couldn’t be fixed so on Truck to Ceduna and 3 months later fixed, or my nephews Landcruiser that has some sort of electrical fault and spent a month in western VIC in 2023 in a small town waiting for the trigger module that wasn’t available anywhere and guess what, broke down again 2 weeks ago coming to visit me and we towed it to a repairer and it’s now in SA in a town waiting to see if the problem can be identified. But Australia is a big place, no one has to go Warumungu if they don’t want to and despite the billions Toyota spend on advertising to the contrary, they do break down even in Warumungu and if serious enough it will get shipped to Darwin and wait there for parts. Ps the world is flat and the US did send people to the moon.

@yunwang4873 Ай бұрын

Love it 😀

Ай бұрын

In Thailand you see the Tank 300 and Tank 500. For me, that Tank is already (too) big. It is not me style, but I think, that BYD will find buyers for the Tank 700, too.

@m.farhanjanjuah4080 Ай бұрын

Luxurious

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

I'd go for a Bao 5. Even nuttier performance numbers and BYD are killing it on the powertrain technology.

@zaidtareen3982 Ай бұрын

Can't care much for the price. I'd just buy it based on its looks alone😮

@Freetofreet Ай бұрын

This will smash the little Red course in the glass house mountains. Tank 300 and Tank 500 got through the course and the new land cruiser got stuck twice 😂 Price is in the Land Rover defender 110 price range

@FarmergirlJess 19 күн бұрын

Epic ❤

@JettoGospel Ай бұрын

Isn't the cruiser or Lexus more expensive and you get less for it ?

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

but no spyware in the Lexus

@Paradoxical124 Ай бұрын

@@yslee1401and it won’t blow up the first day the warranty expires.

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

@@Paradoxical124 Chinese cars don't do that anymore. The days of cheap Chinesium are over, join us in 2024.

@entertainment6630 Ай бұрын

I’m sure it’s a nice car, but sadly, many people who can afford that price will care about the “brand” more than anything. So good luck selling to a clientele that almost doesn’t exist…

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

I see many 50cents little pink promoting this vehicles that will no market share anywhere in the world. US, Canada and Australia likes large and rugged SUVs but will never adopt any of these crappy Chinese makes

@richmond206 Ай бұрын

@@yslee1401You know a lot........

@AntihuaGoxiba Ай бұрын

True story, my Audi water pump brokers after 3 years warranty straight away, brands are ripping people off, and people still buying it, sad

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

@@AntihuaGoxiba Thats synonamous with all Teutonic branded vehicles

@johnedds2327 Ай бұрын

It's towing capacity of 2500 kg will restrict it's market acceptance; maybe it's a competitor for the Lexus version of the 300 Series Toyota. I notice that the rear seat gave great under thigh support. Great looker , but too posey with no towing credentials.

@nkzag555 15 күн бұрын

The price can get an decent Japanese 4x4.

@corone2018 27 күн бұрын

I’ll buy this same spec as on this show but for 100k not 150k , the Chinese can take a small loss as long as the brand takes off in this market it’s a win for GWM they can make more profit later on with other cars once it’s got a good name in Australia, you gotta spend money to make money and the Chinese are good at that when they want to do it hopefully they do with this tank 700 😊

@rufaimuhammadaminu6873 Ай бұрын

Iain Curry,how are you. I want you to keep in mind,this Chinese Truck will beat the Toyotas soon. Just wait for a time to prove it's longevity. If you remember back in Seventees and Eighties when Japan started their cars with competition with European cars,the same thing happened. The Chinese cars and trucks are built to meet the competition very seriously.

@b.p.r. Ай бұрын

I mean, that is quite a lot of money for that kind of car. We will just have to wait and see what happens. I mean all of the luxury stuff in the car looks very nice but I’m just wondering is this actually reliable?

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

1 year later, this car will not even be worth 10% of its purchase price

@takhochan4247 Ай бұрын

Depends on the spec, capabilities and reliability. No point making it $100K but with basic equipment and 2L engine.

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

Bloody hell, he talks about the powertrain at 0:40. It's a twin turbo V6 with a PHEV powertrain.

@hi9580 13 күн бұрын

Tank 800

@1953pm Ай бұрын

It's very pretty, but that price though...

@brendanlesko2306 Ай бұрын

Give us the bigger engine with big HP under $100k then it will sell .

@teslabot6517 Ай бұрын

$90k maybe. Toyota still way too well respected for people to switch to this very expensive GW-UM

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

I would not even pay $10k for this car. They will depreciate like falling off the edge of a cliff

@richieduck67 Ай бұрын

At $150k it will Tank

@netsiteing Ай бұрын

No thanks … bring Tank 400 as it looks better than 300 and shouldn’t cost much more

@Alby911 26 күн бұрын

Pay me 100k and I'll drive it, sure

@billsolid947 14 күн бұрын

The price is unthinkable,maybe 10 to 15 years from now u could justify these numbers.

@michaelnotarianni5059 Ай бұрын

What happens when something breaks on all that tech in the middle on no where? Who is going to fix that or have parts? Will it even make it out to some of the remote places in Aus before things go wrong At that price it’s one hell of a gamble I think Toyota will always be number 1 for this market

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

Yeah, it will probably cost more than $5k to have the “tank” towed from remote outback Wurumungu to say Darwin, only to wait another 3 months or more for the part to be flown in. Storage will easily cost another $2k. Good luck

@Richard-sl8we Ай бұрын

Agreed, that's a key reason why Toyota sell so well in Australia.

@Pedroaghyu Ай бұрын

Thank you for making me laugh out loud. 100 to 150 thousand

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

What do you find so funny? I assure you that the legacy automakers don't find this amusing in the slightest. They're looking at their death.

@BenGoodbrand Ай бұрын

Hell no!

@bananabear009 Ай бұрын

Key words, very Mercedes G wagon😂

@confectionerthegreat7060 Ай бұрын

No way Jose!

@ricecrash5225 Ай бұрын

No, the answer is no. I doubt people would pay $80

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

I would not even pay $10k for this piece of junk

@marcusgeorge1825 Ай бұрын

2,500 kilograms towing is simply not enough and as a result it cannot compete with the Landcruiser or Patrol that need the 3,500 kilograms of towing ability.

@Ozgrade3 Ай бұрын

anyone who tows a 3500kg van with a landcruise is either overweight in one or more categories or insane. A 3500kg van should not be towed with anything smaller than a RAM 2500.

@marcusgeorge1825 Ай бұрын

@@Ozgrade3 Insane? You don’t take note of what the manufacturers state and what is also legal? Now that’s a definition of insanity!

@Ozgrade3 Ай бұрын

@@marcusgeorge1825 your comment demonstrates that you don;t understand the topic. I hope you don;t tow a heavy van. A high spec landcruiser300 has a payload of 650kg (before bullbar or lights & roof rack). A3500kg van will have at least 10% towbar weight (350kg)....absolute minimum. Subtract 350kg from 650kg gives you 300kg for people - that's two adults and bags. Every landcruiser that I have seen with 4 people, bull bar etc towing huge vans will be 100% overweight. Insurance companies & police are cracking down on this.

@marcusgeorge1825 Ай бұрын

@@Ozgrade3 Firstly, my initial comment was about the vehicle mentioned. Secondly, I do understand your point as being an ex Toyota development engineer I do understand what you’re now saying, Thirdly, as an executive board member of a heavy vehicle governing body I agree with you that people are dangerously overloading the said vehicles total gross mass they are can use. My van is under 3,000 kilograms for this very reason 300 kilograms for two adults and bags is somewhat extreme, though point well made. However, take the new Patrol as an example with a total combined weight of 7,000 kilograms. Meaning it has 785 kilograms to spare. This will easily accommodate 4 occupants, their luggage and also the weight of other options. Unless each occupant and bags weighs 200 kilograms which is highly unlikely. In another point you’ve made (if you’re from Australia) I’d these RAMS should be banned purely from a design brief as in America the statistics for pedestrian frontal fatalities has increased due to the high frontal area, which takes out any possibility for pedestrians to go over this.

@Ozgrade3 Ай бұрын

@@marcusgeorge1825 oh cool, an engineer. In that case you would understand the role wheelbase lenth plays in the stability of a bumper pull setup in yaw axis. I had a a family friend visit sometime back to show me his landcruiser/26 foot van combo. For giggles we went up to the local weigh station. now he had bull bars roof racks, bigger wheels, everything you could fit on or in the car, AND 4 big people. he was over weight in every category acording to the placrad in the doot jam, he didn't care though (and I;m talking 500+kg overweight). 6 months later he had a huge accident and the insurance company denied his claim.. He should have bought the RAM 2500 that i suggested.

@daithiheneghan458 Ай бұрын

Not a chance

@bananabear009 Ай бұрын

No, absolutely no. Lots of good choices at this price

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

No, there really aren't. Powertrain, cabin tech, refinement, handling, and yes, build quality of post-COVID Chinese cars are all superior. Numbskulls just haven't caught up to that fact and will hand their money to legacy automakers for inferior offerings.

@christianalvarez7799 Ай бұрын

No panoramic roof, a bit disappointing. Under 100 grand they'll sell but at 150 no way.

@Thane1607 Ай бұрын

Rival to the Land Cruiser? You must be joking!

@ironlungthe3rd Ай бұрын

Thought you said land rover lol..

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

No, it's not a rival to the Land Cruiser. It demolishes the Land Cruiser.

@VintageRKO Ай бұрын

A slalem test?? GWM dont even know what to showcase for a body on frame off road suv

@kl9794 Ай бұрын

Two main reasons why people would pay $150k for a Landcruiser & Petrol but not Tank. 1st, they have tried and tested in Australia for many years and they are mostly, yes i said mostly reliable. 2nd, brand perceived value and heritage, which Tank can't match. Many people have been buying cars that are made in China which are close to $150k in Australia, just not with the Tank badge, think Volvo & Lotus as an example.

@yslee1401 Ай бұрын

They are tried and tested in the toughest terrains all over the world. In the tundra regions of eastern Russia, only those diesel Landcruiser/Prado survies the harsh winters of Yakukz and Omyrkorn (can't remember the spelling). Many auto vloggers also mentioned that middle east terrorist preffered choice of truck is the Hilux

@markelliott6105 Ай бұрын

It doesn’t look anything like a G-Wagon.

@Neverdyingpride 14 күн бұрын

haha with 100k we have alot of super options from very reliable car makers like toyota nissan lexus infinity mercedes BMW range rover ford chevy dodge why would i even consider a chinese car?

@bolblizt Ай бұрын

If I can afford a $100K SUV I will buy a LC 300 or a Lexus. 😘

@milkoowen6800 Ай бұрын

A rx250? That's a terrible choice and taste with 0 acceleration and off roading capabilities.

@pjb5594 Ай бұрын

Don’t be ridiculous!

@ironlungthe3rd Ай бұрын

Not for a gwm, the minimal sales on gwms outside of the chinese market tells you everything about these cars, not to say all the other brands don't have issues, just that statistically the major brands have less in frequency and are mostly way less severe problems.

@GEE819 Ай бұрын

Almost 150 k in Australia?? They got to be joking for this Chinese made car . 😂

@nazerlsyed Ай бұрын

Australian dollar

@duyataksis5210 Ай бұрын

Chinese automotive engineering is now world-leading. That's right, that's how fast China's moving and it's just buried legacy automakers. The only hope they have left is simpletons handing over their money to the likes of Toyota that hasn't updated a car since Noah's flood.

@bobyu9494 Ай бұрын

That price should be for the limited version.

@craftydude481 2 күн бұрын

It's exactly the sort of backward mentality below that left legacy automakers in the dust and in the rear-view mirror.

@royalad 27 күн бұрын

Junk

@arnkbb4656 Ай бұрын

Interesting to see how far Chinese manufacturers has gone...but as many other people mentioned this price tag is for people that care about brand more than anything else! So don't think so!

@fairgo4156 Ай бұрын

Like, no!

@yuhboyify Ай бұрын

You would have to be a complete spud to drop 150k on a Chinese junkbox

@theoverlord1925 Ай бұрын

In my opinion Chinese , luxury and quality don’t really go in the same sentence ; at least not when it comes to cars . The price is ridiculous . I wouldn’t buy that if it was one third of the price .