You’ve seen the images but will the GWM Supercar Bakkie Concept make it to production?
What you see here is a nameless concept bakkie from GWM that was recently shown at the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show in China. The concept is based on the GWM King Kong bakkie which also made its debut at the same show.
Last week, GWM Global tweeted a call to action, asking its audience to help name the model and the embedded video showed a hardcore, low-riding performance bakkie boasting a wide and bold body kit, dropped suspension, black alloy wheels (with camber) housed in flared arches and a sporty rear sports bar.
The front-end features a bulging sculpted bonnet and a huge grille interface with oversize air intakes and stylised headlights units. At the rear, an oversize quad exhaust system hints at some serious performance.
GWM, however, has not released official details for the concept and engine details remain a mystery at this point in time. Reports point to the possibility of a 3.0 petrol V6 engine with 260 kW and 500 Nm, which would be fitting in this application. On the other end of the scale, it might also feature the same 120 kW/400Nm 2.0-litre turbodiesel engine that powers the GWM P-Series in South Africa, which is far less exciting and incongruent with the concept’s bold styling.
As far as we can tell, there are no plans to bring this concept to production and it appears to be more of a show exercise to highlight what’s achievable with the firm’s latest bakkie products.
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