The GWM Tank 300 has been given a substantial facelift. Here’s a look at what’s changed for the updated model.
Official images of the GWM Tank 300 facelift have been published by Great Wall Motors, giving us a good look of what’s changed. Sadly, there are no interior images yet and we assume GWM will release them along with specifications very soon.
Visually, it’s unmistakably a Tank 300 but the front badges have been changed. The Tank T-badge has been replaced by capitalised lettering spelling out TANK. The front bumper now has towing recovery points as well as fasteners. If you look closely, there’s a slight bulge where the top of the windscreen meets the roof, and we presume this to be a camera or radar for assisted driving.
We understand the platform is more or less the same as the outgoing model, but there’s a big change with the front axle pushed forward meaning an improved approach angle for those tricky offroad situations.
Thanks to some mining of the patent office fillings by ChinaCarNews, we can also confirm the vehicle’s dimensions have changed. The outgoing model offered a length, width, height and wheelbase of 4 750 mm, 1 930 mm, 1 903 mm and 2 750 mm respectively. Now the GWM Tank 300 facelift sits at 4 886 mm long, 1 984 mm wide, has a height of 1 927 mm and the wheelbase has grown to 3 010 mm.
There was very little info on any powertrain changes other than the plug-in hybrid model (not available in South Africa) gets a larger 60 kWh battery pack, capable of 200 km of pure EV range. While the 2.4-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder diesel engine remains the popular model in South Africa, it’s interesting to note that a 265 kW 3.0-litre turbocharged petrol V6 is available.
We’ll keep tabs on the GWM Tank 300 facelift news and update this article when new info is released.
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