GWM Tank 500 Hybrid 2024 review: A cut-price alternative to the new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series?
The 2024 GWM Tank 500 Hybrid has finally arrived in Australia, where it's looking to make the all-conquering Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series SUV's life a misery by offering a similar number of 4WD thrills for a fraction of the price. Yep, this new Chinese contender means serious business.
While it has the expected ladder-frame chassis and four-wheel-drive system with high and low range, the Tank 500 does set itself apart with a 'self-charging' hybrid powertrain, which combines a 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine with an electric motor for combined outputs of 255kW of power and 648Nm of torque.
But is there more to the Tank 500 Hybrid than being more powerful than the LC300 on paper? In this expert review, CarsGuide Contributing Journalist Byron Mathioudakis attends the brand-new GWM model's local media launch to find out how well it measures up on the whole.
#GWM #Tank500 #Review
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Timecodes:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Pricing and features
02:41 Design
04:05 Practicality
06:40 Under the bonnet
07:58 Efficiency
08:44 Safety
09:23 Ownership
09:54 Driving
12:14 Off-road driving
13:04 Verdict
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To be honest, that looks bloody awesome. Very competitive overall.
It actually looked very impressive for the price and a manly design!!
A breath of fresh air a car that is fairly priced.
You’d reckon they’d be a fair bit cheaper than a Prado to get a foot hold in the market
@@spannaspinna Well considering its 20K cheaper than the old Prado Kakadu, it will likely be 30K cheaper then the new one...I'd say that's a fair bit cheaper, wouldn't you? What's a 300 series Sahara going for these days? yeah...
@@ronaldov09 this isn’t Kakadu or Sahara level more like a gxl prado type copy , gxl Prado was 66k through a fleet buyer , so I’d say the chinese wagon is dearer
@@spannaspinna Cant tell if you're high or just joking? Does a Kakdu have front heated,ventilated and massaging seats? Its not in the same league spec wise as this! lol
@@ronaldov09 heated and ventilated seats are an option on gxl Prados as is leather , not in the same league ? It’s a Chinese copy at best
I'm grateful only for the healthy competition. Oh and of course this video 🙂
Carsause measured 0 to 100 in less than 7 seconds. Torque must be huge , vehicle is 3 tonnes.
The brilliance of electric propulsion. I'm sure without that hybrid Electric motor, this car would be severely underpowered.
Interior looks like maybach, crazy!
Looks pretty good
Looks extremely luxury to me and the price can almost compromise everything!
3 ton towing? I’ll wait for the 1.4 litre 3 cylinder triple turbo version with 3.5 ton towing
Love it, interior is very impressive
What about the braking test ??
These Chinese cars are getting better and better. Only time will tell if they're durable. Probably better to get rid of them once the warranty is done.
They'll last. The production scale and capacity is world leading. GMW sells over 2 million vehicles a year which ensures parts availability for a long time at reasonable prices.
I'm here in the Philippines and there's lots of Chinese made cars here, and they hold their value pretty well, and seem pretty reliable. I bought a Chinese made 2022 Ford Territory and it's been superb so far. No issues at all. Plus, they have assembly plants in Vietnam and South America, as well as a parts warehouse in Thailand, so I'm not worried about support for a long time. even if things kick off over Taiwan. This new Territory is really well equipped, with adaptive cruise etc, a panoramic sunroof, heated and cooled seats, free servicing. You can't beat it for the money.
I have a 2022 H6 hybrid and I have a 10 year unlimited km warranty on it.
@@markuc lol funny thing is I have never seen chinese drives chinese cars in western countries.
@@tlevans62 ford? lol. get chinese brand car first, then you can say that.
2011 Toyota Sequoia right here. The front at least. I wish they'd bring the twin turbo v6 I see listed on the wikipedia page.
I'm buying the TT V6 in the UAE as we speak. A beast of an engine. Can't wait to take it off-road on the Liwa dunes!
I like it...Quite impressive.
features and price pretty decent
Very Nice Price. Good spec level. Would suit a lot of Australian families being priced out by Toyota and Mitsubishi and Subaru. Decent load space for camping/touring, some 4WD capability. 7 Seats to cart the kids sporting teams around! Looks like a nice ride provided Chinese Quality control is up to it. Love the rear door and tyre on it! Dont know why Toyota have abandoned this in the Prado! No 12v adaptor to run fridge in rear'? Tyres are rubbish. Big chrome style grill is ugly though. Would have rather had a diesel PHEV for touring... What is vehicle range?
I'm considering getting one, black with all of the chrome wrapped. Wheels and tyres would be swapped instantly, and suspension upgraded down the track. That rear wheel cover worries me though with how big you can go with the spare wheel/tyre.
@@ronaldov09just a word of warning. Changing the tyres will change the fuel economy a lot. I changed the tyres on my H6 hybrid to tyres with a bit more grip and it went from 1000km to 800km a tank.
How does it compare to the Pajero Sport
The issue with GWM large cars it that everything is great except the grill and lights
U can always wrap. With that discount u will have a lot of budget to fix the design issues.
yeah, the exterior is not attrative.
yeah, was looking at the Tank550 body kit, but I don't think they will ever export to the Aus market
10 minutes into a 13 minute review, we finally see actual driving... And then only see, not much, on road in car driving. The off road shown is actually stock footage from somewhere else. Poor !
Is it getting to the stage where there is just too much tech. I have to be concerned about long term reliability.
What colour was the car you were presenting?
It's called 'Dune Gold.'
I'm having a hard time deciding between the Tank 500 and the Kia Sorento. Which one do you think I should pick
This is a real body on frame truck with real off road capabilities.
wang? get Tank 500. LOL
@@luke9576 ？
@@luke9576 you have any question on my family name?
Palisade crusher
Not sure a 2litre turbo petrol makes the grade for a vehicle of this size even though it is HYBRID.
Would be interesting to see how reliable it will be in the long term.
Looks like auto makers are all going for the box look again,
We dont have any Chinese cars in the US, how reliable are these compared to the Japanese vehicles ? Indigenous Chinese products have a bad reputation here, is it justified or political, just curious.
What I know about China made is they make products for every budget unlike Germans that just focus on quality. You can get cheap Chinese stuff and you can get really good quality made in China like this GWM or BYD.
It's looks like a prado but you have to use it like a range Rover
Looks great but will need to if it behaves like other Chinese products!!!
Let's see Australian car behaviors.😀
I have a 2022 H6 hybrid now with 106,000kms and it is still beautiful to drive and not a single thing has gone wrong. Touch wood.
Looks like the temu version of last gen Prado
Resale, resale, resale folks. Its your money
Competitive 3t towing 😂
The tank looks cheap inside and the safety tech doesn't work properly you'd be better to wait for a new Prado and the new Nissan patrol better quality built and better engines Toyota Ford and Nissan wouldn't be shaken their boots the tank has a tiny little 2 litre boat anchor for a motor 👎😡
That is one hideous front
yep, looks straight from the late 90's
GWM can copy the Land Cruiser but they will never compete with Toyota's proven heritage and quality anytime soon.
hard compete with hard scratchy plastics and 90s tech...
Apple can copy Nokia but they will never compete with Nokia’d proven heritage and quality anytime soon. 😅
Typical Toyota guy in disbelief hahahahahhaha that the Tank is much better than all those plastic toyotas😂😂😂😂😂
You would be blind to see those interior luxe and tech which you claimed copying hard plastic Prado 😂
You clearly are in the Toyota rabbit hole and haven't seen the viral video of the Tank 300 rolling down a steep incline, overturnung multiple times, landing in its tyres and without a scratch. Something Toyota can never do.
We don’t buy things made by cheapskates. We buy only original. It will affect our ego if you drive any of the cars made by them
Who's we? Oh! You and your boyfriend.
Doubt whether its a Land Cruiser crusher . It might get crushed by a LC300. Just a very awkward looking vehicle . Say no more, its using our dirty low qualiry , sulfur laden 91 ULP . Diesel, no chance . Even if we ever got that one, that will be the only good thing about this vehicle .
It's Chinese built. No quality, resale will be low
Have you been living under a rock for the last 10 years?
let's australian made car quality. 😀. where is it?
Obviously. @@chendavid8359
What are you trying to say @@liuyangyang
Please tell me one good quality Chinese car @@chendavid8359
In 3months everything will fall apart
Like your family?
GWM China duplicate imitation car from Soviet Rusia,not the car invention by originaliti China eventhough Tank is stronger torque but Mitsubishi pajero is my favourite car
Rubbish car. Don’t buy
Where is your proof that it is a rubbish car. Until you can prove it you can’t say anything about it being rubbish.
@@lucky.penguin.slots14 wow where is your proof it is not a rubbish. many chinese cheap products are the proofs. LOL
@@luke9576well I drive a 2022 Haval H6 ultra hybrid and I have now done 109,000kms in it and nothing has gone wrong with it. Is that enough proof for you.
It’s your responsibility to provide proofs for your opinion, or your opinion itself is trash and means nothing to no one.
@@luke9576lol, you want him to prove something he did not say? You're the one making bold claims. No factual backing. Unless you've been living under a rock you know Chinese cars have been around pfr the past two decades. Still going strong.