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On November 13, the first version of the tank 700Hi4-T was officially unveiled. The pre-sale of the new car will begin at the Guangzhou Auto Show, which opens on November 17, and the price is expected to reach 700000 yuan. The Tank 700, the fourth model launched by the tank brand after the Tank 300, Tank 500 and Tank 400, was first unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show in April 2021. It is understood that the first version of the tank 700Hi4-T will add an appearance kit based on the ordinary version to highlight its special identity, but the ordinary version will not be unveiled and pre-sold at the Guangzhou auto show.

In terms of appearance, the first version of the tank 700Hi4-T basically continues the same "machine armor technology" design style as the tank 400Hi4-T, and the overall shape is quite strong. Specifically, the front face of the new car has a strong sense of layering in the visual effect, using upper and lower layered trapezoidal grille, supplemented by black honeycomb shape, headlamp group using irregular shape design, the interior is a semicircle LED day lamp. In addition, the "lamp eyebrow" design located at the front engine hatch further improves the recognition of the vehicle.

On the side of the body, the new car shows a more obvious hard style, the front and rear surround shows a wide visual effect, the three side windows are designed with irregular shape, and the top shape is outlined by black decoration on the window, which looks very characteristic. In addition, the car is equipped with 22-inch black hard-style rims. In the rear part, the new car also adopts the design of lower width and upper narrow, creating a sense of thickness. the external spare tire is located on the right side of the middle, the left side is the handle of opening the tail door, and the rear enclosure shape echoes with the front of the car, and is integrated into the diffuser design. a strong sense of movement.

In the interior part, no news has yet flowed out. But according to previous espionage photos of the fuel version, the interior of the new car will be in the shape of a gun barrel instrument, with a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel, and the center console will be equipped with a large multimedia touch screen with a suspended design and retain a row of physical buttons.

In terms of power, previous news showed that the new car will be equipped with a plug-in hybrid system composed of 3.0T V6 engine and P2 motor to match the longitudinal 9HAT hybrid gearbox, but so far the specific power information has not been announced. As a reference, the fuel version will be equipped with a 3.0T engine with a maximum power of 265 kilowatts, and the transmission system is expected to match the 9-block automatic gearbox.

As a high-end off-road brand of Great Wall Motor, the tank brand was launched in April 2021. Up to now, there are three models for sale under the tank brand, of which the tank 300 is the main selling model, and the tank 400 Hi4-T is the latest model on the market, launched a total of two models, the price range is 27.98-289800 yuan.

In the first 10 months of 2023, cumulative wholesale sales of Great Wall cars rose 10.29 per cent year-on-year to 995353 vehicles, with tank brands rising 24.24 per cent year-on-year to 126650, making it the biggest increase for Great Wall brands, according to official data. In terms of model segments, retail data show that tank sales totaled 81085 in the first 10 months.

According to the plan, in addition to the above models, the follow-up tank brand will also launch tank 800 and other models, and the future products will cover the compact, medium-and large-scale and full-size "high-end cross-country SUV" market. So, can the tank 700Hi4-T become the new sales growth model of the tank brand? As the official price has not been announced, it is not clear the future performance of the new car.

It should be noted that as the competition in the car market has entered a white-hot stage, in recent years, more and more independent brands have begun to layout "hard off-road" market segments, including Dongfeng Warriors and BYD equation Leopard, which also means that the competition in the future will become more and more fierce. However, the current high-positioning off-road market is still a niche market, in other words, if the price of the tank 700Hi4-T is too high, its sales may not be very high.

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