TANK 300 News in Malaysia

Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia has announced that 150 pre-launch bookings for the GWM Tank 300 have been made. It signals a promising start for China’s number 1 off-road SUV brand in the Malaysian market. Previewed to the public at last weekend’s 2024 Malaysia Autoshow, the rugged off-roader is more than just throwback looks to the days when the Mitsubishi Pajero and Toyota Land Cruiser ruled the SUV market. The unit that was shown at GWM’s booth as well as the one previewed to the media a coup

CY Foong

May 27, 2024

Great Wall Motor (GWM) has announced that the fully imported (CBU, China) GWM Tank 300 SUV is now open for booking in Malaysia with an estimated price of RM 250,000. Deliveries are expected to begin in July 2024. To recap, the GWM Tank 300 is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine that delivers 220 PS and 380 Nm. The engine is mated ZF 8-speed automatic transmission (8AT). Backing up its macho looks is a potent drivetrain equipped with a dual-speed electronically-controlled

Arvind

May 21, 2024

China’s off-road king, the GWM Tank 300 will be previewed to the public at Malaysia Autoshow 2024 at MAEPS Serdang from 22 to 26 May. The Tank 300 was previously unveiled to the media and went on a nationwide tour at selected locations around Malaysia. The Tank 300 is China’s best-selling off-road SUV, controlling more than 50% of the segment’s market share. Its retro boxy design evokes back to when off-roaders looked macho with a go-anywhere desirability. Indeed, the Tank 300 seems capable of g

CY Foong

May 15, 2024

In anticipation of Great Wall Motor (GWM) Malaysia’s launch of the Tank sub-brand in the country, its first model, the Tank 300 will be going on a roadshow in selected malls and GWM showrooms across Malaysia. The nationwide tour kicks off this weekend (19-21 April) at AEON Mall Kuching Central, Sarawak. The public will get a firsthand experience to check out this retro-looking SUV that has swept all over China as the best-selling off-road SUV in the country for 39 consecutive months with a marke

CY Foong

Apr 20, 2024

The Tank 300 harks back to the old days when SUVs were proper off-roading machines with the retro boxy style and proper four-wheel drive (4WD) mechanicals. However, there will be a more potent version for those who think the 4-cylinder unit is not powerful enough. Enter the Tank 330 with the 30 in the name implying the 3.0-litre twin turbocharged V6 engine under the hood. The 6-cylinder powerplant produces 360 PS and 500 Nm and is paired with a 9-speed automatic. That output is a huge gain from

CY Foong

Mar 12, 2024

SUVs are garnering a lot of popularity among buyers in Malaysia but most go for the soft-roader front-wheel driven crossovers. Some would rather go for something that looks macho and capable of going off-road, but few are available in the market. Adding to that particularly niche market of proper adventuring vehicles will be GWM’s Tank 300. Though the Tank 300 could be a rival to the Toyota Fortuner, it has looks that are reminiscent of those meaty four-wheel drive machines of yesteryear like th

CY Foong

Mar 11, 2024

GWM Malaysia has confirmed today that it will be launching the Tank 300 within 2024. In a brief press statement, the company said “The anticipated debut of Tank 300 in 2024 marks the introduction of China's leading hardcore off-road SUV.” The accompanying photo also showed two units of right-hand drive Tank 300 on Malaysian soil. With the launch of Tank, GWM Malaysia will soon expand its umbrella of brands here to four: battery EV-only Ora, hybrid and combustion engines-only monocoque chassis Ha

Hans

Feb 15, 2024

GWM Malaysia recently announced, in a social media post celebrating the achievement of producing the 300,000th unit, that the Tank 300 is set to make its debut in Malaysia soon. Tank is among the 5 sub-brands within the GWM umbrella alongside Ora and Haval. There are currently three models in the Tank lineup – Tank 300, 400, and 500. Originally introduced in China in 2020, the GWM Tank 300 is equipped with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine coupled with an 8-speed automatic transmission, sen

Shaun

Feb 6, 2024

Great Wall Motors (GWM) may have introduced a host of new models in recent times, but they aren’t slowing down one bit. At the ongoing Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS), GWM showcased the Tank 300 Hybrid Concept Car, their latest petrol-electric hybrid (HEV) model. Also Read: GWM Tank 300 Hybrid to make ASEAN debut in Thailand next week As the name suggests, the GWM Tank 300 HEV will be powered by a petrol-electric HEV system, combining a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine with an electr

Eric

Mar 23, 2022

The GWM Tank 300 made its debut back in late-2020, powered by a regular turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol engine mated to an 8-speed automatic. Fast forward to today and GWM’s Thailand arm has announced that they will be debuting the hybrid electric (HEV) version of the GWM Tank 300 at next week’s Bangkok International Motor Show (2022 BIMS). Also Read: The Wey Tank 300 is a techier and more affordable Jeep Wrangler As the name suggests, the GWM Tank 300 HEV will be powered by a petrol-electric HEV

Eric

Mar 15, 2022