Following the success of the old generation, Toyota has launched the new generation LC300 of Toyota Land Cruiser in the middle of last year, 2021. Not only in Vietnam market, the new generation of Toyota Land Cruiser has attracted many customers. the world must down money.
However, due to the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic and the “great tribulation” of global semiconductor chips, Toyota Land Cruiser now has a long line waiting to receive the car. Near the end of January 2022, Toyota officially confirmed that the order list for Toyota Land Cruiser has been up to 4 years – that is, out of stock for the next 4 years.
Many people call the Tank 500 the “Land Cruiser of China”.
In line with the global SUV trend, a Chinese automaker has developed the Tank 500. In fact, right from the moment the Tank 500 began to appear the first images before its launch, this model was already in the limelight. Many people call it the “Land Cruiser of China”, perhaps because the appearance has many features reminiscent of the legendary Japanese model. Tank 500 was officially introduced in the domestic market on March 18.
In terms of size, the Tank 500 has dimensions of DxRxC (mm) of 5070 x 1934 x 1905 respectively, which is the same large SUV class as the Toyota Land Cruiser. In the same class as the Toyota Land Cruiser, what does the Tank 500 have to convince consumers to choose themselves?
The price of Tank 500 is the same as Toyota Land Cruiser Prado.
One of the first issues to mention is the price of Tank 500. According to recorded information, Tank 500 will be sold with 6 versions, priced from just over 52,000 USD (nearly 1.2 billion VND). ) to about 62,000 USD (more than 1.4 billion VND). In China, this price is only on par with the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado model – a sub-class model of Toyota Land Cruiser.
It should be noted that as of now, the Tank 500 has not been sold globally.
Tank 500 uses a turbocharged V6 engine.
An interesting commonality between these two models is that they both have only one engine selection force. According to published information, the Tank 500 is a light-electric hybrid vehicle using a turbocharged V6 gasoline engine and an additional 48v electric motor. Tank 500 is equipped with a 9-speed automatic transmission.
Considering the addition of an auxiliary electric motor alone, the Tank 500 is likely to get better fuel economy. The manufacturer says that when traveling on mixed roads, the Tank 500 consumes only 10.79L for a distance of 100km. This figure is slightly lower than Toyota Land Cruiser – pure gasoline model.
The manufacturer seems to be very interested in the ability to cross the terrain of the Tank 500.
With 2 engines, Tank 500 has a total capacity of 354 horsepower and 500Nm of torque, enough to bring this SUV to accelerate from 0-100km / h in about 7.3 seconds. The Chinese automaker seems to really want to please those in the Toyota Land Cruiser customer file when the Tank 500 is equipped with up to 11 different driving modes, adapting to different road conditions.
Along with that, the Tank 500 also has a part-time 4-wheel drive system, 3 differential locks, a ground clearance of 224mm, an angle of attack of 29.6oexit angle is 24o.
Tank 500 will be available in 5-seater or 7-seater configurations.
As for the interior, the Tank 500 is dotted with wood paneling details, using high-quality Nappa leather, along with a series of comfortable equipment such as massage chairs, heated and ventilated seats. Tablo of Tank 500 impresses with a central touch screen measuring up to 14.6 inches, at the bottom is copper. In addition, another highlight that needs to be mentioned is the crystal gear lever, beveled with 66 faces.
Besides, the Tank 500 is also integrated with advanced safety features such as blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning and lane keeping assist, remote software update. In addition, there are features that apply artificial intelligence technology such as traffic sign recognition, driver fatigue warning, voice recognition.
Some other pictures of the Tank 500 model:
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