At the Shanghai Auto Show, which opened on April 23, the Tank brand showed the world for the first time the Great Wall Motors' self-developed 4.0T V8 engine and the Tank 300 Hook Edition, which is positioned as a super off-road vehicle. Gu Yukun, executive vice president of the Tank brand, said: "It was here that the Tank brand was officially established four years ago. In four years, the global cumulative sales exceeded 650,000 vehicles. However, compared with sales performance, we hope to create a unique off-road culture for China and grow together with users."
As the latest representative of Great Wall Motors' 35 years of core technology accumulation, the launch of its self-developed 4.0T V8 engine fills the gap in the field of large-displacement power for Chinese brands. Tank insists on retaining the true characteristics of fuel power, providing Chinese off-road users with a more powerful and emotionally valuable power option. Tank always believes that new energy cannot replace the unique mechanical charm of the 4.0T V8 engine.
Another blockbuster product is the Tank 300 Hook Edition, which was jointly created with the "Hook Road", one of the three major off-road holy places in the world. The Tank 300 Hook Edition is positioned as a super off-road vehicle. The Hook Edition is not only a reliable battle equipment, but also an expression of a lifestyle, carrying the identity and spiritual resonance of the hardcore circle. This car not only responds to the ultimate pursuit of pure off-road, but also is the starting point for the Chinese off-road concept to go global. This year, the Tank brand will also challenge the Rubicon Trail and Moab Town, the off-road holy places in the United States, with the Tank 300 Hook Edition.
In addition to the 4.0T V8 power, which symbolizes the technological high ground, the Tank brand also proposed a more realistic "new energy" solution at this press conference. At the press conference, Gu Yukun said that on the eve of the auto show, the Tank 300 diesel version, as one of the models for the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway endurance challenge, became the only model in the venue to reach the official standard endurance mileage with a range achievement rate of over 120%, and the refueling cost was lower than that of hybrid and extended-range models. It is worth mentioning that although the refueling cost of the pure electric model is 30% less than the 655 yuan of the Tank 300 diesel version, its full-course fast charging refueling time is nearly 15 times that of the Tank 300, close to 2.5 hours. Compared with new energy, the three-year value retention rate of the Tank 300 is as high as 74.48%, with more stable hardware value and residual value expectations.
At this year's Shanghai Auto Show, Tank fully demonstrated its systematic upgrades in all power, all models, and all scenarios. The 4.0T V8 engine achieved a core power breakthrough, the Tank 300 Hooker version strengthened its extreme off-road capabilities, and the 2025 Tank 300 diesel version expanded another new energy solution with more efficient use value. The concentrated appearance of multiple core achievements fully reflects that the Tank brand is constantly rewriting the position of Chinese brands in the global automotive market.
