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News.com.au
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- News.com.au
GWM unveils wild new V8 motor in China
GWM has shocked the new-car market with a massive announcement — it is going to sell V8 petrol models, and the first is a Tank 300. The new, ahem, Xi Wagen clone brings a new powertrain that hasn't been employed in any other GWM product to date. It's a 4.0-litre turbo-petrol V8 engine with a plug-in hybrid system integrated into it. The so-called 'P2' system includes an electric motor sandwiched between the engine and the hybrid-specific nine-speed auto transmission. Power outputs and full specifications for the new V8 petrol engine are still to be confirmed, but the Tank brand's executive vice president, Gu Yukun, claims the business has done something that big brands from around the world haven't managed to. 'This is the most anticipated, game-changing technology for this auto show,' said Mr Yukun. 'We will meet enthusiasm and turn it into reality,' he said, before referring to the new V8 engine as a 'tough challenge' in the current emissions-focused environment. 'We have solved many problems that foreign companies haven't solved,' he said, before suggesting that the hybrid system helps the V8 engine — which also has hi-tech fuel saving features such as variable displacement — answer a question that luxury brands out of Germany haven't yet managed to do. GWM dazzled international influencers at Auto Shanghai 2025 with its advanced lineup! The showstoppersâ€'from the off-road-ready 4.0T V8 engine to high-tech zero-G seats, and from the roaring modified TANK to the new Hi4 HAVAL SUVsâ€'had global audiences buzzing! Learn more:… — GWM Global (@GWMGlobal) April 23, 2025 Mr Yukun stated that the V8 powertrain will 'leave China's footprint on one of the world's most challenging areas'. Speaking with Tank staff on the stand at the motor show, it was made clear that the powertrain is not yet confirmed for any specific model, but the boss of the brand said that It 'will be integrated into Tank models in the future'. Other staff said that the V8 Is 'under research' for all applications — from the 300 to the 500, and other models in the GWM stable, too. Specifically, 'all Tank models are under research for the V8 engine', this publication was told. It may indeed find its way into a new, heavily modified version of the Tank 300 known as the Hooke Edition, a hardcore take on the Tank 300 theme that is named after a challenging all-terrain area in the west of China. The Tank 300 Hooke Edition model on show in Shanghai featured a revised footprint, with its front wheels pushed forward and elongated guards (and a bigger engine bay!) and a longer wheelbase, not to mention a new five-link front suspension and suspension with remote reservoirs — similar to what you see in a Ford Ranger Raptor. It also scores a lift kit, and more hardcore wheels and tyres, with better approach and departure angles and a similar break-over angle, despite the stretched wheelbase. @davemotoring The GWM Tank 300 takes on Jeep's Wrangler Rubicon for about half the price… ♬ Moon - Siggerr Executives on site said the revisions to the Tank 300 Hooke will make it more of a competitor to the Ineos Grenadier, and the model on show also featured a 3.0-litre turbo-diesel six-cylinder engine — also a possibility for the Australian market. GWM Tank execs also lauded the new diesel engine technology on offer, stating that one in five Tanks with the option available are diesel-powered, and that 'user feedback on diesel models have far outreached expectations'. The GWM Tank 300 is currently the only model in the brand's local range to come with a diesel option, following the launch of the new 2.4-litre turbo-four engine earlier this year.
Business Mayor
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Mayor
The World's Newest Twin-Turbo V8 Comes From The Last Place You'd Expect
Chinese automakers might be getting the most attention for their electric vehicles, but as Great Wall Motor has just shown at Auto Shanghai, the country's engineers are just as capable when it comes to developing and building gas power. GWM has just announced a brand-new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8, an engine bound for its largest Tank brand SUVs as well as for cars. An engine it calls a 'secret weapon in luxury markets,' where it could go after similarly sized engines in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. GWM's hot-vee engine, where the turbos are mounted between the cylinder banks, looks the part. It also looks shockingly narrow, at least compared with other current V8 engines we've seen. That likely gives it the ability to put the engine and its long automatic transmission in more places and more vehicles. Big V8 Could Power Luxury Cars And Off-Roaders The automaker reportedly has two different plans for this V8, and they're both very different. The first is to create a new luxury brand under the GWM family. reports that the new brand will sit above its existing Wey premium brand and that it could be called Confidence Auto. A brand name that may sound good at home, but doesn't exactly inspire confidence with us. GWM's second plan is the more interesting of the two. It's going to put this in a Tank. Not just any tank, but future models of the GWM Tank off-roaders. Tank currently sells four rugged off-road SUVs, the 300, 400, 500, and 700. The names denote size, not engine displacement, and they include retro-stylish SUVs and large luxury off-road competitors. They're also largely copies of competitors like the Toyota Land Cruiser. Drive reported that GWM's right-drive market head James Yang said, 'This [V8] is something that is definitely under consideration, and for right-hand-drive markets, it's definitely something we are still considering.' The Tank 300, which is the model most likely to get the V8 according to the report, is sort of a Chinese take on the modern Bronco. Retro styling combined with real 4×4 drive. It has locking differentials and a low-range transfer case. It also has options the Bronco doesn't, including hybrid and diesel power. V8 Will Be Offered As PHEV While we assume that this large-displacement V8 is going to be quite powerful, GWM didn't specify its projected output. It did say, though, that the engine will get a bit of a boost. It will be offered as a PHEV model, utilizing the V8 only when the battery runs low or when towing. In a line that makes all of us a little happy, Tank brand VP Gu Yukun said at the show that 'We still believe that new energy [hybrid/electric power] cannot [replace] the V8 engine.' Related The Chinese motor industry is exploding, and venturing into new markets. But their car culture do differ on key aspects with that of the West. This is not GWM's first eight-cylinder, but it is the company's first meant for automotive. Strangely, the original eight from the brand was a flat eight-cylinder. Designed not to go into a car or an SUV or even a heavy truck, but in fact meant for a motorcycle. GWM called the flat-eight the only eight-cylinder motorcycle in the world, and it displaced around 2.0 liters. GWM
