Crossovers and SUVs of the "Great Wall" lineup

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

Great Wall is China's largest manufacturer of a variety of pickups, crossovers and SUVs, which are in strong demand in many countries due to their value and reliability.

Becoming a Chinese manufacturer of crossovers and SUVs

The Great Wall company, which means "Great Wall" in translation, was founded in 1976. Initially, the company was engaged in the repair of trucks and car engines and gradually moved to the production of light trucks. Produced cars were intended for the domestic market and were in stable demand. This allowed the company to increase production capacity and develop new models of trucks for manufacturing.

In 1996, Great Wall buys Japanese technology for the production of cars, which dramatically improved the quality and performance. In addition, Great Wall revised its manufactured model range, significantly increasing the share of cars with improved cross-country ability. All the changes made made it possible to start export deliveries of products in 1997.

Great Wall now and coming to Russia

Currently, Great Wall is a large Chinese private automobile holding. The structure includes four car assembly plants and more than twenty companies involved in the production of automotive components. The annual production volume is about 200 thousand cars. At the same time, the company is the largest manufacturer of SUVs and crossovers in its homeland, and the entire Great Wall model range is about 30 different cars.

The company introduced its first cars in Russia in 1999, and in 2004 an official representative office and a dealer center were opened. Currently, the number of such centers is 84, which are located in almost all regions of the country. In order to gain a foothold in the domestic market, in 2014 the company began construction of production facilities for the production of cars in the Tula region. The start of production is scheduled for 2019, and production volumes can reach 150,000 vehicles.

Great Wall cars delivered to Russia

Most of the Great Wall cars are delivered to Russia. The following models of the company are now sold at domestic dealers:

• pickup trucks of the Deer series;
• G1 - double cab;
• G2 - luxury salon;
• G3 - standard platform and double cab;
• G4 - Extended Double Cab Platform;
• Falcon pickup –double cab;
• Sailor pickup - standard platform and double cab;
• Sailor pickup truck - extended platform with double cab;
• SUVs;
• "Save" - SUV category;
• "Hover" - CUV category;
• Pegasis - SUV category;
• Sing - Category RUV.

In 2017, the following new items from the Great Wall lineup appeared in car dealerships:

• "Wing" - four-wheel drive pickup;
• "Kulbear" - passenger station wagon;
• Peri is a subcompact runabout;
• The Peri 4x4 is an all-wheel drive subcompact SUV.

The best-selling model is the Hover H5 SUV. The presented other cars of the Great Wall model range, in terms of price and purpose, allow the buyer to choose the model of the required class and acceptable cost category.

Hover H5 SUV

The car has been produced since 2011 and has gained the greatest popularity among the entire Great Wall model range due to all-wheel drive, a frame structure and a reliable Mitsubishi engine. Such all-wheel drive vehicles are traditionally in demand among domestic buyers. In addition, the Hover H5 has the design of a classic SUV, a spacious comfortable interior, a spacious trunk, rich equipment and an affordable price. Also, the car has the following specifications:

• wheel formula - 4x4 (4x2 available as an option);
• body type –SUV;
• number of doors - 5;
• capacity - 5 seats;
• base - 2, 70 m;
• clearance - 19.8 cm;
• length - 4.62 m;
• width – 1.80 m;
• height - 1.78 m;
• track gauge (front/rear) – 1.52/1.53 m;
• GVW – 2.31 tons;
• engine type - gasoline, four-stroke, turbocharged;
• number of cylinders - 4 pieces;
• location - row (L);
• volume – 1.99 l;
• compression value – 9, 31;
• power - 149.0 l. p.;
• fuel consumption (city) - 8.7 l / 100 km;
• gas tank capacity - 70 l;
• transmission - mechanical;
• KP - six-speed;
• top speed 162 km/h;
• tires - 235/65R18;
• front (rear) disc brakes;
• luggage compartment size - 811 l.

Dignity of Chinese company cars

The company's off-road vehicles are successfully sold in many countries due to the following advantages:

• Great Wall's diverse lineup;
• general reliability;
• patency;
• value;
• repairability;
• design;
• comfortable cabin;
• equipment.

Among the shortcomings is the low quality of the paintwork, deformation of the trunk lid seal, poor sound insulation.

Despite the presence of certain shortcomings, the modelthe Great Wall range and the prices of SUVs and pickups produced are the main factors in the stable demand for Chinese cars.