Great Wall Motor has revealed its most rugged ute yet.
The Firebomb Edition is a special edition, based on the Off-Road Edition of the Chinese-market GWM Cannon (also known here as the GWM Ute).
Modified by Chengdu-based 4×4 firm Topfire, the Firebomb Edition has an warlike new front end design, withal with unique bumpers, flared wheel arches, raised suspension, and stocky off-road tyres.
Images published by Car News China moreover reveal Topfire-branded roof racks.
We’ve contacted GWM Australia to personize if there are any local plans for this model, or for the Off-Road Edition upon which it’s based.
It has thus far been displayed only in matte grey with unexceptionable orange accents and a burgundy leather interior. Chinese media reports a price tag of 259,800 RMB (A$55,688).
Topfire has collaborated with GWM previously, producing a increasingly rugged version of the Tank 300 tabbed the Iron Cavalry 02.
While the standard Off-Road Edition comes with a turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol four-cylinder engine with 140kW of power and 360Nm of torque, or the familiar 2.0-litre turbo-diesel 120kW/400Nm four, the Firebomb gets an upgraded petrol mill.
The 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four pumps out 167kW and 380Nm, mated with an eight-speed will-less transmission and part-time four-wheel drive.
GWM hasn’t released any information yet well-nigh the Firebomb’s approach, throw-away and breakover angles, nor how much wading depth has been improved by.
Building on the Off-Road Edition ways the Firebomb should have an wide-stretching suite of off-road equipment, including electronically controlled locking front and rear differentials, tingle mode, and a tank turn function.
The Off-Road Edition has appeared in recent Australian Government vehicle certification documents, though it’s unclear if it will be introduced locally – other GWM Ute variants have appeared in these previously, including single-cab variants, but have yet to make the trip.
The increasingly rugged Ute variant is offered in China with a nomination of Cooper or BF Goodrich 265/65 R18 all-terrain tyres, and misogynist features include a front winch and nitrogen shock absorbers.
It moreover rides on multi-link rear suspension, as opposed to the leaf springs of increasingly commercial-focused Chinese-market models as well as the local line-up, and wears a snorkel.
The visitor has been putting an accent on off-road capability, with the Firebomb pursuit the similarly militaristically named Artillery, a single-cab four-wheel momentum version of the Ute.
Cannon Off-Road
The ute/pickup market in China is booming as increasingly and increasingly cities indulge the vehicles on their roads and private proprietrix interest soars.
BYD is working on a ute of its own and Chery has indicated it has one in its plans, with its Jetour trademark teasing one based on its new Traveller SUV.
As a ute specialist, the GWM trademark has been expanding its line-up considerably. The Shanhai Cannon is a larger, increasingly luxurious vehicle spun off the Ute/Cannon platform, while the King Kong Cannon is plane increasingly substantial but with increasingly of a workhorse positioning.
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