Great Wall Wingle

Great Wall Wingle
Overview
Manufacturer Great Wall Motors
Also called Great Wall Steed[1]
Great Wall V240[2]
Production 2006–present
Assembly Baoding, China
Bahovitsa, Bulgaria
Golpayegan, Iran
Body and chassis
Body style 4-door crew cab
2-door pickup truck
Powertrain
Engine 2.0 L GW2.0TCI I4 diesel
2.4 L 4G64 I4 petrol
2.5 L GW2.5TCI I4 diesel
2.8 L GW2.8TC I4 diesel
Dimensions
Length 5,040 mm (198.4 in)
Width 1,800 mm (70.9 in)
Height 1,730 mm (68.1 in)
Curb weight 1,740 kg (3,836 lb)

The Great Wall Wingle (Chinese: 长城风骏; pinyin: Chángchéng Fēngjùn) is a compact pickup truck built and marketed by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors since 2006. In 2009, it became the first Chinese-made 'Ute' or pickup to be sold in Australia where it is marketed as the V-Series.[2] It is also available in Europe under the Steed name.[1]

It has been noted by motoring journalists that the Wingle shares a very similar side and rear-end profile to the Isuzu D-Max sold since 2002.[3][4] The vehicle's front end styling also bears a striking resemblance to the 2002 Volkswagen Magellan concept car.

A new pick-up named Wingle 5 has been released in 2011 and is sold alongside the original, which has been renamed Wingle 3.[5] It is now available with a new 2-litre turbodiesel common rail engine (105 kW; 305 N·m or 225 lb·ft).[6]

Australia

The Australian specification V240 comes standard with a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine producing 134 hp (100 kW) and 200 N·m (150 lb·ft) of torque which is licenced from Mitsubishi Motors. In some markets, it is offered with a GW2.8TC diesel engine. V240 is specified as standard with alloy wheels, AM/FM CD radio, electric windows, leather trimmed seats, disc/drum brakes and air-conditioning.

In 2010, a single-cab model was released which, in the Australian market, replaced the SA220 (Great Wall Sailor).[7] In 2011 the dual-cab V240 was upgraded to the newly released Wingle 5.[8]

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Great Wall Steed (Wingle) launch activity in Italy". Great Wall Motors. 2009-01-09. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "V240 4x4 - V240 4x2 - Dual Cab Ute". Great Wall Motors Australia. Retrieved 2009-10-26.
  3. ↑ "Chinese utes arrive in Oz". CarPoint. 2009-06-24. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  4. ↑ Dowling, Joshua (2009-12-04). "Great Wall v Mahindra: the cheap ute showdown". CarPoint. Retrieved 2010-03-05.
  5. ↑ "Great Wall Motors - Wingle 5". Great Wall Motors. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  6. ↑ "Pick-Up Steed 5 TDI: le motorizzazioni" (in Italian). Eurasia Motor Company. Retrieved 2011-10-29.
  7. ↑ "2010 Great Wall V240 Single Cab Launched In Australia". The Motor Report. 2010-06-18. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19.
  8. ↑ Campbell, Matt (15 April 2011). "Facelift brings great expectations". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2011-12-15.

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