Now here’s some news. Great Wall Motor Company is the first Chinese carmaker to sell its products in the UK, starting this month. The company’s vehicles – assembled at its new European plant – will be sold in 40 dealers, all newly appointed and hand picked.
The vehicle that gets the honour of becoming Great Wall’s – and indeed China’s – first UK offering is the 2012 Steed pick-up truck, which we know as the Wingle. The Chinese carmaker says is ‘equally adept as a workhorse or a weekend getaway vehicle’.
The Steed runs with a 2.0 litre, 16-valve turbocharged diesel engine that is said to give good mileage of 34.0 mpg, or about 6.9 l/100km; no other performance figures are given. The vehicle, equipped with a ‘on demand’ 4WD system, has a max payload of 1,050 kg, among other numbers.
Great Wall’s first will come in two trim levels – the Steed S and the Steed SE. The Steed S is kitted with 16-inch alloy wheels, daytime running lights, remote central locking, a Thatcham-approved Category 1 alarm, electric front and rear windows, Alpine CD/radio with USB and Bluetooth, steering-wheel audio controls, air-conditioning, heated front seats and full leather interior.
The Steed SE comes complete with everything the Steed S has, plus body-coloured hard top canopy and spoiler, chrome trimmed daytime running lights and side bars, black roof rails, load bay liner and rear parking sensors.
Great Wall is giving a three-year/60,000-mile (or 96,560 km) mechanical warranty, a six-year anti-perforation warranty, three-year paint warranty and three-year roadside recovery and assistance package. There’s also the promise of inflation-proof servicing plans, service pick-up and drop-off, and arranging test drives in a customer’s location of choice, if it’s within 32 km of the dealership.
Given the fact that the Brits are spoilt for choice when it comes to vehicle selection, I wonder if Great Wall has done enough to kick-start a revolution.
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96,560km mechanical warranty is what Preve needs to PROVE!!!
please get great wall to define what is mechanical warranty is then you can get preve to prove it lah…..
btw.. hoy many brits are using this kind of transport now a days
Look like my Isuzu Dmax.
Would like to see this on Top Gear UK and hear what Jeremy Clarkson has to say… We all know about his views on Proton and Perodua..