GWM Thailand will be launching the Tank 300 Diesel at this month’s 2025 Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS). As its name suggests, this is a Tank 300 powered by a turbodiesel engine. Currently, the Tank 300 uses a 2.0-litre petrol turbo hybrid engine in Thailand. Malaysia gets a straightforward 2.0T.
The turbodiesel engine is a 2.4-litre four-cylinder, and the DOHC variable geometry turbo unit pushes out 181 PS and 480 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 2,500 rpm. Paired to a nine-speed torque converter automatic transmission, 0-100 km/h acceleration is 11 seconds and official average fuel consumption (as seen on the Thai ECO sticker) is 14 km/l.
The 2.4L diesel powertrain is available in rear-wheel-drive or with two active axles, and word is that there will be three variants for Thailand.
The Baoding-based carmaker says that it has tested this oil burner in extreme cold and hot conditions for 300 hours straight and at high speed for 500 hours. On 76 different road conditions around the world too, covering a total of six million km. Reliability is a must for diesel engines, and GWM plans to offer an engine warranty of one million km or eight years, according to Headlightmag.
The Tank 300 was launched in Malaysia in July 2024. Here, the proper off-roader (part-time four-wheel drive with 2H, 4H, 4L) is powered by a 2.0-litre turbo-four petrol engine with 220 PS and 380 Nm of torque from 1,800 to 3,600 rpm.
This means that while the new diesel model is slightly down on power (-39 PS), it has a 100 Nm advantage, which would be rather useful in a heavy off-roader. Also, the nine-speed auto has one extra ratio over our eight-speeder. Would the diesel be coming to Malaysia? Given a choice, would you have the petrol or a diesel engine for the Tank 300?
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diesel anytime
Diesel for torque & economy. Speed is not an option when you can go anywhere off-road.