Don't know much about their specs, but my Son in law's company in the Qld Gas fields has several utes.
They can't wait to get rid of them. Had a few breakdowns & the ride is terrible. He hates them & won't drive them home on weekends. Also worried about their safety aspects.
They are being replaced by the end of the year.
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 13th of June 2013 11:37:54 AM
the rocket said
05:56 PM Jun 13, 2013
hi everyone, does anyone have a "great wall 4wd" car? wanted to know what the towing capacity is and how does it go towing? thanks.
bill12 said
06:07 PM Jun 13, 2013
Don,t know about towing capacity, but mate just took one to Cape York and across to Burketown, with no problems, and no breakdowns. Bill
Duh said
06:25 PM Jun 13, 2013
Can't help with the towing, but I think Bill12 put a post on a thread here saying they had a Mitsubishi Pajero motor in them? If so, towing specs would probably be similar.....
Roving-Dutchy said
06:36 PM Jun 13, 2013
I think it is a very early motor that was used in the first Pajero a good motor but only 2.4 litre would not be up to towing much weight. Cheers David
The bloke who drove one to the cape said its a commonrail. mitsubushi motor of 2ltrs, andan older design. Has a turbo lag problem- you have to rev it to get any power.He's a diesel mechanic, and seems to like them for the price. Bill
justcruisin01 said
08:52 PM Jun 13, 2013
On a quick look the transmission has 5th & 6th as overdrives in the diesel, no way.
JC.
the rocket said
09:00 PM Jun 13, 2013
thanks everyone.
Onedodger said
09:24 PM Jun 13, 2013
1700kg braked capacity is pretty poor and the torque is very low.
Probably wouldn't pull a skin of a custard.
Oh and the ancap rating is very low.
ozjohn said
10:12 PM Jun 13, 2013
Search turned up the following as the details are not included in the vehicle Tow Mass Guide. (Same for Foton and Cherry etc).
The X240 is a 2.4 petrol with a max tow capacity of 1800Kg. Ball weight 180Kg.
The X200 SUV (Station wagon) 2.0 Diesel with a low 310Nm torque. Max tow capacity 1700Kg - Ball weight 170Kg. Auto 5 speed (with 1 overdrive) - Manual is 6 speed (with 2 overdrive).
The V240 utes including the twin cab is a 2.4 petrol as above or a 2.0 Diesel. Max tow capacity is 2000Kg for the diesel with a ball weight of 200Kg. Gear boxes as per the X200.
Like most things in life, ya get what ya pay for.
Cheers, Ozjohn.
blaze said
03:14 AM Jun 14, 2013
When I worked for a body builder in perth (they fit rollbars, bullbars, trays etc) The company I worked for wouldn't put towbars on great walls, As of a month ago the chassis specs wernt available for panel beaters for realinement. Most if not all warranty work will not be appeoved for repair in places like broome. Spent 5 hours undoing a wiring loom the other week because of lack of info from dealer network. cheers blaze
rockylizard said
02:54 PM Jun 14, 2013
justcruisin01 wrote:
On a quick look the transmission has 5th & 6th as overdrives in the diesel, no way.
JC.
Gday...
There are quite a lot of vehicles now with 5th and 6th as overdrives - everything with the ZF 6-speed - Falcon/Territory/Discovery/Jaguar/Audi to name a few.
Excellent boxes and great ratio spacing for smooth, timely, economical changes. Falcon/Territory/Discovery are all good tow vehicles within their weight restrictions.
I would even be fairly sure the new Tojo/Patrool 6 speeds have o/d 5 and 6.
Having said that - give the Great Wall a cuppla years and they will improve - Japan, Thailand and Korea as examples.
cheers - John
cheers - John
mr glassies said
01:03 AM Jun 15, 2013
there to keep the rabbits out
lol dibs
jimricho said
01:35 AM Jun 15, 2013
mr glassies wrote:
there to keep the rabbits out
lol dibs
the rocket said
06:15 PM Jun 17, 2013
thankyou soooo much everyone. that's one car i can take off the list. price was good i thought but not when you look into it. cheers.
solo nomad said
02:13 AM Jun 18, 2013
Hello people
I have a 2012 Great Wall V200 diesel 6 speed manual after 9 months and 30.000k I am pretty happy with my purchase (and the $13000 saved over buying a Hilux)
I don't tow with it but use it to carry my 480kg Slide on Camper.
Don't know much about their specs, but my Son in law's company in the Qld Gas fields has several utes.
They can't wait to get rid of them. Had a few breakdowns & the ride is terrible. He hates them & won't drive them home on weekends. Also worried about their safety aspects.
They are being replaced by the end of the year.
-- Edited by Cupie on Thursday 13th of June 2013 11:37:54 AM
hi everyone, does anyone have a "great wall 4wd" car? wanted to know what the towing capacity is and how does it go towing? thanks.
Can't help with the towing, but I think Bill12 put a post on a thread here saying they had a Mitsubishi Pajero motor in them? If so, towing specs would probably be similar.....
Cheers
David
Here are the specs for both petrol and diesel http://www.greatwallmotors.com.au/default.asp?action=article&ID=21797
Cheers
David
On a quick look the transmission has 5th & 6th as overdrives in the diesel, no way.
JC.
thanks everyone.
1700kg braked capacity is pretty poor and the torque is very low.
Probably wouldn't pull a skin of a custard.
Oh and the ancap rating is very low.
Search turned up the following as the details are not included in the vehicle Tow Mass Guide. (Same for Foton and Cherry etc).
The X240 is a 2.4 petrol with a max tow capacity of 1800Kg. Ball weight 180Kg.
The X200 SUV (Station wagon) 2.0 Diesel with a low 310Nm torque. Max tow capacity 1700Kg - Ball weight 170Kg.
Auto 5 speed (with 1 overdrive) - Manual is 6 speed (with 2 overdrive).
The V240 utes including the twin cab is a 2.4 petrol as above or a 2.0 Diesel. Max tow capacity is 2000Kg for the diesel with a ball weight of 200Kg.
Gear boxes as per the X200.
Like most things in life, ya get what ya pay for.
Cheers, Ozjohn.
cheers
blaze
Gday...
There are quite a lot of vehicles now with 5th and 6th as overdrives - everything with the ZF 6-speed - Falcon/Territory/Discovery/Jaguar/Audi to name a few.
Excellent boxes and great ratio spacing for smooth, timely, economical changes. Falcon/Territory/Discovery are all good tow vehicles within their weight restrictions.
I would even be fairly sure the new Tojo/Patrool 6 speeds have o/d 5 and 6.
Having said that - give the Great Wall a cuppla years and they will improve - Japan, Thailand and Korea as examples.
cheers - John
cheers - John
lol
dibs
thankyou soooo much everyone. that's one car i can take off the list. price was good i thought but not when you look into it. cheers.
I have a 2012 Great Wall V200 diesel 6 speed manual
after 9 months and 30.000k I am pretty happy with my purchase (and the $13000 saved over buying a Hilux)
I don't tow with it but use it to carry my 480kg Slide on Camper.
If interested my review is here on my blog
cheers Baz
http://livingthedreaminoz.blogspot.com.au/