Let’s take a look at some basic information about this car. Needless to say, the luxury and hard-core square box of this car can provide front electric/heating/ventilation leather seats as soon as it enters the cabin, 9-speaker Swallow Lise audio and dual-zone air conditioning to ensure comfort, as well as dual 12.3-inch LCD screens and corresponding intelligent network connection system, covering intelligent voice, remote vehicle control and other interconnection functions. Coupled with blind spots and panoramic chassis images, L2-level assisted driving in the middle of the lane, and+fog lights to ensure all-weather driving, its functionality is still outstanding.
In terms of mechanical hardware, it is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine, with a maximum power of 167kW and a maximum torque of 387 N m. It will be matched with ZF 8AT gearbox and part-time 4wd system to realize torque amplification. In addition, it also has front and rear double differential locks, and supports low-speed four-wheel drive, tank turning and other functions. The passing capacity of various road conditions can be seen.
In terms of insurance cost, we calculated the bare car price as 216,800 yuan, including major commercial comprehensive insurance (excluding additional insurance such as glass insurance/water crossing insurance/spontaneous combustion insurance/theft insurance) and compulsory insurance. The insurance cost of the vehicle in the first year is about 6,901 yuan. Based on the calculation of 60,000 kilometers in three years, 10% discount in the second year/20% discount in the third year, the average insurance cost in the first three years is about 6,211 yuan/year.
In terms of maintenance cost, the maintenance frequency of tank 300 is 7500 km/time, 5000 km/time and 12500 km/time. The first two maintenance are free, including 1 brake oil, 1 gearbox oil, 1 antifreeze and 2 spark plugs. The oil and oil filter are replaced every time, and the air conditioner/air conditioner/gasoline filter is replaced every other time. In the first three years, the total maintenance cost of 60 thousand kilometers was about 2992 yuan, and the average annual maintenance cost was about 997 yuan/year.
In terms of fuel cost, the WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption of tank 300 is 9.90L/100km. According to the current average price of No.92 gasoline of 8.48 yuan /L, we calculate that the average fuel cost of 60,000 km in the first three years is about 16,790 yuan/year.
Together with insurance, maintenance, fuel and annual vehicle and vessel tax, the main vehicle cost of Tank 300 is about 24,398 yuan a year, that is to say, the vehicle maintenance cost will reach 2,033 yuan a month, which is actually very close to the compact or medium-sized luxury SUV equipped with a 2.0T engine, which may be the price of pursuing off-road driving in various road conditions.
Nevertheless, the cumulative sales volume of Tank 300 in the first eight months of 2023 has reached 62,240 units, and the average monthly sales volume has reached 7,780 units, which fully demonstrates the continuous competitiveness of the car in the market. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the tank 300 does maintain its core competitive advantage in power performance and multi-road driving ability, and at the same time, it also meets the needs of urban drivers in terms of intelligence and comfort through a series of luxury configurations. How can such a comprehensive hard-core off-road vehicle not make people "love and hate"?