Tank 300

In short

• Compact off-road SUV on a ladder frame shared with the Great Wall Pao pickup; on sale in China since December 2020.
• Engines: 2.0-litre turbo petrol, 167 kW (227 PS); 2.0-litre turbo hybrid, 258 kW (351 PS) and 615 Nm; 2.4-litre turbodiesel; 3.0-litre twin-turbo V6 mild hybrid with 265 kW in the Tank 330.
• Off-road hardware: low-range gearbox, up to three Eaton locking differentials, 224 mm ground clearance, 33° approach and 34° departure angles.
• Exported since July 2022; Australian versions tow 3,000 kg braked and carry a five-star ANCAP rating.

Tank 300 at a glance

From WEY concept to its own brand

GWM showed the car at the Chengdu motor show in July 2020 under the WEY badge, the first vehicle on its new off-road platform. Chinese sales began on 17 December 2020. In April 2021 GWM previewed the Cybertank concept, and the car was renamed simply Tank 300 when Tank became a stand-alone brand.

The basic recipe is that of a traditional off-roader. It has a separate ladder frame, shared with the Great Wall Pao pickup, and four-wheel drive with a low-range transfer box. The front wheels are suspended on double wishbones and the rear on a multi-link coil-spring layout.

Engines and performance

The hybrid version uses a small battery of 1.75 kWh and an electric motor of 78 kW and 268 Nm to support the engine. GWM gives 0–100 km/h in 7.9 seconds. The Tank 330 with the V6 was offered in limited numbers through online orders in March 2024, and according to Wikipedia EN it sold out in six seconds. In Australia GWM now offers the Hi4-T plug-in hybrid and a 2.4-litre turbodiesel.

Off-road equipment

The optional equipment list includes locking front and rear differentials, low-range gearing, an off-road creep mode and a "tank turn" function for tight turns off road. The Australian Lux Diesel has a rear differential lock and all-terrain mode selection, and the Hi4-T plug-in hybrid combines mechanical four-wheel drive with low range and locking differentials.

Special editions

GWM has sold the car in China in many editions: City, Off-Road, Ranger, Wind Forest Iron Cavalry, Yunliang and Cyberpunk, most of them in several trims. The Cybertank Edition was limited to 3,000 cars. The Yunliang edition, developed with the tuning company Yunliang 4×4, was a run of 300 cars in mid-2021, and a Frontier Edition was announced in June 2022.

At Auto Shanghai in 2025 GWM showed the Hooke Edition prototype, with front and rear differential locks, a solid front axle and a strengthened frame. Its larger engine bay could take a 4.0-litre twin-turbo V8 plug-in hybrid, but this remained a suggestion rather than a confirmed production model.

Export markets

The sources name no European market for the car and give no EUR prices or Euro NCAP result. GWM Australia lists a five-star ANCAP rating; Wikipedia EN refers to ANCAP results from 2022.

Who the Tank 300 suits and its rivals

The car is for buyers who really leave the road. It has a ladder frame, low range and up to three lockers, and in Australian form it can tow 3,000 kg. On 1cars the closest comparisons are the Jeep Wrangler, the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado and the smaller Suzuki Jimny. The compare section puts off-roaders side by side, the power-to-weight calculator helps to rank them, and the brand's range is in the Tank catalogue.

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