Greatwall Wingle CL – Full size truckin’ from China
North American’s love their trucks, us Euro’s (and Asians) that actually want a full size truck cannot get anything from the states in our fair lands via the regular market, but thankfully enterprising souls here in China are already offering Ford F150 Raptors, Tacoma’s, Avalanches and various Dodges’ via the gray market import channel, but prices are high – often reaching over 100,000USD on some models. Enter Greatwall. Greatwall Motors have long held a plan to enter the North American market, to entice Americans you have to offer something that they love, which generally speaking is either food or trucks, and seeing as America already has probably the best Chinese food in the world then Greatwall can only offer trucks.
The Wingle CL (CL standing for China Leading) is supposed to be at the forefront of any American invasion, the CL measures in at (LxWxH) 5.35 x 1.88 x 1.85 meters, and has a wheelbase of 3.35m, putting it on par with the Toyota Tacoma. China has long been home to the compact pick up, but the CL will be the first Chinese full size truck. Under the hood the option of a gasoline or diesel engine will be offered, a 2.0T four cylinder with 310Nm of torque on tap from 1800-4000rpm, and a diesel version with 324Nm of torque at 1800-2400rpm, both engines will meet Euro5 specifications, both automatic and manual gearboxes will be on offer. Earlier on a Greatwall executive revealed that they are working on a 3.0L V6 diesel engine.
No launch date has been announced for this model, but hopefully by the middle of the year we will have some more information on this particular unit.
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ohhhh que maravilla, por fin great wall produce una camioneta espectacular…………..lanzenla pronto.
y traiganla a colombia…..me fascina
I must say, it’s a nice looking truck. If it were sold in America with a diesel, has decent quality and dealer support, this vehicle would be worth a look.
I really don’t care for the dip on top of the tailgate. Other than that, this truck looks impressive. Judging from their aggressiveness in South Africa and Australia, Great Wall will no doubt become the most successful Chinese brand in the States-sorry BYD.
I agree Dmoore, the rest of the truck looks work-ready rugged but the tailgate detracts from that look.
The truck looks good, but if it is Tacoma sized then in the US it is a compact truck! Full size is much bigger than this! I wish them well, I like Great Wall because they seem honest and WYSIWYG and I think that is the only way for Chinese brands to succeed. Show what they can do, build loyalty from customers and grow!
@Anthony,
Based on what I’m understanding, this seems to be more on the scale of the first generation Toyota Tundra, or better yet, the T100.
Plus Great Wall seems to have built a good reputation in South Africa and Australia, at the expense of Mahindra. They would probaly do well in the US. At least they haven’t ruined their name here, like Mahindra has already done.
Can I have information on Greatwall’s dealers in Nigeria.Cheers.
please could you send me the price of this van
las comionetas great wall estan marcando trayectoria en todo
south america por la gran potencia de sus camionetas
POR FAVOR ESPERO QUE ME ENVIE EL PRECIO DE LA CAMIONETA
WINGLE CL
ESTOY INTERESADO EN COMPRARLA
GRACIAS
The name “Wingle” will have to be changed. It is not appropriate for the US truck market. Hopefully, Great Wall will invest a bit of time & money into proper market research about the name.
Been using the Wingle double cabin in Nigeria for some 3 months now.Find it fairly Ok,except for weak shock absorbers and vibrations at low gears when in traffic snarls.
Por favor deseo cotizacion de los vehiculos Great Wall HAVAL 3 Y HAVAL 5 para importar a Asuncion Paraguay Sur America.
Muchas gracias por sus atenciones.