Great Wall Autos!!... How are their cars?
Hi Everyone!
Recently I have noticed some cars and strange thing about them is they look almost like Toyota Hilux and 4 Runner. Come to find out, the car manufacturer is Great Wall. Didn't take me long to figure out it was a Chinese Company. I went online and looked at their cars. I would like to know how are their cars, how much their cars cost and where is their dealership/showroom?. Any reviews about their cars?
Will appreciate the answers :).
Leo
In the Australian NCAP (New Car Assesment Programs) crash test, the GWM utes along with Proton Jumbuck receive very low safety rating.
You can read it on this sydney morning herald article below:
http://www.smh.com.au/drive/proton-gwm-utes-fare-poorly-in-ncap-crash-tests-20090928-g91a.html
The Proton Jumbuck ute scored a dismal one-star rating in the latest round of independent NCAP crash tests, which also criticised the newly arrived Great Wall Motors utes.
A cheap trade ute has scored the worst-ever crash test result for a vehicle currently on sale in Australia, prompting calls for consumers to avoid buying commercial vehicles that perform poorly in independent safety tests.
The Proton Jumbuck, a $15,000 two-seater ute made in Malaysia and on sale in Australia for almost seven years, has received only one star out of a possible five after it was smashed into a deformable barrier to simulate an offset head-on collision, the independent crash safety watchdog announced today.
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program also released the crash results of the first two Chinese cars on sale in Australia — the Great Wall Motors SA220 and V240 dual-cab utes — awarding them two stars out of a possible five.
ANCAP was critical of the sub-standard crash protection offered in utes. Many traditional “tradie” utes have fallen behind passenger cars in terms of crash safety, with some makers stripping out features that could reduce injury in a crash in order to make prices more attractive to commercial buyers.
Both the Proton Jumbuck and the Great Wall Motors SA220 tested lacked potentially life-saving airbags that can reduce the amount of injury resulting from a crash. All three vehicles tested lacked electronic stability control, which can help a vehicle recover from a skid by sensing a loss of control and individually braking wheels.
“The (GWM) SA220 and the (Proton) Jumbuck lack airbags and other safety features that are expected as standard equipment by new car buyers,” said ANCAP chair, Lauchlan McIntosh, who indicated the airbags in the more expensive GWM ute were not performing their job of protecting occupants.
“The results for the Great Wall vehicles were particularly disappointing as these are new models to the market. The V240 has dual airbags but these failed to protect the driver and passenger from injury in our crash tests.”
The Australian arm of the world’s most authoritative independent crash test organisation also criticised the Australian Design Rules, saying they were not up to the standard modern consumers expect.
“Crash statistics show that occupants of one- or two-star vehicles have twice the risk of receiving life-threatening injuries in a crash, compared with four- or five-star vehicles - at a time when four- and five-star ratings are becoming increasingly available for new car buyers,” said Mr McIntosh.
“New vehicles that achieve only a 1 or 2 star ANCAP rating - while meeting the ADRs - are a cause for concern.”
A spokesman for Great Wall Motors said the V240 had scored a “high” two-star result. He said an engineer from the Chinese car-maker was present at the ANCAP tests, and the company would use the results make changes to its vehicles to improve their crash performance.
“Great Wall safety engineers have been hard at work analysing data from the recent ANCAP tests from the moment it was made available, and are confident that Great Wall will continue to make significant progress with enhancements to the safety of their products.,” said the spokesman.
Proton Cars Australia managing director John Startari questioned ANCAP’s motives in selecting the Jumbuck — due for a replacement mid-way through next year — for a crash test.
“We’re a bit confused as to why that vehicle was selected for a test,” Mr Startari said.
“[The Jumbuck] is the last of the models on the old Mitsubishi platforms ... it’s not really fair because one car is a 1990s platform and the other one is a new car.
“[ANCAP] obviously tested Great Wall and were looking around for a comparable test, and there’s not too many light commercial [vehicles] around with no airbags.
“Obviously we’re a company that takes safety very seriously,” he said.
The new Jumbuck will feature improved safety measures including “multiple” airbags, Proton says.
Until it is replaced, the current-model Jumbuck joins the Mitsubishi Express commercial van as the only two new vehicles currently on sale in Australia to have been independently crash tested and receive a one-star crash rating (not all vehicles are independently crash tested).
ANCAP said the Jumbuck’s crash test score fell below that of the Express van, making the ute Australia’s worst-performing vehicle.
Some commercial vehicle makers were lifting their safety standards, with a Mercedes-Benz van recently gaining a top five-star ranking — a first for the market — once buyers spent an extra $800 on potentially life saving head-protecting side curtain airbags.
Holden also recently announced its ute would be the first on the market to get stability control and curtain airbags across the range.
Thanks for da answer guys. :). Hope Ya'll have a good one.
I wouldn't take one if they paid me!!! Quite probably the worst vehicle on the road anywhere in the world.
Cheap and Dangerous
never
dont buy ...
no spare parts
one accident will cause ur life
neve trust them ..
as if u want 2 loose ur money
They are sh!te.
They are the Lada of China
The have bought out old moulds from Toyota and rebadged. Sure they are cheap, but I prefer build quality and safety over price.
besides, how can you like a car called" SDVRH84XP0976D"?
The Dealers Are TaTa motors , Industrial Area street no 5 .
The pickup is good for 4 yrs only then u surely have to sell it for scrap U dont get a single spare part when u need . So buy at ur own risk . But ya u could use it roughly for 4 yrs and then throw it dnt even think of reselling it .
I think the dealer's name is Almana. They have a showroom on Salwa Road, along with the used car dealers, on the side from the Industrial Area towards Doha, and in a section near to the Industrial Area.