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For a boxy off-roader, the new Great Wall Tank 700 has a strange kind of charisma. It looks like it was caught between a Mercedes G-Class and a Suzuki Jimny, then sent to a tuner for good measure. Now GWM has given it a 2026 update, and the result is even more dramatic.
Unveiled just ahead of the Beijing Auto Show, the refreshed Tank 700 arrives with sharper styling and a serious boost in performance. The headline figure is hard to ignore: 864 hp. That puts this Chinese plug-in hybrid SUV in the same conversation as some exotic supercars, including the Lamborghini Temerario. The catch? Straight-line pace is still very much in SUV territory.
A powertrain that borders on absurd
The flagship Hi4-Z version pairs a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with 248 hp and an electric motor built into the transmission that adds another 288 hp. A second rear-mounted electric motor contributes 322 hp, bringing the combined output to that staggering 864 hp figure.
There is also a large 56.095 kWh battery pack on board, giving the Tank 700 up to 190 km, or 118 miles, of electric driving range. On paper, that makes this one of the more ambitious hybrid off-roaders on sale anywhere.
Fast, but not exactly feral
Despite the headline numbers, the Tank 700 is not trying to embarrass sports cars off the line. GWM says it reaches 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds, which is respectable, but hardly the sort of number you would expect from something with this much output. The likely reason is simple. Size. Weight. Both matter, and this SUV has plenty of each.
Fuel economy figures are equally eye-opening. In hybrid mode, GWM claims just 1.16 l/100 km, or 202.7 US mpg. Once the battery is depleted, consumption rises to 8.45 l/100 km, or 27.8 US mpg. Those are strong numbers for such a large and powerful machine, even if real-world use will always tell the fuller story.
For buyers who care more about mud than motorway bragging rights, GWM has also introduced the Hi4-T version. This one uses a 3.0-liter V6 with 355 hp, plus a 174 hp electric motor and a nine-speed automatic transmission. Output is lower than the Hi4-Z, but it still hits 100 km/h in 5.6 seconds.
The trade-off is a smaller 37.1 kWh battery, which should make the Hi4-T a little lighter and better suited to rough terrain. It also comes with front, center, and rear locking differentials, the kind of hardware that makes more sense when the pavement disappears and the trail gets serious.
GWM’s latest Tank 700 is still an odd-looking machine, but it is no longer just a style statement. With hybrid power, huge output, and real off-road equipment, it is trying to be three things at once: luxury SUV, tech showcase, and proper trail runner. That is a difficult balancing act. And somehow, it mostly works.
Source: carscoops
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