The Great Wall Wingle is series of
pick-up truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a light-duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering) ...
s manufactured by the Chinese company
Great Wall Motors (风骏) since 2010, based on the original Great Wall Wingle — since renamed the Great Wall Wingle 3. The second version is the Great Wall Wingle 5 while a third is the Great Wall Wingle 6 and the fourth is the
Great Wall Wingle 7
The Wingle (风骏) 7 is a pick-up truck manufactured by the Chinese company Great Wall Motors
Great Wall Motor Co., Ltd. (GWM) is a Chinese privately owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei. Founded in 1984, it is curren ...
.
Wingle 3 (2006–2010)
The Great Wall Wingle 3 (), previously the Great Wall Wingle, is a compact pick-up truck built and marketed by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors since December 2006. In 2009, it became the first Chinese-made
ute
Ute or UTE may refer to:
* Ute (band), an Australian jazz group
* Ute (given name)
* ''Ute'' (sponge), a sponge genus
* Ute (vehicle), an Australian and New Zealand term for certain utility vehicles
* Ute, Iowa, a city in Monona County along ...
or pick-up to be sold in Australia, where it is marketed as the V-Series.
It was also made available in Italy, with the model name Steed.
The body shell was licensed from
Isuzu based on an earlier Isuzu/GM model which was sold as an
Isuzu Rodeo
The Isuzu Rodeo is an automotive nameplate that was used by the Japanese automobile manufacturer Isuzu between 1988 and 2004. Isuzu has utilized the "Rodeo" name on two different vehicles—a compact pickup truck sold in Japan—and a midsize SU ...
. The steering wheels used in the truck are
Toyota
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designs found in models like the
Camry and
Sienna.
Australian market
The Australian specification V240 (Wingle 3) came standard with a 2.4-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, producing 100 kW (134 hp) and of torque, which was supplied by the SAIC-Mitsubishi joint venture in Shanghai. The diesel engines are of Great Wall design and manufacture. The V240 was specified as standard with alloy wheels, AM/FM CD radio, electric windows, leather trimmed seats, disc/drum brakes and air-conditioning.
File:Great Wall Wingle 3 01 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Great Wall Wingle 3
File:Great Wall Wingle 3 02 China 2012-04-15.jpg, Great Wall Wingle 3 - Back end
File:2009 Great Wall V240 (K2) Super Luxury 4WD 4-door utility (2010-07-11) 01.jpg, 2009 Great Wall V240 (Wingle 3) front view (Australia)
File:2009 Great Wall V240 (K2) Super Luxury 4WD 4-door utility (2010-07-11) 02.jpg, 2009 Great Wall V240 (Wingle 3) side view (Australia)
File:2009 Great Wall V240 (K2) Super Luxury 4WD 4-door utility (2010-07-11) 05.jpg, 2009 Great Wall V240 (Wingle 3) interior (Australia)
File:2009 Great Wall V240 (K2) Super Luxury 4WD 4-door utility (2010-07-11) 04.jpg, 2009 Great Wall V240 (Wingle 3) engine (Australia)
File:2010 Great Wall V240 (K2) Super Luxury 2WD 4-door cab chassis (2015-07-03).jpg, 2010 Great Wall V240 4-door cab chassis (Australia)
Wingle 5 (2010–present)
A new pick-up named the Wingle 5 was released in March 2010 and the original was renamed Wingle 3. It is available with a new 2L
turbodiesel
The term turbo-diesel, also written as turbodiesel and turbo diesel, refers to any diesel engine equipped with a turbocharger. As with other engine types, turbocharging a diesel engine can significantly increase its efficiency and power output, ...
engine developing and . It was marketed as the Great Wall Steed in the United Kingdom, with sales beginning in 2012. It was the first Chinese vehicle to be sold in the country. In 2017, the Great Wall Steed was no longer sold in the United Kingdom.
File:Great Wall Wingle 5 European Edition 2 China 2014-04-28.jpg, Post-facelift Great Wall Wingle 5
File:2013 Great Wall Steed S TD 4X4 2.0 Rear.jpg, Great Wall Steed S rear end.
File:Hello Friend (29015322916).jpg, A Great Wall Wingle 5 recreational vehicle (China)
Australian market
In Australia, the Wingle 5 remained marketed as the V240. In 2010, a single-cab model was released which, in the Australian market, replaced the SA220 (
Great Wall Sailor
The Great Wall Sailor is a Pickup truck produced by Great Wall Motors.
Overview
As the pickup version of the Great Wall Sing, the body of the Great Wall Sing was the third generation Isuzu Faster produced under license with a redesigned front e ...
). In 2011, the dual-cab V240 was upgraded to the newly released Wingle 5.
File:2013 Great Wall Steed S TD 4X4 2.0 Front.jpg, Pre-facelift Great Wall Steed S 4X4
File:Great Wall Motors Dealership- Adelaide - Australia. (8564589280).jpg, Great Wall V240 (Australia)
File:2012 Great Wall V240 (8564589314).jpg, Great Wall V240 (Australia)
File:Great Wall Adelaide City 2010 2.JPG, Great Wall V240 (Australia)
Ukraine market
File:Bogdan-Great Wall Wingle 5 military.jpg, A Great Wall Wingle 5 military truck (Bogdan
Bogdan or Bohdan (Cyrillic: Богдан) is a Slavic masculine name that appears in all Slavic countries as well as Romania and Moldova. It is derived from the Slavic words '' Bog/Boh'' (Cyrillic: Бог), meaning "god", and ''dan'' (Cyrillic: ...
)
File:Bogdan-Great Wall Wingle 5 ambulance.jpg, A Great Wall Wingle 5 ambulance (Bogdan)
Safety
The African version of the Steed 5 with no airbags and no
ABS received 0 stars for adult occupants and 1 star for toddlers from
Global NCAP
The Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) is a project of the Towards Zero Foundation, a UK-registered charity. The programme aims to promote the sale of safer cars in developing markets by empowering consumers with objective info ...
in 2020 (similar to
Latin NCAP 2013).
The Chinese-made Wingle 5 in its most basic version for Latin America with 2 airbags, no pretensioners, and no
ESC obtained 0 stars from
Latin NCAP in 2021 under its new protocol (similar to
Euro NCAP 2014).
Wingle 6 (2014–2021)
In April 2014, the new Wingle 6 was introduced, featuring amongst other things LED headlights, a rear differential lock, reversing camera and parking sensors, and a tire pressure monitoring system. It is powered by the same 2.0-litre diesel and 2.4-litre petrol engines as the Wingle 5.
The updated Wingle 6 was released in Australia in 2017, with only the 2.0 L diesel engine available.
As of 2021, production has ended on the Wingle 6.
File:2018 Great-Wall Wingle 6, front 8.7.18.jpg, 2018 Great-Wall Wingle 6 front
File:2018 Great-Wall Wingle 6, rear 8.7.18.jpg, 2018 Great-Wall Wingle 6 back
Wingle 7 (2018-2022)
The Wingle (风骏) 7 is a
pick-up truck
A pickup truck or pickup is a light-duty truck that has an enclosed cabin, and a back end made up of a cargo bed that is enclosed by three low walls with no roof (this cargo bed back end sometimes consists of a tailgate and removable covering) ...
manufactured by the Chinese company
Great Wall Motors since 2018.
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References
External links
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