Congrats me I just BOUGHT A TANK 300 NO REGRETS AT ALL THE BEST OFF ROAD adventure cars I ever owned & it's highway friendly. Driving in the city was never easier for a 4x4 . Fuel consumption is average I do love it

I own a tank 300 and absolutely love it i off-road the shit out of it and already ordered suspension and roof tent i don’t care what people say as long as i enjoy it

To be fair our local GWM dealer was upfront with its limits regarding payload and towing limits. I wouldn't buy a Wrangler or a Tank300 for towing.

Come on John, those automotive experts on Drive TV loved the Tank. What’s wrong with you? If Emma and the other bloke on the show say it’s good, we should take their word.

We own 2 Chinese made vehicles because we were tired of the legacy brands quality and relialility. Both have been impeccable and you can dream on bullshit legacy auto makers.

The only thing an Australian won’t overload is a wheel barrow.

To be perfect honest, the car it tried to clone isn't something known for quality to start with.

As a skid steer driver being a bit greedy with the grab/bucket can get this effect but on a vehicle travelling at speed it could be lethal .

You have missed their strategic planning with the brakes John, they are set up to work when you are towing the Red Dirt Palace and therefore the back wheels stay on the road. See, they were on the ball. Tow ball that is.

Over 400 GWM Tank customers are currently running the experiment on a public road near you.

Quite possibly more reliable than a Land Rover and also probably less likely to have a Luton moment!

To be fair and balanced, I saw a new Jeep lift its rear wheels a few months back when the exhaust system detached at the manifold end, causing it to ‘pole vault’. Driving on 80km/h arterial road.

Geez John, I love the extended description of a caravan. "Taking a dump at the head of the dining table" I almost can't tell that you don't like them.

That under car camera, looked like it not only hit the bump stops at the front, but had bugger all extended travel left in the rear at ride height. Perhaps longer shocks, or reducing the unladen ride height could help that rubber stay where it should be.

Have you ever stomped on the brakes in a Hilux with an empty tray? Does the same thing because of the weight transfer to the front & bugger all weight in the rear. Suzuki Seirra/Jimney is another that will stand on its front wheels in similar circumstances.

It's OK if it only brakes on 2 wheels, the ANCAP report is 5 stars with excellent driver and passenger protection.

What about when the Toyota Hilux front wheels leave the road at 130kms hr over the synwaves on the car expert review. I think I would rather have the back wheels leave the road for a 10th of a sec under braking than have the front wheels leave the road at 130kms.

As you say John, your mate Paul from that other Aussie based ‘expert’ site showed the Tank doing the same ‘lift at the rear’ under braking thing weeks ago - and the stopping distance was still not as bad as some of the established rivals he’s tested

John too much excitement in the intro for this time of day

It's just a nod to the cars name, the "Tank". Most tracked vehicles tend to lift their rear end in a sudden stop.

It’s almost like the rear shocks are too short for the suspension set height. I would like to see how much the nose of the car drops under braking

Read recently that an Exploding Vehicle caught fire when a rock or similar was thrown up and damaged the battery, plus they can't get wet feet without hot flashes either. Off road? I think not.

It’s always worth staying up late, just to catch ole John, and the occasional bikini intro. Even better when we get a physics lesson, without listening to the snooze fest we call professors.

It's about time we got some quality video.

Interesting and topical story John. Wondering if it can be fixed somewhat with a better suspension setup, as ‘Which Car’ tested (stopping from 100 on a dry road) with the following results: Gladiator 44m Ranger 42m Navara 41m Other vehicles were in the 37-40 range.

Excellent start to a YT video, thank you John

Instantly brings to mind the Swift and Sift couriers van that the twins drive 😂

"Take a dump next to the dining table " 😂😂😂

Oh my goodness John mate, 😮😮😮you blinded me with 6 Tiffany's,.😮. My😮My blood pressure zoomed up and down. 😊😊😊😊😊.

As someone who has the perquisite psychosis and personality flaws to consider a caravan. 2T is the soft upper limit for what I'd consider acceptable. The only time I've ever towed around or above 3 tonnes with my patrol has been flat towing late at night with the vehicle being towed having working brakes and a competent person behind the wheel. I've towed close to 3 tonnes with a car trailer but once again I avoid doing so at busy periods so I can take it nice and easy and reduce risk to myself and others. It's always been fine but towing a 2.5 or 3T caravan with any regularity just seems absurd to me.

Praise the Lord, been looking forward to The Auto Expert Opinion piece on the TANK 300 for what seems like years. Popped open a Beer pulled up the chair to the i5 9400 Six Core with MAG Mortar 32GB RAM and RTX2070. Don't want to miss a word of the Goldie loxscreen time

Value Cars Australia (Competing UTube Channel) has their say on the AE (non Driven) review of the TANK 300. 5 days in I am really impressed. Bridges are there to be crossed, AE is on one side of the Bridge and hasn't crossed to the other side to see where the sun don't shine.

A good example of making a sow's rear from a sow's ear!

I'd love to see this this do the moose test!

Totally hilarious😂 Most people wouldn't get the parody in your review - They probably think you really do have serious reservations about 'The Tank'😂😅🤣

"...porta-hovel!" Your english usage is excellent. It is poetry. "...ladder-framed shit-up!"

All those venomous things mentioned, you forgot the government the most poisonous of all.

In 3 years and 90k KMs of driving in all manner of Sydney traffic, how many times have I had to do a full scale emergency ABS stop? Zero. This is not the end of the world. It's a great value car and it shouldn't put anyone off buying it.

This is funny as every other car review on KZfaq has given this car such glowing reviews. You had to rain on this parade, didn't you? 😂

Who sets GVM figures, and then how can companies do GVM upgrades? Why aren't there ADR rules that state vehicle standard from the factory is to have a payload equal to 4 occupants and normal luggage and accessories i.e. 600KG payload... and from this allow the max trailer load to be reduced to ensure real-world compliance... max towing in this Tank to then be 2.1Tonne?

The MB140D that I was forced to drive at a previous employer was not only ergonomically terrible, but was able t get the rear wheels off the deck constantly. In one side street behind my workspace, I was able to launch the rear wheels over every speed hump, and keep them in the air most the way to the next speedhump. Great Fun!

Long term reliability doesn't matter for offroader. Does matter for overlander.

'Stralia summer time looks like a good time of year.

Thoughts on cannon Xsr? Cannon has been in circulation a while now and seems to be OK in terms of med term reliability reports?

The caravan may stop the rear wheels lifting if you're lucky!

Emergency braking in a curve could have you looking where you have been and maybe flipping.

A neighbour once owned a little Daihatsu Hi-Jet truck. It could lift the rear wheels by inches under heavy braking. We used to goalong the beachfront road doing it for a bit of fun. The problem was solved by permanently carrying a few bags of cement. So with a simple solution now known, perhaps GWM could further accessorise its luxury vehicle by providing a couple of complimentary cement bags. But they'd have to be removable for towing of course!! And at my advancing age, I find them bloody heavy, so I might just buy another Toyota.

I thought it was only the little Suzuki vans from the 80's lifted the rear wheels in a panic stop.

So first of all the top spec isn't the lux hybrid variant, its the ultra hybrid. I've looked into this car a fair bit and for me the biggest let downs are the payload of around 400kg and the roof load limit of 50kg. However, I don't have a family so those factors aren't a deal breaker to me. I also will never really tow anything either, so again it's not a big deal for my situation. I can appreciate how for my situation, which is being single and just wanting to get out camping and exploring sometimes it would be fine, but for someone with a family it would definitely be a different story. Handling and dynamics were probably the biggest issue for me when I test drove, the car floats around and dives a bit under braking. But it was nothing too bad. In regards to the rear wheels lifting up it does look a little alarming, I have heard many people that it actually doesn't really matter all that much, but I don't know enough to judge. Overall I think they've done a lot for the price, and it was definitely more fun and with more tech than a lot of the other similarly priced 4wds I drove. The Pajero Sport for example just looked and felt very basic inside and out in comparison. I will say as well, it seems like a shit ton more bang for your buck when compared to a Jimny, which was the car I was considering before I discovered the Tank 300. Having said that, the 5 door Jimny, mini land cruiser, Tank 500 and maybe even Tank 400 are all coming to Aus soon, so there will be tight competition.

Drove one today for a few hours, was quite impressed... Many Chinese cars are reasonable cars , what the Chinese haters forgot (while typing on there Chinese made device) is that the Chinese car market is huge and what makes little Australia think its consumers are any less demanding than Chinese consumers

In Australia it has an exclusive 1 - 2 warranty. Once taken too late.

he wasnt only channel that showed the brake issue, if they fixed that it may be worth a look, to be fair its similar to my old np pajero 3.8 petrol with 2.5 towing capacity. about the same shape but a 2005 vehicle that offered the same thing says somthing about modern 4wds.

This is the scariest car review I've ever seen. I've never been a fan of the Jeep type cars, but I'm quite happy GWM aren't even sold where I live. Retardistan has its faults, but having that death-box on the streets isn't one of them.

They are points to consider but GWM never advertise this as a towing car and the sales guy actually brought this up when I drove it. I looked at this and the 500 and they were impressive cars for the price. If your not towing a caravan and just want to drive it city and occasional decent off-roading then this is much more comfortable (and affordable) than a ute.

Maybe I'll have to make Rosie sit in the back.

I agree re the braking system. In my tank 300 it is incredibly soft and makes any gradual slowdown very difficult. If somebody cuts into your line, there is a high risk of accident. Always keep the distance and control tailgating.

I think some of that lift is also down to suspension geometry... as well as the softness of the front.

Has it passed the elk test? In Nordic countries, it's a requirement and was introduced because with a violent manoeuvre some cars just roll.

Why would you buy this for towing in the first place. Take it offroad, where it outperforms 💯

yup, john is right, and to john, as long as its not a toyota, it has to be wrong, thats just how it is, thx for the review, john expert

The two biggest heaps of crap I have ever driven are a Jeep Wrangler and a Land Rover defender. Did this take it to a new level?

With the price in mind, a few tunes will resolve the braking issue. My camping trailer is 1.4 tonnes, so I'm good. Not everyone tows at max. There is room for this vehicle in comparison to the outlandish prices of its competitors.

So for us folk that would never install a tow bar and not interested in towing is it a reasonable/ value for money vehicle?

Great plug for Driving Enthusiast. He deserves a lot more attention

I'd like to see what the travel is like on the rear suspension. If it can't keep weight on the rear wheels during breaking then it's no good either on or off the road. Seems like they might have copied the wrangler shopping cart theme a bit too closely.

Brings a new meaning to the term Launch control 😂😂😂

I live in the US and I keep hearing about Dingo Piss Creek I would love to see this this creek could you please do a video at the creek. Love the show your wit and vocabulary are intoxicating......

Bad brakes and low towing capacity? Perfect for the outer suburbs mums who want to look tough.

I've driven pickup trucks over the last fifty years driving, and this "performance" is much what to expect from an empty pickup, in particular, "those small ones with good fuel mileage". I'd suggest the suspension is the culprit along with a problem with center of gravity. It's getting awfully hard to buy a decent vehicle in this day and age, too many engineers lacking in math skills. Always a pleasure, John.

Reminds me of the old advert ... the two sherry bottles cause truck axles to break. Looks like we overdid it on sherry - couldn't give a Castlemain XXXX

Many Aussies won't care if it's Chinese crap as long as it's cheap.

Paul Maric found the same thing when he did the braking test on the Tank 300.

If you see a wrangler in yellow from the front they reminded me of calculon from Futurama....

The Great Wall tank tanked.

I like how they stick two diff lockers in a 4wd and the internet blows up that tank can go anywhere.

Peter Wherrett use to perform emergency braking on his tests back in the 70s and 80s and I cannot remember seeing any rear wheels leaving the road back then. I remember the HJ KIngswood being pretty shit in this regard at the time but no where as shit as the Tank. Its wheels at least stayed on the road!

Yeah called out the rear wheels leaving the road under braking on the car expert review. I was surprised he didn't call it out.

Just read all these videos showing the tank 300 with the rear wheels lifting had the ABS turned off at the time.

It would be most helpful if you could put a map of Dingo Piss Creek in the corner of the video. As soon as I install my lift kit, chip upgrade and the obligatory snorkel to my 4X4 I will set off to experience the bliss of life beside the golden billabong.

Brett Davis, ten out of ten. UK driving instruction and test has an Emergency Brake section. my examiner was a bugger. He said " I will tap the door widow with my Signet Ring, then perform an emergency brake". Then tried to trip me up by checking his watch knowing I would be watching but didn't catch me out. I passed first time with the most feared examiner in the area. The only GWM Steed I have seen was parked unused for years on the road in a village near me until it was hit by a DPD 'Berk in a Merc' Sprinter about a month ago, wrote off and scrapped.

I remember when the yugo was introduced to the US and was touted as car of the year. That did not age well

Awww John, Don't tell me, these fine shit heaps are going to be added to the Stellantis family of fine shit heaps 😂😂😂😂

There was a famous test of the EH Holden back in the day published in Wheels magazine with the accompanying photos.... of brake marks in a line of "dots" as the left rear wheel skidded, then the right rear, then the left rear ad infinitum.... as the suspension allowed alternate wheels to skip and skid under braking.... The photo was titled "Tear along the dotted line"...

So no footage of your own personal testing or drive? The Tank 300 is an amazing vehicle at this price point. Great off-road and feature heavy.

Wheels off the road, go round and round 🎵

The vehicle looks like a Lada Niva and that is just super-scary

Thanks John, Is this information reported to the Government relevant department? These vehicles are out there when I am on the road! Scary!

so this vehicle would benefit with 250kg downforce on the towball in an emergency braking situation to prevent wheel lift?

I expect it to rust fairly quickly if you drive near a beach like the ute does.

Cracker me up with the caravan talk😂

Wow! “Consumer Reports” magazine would have a field day testing that vehicle if it was sold in the US.

I'm thinking braking hard with abs on a bend will be likely to have the vehicle turn over. Also let the Swedes do a slalom test on it, sounds like fun if you are nowhere near it

Oh boy… GWM fanboys are going to flip as they all say.. best 4WD ever they had.. 1 guy claimed it’s better than his old 2019 Range Rover sport lol

Another corker from John! 👍 21:07 Let's look at the friendly side of physics... Having two wheels off the ground, it means all that weight is carried by the two remaining ones on the road. More force on them, increased friction!! Yes... no?! 😂😂😂 Okay, so I was simplifying things a bit there but still if all else fails, the Tank could be sold as a hovercraft. Just be careful because at the water crossing, it may get full of eels! 😉

I love the look and I had a look at one at the dealership and I have to say I want one lol. I knew it was going to have something wrong with it but. Is it possible to take this to a suspension specialist and fix this issue?

Hey John, Mahindra apparently have a local suspension tuning program. Does it make that brand any better?

🎶 “ STOP, In the name of Tank, Before my lawyer, Breaks your Bank….”🎶 Think it Over……..

One thing I could see as a cause might be, that China (and most of Asia) has a tendency to run on economy bricks rather than actual tyres, as far as non-performance cars are concerned. It would be virtually impossible to tune suspension/brakes accordingly on something like a "Goodride" or "Linglong" eco brick, as you'd be traction limited way before even a awful suspension would be reaching it's limit. In fact, having crappy tyres will subjectively make a shitty car feel less shit. Also explains why so many Manufacturers partnered with Giti Tyres and the like, because frankly, very few cars are build to drive well.

No anti-dive geometry

i don't think the problem in the suspension system, i think they need to move the braking force to the back wheels a bit