Fuel consumption test: GWM Tank 300 HEV

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Going up against oil burners that chug away within the single digits of the fuel consumption scale, Alex Shahini got behind the wheel of the GWM Tank 300 HEV to see if its hybridized petrol powertrain could offer as much competition to the stalwarts as the SUVs value for money offering.

Hitting South African shores little less than 3 months ago, GWM’s impressively equipped and brutishly styled Tank 300 hasn’t had enough time in the market to determine if it will truly be a threat against the likes of the Fortuner, MU-X, Pajero Sport or even to some extent the Everest.

That said, the fuel consumption on the brand-new model that barely had delivery mileage on the clock sat at over 11 L/100 km – significantly higher than the claimed rating of 8.4 L/100 km. Over a several-day test period with the model that had over six thousand kilometres on the clock, I was expecting to find a fuel consumption metric that would display in single digits. Despite frugal driving and over 500 km completed on the open road and within the national speed limit, the Tank 300 HEV could only manage 11.3 L/100 km.

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