Probably, many of us want to drive a brand new car. Perhaps not the coolest, albeit on something simpler, but new. After all, a new car, as you know, rides better and does not break. In general, pleases, pleases and pleases again.
So Mikhail Kuldiaev from Clickoncar most likely thought the same when he bought the freshly baked Tank 500. The flagship top model of the Tank brand. If you suddenly are not very familiar with the intricacies of intrigue in our automotive market, then Tank is a division of Great Wall. Our brainchild is Haval. By the way, the “five hundredth” is actually made on the basis of the Haval H9.
So, Tank. Luxury frame SUV. He has already appeared on the pages of our site more than once. Ilya from the Club Service has already taken it apart and showed us everything in it. What about us? And we can only watch, because it starts from 5.4 million rubles. Not everyone will pull such a sum. Riding through the central part of our country during my vacation, I met only one 500 in a week and a half. There were even more “exides” VX – a dozen or two.
But what am I talking about?.. Oh yes, Michael. With his brand new “Tank” two series have already been released. And apparently, this is not the end. Well, in short, everything is not so smooth. And the buying process itself did not go according to plan, and the car, as it turned out, has minor flaws.
So, purchase. It would seem that you are buying not just anything and not from anyone. Everything should go like clockwork. But no. A luxury brand dealer has managed to screw it up. The car was not ready at the appointed time. I had to wait until the pre-sale preparation was done. At the same time, the interior upholstery was stained. The clock is not set! And regular rubber mats can make you look at the world from a new angle (they stink a lot).
When checking with a thickness gauge, it turned out that the color of the body elements is far from ideal and does not fit in with the word “luxury”. For example, in the corner of the tailgate, the LCP layer is almost two times smaller than in the rest of it, and it is less than one hundred microns.
Video: how Mikhail Kuldyaev bought the Tank 500
Well, who wouldn’t be upset when you give away a lot of money, and you get this? I would definitely be annoyed. OK. Let’s forget. After a month of use, Mikhail shared his observations regarding the car, spoke about his experience.
It turned out that the front passenger door appeared to have been repainted at the factory. Layer more than 200 microns.
Perhaps the biggest trouble of the car, according to Mikhail, is the work of a robotic gearbox. And this problem seems to be widespread. She “kicks” and twitches. And in any driving mode, even in a quiet. It seems like the firmware of the box control unit corrects the situation. But for this you need to go to the dealer. At the same time, the test copy, which Mikhail drove long before the purchase, did not stand out with such a problem. So, this firmware already existed. Why didn’t they put it on all the cars they sell?
Mikhail also notes the “shaking” of the suspension. Even on a good road you feel everything. At the same time, off-road, the suspension pleases with its comfort and working out large bumps and potholes. Infuriates and the operation of the retention system in the band. Judging by the test in the video, she also reacts to oncoming cars and takes the Tank to the right. And you have to turn it off every time after starting the engine – the setting is not saved. And she works very hard.
Video: how Mikhail Kuldyaev’s Tank 500 “kills itself”
The adaptive cruise control does not remember the parameters of its work yet. After braking, the cruise speed must be set again. And the system keeps the distance to the car in front quite large even in the “minimum distance” mode.
The fuel consumption for this engine (V6 biturbo), as Mikhail notes, is simply huge. Even in a quiet mode of movement – 10-11 liters. In traffic jams, all 16. The tank, respectively, should have been put in more.
Salon, of course, cool. Everything is beautiful, high quality, pleasant. The back sofa is very comfortable. Ride there “in a buzz.” But there is a place in the cabin that spoils everything – this is an overlay with stars in front of the front passenger. “This is squalor,” says Mikhail.
Even in the rich interior of the Tank 500, Mikhail Kuldyaev found something to complain about
From the funny: after starting and when you first turn on the Drive mode, the car makes a sound of either a “laser shot”, or a “spacecraft departure”.
Here is a list of annoying little things and shortcomings that Mikhail singled out in a new video about his brand new Tank 500. Well, nowhere without such little things in Chinese cars, right? Although in general, of course, the car made a positive impression on him, and he really likes it.
And in our comments, maybe the owners of the 500s will also be noted? Tell us more about any jambs. How did you deal with them?
Sergey TSARYOV
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2023-07-08 19:55:32
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