Adding a third axle to a truck is becoming fashionable. Although these vehicles have existed in the military world for decades, we have currently seen how Mercedes-Benz was one of the first to play around with the idea of giving even more exclusivity to vehicles like the G-Class, and such was the success of this model that there is already various tuners like Hennessey making conversions to leave vehicles with 6×6 drive.
With this in mind, from China, Great Wall is doing its thing preparing a 6×6 version of its Shanhai Cannon pick-up. According to the spy photos, to add the third axis, Great Wall lengthened the box of the truck and incidentally, it seems that the height of the vehicle also seems to have increased, although this may be an optical illusion given that the prototype does not have the steps placed. front or rear wheels.
According to the Car News China site, the Shanhai Cannon 6×6 will hit the market with very wide wheel arches and in blackadded to a black sports bar in the punt.
Reports indicate that the Shanhai Cannon 6×6 will be powered by the same 3.0-litre turbocharged V6 as the standard modelwhich means it will generate 360hp and 369 pound-feet of torque. This engine is mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission in the 4×4 version, and perhaps remains with the difference that it sends power to all six wheels.
It appears Great Wall initially intended to launch the Shanhai Cannon 6×6 in May 2021, but it was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Now it is expected to hit the Chinese market in the second half of 2023.
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