Great Wall reveals ute’s interior

Great Wall is continuing to tease punters with details of their upcoming new generation ute – which will be here in both diesel and electric versions next year.

Bill Soo, ANZ Marketing Manager for GWM says, “The next generation ute has been developed to meet consumer expectations of high levels of interior comfort, serious off-road capabilities and be a multi-purpose family vehicle.”

The images it has distributed are for the ‘Urban’ model, an ‘Adventure will also be available.

The ute gets a central 9-inch touchscreen operates voice recognition, infotainment, electronic dipstick and the climate control system. The new ute will also feature push button start, mobile phone interconnection and remote vehicle start function.

On the “urban” model, GWM have adopted the German engineered ZF 8-speed auto with four driving modes: Auto, Economy, Sport and 4 Low and an electric/auto park brake system. The new gearshift is a short throw, shiftless Park system.

The next-gen GWM ute will be officially unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show on the 16th April.