GWM Cannon

The Great Wall Pao (also known as the Poer P11/P12,[3] Cannon, P-Series, Ruman, or Sucan) is a range of mid-size pickup trucks manufactured by the Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors since 2019.[4]

Overview

The Great Wall Pao debuted on 16 April 2019, during the Shanghai Auto Show.[5] It is available in three different versions, including a standard passenger model, an off-road model, and a commercial-oriented model. An electric version was also revealed but was not available at launch.[6]

The Great Wall Pao is built on the P71 platform of Great Wall Motors, which is also used for the Haval H9 SUV, and it is powered by a 2.0 liter turbocharged inline-four gasoline engine code-named GW4C20B, with a maximum output of 197 hp. Four-wheel drive is optional, and the transmission is an 8-speed automatic gearbox or a 6-speed manual. The standard cargo bed is sized 1,520mm x 1,520mm x 538mm.[7]

GWM Ute

In October 2020, GWM Australia announced that a version of the Pao badged as the GWM Ute would be launched in the country as a replacement for the Great Wall Steed.[8][9][10] The pickup/ute was their first vehicle sold under the re-branded GWM name, and it was sold in three dual-cab versions: the Cannon, Cannon-L, and the top-of-the-range Cannon-X. GWM New Zealand also sold the model under the same badging.[11]

GWM P-Series

In October 2020, Haval South Africa announced that a version of the Pao, badged as the GWM P-Series, would be launched in the country as an eventual replacement for the Great Wall Steed.[12] It was made available in three versions: the Commercial Single Cab, Commercial Double Cab, and the Passenger Double Cab.[13]

GWM Poer

In December 2021, GWM's distributor in Brunei, Berjaya Sdn Bhd, launched a version of the Pao Passenger and Commercial, badged as Poer Ruman and Poer Sucan, respectively.[14][15] Poer[16] is a sub-brand that stands for 'Powerful, Off-road, Enjoyable, and Reliable',[17] whilst the names Ruman and Sukan are wordplay from the Malay language, with Ruman deriving from rumah, meaning "house", and Sucan coming from the word 'sukan, which means "sports".

Great Wall Motor Sales Malaysia launched two pick-up trucks under the GWM Poer name, with the Poer P12[3] being a version of the Australian GWM Cannon Ute and the Ruman,[18] and the Poer P11 being the equivalent of the Sucan model.[19]

On 16 September 2023, Berjaya Sdn Bhd launched a new version of the Poer Ruman, called Poer Ruman Ore,[20] which stands for "Off-Road Edition".

Pao EV

On 26 September 2020, Great Wall Motor announced an electric version of the Pao, equipped with a 150 kW 300 Nm electric motor; reported range was up to 405 km.

Safety

External links

• Great Wall Motors official website