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Haval Motors SA has announced two things: that its new one-ton bakkie will go on sale here next month and that, unsurprisingly, it will not be called POER.
That’s the name given to the truck in its local Chinese market, but the acronym that is pronounced “power” and means “powerful, off-road, nice and reliable” may have easily led the vehicle to attract an unfortunate nickname locally especially. among Afrikaans speakers they might have been tempted to substitute “reliable” for a synonym like “sound”.
Realizing the potential for spicy puns, importers have chosen to change the SA name, and when it hits local showrooms as a replacement for the Steed 6, the bakkie will simply be called the GWM P Series.
That way, potential buyers won’t laugh at the name, and sellers can more easily expose the virtues of the bakkie.
GWM says the P-Series raises the bar for the Chinese automaker to a new level of space, comfort, performance, safety, technology and reliability, with larger interior and exterior dimensions, and an all-new 2.0-liter TD engine equipped with variable Vortex. . Intake manifold for more torque and power. The cargo container has a hidden ladder in the rear door that makes loading and unloading easy.
Unlike the Steed 6, which has been available only as a crew cab, the P Series range will comprise a full range of workhorses and leisure bakkies in single and double cab versions, with 16 models in total. The range will comprise manual, automatic, 4×2 and 4×4 versions, with different specification levels, with prices yet to be confirmed.
The previous generation Steed 5 will continue to be sold as a lower priced and more budget oriented bakkie range.
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