GWM P-Series P500 (2024) Price & Specs
We’ve unearthed pricing for the new GWM P-Series P500 – which will debut a fresh 2.4-litre turbodiesel engine and also be offered in 255 kW hybrid form – ahead of its SA launch!
Ahead of the new GWM P-Series P500’s official market launch in South Africa, Cars.co.za can confirm pricing for this supersized Chinese double-cab bakkie, which looks set to debut a fresh 2.4-litre turbodiesel engine and will also be available in 255 kW hybrid guise.
According to our information, the P-Series P500 will be offered in 3 forms at launch, likely from early in August 2024. This trio of new P500-badged double-cab derivatives will slot in above the existing P-Series variants, with the latter expected to eventually adopt the “P300” moniker.
First up is the P-Series P500 2.4TD Luxury 4×4 9AT, which is set to be priced from
R799 900. Power comes from a new 2.4-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel mill codenamed GW4D24, which generates peak outputs of
135 kW and
480 Nm. Drive is delivered to all 4 wheels via a 9-speed automatic transmission as standard.
This fresh powertrain – which makes 15 kW and 80 Nm more than the 2.0-litre oil-burner that’s employed across the standard P-Series portfolio – will likewise be offered in the P-Series P500 2.4TD Super Luxury 4×4 9AT, which our information suggests will start at
R889 900. Naturally, we can expect this “Super Luxury” trim level to offer an even more generous list of standard kit.
Finally, there’s the P-Series P500 2.0T HEV Ultra Luxury 4×4 9AT, which is set to be priced at
R999 900, narrowly avoiding admission to SA’s growing club of 7-figure bakkies. This flagship variant uses GWM’s turbocharged 2.0-litre petrol-hybrid set-up, which is already familiar from the
top-spec Tank 300 and will also feature in the likewise imminent Tank 500. As it does in those ladder-frame SUVs, the P500 version of this powertrain churns out
255 kW and
648 Nm, outputs that are channelled to all 4 corners through a 9-speed automatic transmission.
The P-Series P500 2.0T HEV Ultra Luxury 4×4 9AT will thus launch as South Africa’s first full parallel hybrid bakkie (remember, Toyota’s
Hilux 48V derivatives use a mild-hybrid arrangement, while
Ford’s electrified Ranger employs a plug-in hybrid set-up and has yet to hit the market). For now, at least, it seems the 260 kW/500 Nm turbocharged V6 petrol engine GWM offers in some other countries is off the menu for Mzansi.
How much will the new GWM P-Series P500 cost in SA?
GWM P-Series P500 2.4TD Luxury 4×4 9AT – R799 900
GWM P-Series P500 2.4TD Super Luxury 4×4 9AT – R889 900
GWM P-Series P500 2.0T HEV Ultra Luxury 4×4 9AT – R999 900
Expect a 10-year/100 000 km service plan to ship standard, with the standard warranty likely to take the form of
GWM’s 5-year/100 000 km arrangement (plus additional coverage for the hybrid variant’s battery pack).
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