Dingzhuang Zhao is a full size pickup truck from China
New full-size pickup truck Dingzhuang Zhao (ZX Zhao) 2016-2017 – the first news, photos, prices and technical specifications of Chinese news from Auto Nantou (ZX auto). Dingzhuang Zhao, the first full-size ZX pickup truck in the history of the Chinese automobile industry, was independently developed by ZX Auto, previously introduced in early August 2016. Sales of the new Chinese pickup Zhao ZX, which will begin in China in November, the price according to preliminary information will be 120 thousand yuan (1200 thousand).
The new Chinese pickup lies on the chassis frame, comes in two versions: rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. The specifications of the Chinese New promise a new four-cylinder 2.5-liter turbodiesel (136 hp 340 Nm) with a 6 speed manual transmission of Zhongxing's own production of an automatic and transfer case from Borg Warner. There are no outstanding components and assemblies in the technique, everything is quite simple and reliable, as befits a truck for work.
The body design of the new rigid Chinese pickup truck 2016-2017 is called original because of borrowing the idea of creating this type of car from American and Japanese manufacturers. However, blatant copying and cloning, this is also not the case. In short, the new Dingzhuang Zhao is similar to the Toyota Tundra and Dodge Ram 1500 Rebel (front end with a massive false radiator grille, large headlights and a compact bumper cut from below), and a great many full-size pickups when looking at the back of the car from the side and rear.
- External dimensions of the body Dingzhuang Zhao (Zhao ZX) 2016-2017 will be 5341 mm long, 1885 mm wide and 1815 mm high versions with rear-wheel drive and 1845 mm height bogie with all-wheel drive, wheelbase 3230 mm and 220 mm ground clearance.
- Load platform dimensions, length 1530 mm, width 1630 mm, height 515 mm. declared load capacity 750 kg.
- Standard car with light alloy 16-inch wheels with 265/70 R16 tires on.
Having studied the technical characteristics and dimensions of the body of the new Chinese pickup truck, the question arises how the manufacturer classified the model as a full-size pickup truck? Oh, and the Chinese are cunning… and Dingzhuang Zhao's ZX measurement technology is clearly just a medium-sized pickup truck, and it’s logical to compare with the Fiat Defender, Foton Tunland, Mitsubishi L200, Nissan Navara, Renault Alaska, Toyota Tacoma or Toyota Hilux, pickup trucks than the giants Dodge Ram, Nissan Titan, Ford F-150 and Toyota Tundra.
Salon ZX in ZHEO with two full rows of seats, which can comfortably accommodate five people. Interior design, architecture of the front panel and center console, quality materials and modern equipment will delight potential buyers. Brown leather upholstered seat, solid armrests, a wide insert on the front panel and partially door cards. Chrome parts are used as decorative elements, giving the interior a solid and presentable.
The photo shows a fully packed pickup truck package with a leather interior, a multifunctional steering wheel, a modern instrument panel, complemented by a color screen on-board computer, a multimedia system with an 8-inch color touch screen (music, Bluetooth, navigation, rear view camera), air conditioning, power windows all doors, electrically adjustable and heated exterior mirrors with LED repeaters, front and side airbags, LED daytime running lights, front and rear parking sensors.
Dingzhuang Zhao's new truck may be an interesting proposition in the domestic Chinese market, nothing more. To compete with Japanese pickups, the novelty is hardly under force.