Foton Tunland - Australia
The Bakkie segment in South Africa is difficult to crack The most dominant players Toyota Hilux and Ford Ranger are about licked the segment, it will take something extraordinary enough to influence consumers of these two great powers.
Foton SA believe that the new Tunland has what it takes to dethrone the kings he his brave statement to say the least - especially when the South Africans are still wary of Chinese products - but the guys Foton have faith that their 4x2 Tunland is more worthy challenger.
The Foton highlights aggressively its outstanding value for money proposal is certainly not deny this fact, as bakkie comes to 40 percent cheaper than the market leader, but does it boast the same robustness and reliability top dogs are renowned for.
From the start, I have to say yes Double Tunland cabin is well suited to an active lifestyle, outdoors thanks to its high ride height and features off-road Add to that a reversal bar on the load box and a tonneau cover and steps on the Lux model and suddenly the Tunland starts to look the part.
The interior is well equipped with the creature comforts one expects in a double cabin, including air conditioning, audio system with MP3 and Windows USB compatibility and electrical and remote control Rear park on the 4X2 model luxury materials used in the cabin are still below par compared to the Japanese, but it's a start.
The Cummins ISF engine that powers all Tunland models, developing 120kW of power and 360Nm of torque, while fuel consumption figures is an 8 3 liters claimed 100 km and a CO2 rating of 219g km emissions.
The engine has plenty of low growl down and it makes a cruise along the road well that the bakkie can run on fue diesel 500ppm l will be attractive to consumers in rural areas due to the current limited availability diesel 50ppm this has a downside, however, as it's resulted in the cutting of maintenance intervals 20 000 km to 10 000 km, but the company believes that this is a good compromise in exchange for fuel use which is less expensive and readily available throughout South Africa.
Another drawback is the current amount of Foton concessions, which sits at 35 points of sale, but it is planned to extend this to 40 by the end of next year.
Foton seems confident that he's headed in the right direction with the Tunland and plans to expand the range with a single cab- and king-cab derivatives soon.
Overall, the Tunland 4x2 delivers exactly what it promises much for its price bakkie However, longevity and reliability is yet to be seen, especially since we know that South Africans love to keep their Bakkies more than 300 000 km that said, Foton have left a few of his fellow Chinese rivals with this offer and now all he needs to do is convince the customer.
The Tunland will be sold with a warranty of 3 years and 100 000 km service plan 40 000 km 2 years.
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