Reviews

OWNER REVIEWS Paul Clements, farmer in the Hunter Valley and a Work Health and Safety consultant, talks about his experience with Great Wall vehicles. Paul recently upgraded from his V-series to a new Steed Cab Chassis and describes what he likes about the new model....

Great Wall has been China’s best-selling ute brand for nearly two decades, so it’s not surprising to see the company spreading its global footprint into Australia’s hotly contested dual-cab 4×4 ute market. What its diesel-powered Steed may lack in performance and overall refinement compared to mainstream rivals, it balances with a huge saving in purchase price. And therein lies the choice of going Chinese – price vs quality.

Great Wall is probably the best known of the budget priced utes currently on the market in Australia. The brand has a bit of history Down Under and this is really something of a second coming. Like the majority of Great Wall’s models, success in their homeland has been consistent,

2016 STEED REVIEW MEDIA REVIEW By Justin Law Great Wall Steed shows a step in the right direction for Chinese brand. REMEMBER when we laughed up our sleeves at Kia and Hyundai a couple of decades ago? They’re now well established in the Australian market and Great...

REVIEW BY MOTORING.com.au. The Great Wall Steed won’t revolutionise the budget dual-cab ute market, but offers sharp $29,990 drive-away pricing and a solid features list. The fact that the brand is a familiar one to Aussie buyers won’t hurt the Chinese ute either.

2016 STEED REVIEW MEDIA REVIEW By Kez Casey NEW TO COUNTRY AND READY TO WORK NO SHOW PONY, THIS NEW UTE FROM GREAT WALL - THE UNUSUALLY NAMED "STEED" - IS A WORKHORSE. More than just a new model, the 2016 Great Wall Steed marks the relaunch of the Great Wall brand in...

2016 STEED REVIEW MEDIA REVIEW By Barry Park TELL ME ABOUT THIS CAR: After a short break to sort out a few problems, Great Wall is back in Australia and keen to reinvent itself. It’s doing so via a heavily facelifted version of the V240 twin-cab ute that was on sale...

2016 STEED REVIEW MEDIA REVIEW By Paul Murrell IN A NUTSHELL: The Great Wall Ute has previously sold almost exclusively on price, and there have been recall and importer issues. The new model still sells on price, but there's more to it than that. The Great Wall ute...