GWM POER300 Pick Up

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There are no prizes whatsoever for guessing where Great Wall Motors has its roots – yes, it’s another manufacturer originating from China, but this isn’t a new electric SUV or city car. Instead GWM has launched a pick-up truck complete with powerful diesel engine.

It’s called the GWM POER300, which pronounced ‘power’ (why can’t they just add the ‘W’ then?). But that gripe aside, this pick-up is aimed at rivals at the lower end of the market, such as the KGM Musso and fellow IM stablemate, the Isuzu D-Max.

There are three generously-equipped trims to choose from called Lux, Ultra and Vanta with prices starting from a tempting £31,495, making it the cheapest double-cab on the market right now.

All versions of this chunky four-door pick-up feature a 2.4-litre diesel engine that is matched to a nine-speed automatic transmission. And, like any workhorse-based model, it boasts all the off-road capabilities needed to put in a hard day’s graft.

With 97 per cent of all pick-ups sold in the UK being double-cab, that is the only style available to GWM customers. And with 86 per cent of those buyers choosing an auto gearbox, that’s the choice for the GWM POER300 too.

The background to GWM is a tad confusing. The manufacturer landed in the UK with the Ora Funky Cat in 2022, but this year there has been a complete rebranding process. Across the world, the same vehicles had different make and model names, but now there is a simpler global structure with GWM as the main banner manufacturer with brands called Haval, Ora, Wey, POER and Tank.

We opted for the range-topping GWM POER300 Vanta for some on and off-road driving in particularly brutal end-of-summer weather conditions.