The Wuling Fighting May Be The Compact Truck You've Been Dreaming Of
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The debut of the all-new Ford Maverick has many people talking about cheap compact trucks again. But what if we told you we had a compact truck that had more space and cost half as much?
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It may sound underpowered by today's standards, but it's on par with the 4 cylinder mini trucks of the 1980's.
@lolilollolilol7773
Жыл бұрын
It's a 2nd 3rd generation Ranger. Most murrican trucks are uselessly large and for 90% of their buyers, it's more a question of status and clout than actual need. They are expensive, inconvenient gas suckers and most are being used in town which makes zero sense at all. The chinese truck looks far more sensible and useful.
Wuling is one of only a handful of car manufacturers who has a sense of humor, I think.
china be making tons of meme cars.
@haruruben
3 жыл бұрын
CCP be committing genocide all day long
@inlanddesertcrewyt95
2 жыл бұрын
@@haruruben lol
@hepotiricly
2 жыл бұрын
@@haruruben they really do suck at it, cant even commit a genocide
@haruruben
2 жыл бұрын
@@hepotiricly imagine the mindless CCP shills driving around their death camp in these ridiculous pink things???
@hepotiricly
2 жыл бұрын
@@haruruben why isint the media telling us the location of these camps? I wonder why…
Ethan's delivery is great.
The way the interior shakes while he’s in motion. All I can think of is “no thank I choose life”
@jeffli9576
3 жыл бұрын
That means it has hard suspension and poor NVH, Doesn't really mean it is unsafe. What do you expect for $10K lol.
@haruruben
3 жыл бұрын
Coffin on wheels… at least a pine coffin on wheels wouldn’t have suffered you the indignity of dying in an ugly pink tin box
@capitanothegreat3994
3 жыл бұрын
"Its a Produce Transporter "From the Farm to the Farmer's Market kind of Vehicle, Its perfect for that
@chuckthebeast7693
3 жыл бұрын
I think that's the effect of image stabilization in post, the panels wouldn't stretch like that.
@Tomoyo0827
2 жыл бұрын
@@haruruben it’s probably way safer than any 80 and 90s American cars
Those are some really tiny wheels. Someone forgot leg day.
@petertrznadel8107
9 ай бұрын
They didn't forget, they wanted drop sides, it's either a high bed or smaller wheels.
I'm surprised there's isn't a turbo on that engine. Though you'd be doing sick burnouts all the time with those 14s.
That’s the best review you guys have done so far. I love compact manual pickups. Awesomeness.
Ooh a little pink warrior! It really looks like a Hongguang with its back roof & windows chopped off, but I'm really into it!
@Wheelsboy
3 жыл бұрын
That's pretty much exactly what it is haha
Wuling: "Vigorous Man Pink" Pepto Bismol: Has entered chat
@hoosierdaddy8002
2 жыл бұрын
I`m thinking upset stomach , diarrea .
the thing i love is that the cab SIDES fold down to make the thing a damn FLATBED. WHY DONT MORE MANUFACTURERS DO THIS?
Maverick owner: I can go 60 mph carrying 1500lbs. Wuling owner: I can go 60 too.
@ztz818
3 жыл бұрын
Maverick has a flat bed?
@billwhiteathome2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@ztz818 No, American pickup trucks have beds made to carry cargo. We have a separate category called flat bed trucks....primarily made to carry Chinese trucks when they fall apart.
@trianggaindralukmana2184
3 жыл бұрын
1500 lbs isnt much, we load 1 ton in bed on suzuki carry in asia
@billwhiteathome2080
3 жыл бұрын
@@trianggaindralukmana2184 That's nothing...I've seen 8 people on a scooter before. If you can load 1 ton on a Suzuki, you'll be able to get 3 tons on a Maverick.
@trianggaindralukmana2184
3 жыл бұрын
@@billwhiteathome2080 i mean i legally load my suzuki carry a 1 ton payload except passenger, i live in asia and we have MOT paper and payload permit. meanwhile ford maverick i google it only has payload 1500 lbs or 750 is kg that include with passengers. i dont have knowledge about wuling fighters but its actually GM asia and some of wuling here has poor performance compare to japanese rival
It looks like a dachshund crossed with a German Shepherd :D :D :D
3:50 what an incredible piece of art!
This bumperless beer can would never pass a crash test in the US.
@lattitude01
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, US crash test rating requirements make the US one of the hardest markets to compete in. however i would love to see something in this vein of utility come to the us market at a affordable price point, bolt a turbo to that straight 4 and it would probably make a decent light duty fleet truck, at 10k you could buy like 4-5 of them for the cost of the average halfton pickup
@arminius6506
2 жыл бұрын
They'd work like a charm in rural farms.
@I_dont_want_an_at
2 жыл бұрын
It would if they wanted it to. Chinese people can achieve all their goals! Communism spurs them to incredible achievements! They've had nukes since the sixties. The only country with their own private space station currently! They are out of this world. Making a ute safe? Easy as sin!
Good to have you back Ethan!
That thumbnail makes any 'dream' of this truck look more like a nightmare.
This is a man who has never been to Australia and seen our dual cab market
@harbingertheheretic3541
2 жыл бұрын
Australia has so many interesting/fun vehicles that it makes American car enthusiasts almost rage with jealousy.
This presentation is excellent. If that was sold elsewhere, it would literally make the top 100 drift car bodies. Literally ANY engine swap will let it turn those tiny wheels and the gearbox should hold up cause it's a manual. Another car I wish we got here in Aus
@tren133
3 жыл бұрын
Don't you guys have Great Wall trucks in Australia? Those are also basic and cheap, but size wise they are more comparable to something like a Hilux versus this Wuling which is smaller and much less powerful.
@123fourfive5
3 жыл бұрын
@@tren133 We do and they're decent. They're like the ultimate tradie ute and the Canon is the ultimate overlanding ute.
@robertryan7204
3 жыл бұрын
@@tren133 They are getting bigger and bigger still inexpensive, but much better with each new model. Now rhey have a Lariat trim
Wow, that’s much better at hauling a bottle of tea than my Silverado for sure!!! I’m sold!
01:05 Wuling has been in spotlight ever since the Confero arrived in Indonesia, we're now have Cortez and Almaz, I hope Wuling bring this car to my country.
For someone who wants a pickup the bed is so perfect, I've always loved trucks with external tie downs and folding sides. Usually its mounted like a flat bed or aftermarket aluminum beds which mean no wheel humps inside but tend to sit up high and have relatively short bed walls. This truck seems to take the concept of van tires, small but will easily give the extra space to eliminate a wheel hump while maintaining tall bed sides. Nissan has the perfect cheap pickup, the 2nd generation D40 Navara/Frontier. But my biggest issue with the truck is it does not offer a single cab, long bed variant in America. They are incredibly cheap and reliable pickups but older models with the 2.5 i4 came with a 6 speed manual.
2 nice looking things in this car: Ethan Steering Wheel
@ferreirapvh
3 жыл бұрын
You forgot the fanny pack
Aside from the tiny wheels, it's just about perfect. The concept vehicles looked better with the bigger wheels.
Ethan, your fanny pack in this video is very fighting! Such an awesome pickup truck... the ability to fold down the sides makes it super useful as a delivery vehicle (flip-down sides aren't that common in Canadian delivery trucks, but are getting more common - like in Asia).
Great to see you back !
The colour is "vigorous man pink" this is wonderful
@johanj3674
2 жыл бұрын
I'm guessing it's some kind of euphemism for "gay" ?
I fell in love with the great wall wingle 7 and now this one! Those are My top 2 favorites!
A pink pickup! The world needed this.
This car is only for those who are confident in their masculinity - I'd get one in a heartbeat!
@leiyue1411
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@watsisbuttndo829
3 жыл бұрын
In vigorous man pink?
@1301407gl
3 жыл бұрын
That rules out 70% of truck buyers
@PC_CERTIFIED
3 жыл бұрын
@@1301407gl 😂
@shamen781
3 жыл бұрын
I think this truck wouldn't even pass a crash test but who knows...
Good to see you again.
After too many minutes looking up and comparing the specs of this and the third-generation Ranger, it's really similar. Even more so to the second-gen Ranger down to the tire size and (assuming 2.3 engine) torque rating; and the back seat comfort. GMC Tracker? They could use some volume.
this is an actual callback to the origin of the pickup truck, nearly pure utility, and for that i love it, though, i think they could do with tacking a couple hundred dollars on the price tag and bolting a turbo to that 4clinder, improve mph and hp and overall market appeal for anyone looking for a cheap fleet truck option.
I see some Ford pieces in the interior. Mirror switch and steering wheel.
@justme6275
3 жыл бұрын
really
the discussion about pick up trucks being to big is mostly one for the us market. for countries which import/use mostly Japanese trucks we are accustomed to smaller trucks like these. trucks such as the Toyota Hilux, Mazda b2500, etc. if you drive some of those fords down here you will attract a lot of attention, you would also probably need to go up a level from the regular car license which caps out at about 2950 kg here.
The best English review on the Wuling pickup truck I've seen so far, and nice SKX009 btw.
Automotive equivalent of drag queen story hour.
Barby's pickup comes to life.
i want 1, perfect for the weekend projects (bed is big enough for a full sheet of plywood) and around town, who need 0 to 60 in 5 seconds, fancy leather seats, techie dashboard, fancy radio, big fat wheels (a lot of comments about that), just a simple little truck that the big auto guys are not making. an electric version would be sooooooo cool!
After every sentence a voice inside my head said 'but it looks SH1T', looks only a mother could love.
Looks like a 80s Datsun!
Door jambs and rockers are white . Makes it look like it got a cheap Maaco paint job
Being obsessed with doing everything cheap is really depressing.
@theodorbutters141
3 жыл бұрын
It's kinda necessary for the chinese market though. Just look at how simple european cars were back in the 50s when the economy was still recovering and people couldn't afford much of a car.
@benanderson89
2 жыл бұрын
@@theodorbutters141 Plus, from those cheap cars we ended up with certified classics like the Austin Mini and VW Golf. Cheap and Inexpensive are two different things, after all.
The reason all of ours are not so small and simple anymore is safety. I doubt this neat little vessel would meet our crash and safety requirements.
@user-Moonhoney
Жыл бұрын
this looks like Ssangyong and Suzuki mixed one
Based on the sweatiness, I’m guessing it doesn’t have AC
@anrew4425
2 жыл бұрын
Probably an option but still has blue for "cooler air"
Excellent review. Can we get this in full Electric and In Right Hand Drive for that price!
Reminds me of how I drew a pick up truck when I was 7 years old and the same color my sister decided to colour it 🤣🤣🤣
I'd buy the overlanding version in a heartbeat
@mantisshadow8990
3 жыл бұрын
IKR the moment I saw that thing it just look so cool and awesome. Honestly it reminded me of a fictional vehicle from Halo especially with the medical stow away part!
@511dydy
3 жыл бұрын
You are so a chinese bot, haha
@rw9495
3 жыл бұрын
I'd totally be into that if they sold them in the states
@sivvinod3187
3 жыл бұрын
@@511dydy what does China have anything to do with this?
@timi322
3 жыл бұрын
@@sivvinod3187 Lol, ikr, dudes delusional....
This car should be very popular in rural China
I bought my dads Dodge D50 (mitsubishi) 1986 pickup from him in '93, and he went out and bought the small Ford twin to your Mazda pickup, his complaint even with that truck was that the sides were higher and that made it harder for him to lift the metal parts over the side to put in the bed... roll forward to todays absurdities, and even at 6'7" it would be a challenge for me to load parts or pipe into any of the "modern" big pickups. Now, here on the Texas border we occasionally get to see a Mexico tiny pickup, Chevy has a really small one based on a car there/ and there are larger tiny ones like the RAM 700, (fiat something). What we need is for SMART CAR to make a slightly longer, Pickup truck version that can meet USA crash and emissions standards- now that would be fun.
I was watching for a laugh, but the overlander one with the elevating roof/tent thingie is seriously cool!
For some reason I thought this was electric and I was like Ooh a manual ev?? haha
@enginerd0
3 жыл бұрын
That is putting it kindly.
Please bring this to Australia. Even Great Wall has done away with the cheap ute here. Their last one was $20K all in and the new one is near enough $40K and it uses the same gutless engine as the old one. The kicker is you're hauling 1 and a half times the weight of the old model too.
Let's fighting love Finally a truck to protect my bawls
I got a good laugh from your video at the end ... my daily driver is a 1989 Mazda B2600i that I rescued from the woods of CT. I got rid of my Maverick sized Ford Explorer Sport Trac and never looked back. I removed the stock bed and built a flatbed that can haul 3X what my Ford did. So yeah, buy a used Mazda pickup!
Fanny pack is back with some great video
Hello from Texas! We can All ways use another truck. Great review!
Keyboard warriors don't buy cars in reality.
Nice Seiko you've got there. Would go well with the fishing variant of the truck!
@Wheelsboy
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Ethan is a big watch enthusiast, you’ll see him wearing different watches in almost all his reviews (Seiko is a mainstay of his collection).
Wheelsboy are you from Burlington NC? I recognizes the Lowes Foods in the background of the Ford.
@Wheelsboy
2 жыл бұрын
Ethan is indeed from Burlington!
Yeah China can keep that. I'll stick with my 95' Dodge Dakota extend cab. I doubt that thing would do more then 100kph with engine screaming like a banshee getting its hair grabbed. I would guess towing a trailer of any size would not be possible either.
@trianggaindralukmana2184
3 жыл бұрын
ehem thats GM actually, it use GM supplier parts and GM engine design. and yes, wuling isnt good and didnt sales good even in asia outside china
@nickthompson9697
3 жыл бұрын
You'd be amazed what I can do with a hundred horsepower.
@patrickradcliffe3837
3 жыл бұрын
@@nickthompson9697 not a whole lot if the torque is not there.
@nickthompson9697
3 жыл бұрын
@@patrickradcliffe3837 it has 111 torques, that's ample for a na 1.5l.
@patrickradcliffe3837
3 жыл бұрын
@@nickthompson9697 yeah for a 1.5l it's okay, but in a truck that's horrible.
hey ! welcome back!
Hey! when did you come to my neck of Shanghai? Had a deja vu feeling with the tractor and huts at the beginning, then saw the Snow White thing 😅
I wonder who signed off on those tiny wheels.
Bring one stateside for 10 grand, and I'll own it. As it is, I'm in line for a Maverick
If this was in the USA I would buy it
in china, a even the Niche market is HUGE. so it can afford to innovate and produce interesting and specific cars. this is what i love about the chinese market and its innovation. Great video and channel!
GM could bring it to many markets as the Chevrolet S-9 3/4 as they already did with some baojuns and other Wulings 😏
@charlestsai8026
3 жыл бұрын
There is no way this thing could pass us safety regulations
@robertryan7204
3 жыл бұрын
@@charlestsai8026 or anyone elses. Other Chinese Pickups can
@justme6275
3 жыл бұрын
@@charlestsai8026 truck safety requirement is much less than cars, if it does not pass as it is, little rework would do it - easy!
this depends on where you are using.....in china, even rural area, the road is mostly properly built and not much rough environment, so its reasonable to get a van like this
In 1991 I bought a new Nissan Hardbody pickup that was similarly equipped to this truck and cost about the same amount. I drove it for 20 years and it was a great little vehicle. The interior of this truck is OK with me. I have a 2018 F150 and the interior is mostly hard plastic. Seemingly no big difference from this one.
@zacariasblanco9738
3 жыл бұрын
this is no way like a hardbody if anything is a scion xb with a bed
So, the pickup version of the Ford Fiesta (Ford Courier) wasn't able to reach the US market, but this thing will?
You're a fashion icon!
Whats great about this channel is that you get to learn about crappy cars that you otherwise would never get to know about in china. Ive always been interested in knowing what cars in china r like compared to the US and how the use cases are in foreign markets. Would be cool to learn about Indian or Russian cars as well some day~
@ligametis
3 жыл бұрын
Some channels talk about Russian cars. With Indian ones it is a bit more tricky.
@robertryan7204
3 жыл бұрын
Chinese are doing what the Koreans did constantly inprove their offerings
They said the same thing of the Yugo.
In South Africa, there a a lot of really small pickups available, based on the Ford Fiesta or Opel Corsa!
@3a146
3 жыл бұрын
This wuling thing might have some GM blood line.
@michaelwiebe4282
3 жыл бұрын
@@3a146 you are sure? This is a really cheap pickup.
@3a146
3 жыл бұрын
@@michaelwiebe4282 Wuling is a joint venture of SAIC, GM, and of course the original Wuling. It would surprise me if they dont.
@michaelwiebe4282
3 жыл бұрын
@@3a146 I didn't know, thank you!
I would subscribe but you asked me to right at the beginning followed by two ads. Im good.
Looks like a Car that I practiced driving in subdivision
They use fighting in the same way in Korea, while in Japan they do it too, but it sounds more like fight-oh.
@Wheelsboy
3 жыл бұрын
Interesting, thank you for sharing!
The pink model looks like it's running 12'' wheels. So tiny. Perhaps the concept models with those side moulding help to disguise that. Another fantastic report. Loving this channel very much.
that back seat position has no different with old version landrover defender. it's there when you need it. it's very useful to be honestly.
Fuchsia ftw 👍
This and the Lada Niva Legend would be a coll collection. The Niva is starting to be sold in the UK buy an importer. Imagine if they sold this
You cannot pick a bottle out of a truck bed? I do it all the time with mine, and if;'s an F250, am I missing something here?
@jottow680
3 жыл бұрын
It was dead center.
Can’t imagine what mayhem would ensue if the cheap Chinese cars and trucks were available for sale in the US.
0:20 You mean a 90s Danger Ranger? :) Today these low- spec compact pickup trucks only sell where people actually need them for cheap work. The rest got plush and designed mostly for lifestyle
That is a very pink utilitarian truck. All business.. and.. well. all business really, with the sides that go down for easy access, tiny commercial wheels, that is very stiff but can carry a lot more load that you expect it to be
look like a chevy cayon cab with an old datsun pick up bed
I had a crx that only had 100HP and weighed in a 2000 LB. It was so slow. I couldn't imagine the same amount of power in a 3000 LB truck.
Uhhhhh was that the Shoppes at Waterford shopping center at 10:06?! Small world!!
Let's Fighting love.
If the styling around the wheel arches was bigger to make the eyes NOT focus on the wheels, , it would look waaaaayyyy better.
Cute truck bro
It's pretty damn big!
Wah om Fitra Eri sama om Mobi harus review mobil ini ni..
It's disgustingly beautiful.
When will someone make a modestly priced EV pickup? Ford got me really excited with the hybrid Maverick announcement, I just wish it would have come out like 2 years ago. I was hoping by 2022 I would be able to find a compact full-electric pickup for like $18-$20k starting but oh well.
I actually really like this
Hi Ethan, greetings from Indonesia. Can you review wuling boujun 750? Because here in Indonesia is sold as wuling Cortez. Thx
Looks similar to the original Datsun pickup that first came to U.S. shores.
There are three reasons for the weird proportion. One, Wuling wants to keep the crew cab but have the bed as long as possible (as this truck is known for carrying motorcycles), so they have to shorten the engine bay. Two, look at how close the rear wheel arches to the folding edge of the bed...the bed can’t be folded on the side if they put bigger wheels. Three, cost is everything for rural households in the developing country. The tiny tires are very cheap for replacement. And why they only offer crew cab? Because most of the time, a rural household in China only afford one vehicle for everything.