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GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
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Tank 300
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Tank 500
5-door SUVDiesel
From$47,990
7-seat SUVPetrol Hybrid
From$75,990
Last updated July 2026
GWM Tank 300 or GWM Tank 500: which should you buy?
Buy the GWM Tank 300 unless you specifically need seven seats or the bigger boot: it offers the same ladder-frame 4x4 hardware, and the same 300kW plug-in hybrid, for about $27,000 less than the Tank 500. Step up to the Tank 500 for its seven-seat Vanta Hybrid, 795-litre load bay and higher touring capacity.
300kW
THE SHARED HI4-T
The GWM Tank 300 and Tank 500 top out with the identical 300kW/750Nm Hi4-T plug-in hybrid, so stepping up to the larger Tank 500 buys size, seats and boot space rather than more power.
Your priority
What matters most: GWM Tank 300 or GWM Tank 500?
Pick a priority — we’ll show the numbers that matter and tell you which car we’d choose.
Safety: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
7 (leads) | Airbags | 6 |
Yes | Autonomous Emergency Braking | Yes |
Yes | Adaptive Cruise Control | Yes |
Yes | Lane Keep Assist | Yes |
Yes | Blind Spot Monitor | Yes |
Yes | Rear Cross-Traffic Alert | Yes |
Yes | Pedestrian Detection | Yes |
Yes | Driver Attention Monitor | Yes |
Yes | Auto High Beam | Yes |
Yes | Reversing Camera | Yes |
Yes | 360° Camera | Yes |
Yes | Front Parking Sensors | Yes |
Yes | Rear Parking Sensors | Yes |
Yes | Daytime Running Lights | Yes |
Yes | Front Fog Lights | Yes |
Yes | Auto Headlights | Yes |
Yes | Rain-Sensing Wipers | Yes |
Both Tanks clear the bar with a five-star ANCAP rating, so neither is a compromise. The Tank 300 was tested in 2022, fits seven airbags and scores 88 per cent for adult occupants and 85 for safety assist. The Tank 500's 2024 test brings six airbags but a higher 93 per cent child-occupant score, plus standard blind-spot monitoring and a 360-degree camera. Want the newer rating and more standard active tech, the Tank 500 edges it. Want more airbags and the higher assist score, the Tank 300 has them.
A genuine tie.
Both cars handle safetyequally well — this one’s a draw.
Performance: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
135 kW | Power | 255 kW (leads) |
480 Nm | Torque | 648 Nm (leads) |
2,400 cc (leads) | Displacement | 2,000 cc |
4 | Cylinders | 4 |
7.8 L/100km (leads) | Fuel Economy | 8.5 L/100km |
On paper the Tank 500 has the muscle at the entry point. Its cheapest grade, the Vanta Hybrid, makes 255kW and 648Nm against the Tank 300 Lux diesel's 135kW and 480Nm. But the picture levels at the top: both ranges finish with the same 300kW/750Nm Hi4-T plug-in hybrid. So the 500 is stronger if you compare base grades, and identical if you compare plug-in flagships. Judge it by the grades you would actually cross-shop.
Based on Performance, we’d pick the GWM Tank 500.
Tech: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
12″ | Touchscreen | 14.6″ (leads) |
10″ | Digital Cluster | 12″ (leads) |
Yes | Apple CarPlay | Yes |
Yes | Wireless Apple CarPlay | Yes |
Yes | Android Auto | Yes |
Yes | Wireless Android Auto | Yes |
Yes | Bluetooth | Yes |
Yes | DAB+ Digital Radio | Yes |
Yes | Built-In Navigation | Yes |
Yes | Wireless Phone Charging | Yes |
Yes | Head-Up Display | Yes |
Yes | Heated Front Seats | Yes |
Yes | Ventilated Front Seats | Yes |
Yes | Heated Steering Wheel | Yes |
Yes | Heated Mirrors | Yes |
Yes | Rear Climate Control | Yes |
Yes | Rear Air Vents | Yes |
Yes | Push-Button Start | Yes |
Yes | Keyless Entry | Yes |
Yes | Auto-Folding Mirrors | Yes |
Yes | Selectable Drive Modes | Yes |
Yes | Ambient Lighting | Yes |
Yes | Privacy Glass | Yes |
Yes | Power Tailgate | Yes |
The Tank 500 carries the richer cabin. It runs a 14.6-inch central touchscreen and a 12-inch driver display against the Tank 300's 12 and 10 inches, and it adds a head-up display and 360-degree camera as standard where the 300 keeps those for its dearer Ultra grades. Both get Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, built-in navigation, and heated and ventilated front seats, so the Tank 300 is far from basic. The 500 takes the tech column outright.
Based on Tech, we’d pick the GWM Tank 500.
Family: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
5 | Seats | 7 (leads) |
5 | Doors | 5 |
400 L | Boot Space | 795 L (leads) |
1,635 L (leads) | Boot (folded) | 1,459 L |
Yes | Rear Climate Control | Yes |
Yes | Rear Air Vents | Yes |
Yes | Privacy Glass | Yes |
For family duty the Tank 500 makes the stronger case. The Vanta Hybrid seats seven where every Tank 300 seats five, and its 795-litre boot dwarfs the 300's 360 to 500 litres. Both carry a five-star rating. The Tank 300 is the easier car to live with in tight streets and car parks, but for carrying kids and their gear the bigger Tank simply fits more of it. Families needing the third row have their answer.
Based on Family, we’d pick the GWM Tank 500.
Storage: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
400 L | Boot (seats up) | 795 L (leads) |
1,635 L (leads) | Boot (seats folded) | 1,459 L |
600 kg | Payload | 790 kg (leads) |
3,000 kg | Towing (braked) | 3,000 kg |
5,580 kg | GCM | 6,705 kg (leads) |
Yes | Roof Rails | Yes |
Yes | Power Tailgate | Yes |
No | Factory Towbar | No |
Space is a clear Tank 500 win. It offers 795 litres behind the second row in five-seat mode, opening to 1,459 with the rear seats folded, and the option of a third row in the seven-seat Hybrid grades, though the boot shrinks to 98 litres with all three rows up. The Tank 300 tops out around 500 litres behind its rear seats in the petrol and drops to 360 in the plug-in hybrid, and it never offers more than five seats. If load-lugging and passenger count matter, the larger Tank has the room the smaller one cannot match, and it is not close.
Based on Storage, we’d pick the GWM Tank 500.
Off-road: GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500
| GWM Tank 300 | vsspecification | GWM Tank 500 |
|---|---|---|
224 mm (leads) | Ground Clearance | 220 mm |
800 mm | Wading Depth | 800 mm |
29° | Approach Angle | 30° (leads) |
25° (leads) | Departure Angle | 24° |
23° (leads) | Breakover Angle | 22° |
12 m | Turning Circle | 11.8 m (leads) |
3,000 kg | Towing (braked) | 3,000 kg |
Yes | Selectable Drive Modes | Yes |
No | Factory Towbar | No |
Off-road, the two are genuinely hard to separate. Both use part-time four-wheel drive with a low-range transfer case and locking differentials, and their geometry is near-identical: a 29-degree approach against 30, 25-degree departure against 24, 224mm of clearance against 220, and an identical 800mm wading depth. Chasing tight trails, the smaller Tank 300 is easier to place. Touring heavy, the larger Tank 500 carries more. Call it even and let the size decide.
A genuine tie.
Both cars handle off-roadequally well — this one’s a draw.
Pick a priority above to see how the GWM Tank 300 and GWM Tank 500 stack up on what matters to you.
In the metal
GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500: design
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The Tank 300 wears the family's boxy, upright 4x4 look in a compact 4,760mm body, with round LED headlights and a squared-off stance that reads as a proper ladder-frame off-roader rather than a soft SUV. At 2,280kg it is the lighter of the two and the easier to place on a narrow track or in a suburban car park.
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The Tank 500 stretches the same design language over a much larger 5,078mm frame, 318mm longer and 540kg heavier than the Tank 300. The broad grille and full-width presence make it look every bit the flagship, and the size pays off inside, where the 795-litre boot and the option of a third row live.
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Side by side
GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500: full specifications
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Towing
Which tows better, the GWM Tank 300 or the GWM Tank 500?
Both are rated to tow 3,000 kg braked. Hitched at their maximums, the GWM Tank 500 keeps 10 kg more payload.
GWMLux Diesel 2.4L Turbo Diesel AWDGWMUltra
3,000 kg
Braked towing3,000 kg
600 kg
Payload610 kg
300 kg
Payload at max tow310 kg
GVM
Limit that bites firstGVM
Not published
Max ball weight300 kg
Assuming 10 per cent of the trailer weight.
Two adults plus luggage is roughly 400 kg.
GWM Tank 300 Lux Diesel 2.4L Turbo Diesel AWD
Over a limit. This combination does not comply.
Tow rating
0 kg under the 3,000 kg braked rating
Vehicle GVM
Over GVM by 100 kg. Lighten the load or the ball.
Combined GCM
Over GCM by 100 kg. Trailer and load cannot both stay.
Tow ball limit
No published limit. Vans usually need 8 to 12 per cent of ATM on the ball.
GWM Tank 500 Ultra
Over a limit. This combination does not comply.
Tow rating
0 kg under the 3,000 kg braked rating
Vehicle GVM
Over GVM by 90 kg. Lighten the load or the ball.
Combined GCM
210 kg spare across the whole combination
Tow ball limit
0 kg under the 300 kg ball limit
Manufacturer maximums; the compliance plate of your exact vehicle governs. Ball weight assumed at 10 per cent where unpublished; kerb or payload calculated where the maker omits one. Check any car against your van with the towing calculator.
Editorial
The honest take on the GWM Tank 300 and GWM Tank 500
On the GWM Tank 300
The Tank 300 is the same idea as its big bro in a smaller, cheaper package: a boxy, ladder-frame 4x4 with part-time four-wheel drive, low range and locking diffs, priced to undercut a Prado or an Everest.
On the GWM Tank 500
The Tank 500 is GWM's flagship off-roader: a larger, 5,078mm ladder-frame wagon that adds the seats, space and equipment the Tank 300 cannot.
By Yuri Cartland, Editor
Opinions are our own.
Common questions
GWM Tank 300 vs GWM Tank 500: what people ask
How they protect
How safe are the GWM Tank 300 and the GWM Tank 500?
The verdict
Which is better: the GWM Tank 300 or the GWM Tank 500?
Pick the Tank 300 if
Five seats are enough and you would rather not pay for size you will not use. You want genuine Tank capability, low-range four-wheel drive, lockers and boxy 4x4 looks, at a price that undercuts a Prado, from $47,990 driveaway. You want the choice of diesel, petrol or the 300kW plug-in hybrid. You value a compact footprint that parks easily, and a diesel that sips 7.8L/100km on a long tour.
Explore the Tank 300Pick the Tank 500 if
You need seven seats, which only the Vanta Hybrid offers, or the 795-litre boot for a family and its gear. You want the largest, most richly equipped Tank cabin, with a 14.6-inch central screen, standard head-up display and 360-degree camera. You tour with a loaded rig and want the extra payload and combined-mass headroom. You are comfortable with the roughly $27,000 step over the Tank 300 to get the bigger body.
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