Top tier Tank 500 Vanta joins the range, adding luxury kit and black theming of the vehicle’s badging, headlight internals, front bumper inserts, taillight surrounds, spare wheel cover, tailgate, rear diffuser, door handles, roof rails, window framing, door scuff plates, and 18-inch alloy wheels.

Tank 300 Diesel boasts 2.4-litre 135kW/480Nm unit from Cannon ute and more than 20 changes under the skin compared with the petrol model to ensure it is fit for purpose. Payload increases to 600kg, towing capacity to 3000kg.

A medium-large off-roader in two variants, the Tank 500 has seven seats and is dimensionally larger than Prado while also featuring body-on-frame construction. Powered by a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine with hybrid assistance (255kW/648Nm) through a nine-speed auto.

Jeep Wrangler size and competitor the GWM Tank 300 Hybrid finally makes it into dealerships; the five-seat SUV is powered by a 2.0-litre petrol/electric combination driving through a nine-speed automatic transmission with selectable four-wheel drive and tough ladder-frame chassis.

GWM’s new petrol Tank 300 five-seater 4x4 costs from $9K less than hybrid models. Offers genuine off-road capability with low range gearing and 2.0-litre turbo-petrol four developing 162kW/380Nm.