GWM Tank 700 LWB: Even longer version of Toyota LandCruiser rival spied

The large GWM Tank 700, the current flagship of the Chinese auto brand’s Tank line of off-road SUVs, is getting even larger.

Spied by CarExpert in Baoding, China, where GWM is headquartered, this Tank 700 prototype has a slightly longer body than the regular large SUV.

It’s understood this stretch has been made to accommodate a third row of seating, something the existing Tank 700 doesn’t offer.

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Felipe Muñoz was able to get a better view of one of the prototypes, revealing more conventionally shaped rear-quarter windows. There also appears to be a slightly longer rear overhang overall, though we’d expect a stretch in wheelbase as well.

The five-seat Tank 700 measures 5105mm long, 2061mm wide and 1985mm tall on a 3000mm wheelbase, making it larger in every dimension than the Toyota LandCruiser, which is up to 5015mm long, 2000mm wide and 1950mm tall on a 2850mm wheelbase.

Given the current Tank 700 is being engineered to accommodate GWM’s new V8 petrol engine for utes and SUVs, we’d expect this long-wheelbase variant to also offer bent-eight power.

GWM Australia says it’s too early to confirm any local release plans for the 700 LWB – or whatever it’ll be called – at this stage. A reveal may take place later this year.