GWM asserts its dominance in the Beer O’Clock Hill off-road challenge

Not content to rest on his laurels, GWM has returned to Beer O’Clock Hill in Queensland to put a few of its off-roaders through their paces on the challenging off-road climb.

The Chinese brand has successfully conquered the infamous mountain climb with its Hi4-T plug-in hybrid (PHEV) versions Tank 300 And Tank 500 Off-road SUVs.

GWM notes that the Tank 300 completed the climb in full production specification, even when running on its standard Michelin highway tires – not for all terrain.

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The company says all of the vehicles it used to climb Beer O’Clock Hill received no mechanical modifications, calibration changes or software upgrades, with changes limited to the tires.

GWM has previously completed the climb with the diesel-powered Cannon

Beer O’Clock Hill, located at The Springs 4×4 Adventure Park southwest of Brisbane, is a rutted 100m mountainside that has a gradient of 55 degrees at its steepest point.

It has defeated vehicles before, with Chris Baker leading the company All-terrain action While attempting to climb the steep and muddy hill, he severely damaged his newly purchased Shark 6, bending the chassis and disabling the vehicle.

Daily Sparkz also took a group of Utes up the hill, not all of whom could make the climb.

BYD-owned brand Denza took part in the climb with its B5 and B8 off-road SUVs and was able to complete it successfully – although the rival Chinese brand noted that the vehicles received software adjustments and were equipped with Mickey Thompson all-terrain tires.