IRELAND - New 2015 Great Wall Steed, gets improved dynamics and better kit.

• Full spec. revamp for Ireland’s best value 4x4 double cab pick-up
• Industry leading enhanced six-year / 200,000 km. warranty
• Towing capacity 2,500kg. braked

Great Wall, the Manufacturer reputed for highly specified trucks that represent uncompromising value for money, has announced a full equipment upgrade for New Steed. Already Ireland’s best value 4x4 double-cab pick up, the Great Wall Steed gains an array of upgrades, including the following:

• Improved galvanisation and additional rust proofing
• Introduction of a Diesel Particulate Filter and a new exhaust system (Euro 5)
• Introduction of a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, with display integrated into the new Multifunction rear view mirror, which also includes auto-dimming
• Repeater indicators incorporated into the door mirrors
• New instrument cluster, with clearer layout and premium feel
• New foldable key, with remote central locking function incorporated into the key fob
• Rear disc brakes replacing previous drum brakes
• Newly refined transmission
• Upgraded Sound System: Alpine Double DIN stereo with Bluetooth, CD/USB/RDS and MP3 capability
• Improved leather upholstery - softer and more durable 

As well as all of the foregoing, Steed SE gains further additional benefits:

• Improved canopy, more stylish and aerodynamic
• Side steps, more substantial and modern in appearance
• Chrome trim to rear lights, to match the front daytime running lights

Steed’s class-leading extended six-year warranty comprises the 3 year/100,000 km. manufacturer warranty plus a further 3 year/100,000 km. powertrain extended warranty provided by Great Wall Ireland.  

As well as the new six-year / 200,000 km. extended warranty, all Great Wall Steeds benefit from a six-year anti-perforation warranty, three-year paint warranty and three-year roadside assistance.

Great Wall’s entry-level Steed S is the most affordable 4x4 double-cab pick up, with a purchase price of just €23,666 (excl. VAT, delivery and related charges.). Features standard to all Steeds include 5 16-inch alloy wheels, daytime running lights, remote central locking, a Thatcham-approved Category 1 alarm, electric front and rear windows, an Alpine CD/radio with USB/MP3 and Bluetooth connectivity, steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, air-conditioning, heated fronted seats and a full leather interior.

The SE Accessory Pack, (hard-top canopy with roof-rails, loadliner, sidesteps, and reversing sensors), adds €2,506, plus VAT. (€3,000 inc. VAT & VRT)

All Steeds feature Great Wall’s 2.0-litre 16-valve turbocharged diesel powerplant that delivers class-leading fuel economy (30.1 mpg urban; 37.7mpg extra urban; 34.0 mpg combined), as well as a low-range gearbox and an ‘on-demand’ four-wheel-drive system that can be selected by the driver when the terrain becomes challenging. Generously equipped, keenly priced, the Steed S simply gives you more pick-up for your money.

The four-cylinder Ingenium is the most efficient Jaguar diesel ever.

• The four-cylinder Ingenium is the most efficient Jaguar diesel ever
• 163PS/380Nm and 180PS/430Nm variants deliver optimum balance of performance, fuel economy and refinement
• Selective catalytic reduction and cooled low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation cut NOx emissions and deliver Euro 6 compliance
• Variable exhaust valve timing enables rapid catalyst heating and robust particulate filter regeneration

With the new Ingenium diesel engines driving the rear wheels, the aluminium-intensive XE is the most fuel-efficient Jaguar yet, with CO₂ emissions from just 99g/km.The Ingenium range is produced at the new £500 million, 100,000m² Engine Manufacturing Centre in the West Midlands in the UK. Engines will come off the fully flexible lines at rates of up to one every 36 seconds.

Starting from a clean sheet meant that Jaguar’s powertrain engineers could make the Ingenium engines as light and efficient as possible, and deliver the blend of power, torque and smoothness customers expect. These state-of-the-art engines were proven over 2 million miles of real-world testing.

“The new generation of Ingenium diesel engines are wholly designed and manufactured in-house. No opportunity has been missed in ensuring their design is right on the cutting edge of technical advancement.”

Ron Lee, Group Chief Powertrain Engineer, Jaguar

The low friction, all-aluminium units have stiff cylinder blocks and twin balancer shafts to ensure inherently low levels of vibration. Details such as the acoustic sump cover, decoupled injectors, and 0.5mm ovality on the injection pump drive sprocket contribute to the Ingenium’s exceptional quietness.

The new XE will feature two versions of the 2.0-litre Ingenium diesel. The first, rated at 163PS/380Nm, delivers benchmark efficiency figures of 75mpg and 99g/km CO₂ without any compromise to launch performance or mid-range acceleration. The 180PS/430Nm variant has one of the highest torque outputs in the class.

Ingenium diesels meet Euro 6 are as clean as they are efficient. Variable exhaust valve timing shortens the catalyst light-off phase and also improves diesel particulate filter (DPF) regeneration. The cooled low-pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system reduces combustion chamber temperatures, inhibiting NOx formation. Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology cuts NOx emissions to very low levels and the new XE has been engineered to meet the most stringent global regulations.

The Ingenium diesels will be joined at launch by powerful, efficient, direct-injection petrol engines: turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinders and the outstanding supercharged 3.0-litre V6.