GWM Cannon REVIEW after travelling Australia FULL TIME for 4 months + Canopy Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- Hi Guys!
We have had our Cannon for 14 months now, with the last 4 months travelling Australia full time. As we have now hit 25,000kms on the car and taken it through a range of different Australian terrain we thought it was time for an updated review video.
Hopefully you find this helpful.
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See below our canopy installation
• GWM CANNON 2021 - Amaz...
Thanks legends.
Hey Guys. Had my Canon X for 4 months. Been great so far. When your in Sand Dont use Sport mode. The guy at Gwm said it can cause damage. You must Press & Hold the Traction control button for a few seconds & it will go into Cross Country Mode on your Dash. This is the same as 4H. Cheers
Hey mate, sports mode will not cause any damage. Sports mode just sharpens the throttle response and holds gears longer. Also cross country expert mode Is not 4H. These Ute's do not have 4H unless you get the XSR model. They are a torque on demand setup. Using a centre clutch to transfer torque between front and rear. I don't recommend using cross country expert mode at all to be honest. It doesn't even fully turn of traction controll, if you are in soft sand and it detects too much wheel spin engine will cut power still. You are better off just turning of traction controll and just putting it in sports mode. When it gets very boggy or steep then 4L is best.
Love my Cannon, I did 2” Fulcrum lift and 32” Maxxis Razr 811s bloody brilliant
Nice. Am getting a Cannon L 2.0 8 speed auto
I love our cannon, no issues what so ever. 👍👍
Two years on I cannot fault ours either. It's a shame so many people get put off by the false media and stories. Few mates have x240, v200 from 8-10 years ago and all are over 200,000 km with no issues. As for towing, I'm too light on the throttle, but towing isn't a big thing in many countries, including China, so perhaps they didn't really think of it. However, it's easy to add an extra leaf to the rear and if you tow 24/7 it's probably a good idea...
Yeh totally agree, they are excellent value and seemingly reliable vehicles too!
Update on dealer. I moved to a new dealer in Melville. Autostrada were just really bad at their role. I found the new dealers service and care much much better.
I still found GWM's response to my concerns less than expected, but from what I understand most manufacturers are poor in the warranty space. This seems to be an industry wide issue and will only change if there is much more customer pressure to do so. All in all I'm still happy with the vehicle of course, and any negative I have reported has nothing to do with the current operation of the Cannon X
Hey, me again! I installed the same canopy last week, it looks great and is so far very functional. Thanks again for your help. Keep making these vids.
Hi Mathew, good stuff. Yeh seems to be a good canopy for the price. Thanks for watching
I own a Cannon X with 30000kms. I have always been a supporter of the brand until now.
I went to the dealer Autostrada in Western Australia, for a service and had them look at a minor warranty issue for a delaminating park brake button, along with recalling for the headrests to be replaced. This work was booked in over a month prior to the service date.
It’s been over a year and when going to book my 30000kms service I enquired again as the the park brake and it turn out that even though the dealer told me it was warranty and would be replaced they had not even ordered the part and not submitted a warranty claim to GWM/HAVAL. Not only this they did not replace the recall item on the headrests. When I approached GWM/HAVAL HQ I was told it’s my problem and they have nothing to do with it. So basically, your on your own.
Ok so you might think this is a dealer/service department issue but can you imagine if this was a larger warranty issue and this was the support you expect to receive. I was going to look at a new vehicle next year and I can be sure GWM/HAVAL are off the list. Warranty support is critical to me and this seals the deal. Thanks for no support GWM/HAVAL, if warranty is important to you seriously consider other brands, as GWM/HAVAL do not provide customer support.
That is my biggest concern with my Cannon X, it is a month old and I am still waiting for the sports bar to be re fitted by the dealer after they installed a electric slide canopy, it has been well over four weeks now as they had the vehicle three weeks prior to delivery fitting the 8K worth of accessories to it .............I'm still waiting.
If this is the kind of service I am going to experience from GWM from here on in I will take it elsewhere.
Great video. I got my X last week and we’ve got around 500km on it. We like it so far.
Awesome! Cheers for watching!
ill get mine this week
we love our Cannon too as a shop Ute. Great video, have subscribed to keep updated on your travels. safe travels guys
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing! We are so close to our goal of 1000 subscribers 🙌
@@griffinsgetaway well done, I'm sure you'll achieve that easy very soon.
@@techlock-tradingThank you, we hope so!
Thanks so much the detailed review.
Been looking forward to this one.
No worries, thanks for watching!
Good presentation mate, looks like you're having a great trip. 👍
Thank you, yes loving it!
Great review and answered all the questions I had. Not that I'm planning a major trip LOL
Glad you enjoyed it!
Diesels are built for the road not the stop start tradie stuff around town which is why so many petrol workmates are still sold. Long touring will prevent clogged DPF and injectors in the GWM.
Great video and thanks for answering my question about the canopy!
No worries, thank you and thanks for watching!
Fantastic video!!
Thanks Jim!
Hi, I've just brought my first 4x4 cannon. I was wondering if anyone has had issues off-road with the fuel pump/filter location being under the chassis. Is this correct that its located there?
How u working out ur mileage? I have a 85kg canopy on mine and do 1/2 town and 1/2 freeway driving and I’m getting 8.5-9L/100km. I used to think I was getting 10to 11 but I was working it out wrong 😂
For the cannon you need to update your device for AppleCarPlay or Android Auto.
Great video, glad you are having a trouble free trip and enjoying, I'm picking up my Cannon this week I hope, it is in the country and at the dealership, been on order for 2-3 months.
Hi Stuart, thanks for watching, hope u don't have to wait too much longer mate! Cheers
@@griffinsgetaway Hi, still watching your videos, I actually ended up lucking out big time with my Cannon, I only ordered a base model as I did not want to "over" spend but after watching a lot of videos was beginning to regret a little bit,. I did ask for some specifics however which was why I had a long wait etc,
When I arrived to pick up I noticed that their appeared to be roof racks and possibly a roll bar under the covering. Apparently to fill my order GWM supplied a Cannon L made to the N.Z. specs so got $6,000 - $7,000 I was not expecting and for no extra cost, over the moon at the moment.
@Stuart Prior hi Stuart, oh wow, that's amazing! How lucky, you scored big time there! Thanks for watching mate!
@@stuartprior6178 is it worth going up to the cannon L? I’m definitely looking at a GWM Ute and are tossing up between the base Cannon and the L, what’s your thoughts?
@@Cold_Cow0 I ordered the 2 wheel drive base model and during the 3 - 4 month wait I type of regretted not going to the L for mainly cosmetic appearance and extras. When I got there the Ute was under a sheet with big bow etc. and after signing some papers I was waiting with my son and I said that looks look like it has roof racks.
The salesman came over and said that isn't all its got. GWM rather than break into their normal production run to make a red two wheel base drive sent me a Red Cannon L made to the New Zealand specifications. When the dealer ship first saw it they were worried that the wrong car had been sent, (in a way it had) as well, so I ended up with a L for the price of a base model so got $6,000 - $7,000 extra upgrade for the price of a base. I was happy as a pig in mud.
The L is a lot fancier looking and has a lot more electronics extras which is nice but the thing I enjoy and use most is the step on the back gate. I really love the car but would not have paid more but for a freebie I am very happy. But as mentioned I could live without most of the things I got but that manual drop down step is fantastic for me at 63 LoL and my son at 40 appreciates it to.
If I trade back in I need to mention that it is a Cannon L manufactured to the NZ Specification
Hi, do you have any throttle issues? For example you put your foot down then it takes a cpl of seconds for something to happen?
I bought a throttle controller and this eliminated 90% of the problem.
Hey Griffin
Can you give an update after owning it for 1 year..
Would you buy it again if given chance? or would you get rid of it?
Hey mate, still loving it, haven't had any issues as of yet. Cheers
Fixed the vibration issue with an extra leaf in the rear springs.
Nice mate, good to know! I might do the same in the future. Thanks for watching.
The plastic fule filter under. Car can it be moved to a hier place it might get knock off on a rock log of wood
Hi mate, yes it can be lifted, also can get bash plates. I haven't done either yet and haven't had an issue though. Cheers
So how is the lagging problem going or is it not so better I enjoy watching your videos keep them going
Hi Garry, yes still has lag, but I am used to it so doesn't really bother me.
cheers for sharing your 25k review :))… we have been fortunate to acquire a new cannon about 2 weeks ago …wading through water that high, is okay without diff breathers?…also how do u go without being able to turn of steering assist permanently?…or is there a way around that? …
Thanks Hamish, yes ideally would recommend getting extended diff breathers. I dunno why they don't make them higher up from factory to be honest. Steering assist can't be turned off permanently as its a safety rating thing, needs to turn on every time you start the car for them to get the 5 star rating. So u just need to turn it off every time unfortunately, I just leave mine on as I am used to it now so it doesn't bother me really. Cheers mate
Good review
Thanks!
Great video
Thanks!
does anyone know where the internal vent air intake is, I have noticed that when set to outside air without the aircon running the air coming through the vents get pretty hot after about 10 to 20 minutes. Its like it is pulling air from somewhere in the engine bay.
Not sure …but on our 2022 cannon I run the fan a lot, with outside air on & don’t notice it getting hot, so maybe they did a small change to the location of the intake ?
@@hamishholmes3213 thanks I might have a word with the dealer to see if there is something not connected right.
I believe it pulls it from under the front wheel arch front fender area
Another great vid dan safe travels
Cheers stefenos! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. May I ask, how do you make your income? Is it from youtube?
I've seen a few videos where people complain about the Ride comfort compared to other Utes and saying it's pretty firm. What's your experience been like?
Hi mate, I have no complaints about the ride quality. We do 6 hr plus drives multiple times a week and I never feel uncomfortable. So I would say it's pretty good.
@@griffinsgetaway that's good to hear! Thanks for the response!
And keep up with the videos!
Have the same cannon and canopy mate and I love them!
How did you get the solar panel cable into the canopy?
Cheers mate!
Hey Liam, I ran the cable through the hole for the led light at the rear. Thanks for watching!
@@griffinsgetaway cheers mate 👍
It will be grateful if you can video some off road adventures with your vehicles.
Hi km fan, we have many other videos on our channel of our adventures. Thanks for watching!
💐🌹🥀🌷🌺 very nice jee video hallo jee I love Australia
Thank you!
Instead heavy duty suspension maybe worth it to get airbags Instead
Hi Mirza yes airbags are great if you have varying loads i agree. Thanks for watching
you dont seem overly happy with the cannon
Hi Darren, i am quite happy with it actually, unbeatable value for what it is and what it can do. Thanks for watching!
disappointed to see the alternator sits so low, not good for water or mud
No better on my landcruiser which costs $40k more....
Cannon wouldn't last in Africa, we have dirty diesel from Cape to Cairo, stick to Toyota's and paTrolls. One good thing is Cannon's aren't on the carjacking list. Insurance companies insist on Toyotas needing double tracking devices.
Ignorant comment.
mr xipingpong thanks you for investing in the CCP... 40K$ IS A GOOD INVESTMENT ON A LONG RANGE MISSIL;E smart
I'm guessing you make sure you don't buy any products that are made in China. or buy any products that have any parts that are made in China?
50$ my 2001 honda outlasts this
It’ll still be in warranty when urs dies 😂
how embarrassing