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2026-10-23 20:53:01
Foton Tunland V9 4x4 Pickup for Trinidad and Tobago: What the Sheet Does Not Say
Writer:Alan Chen(Foton Auman dealer)
A pickup sheet is short — thirty-eight fields against the seventy of a tractor unit — and what it leaves out matters more than what it prints. This is the Tunland V9 written against Trinidad and Tobago, the only country on its market line, and the only country on it at all. Below is everything the sheet answers, everything that can be derived from two printed numbers, and everything it simply does not say.
The sheet answers these
on the sheetIs it right-hand drive?Yes, printed explicitly as “Right-hand Drive” under steering position.
on the sheetIs it four-wheel drive?Yes. Drive form and drive type both read 4x4.
on the sheetWhat gearbox?A ZF 8HP50, eight speeds, automatic — the only automatic in the pickup group on this sheet.
on the sheetHow much power?120 kW, with 415 N·m of torque, from a Beiqi Foton 4F20 of 1,968 ml.
on the sheetWhat emission standard?Euro IV.
on the sheetHow many seats?Five, in a crew cab.
on the sheetWhat does the load bed measure?1,577 / 1,650 / 530 mm internal, with a spray-type cargo box protector.
on the sheetWhat are the brakes?Front and rear disc brakes, hydraulic actuation, with ESP/ESC as the control system.
on the sheetWhat tyres?265/70R18, four wheels plus one spare.
on the sheetWhat is the fuel tank?76 litres.
on the sheetIs there air conditioning?Heating and cooling integrated, dual-zone automatic.
on the sheetWhat suspension?Double wishbone independent at the front, multi-link non-independent at the rear.
Derived, not printed
derivedHow much can it carry?The sheet prints a 3,055 kg gross vehicle weight and a 2,305 kg kerb weight. The difference is 750 kg. No payload row appears anywhere on the sheet, so this is subtraction from two printed figures, not a published rating, and it includes the driver and any passengers.
derivedWhat is the load bed volume?1,577 × 1,650 × 530 mm is roughly 1.38 m³ at level fill. The sheet prints the three internal dimensions and no volume.
The sheet does not say
not publishedBraked towing capacityNo tow rating of any kind. If the truck is going to pull a trailer, this has to be asked for.
not publishedWading depthNo figure. The 4x4 drivetrain is printed; the water it can stand in is not.
not publishedGround clearanceNot on the sheet.
not publishedApproach and departure anglesNot on the sheet.
not publishedDifferential lockNeither a front nor a rear locker appears, nor a code for one.
not publishedWinchNot listed as standard or as an option.
not publishedLoad bed cover or canopyOnly the spray-type protector is listed.
not publishedTurning circleThe wheelbase is printed at 3,355 mm and the overall length at 5,617 mm; the turning circle is not.
5,617 × 2,090 × 1,955 mm, 265/70R18 tyres, 76-litre tank, five seats.
The market line, and how thin it is
This Tunland V9 carries one field, one country: “Sales Countries: Trinidad and Tobago.” No coverage list sits beside it, which makes this one of the few sheets in the catalogue where the market question has exactly one answer and no second list to read. For a buyer in Port of Spain that is the cleanest kind of signal this catalogue gives — and the thinnest, because there is nothing beside it to cross-check against.
Crew cab, 2,090 mm body width, 3,355 mm wheelbase, 2,305 kg kerb weight.1,577 / 1,650 / 530 mm internal, spray-type protector, four wheels plus a spare.14.6-inch MP5 screen, dual-zone automatic air conditioning, charming black interior trim, leatherette multifunction steering wheel.Five seats; driver electric eight-way with heating; passenger electric four-way with heating, with SBR and without lumbar support.
Three pickups, three prices across USD 4,382. The V9 written against Kenya is USD 1,077 dearer than the one written against Trinidad and Tobago; the V7 is cheaper than both and is the only one of the three at Euro VI, published at 160 hp against the V9's 120 kW. Nothing on the V9 sheets explains the USD 1,077 gap between two trucks that publish the same gearbox and the same emission standard.
Thirty-eight fields, one country, one 750 kg figure that has to be derived rather than read. Payload, towing and wading are the three questions this sheet cannot answer, and they are the three that decide whether a pickup works on the job you have for it. Nothing on this page quotes a registration rule or an equipment requirement, because no sheet in this group publishes one.
