This year's SUV market competition is more intense, from the speed of product innovation and the output speed of new models can be seen that each car company is "eyeing the domestic SUV market". As a representative of the medium and large SUV products of its own brand, Lynk & Co 09 has also received a lot of attention after listing, but because the new car has not yet begun to be delivered in a large area, many people are also paying attention to how the driving experience of Lynk & Co 09 is, not long ago, Chengdu has a Lynk & Co 09 site test drive activity, as a Lynk & Co owner, I also participated in this test drive activity, the first time to drive to this Lynk & Co 09.
Test drive environment:
Weather: 8-10°C, light rain
Test drive items: linear acceleration, continuous winding of piles, cross shafts, pulley group out of trouble
Test drive type: Lynk & Co 09 MHEV Halo six-seater version, Lynk & Co 09 PHEV Halo six-seater version
Project 1: Linear acceleration
The first model to be test-driven is the plug-in hybrid Lynk & Co 09 PHEV model, which currently has five models on sale, all of which are 2.0T turbocharged engines with a rear-mounted 130kW maximum power drive motor, with a total output of 317kW and a comprehensive torque of 659N·m. Matching is the 8AT hand automatic transmission, the official fastest acceleration time is 5.6 seconds (0-100km/h), which is relatively fast for cars of this magnitude.
However, due to the fact that the ground on that day was relatively slippery and the length of the site was limited, it was not possible to complete a complete 0-100 acceleration on the large straight, and it took about 3 seconds to accelerate to the braking point indicated by the blue pile barrel during the second lap of acceleration, and the apparent speed at the beginning of braking was about 75km/h.
From the perspective of the entire linear acceleration process, the calibration of the whole hybrid system is obviously different from that of Japanese hybrid products. Specifically, it is mainly concentrated in the power connection and shifting sense when the drive motor and the engine are working at the same time, in the starting process of stationary without brakes, the direct floor oil to the end, the motor priority intervention, about 1 second after the engine will enter the work, and there will be a significant sense of push back when intervening. In the process of 0-75km/h acceleration, there will be a lift action, in the clearance of the gear upshift there is a feeling of slight interruption in the power, this independent 130kW motor will be a little "thin" in the power connection when the AT transmission shifts, but the body feeling of the power is not significantly attenuated. Compared with the Japanese hybrid system, the explosive force after the engine intervention during rapid acceleration is very good, and the instantaneous acceleration ability is very strong, but the acceleration process will not be so linear.
Project 2: Continuous winding of piles
After the straight line acceleration, a left U-turn will enter the continuous pile loop section, a total of four pile barrels are placed in the site, and the pile winding action is five consecutive times, which can simply experience the performance of this plug-in hybrid version of Lynk & Co in the control part, but cannot fully experience it.
The acceleration area reserved after the U-turn is not long, and after stepping on the throttle deeply, the motor pushes the speed of the car to a speed of about 40km/h-50km/h into the first pile barrel, and the tire is not pushed to the limit during the two pile windings.
After getting on the car, the whole Lynk & Co 09 body body is still very large, because the body width is not small, so it needs to adapt to the position of the front of the car when circling the pile. The steering feel of the steering wheel is still very light, there is no heavy damping feedback, the damping feedback is relatively linear in continuous rotation, and the damping will increase with the increase of the steering angle, and it is still very comfortable to open.
Although the body size is large enough, with a length of 5042mm and a wheelbase length of 2984mm, the overall handling experience is not dull. Thanks to the advantages of the SPA platform, the Lynk & Co 09 uses an aluminum alloy double wishbone structure in the front suspension, which is almost the same as the front suspension design of the Volvo XC90, and the resulting front response speed is very positive. The dynamic performance of the rear end is due to the four-wheel drive system brought by the independent rear-wheel drive motor, which can basically be seen as the rear axle power and the front axle power are controlled by different driving forces, and the rapid response characteristics of the motor can make the rear wheel maintain the best torque distribution at all times and maintain the dynamic stability of the rear wheel.
Project 3: Pulley group out of trouble
In the second prop field test drive, the Lynk & Co 09 MHEV (Light Hybrid) model was used to experience, also using 2.0T turbo power, equipped with a 48V BSG drive motor. The first thing to pass is the composite pulley group to get out of trouble.
Lynk & Co 09 is equipped with a four-wheel drive system throughout the series, and the main reason why it did not continue to use plug-in hybrid models for this prop test drive is that the design of this venue is too easy for the electronically controlled four-wheel drive. The Lynk & Co 09 hybrid model is equipped with a mechanical full-time four-wheel drive system, which is equipped with 8 driving modes for different road conditions to choose from.
This set of pulleys is first of all to make the right front wheel and left rear wheel of the vehicle lose grip, and after continuous advancement, the front wheel and rear wheel lose grip one after another. I didn't step on the throttle when I passed, and I didn't feel the tire slip or pause when I slipped through the pulley set in the idle state.
Item 4: Cross axis
After passing through the pulley group, turn around and enter the cross-axle prop, the whole driving mode is selected as a dirt road, and the four-wheel drive system at this time should be fully involved.
After entering the crossover axle, let the diagonal wheels remain suspended, completely stop and then press the accelerator pedal again, you can feel the four wheels at the same time after quickly concentrating the power on the other side of the wheel with grip, and then only need to stabilize the throttle can easily pass, the overall experience process is not too difficult for this car.
Venue Test Drive Report:
For a specific four kinds of venue test drive experience, the two sets of powered Lynk & Co 09 have corresponding product experience points. First of all, the Lynk & Co 09PHEV model focuses more on the acceleration experience and handling experience, and the somatosensory and speed parts of the rapid acceleration are very prominent, especially after the engine is fully in working condition. The suspension design under the SPA platform has brought a very effective help to the handling of the Lynk & Co 09, which is mainly focused on the response speed of the front steering, which brings strong confidence in driving for this bulky SUV product.
The simulated prop section of the Lynk & Co 09 MHEV model equipped with mechanical four-wheel drive was not difficult for it at all, and I preferred to drive it to the full set of off-road venues.