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Reports from car hoist circles
In the new batch of new car declaration information released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the domestic X5 from BMW Brilliance is impressively listed. With the domestic production of BMW X5, the starting price of this BMW medium and large SUV is expected to drop to less than 650,000 yuan, which is indeed good news for friends who are ready to buy luxury medium and large SUV.
Put BMW's brand appeal aside. In fact, in the luxury medium and large SUV camp that has achieved localization, there is a better choice, that is, the Lincoln Aviator, which is priced in the range of 509,800-75.98 million yuan. Even in the face of such a "top powerhouse" as bmw X5, lincoln aviators are not spared in a variety of product strengths, especially in terms of machinery.
The BMW X5 struggles to lengthen
The aviator is straight to the point
What is the most attractive point of medium and large SUVs? I believe that many people blurt out that it is "atmospheric", "mighty", and "like the feeling of being on top". As a result, models such as the BMW X5, Audi Q7 and Mercedes-Benz GLE have also been dubbed "road tanks".
In the luxury medium and large SUV camp, the aviators from Lincoln have surpassed the BBA in terms of body length and body width (5080mm in length and 2022mm in width). Even though the BMW X5 has been lengthened to 5060mm after being domestically produced, it still cannot be compared with the aviator.
Of course, the temperament and luxury of a car look not only at the size of the vehicle's shape, but also at the design.
The body posture of the flyer is actually somewhat similar to the traditional luxury car of Rolls-Royce, from the perspective of visual performance, the designer has shifted the visual center of gravity backwards through the skillful use of the body attitude line, creating a unique ship-type body posture. And this design can bring enough tension.
On the interior level, the Lincoln Aviator not only has an old-school American luxury style, but also a delicate leather and wood atmosphere as far as the eye can see and the hands and feet can reach.
What's more, the car is also available in two major layouts, seven and six seats. Among them, the six-seater model of the aviator can also choose the through-channel rear aisle / non-through rear aisle layout, in the practical flexibility and comfort of the two levels, the aviator can be said to be a unique presence in the luxury medium and large SUV.
Although the Aviator follows the luxury principles of American classicism, as a new car born in the 2020s, it still has a powerful technical assistance system. The intelligent network experience upgrade brought by SYNC+ does not need to be repeated, compared with the Audi MMI and BMW iDrive car-machine interaction system, the pilot's SYNC+ is more abundant in terms of intelligent network ecology.
At the same time, aviators also pay attention to the improvement of intelligent driving. For example, in the car's intelligent driver assistance system, in addition to basic active braking, lane keeping and other functions, the aviator also provides active avoidance and other functions. At the same time, the wiper water sprayer and high-definition HUD system are not absent, which can help the driver to steadily improve the safety performance during driving.
The charm of the whole series 3.0T
It is difficult for other cars to learn
Whether it's the BMW X5, Mercedes-Benz GLE or Audi Q7, their entry-level models only offer 2.0T inline four-cylinder engines. For a luxury SUV that costs up to 600,000 or 700,000 yuan, the power of the 2.0T engine is no problem, but it can no longer bring the elegance and calmness of the past. If you want the vehicle to remain luxurious after moving, you have to have a large displacement engine.
The Lincoln Aviator, whether it's an entry-level model of more than half a million or a top-of-the-line model of more than seven hundred thousand, is equipped with the same 3.0L V6 twin-turbo engine and is equipped with a 10AT transmission. With the V6 from the entry-level model, the Lincoln Aviator is already "over standard". But what is more "foul" is that the dynamic performance of lincoln pilots is still very good.
The 3.0L V6 engine, squeezed by two turbos, has a strong power reserve of 355 horsepower and 553 Nm of torque, which has surpassed the performance of the 3.0T engines of bmw X5 and Audi Q7. Many fans have been keen on the Audi "suit thug" meme before, and jokes like "when the Audi A8 looks up, you've already lost" have been widely spread.
But today, we prefer to refer to Lincoln aviators as "suit thugs." When cruising, the elegant posture and confident pace are already very attractive. When accelerating, the rear of the car sinks, accompanied by the powerful roar of the V6 engine, bringing no less wonderful look and feel than the car chase drama of North American blockbusters. Of course, even in the rapid acceleration, lincoln aviators can be very calm.
The twin-turbo system of the flyer is not just used to squeeze power. Through two sets of turbines, one large and one small, the hysteresis of the turbine system can be better offset, making the acceleration of the car more linear; and the addition of the 10AT gearbox also makes the vehicle have a smoother connection process during the gear change process, so as to achieve a real upgrade of driving quality.
More luxurious chassis
Not just because of the CD6 platform
In this era of efficiency first, some car companies have been unable to hold back and have begun to build medium and large SUVs through horizontal modular platforms. And only the BBA and Lincoln are still insisting. In the eyes of many car fans, the LINCOLN Aviator's CD6 vertical platform is very attractive.
Theoretically, the vertical platform has a more uniform front and rear counterweight than the horizontal platform. Although there is a certain compression of the longitudinal space of the vehicle, the stability of the longitudinal model is better when cornering, which can effectively avoid a series of problems such as the vehicle pusher. Of course, lincoln aviators built on the CD6 vertical platform are also a "flexible big man".
In addition to the longitudinal platform to empower the driving texture of the vehicle, the scalability of the CD6 platform is also very strong.
Underneath the Lincoln Aviator's chassis, there are a large number of high-tech systems, and these systems exist to make the driving smoother and more elegant.
In terms of chassis structure, the aviator is equipped with a set of double wishbone front suspension and multi-link rear suspension and equipped with air springs, and from the suspension structure, the infrastructure is similar to the Mercedes-Benz GLE. Moreover, the aviator's chassis has achieved "full variable control" in the true sense.
First of all, based on the air suspension system, the lincoln aviator's chassis has realized the up and down adaptive adjustment function, and the adjustment amplitude has reached ±50mm, and the overall variable stroke has reached 100mm. When the vehicle is off-road, the suspension automatically rises to improve the chassis passability; when driving at high speeds, the chassis is lowered to improve the aerodynamic performance of the vehicle; even when getting on and off the vehicle, the suspension can also be automatically lowered through the comfortable entry function, making the driver and occupants more elegant in and out of the vehicle.
In addition to the multi-faceted advantages of air suspension, the aviator is equipped with CCD shock absorber damping adaptive adjustment. The basic logic of this set of functions is similar to Mercedes-Benz's Magic Body Control system, but it is more intelligent.
During the ride, the pilot's suspension control system can read the road surface data at a frequency of 500 times per second through sensors and 12 sensors such as stereo cameras, three-axis acceleration sensors and body height sensors. After the judgment is completed, the servo motor adjusts the amplitude of the vertical movement of the body through the adjustment of the damping of the shock absorber, and the number of adjustments of each shock absorber in each second can reach as many as 100 times.
When the vehicle is steering at high speed, it provides a harder damping of the two sets of shock absorbers on the inside of the curve, and when the vehicle accelerates and decelerates, the front and rear shock absorber damping is also adjusted according to the compression amplitude of the suspension, thus bringing a smoother sense of driving quality to the interior of the car.
epilogue
Many times, we will use the brand and configuration to judge whether a car has a high enough "cost performance". But at this point, we may probably forget the core of a car, not just what we can see. Just like the aviator, the essence of this car is not only to perfectly inherit the design of the American luxury car, but more importantly, it realizes the all-round upgrade of the driving level and ride quality through the comprehensive control of mechanical quality.
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