Don't bother with 6.95 seconds.
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What kind of car is most attractive to young people? I think that returning to the essence of the car, "a good car" is the final answer. And the "easy to drive car" is often closely related to the sports car.
In August this year, GAC Trumpchi Shadow Leopard was officially listed. This car is very eye-catching, and the pre-sale price announced is in the range of 988-128,800 yuan. GAC Trumpchi not only invited Su Bingtian to be a spokesperson, but also the officially announced zero hundred acceleration performance was only 6.95 seconds, which was enough to enter the ranks of performance cars.
However, after Trumpchi announced the acceleration of 6.95 seconds to break the hundred, it was also met with many doubts. The reason is that the officially announced acceleration result is too eye-catching, basically crushing all opponents in the same level. In terms of the hardware parameters provided by Trumpchi, the maximum power of Trumpchi Shadow Leopard is 130kW (177 horsepower), the peak torque is 270N·m, and it is equipped with a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. In terms of hardware parameters, there is no gap with a number of joint ventures and domestic counterparts.
Let's first take a look at the back of Trumpchi's announcement of the 6.96-second acceleration result:
In March this year, GAC Trumpchi just organized a media test drive event after announcing the Chinese name of the EPIOW55 based on the GPMA platform, Shadow Leopard. The test drive was an EMMUNOW55 engineering vehicle, and the zero-hundred acceleration evaluation score of the media test driver was basically between 6.9-7.1s, and the best score reached 6.74 seconds. Subsequently, GAC Trumpchi announced that 6.95 seconds was the actual measurement score of the media.
However, because the vehicles evaluated by the media are construction vehicles, they cannot be generalized with the mass-produced listed models.
A few months later, with the official listing of GAC Trumpchi Shadow Leopard, a large number of various types of Shadow Leopard Zero Hundred Extreme Speed Measurement Results appeared on the Internet, including the evaluation of a professional team of a car emperor with relatively large influence in the industry. These zero-hundred-plus acceleration evaluation results basically cannot reach the official announcement of 6.95 seconds, for example, the result given by a certain car emperor is 8.21 seconds, which is 1.26 seconds away from the official announcement.
After all, Geely Xingrui was blessed with a 2.0T (140KW, 190 hp) engine, and only reached the official 7.9 seconds of zero hundred acceleration. And a 1.5T (130KW, 177 hp) engine, reaching zero hundred acceleration of 6.95 seconds is indeed a bit incredible.
Behind the 1.26 seconds is the difference between the construction vehicle and the mass production vehicle, which may involve many factors such as different counterweights of the vehicle, different tires, and different engine adjustments.
As a mass production model, more consideration is given to the balance of all aspects, such as fuel consumption, engine life, driving stability, etc. GAC Trumpchi made a more balanced adjustment, although it was more than 1 second slower than the original result, but on the whole, the Shadow Leopard is still a relatively good sports car.
In fact, in addition to the eye-catching acceleration results at the beginning of the 6, the shape of the Shadow Leopard car is also quite beautiful, and I personally think that it is one of the best new cars in 2021.
In terms of appearance, the shadow leopard's low-lying body, sneaky back shape, multi-spoke rim, and real exhaust air on both sides are full of combat atmosphere. In terms of interior, Shadow Leopard is as "traditional" as his appearance with dual screen + symmetrical design, but the car also adds carbon fiber panels to strengthen the sports attributes, and the overall atmosphere is equally outstanding.
In addition, the Shadow Leopard has the longest and widest body size in its class, providing it with excellent seating space. According to the actual measurements, the tester (height 180cm) has nearly two fists of leg space in the back row when the front seat is more comfortable, and the space is enough for normal use.
In addition, shadow leopard also provides a start in the ejection mode, the power output of the initial stage is quite good, and the front wheel in the ejection mode has a violent slippage. The production model uses tires that are more quiet and comfortable, which may also be one of the differences with the construction car, if replaced by tires with stronger grip may improve the zero hundred performance.
And the tail of the four out of the exhaust is not a look of goods, can open and close the valve in the movement and movement plus mode four out of the exhaust default open, at this time in situ lightly step on the throttle can hear a very primitive and fierce exhaust sound, shadow leopard speed performance performance will be improved with the opening of the four out of the exhaust.
At the handling level, the Shadow Leopard's suspension is supportive and tough, and the steering is quite flexible. In the continuous pile winding test, many media also gave a smooth and well-received lateral support.
Write at the end
In today's rapid development of independent brands, many independent brand models have surpassed the joint venture brand in terms of configuration and appearance, but to be honest, at the level of "good opening", most independent models and joint venture brands still have a certain gap.
As a "good to drive" model, GAC Trumpchi Shadow Leopard obviously has a very positive significance. Maybe the Shadow Leopard is not a real performance car, but as the first sports car for young people, it is still recommended for its sporty and individual appearance, as well as a good level of handling.
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