[Pacific Auto Network Review Channel] There are always people who hang on to the phrase "drift is the exclusive posture of the rear-drive car". Yes, perhaps on the asphalt road, the front drive can only rely on the last resort to make the rear of the car move, but on the ice, the rational use of the center of gravity can make the originally peaceful rear of the car show a younger side.
Fast forward to the end of 2021, the annual ice and snow test drive has begun again, in addition to the car media, this kind of activity has also attracted countless driving enthusiasts. You can enjoy all faw Toyota models in the venue and challenge the classic curves of the world's four major tracks. And most importantly, whether you're a master driver or not, you'll be happy in it.
Equal proportions reproduce the world's four classic tracks
Which models can you experience this time?
How do you get the rear of a front-drive car to move?
The first thing you need is an "ice suit", because completely out of control with the tires without grip is not fun. So the vehicles we tested in the ice and snow track this time are all equipped with 8mm long nail tires, the number of nails on a single tire is about 350, and in addition to the land and the release, the rest of the models are front-facing front-drive layouts, so in order to make the rear wheels more flexible, the bulge of the rear wheel nails is not very sharp.
Friends who pay attention to details will definitely find a feature - the front wheel of the front drive car always points to the inside of the bend, this is because due to the difference in drive mode, the front drive car can indeed not be as really drifting as the four-wheel drive and the four-wheel drive model, and can only be adjusted in time by the way of center of gravity transfer, although the photo will be exposed, but it is also a very interesting experience in the car, because it is possible to maintain a beautiful posture can only be successful once, because there is no way to adjust in time through the power output. It also makes driving a front-drive car relatively more challenging.
Having said the hardware, we got to the point, just mentioned that because of the driving characteristics, the front drive car can not control the torque output of the rear wheel through the accelerator pedal like the rear drive and the four-wheel drive car to achieve the posture of oversteering. We say the rear drive is good, but not easy to control. The front-drive car is just the opposite, the sliding of the rear of the car needs to use the center of gravity to adjust, and there is only one chance, whether this point is suitable or not requires a lot of practice to predict, a suitable speed and a proper steering angle, plus the driver's high sensitivity to the driving state of the vehicle, the three in one, in order to successfully "float" a front-drive car.
If you want to have fun, you have to dare to say goodbye to the anti-slip system
This is not to encourage people to scoff at ESP, because the system can really save lives at critical moments, but it does drag its legs in the ice and snow track - when the system detects that the wheels have lost grip, it will limit the power output of the opposing wheels, which is a huge obstacle to maintaining the sliding posture of the vehicle on the ice, so we have to turn it off, and the effect is of course immediate.
After turning off the anti-slip system, more attention is needed, because it is possible for the car to infinitely amplify the oversteer due to a subtle steering action. For rear-drive vehicles, controlling the attitude and speed of drift depends more on how to use the accelerator pedal, but if you encounter a front-drive car, you should pay attention to it, because the use of brake pedals plays a crucial role in whether you can successfully "take off".
My view of Ling Fang has changed dramatically
Because most of the people who buy cars at this level are working-class people, I still feel that it is not worth it.
But is it not worth buying at all? Not really, first of all, its positioning is not a volume of cars, but a "niche" route like BMW's sensual car system, which seems to have no cost performance at the same time, but also blocks many people out of the door, because whether from the configuration or the power system, it is the same as Rongfang, so consumers naturally do not want to be cut leeks.
RAV4 Rongfang replaced with snow tires Mild off-road is not a problem
Every ice and snow test drive will arrange a "crossing" project, this time is no exception, so the RAV4 Rongfang, who has not appeared, has rightly shouldered the heavy responsibility, and this nearly 20km route in addition to the snow basically restores most of the scenes that can be encountered when driving, which also includes. In order to make the wheels still have a good grip in bad weather, the manufacturer also replaced the snow tires for Rongfang and completed the experience in the case of 4 people.
Out of the ice, the nail tire will affect the grip of the vehicle, in the asphalt, frozen soil, snow and ice floes of the four comprehensive bad road conditions, this set of snow tires are indispensable, the whole process did not give the RAV4 Rong put this set of E-Four electric four-wheel drive place. However, I remember that when I was doing my self-driving travel in Western Sichuan this year, the picture of this four-wheel drive system helping us successfully get out of trouble in the snowy mountains still makes me remember it vividly.
Summary of the full text
When most people see the Toyota standard, they will think that this is a brand that people over 40 years old will consider, but at the same time, they wonder why consumers around the world favor this brand, is it really the effect of an aging population? In fact, this question has long been answered, a "fresh" brand is not necessarily full of passion, but can glimpse a person's life in the product line, in every age group there is a model that can accompany several years, Toyota did it. Just like the post-90s, they also danced for a steel cannon, but the first batch of post-90s has long arrived at the age of establishment, and perhaps an SUV that can carry the happiness of the whole family can satisfy them more than a performance car.
Many people say that this era has given this group of people an uninhibited personality and a non-conformist disposition, but with the passage of time, when the post-00s have stepped into the 20-year-old life mileage, it also symbolizes that the post-90s are not only their parents, the so-called power carries passion, space bears responsibility, and what Toyota has to do is to seek a balance between the two, perhaps this is the charm of this brand.
(Photo/Text/Photo: Zheng Pengzhan of Pacific Auto Network)