In december, the magic capital, the rain sprinkled sycamores, the wind rolled the window ledges, and the air was wet and cold. Thousands of miles away from Inner Mongolia Xilin Gol, wrapped in silver, northern scenery.
Stratus clouds, a thousand mountains of twilight snow. To me, the excitement seemed to overshadow the trepidation of temperatures in minus twenty degrees. The reasons cover two: first, to compensate for the regret that southerners have not been able to wait for winter snow; second, on the ice and snow track, test drive all FAW Toyota models.
FAW Toyota's lineup of products for this ice and snow test drive can be described as huge, including a series of blockbuster models such as Yize IZEOA dual engine, Crown Land Amplifier dual engine, Lingfang dual engine, Corolla Sharp Engine, RAV4, Rongfang Dual Engine E+, Asian Dragon, Asia Lion and so on.
Extreme summer heat, extremely cold winter, and the harsh climatic environment has always been a necessary part of the vehicle durability test. Ice and snow test drive is not only the highlight of the year-end of many car brands, but also an excellent track to verify their product strength and pass on brand confidence.
When it comes to the track, FAW Toyota really put the track on the ice. The site of this ice and snow test drive is located in Shangdu Lake, xilin gol mengzheng blue flag, more than 4 million square meters of lake surface is covered by heavy snow, and condensed into tens of centimeters of thick ice, which is called a natural ice track.
It is worth mentioning that FAW Toyota has reproduced the world's four classic tracks here in equal proportions, namely the Spa Circuit in Belgium, the Tsukuba Circuit in Japan, the Silverstone Circuit in the United Kingdom, and the Fuji Circuit in Japan.
Before the official rectification (test drive), the organizer deliberately installed a "nail tire" for the vehicle (each snow tire surface is embedded with more than 350 steel nails, each steel nail protruding from the tread of more than 8 mm) The advantage of this is that the average adhesion of the vehicle on the ice and snow road can be improved in order to better control the vehicle.
First of all, the author's experience is the "Japan Tsukuba Circuit", and the test drive model is the Yize Twin Engine. The real-life Tsukuba circuit covers low-speed compound bends, high-speed bends, straights, hairpin corners, and is one of the most classic short tracks in the world, and this time FAW Toyota 1:1 reproduced this track.
This test drive experience, the agility and lightness of Yize Shuangqing in the "track" are profoundly impactful. Thanks to the short body and the low center of gravity brought by the TNGA platform, the Yize dual engine moves very calmly in continuous corners, coupled with the setting of the independent rear suspension of the double wishbone, which further ensures the dynamic stability of the vehicle.
Next up is the "Belgian Spa Circuit", which has continuous hairpin bends and large angle U-turns, as well as bumpy roads. Our test drive was replaced by a 2.5L 4WD version of the Crown Land-on HEV.
Although the Crown Land Release Dual Engine is more than 5 meters long and the curb weight is more than 2 tons, because of the blessing of the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system, the Crown Land Release Dual Engine has not been chaotic on the ice and snow. This E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system does not have a transmission shaft, but relies on two motors on the front and rear axles to cooperate, and the power distribution of the front/rear wheels can be easily switched between 100:0 and 20:80, and even this "big man" can easily make small drifts in the corners.
Next up is the "British Silverstone Circuit", which must be familiar to F1 friends who are familiar with this track, which simulates the classic high-speed corners and low-speed back corners of Silverstone, as well as the longer straights. At this time, the model we test drove was replaced by a Lingfang dual engine.
We test-drove the flagship version of the model, which uses a 2.5L dual-engine hybrid system and is also equipped with an E-FOUR four-wheel drive system. The length of the Lingfang dual engine is 4755mm, but its turning radius is only 5.5 meters, and because of the advantage of low center of gravity, the setting of the rear suspension double-wisher independent suspension and the help of this electronic four-wheel drive system, the Lingfang dual engine will make me feel more open, "Reflecting the afterglow, driving the most beautiful Toyota SUV, dancing on the ice." I think the BGM at this moment should be "Desert River Ballroom""
Finally, we experienced the "Japan Fuji Circuit", which has more low-speed bends and longer straights, of which the length of this straight is more than 500 meters, and it can be said that the handling performance of the vehicle on the whole track is still a big test. The model of this test drive was replaced by the Asian Dragon Twin Engine.
In the process of linear acceleration, with the E-CVT drivetrain, the power output is quite linear. The nearly five-meter length does not make people feel that the Asian Dragon Double Engine has a clear sense of bulkiness, under the blessing of the ACA active steering assistance system, the body swing amplitude of the Asian Dragon Double Engine is not large, and after turning off the ESP, it will become very flexible in the corners.
After a day of test drives, the author experienced a variety of Toyota's heavy models on a number of replica classic ice and snow tracks, because of the excellent handling performance, it is not so much an ice and snow test drive, but rather a wonderful "racing game".
In addition to excellent fuel economy empowerment, FAW Toyota's hybrid system to cope with extreme weather performance is also impressive, this test drive of the model mostly uses a dual engine setting, so the start of the vehicle is completed by the motor, the impact of low temperature is much smaller than the traditional fuel vehicle, in addition to the vehicle's warm air heating speed is also very fast. The harsh weather seems challenging, but FAW Toyota has turned it into a stage for its own display. Many of FAW Toyota's models have withstood the test after a full day of rigorous testing and high-intensity driving.
In the author's opinion, the technology represented by TNGA and hybrid is the "knife" of FAW Toyota's snow knife line. In the face of the fierce enemies in the yunyun car market, FAW Toyota relies on the "technology" knife to cut through thorns, fuel saving, high durability and high value retention, which are the labels of FAW Toyota's models. After walking on the ice and snow track, you may find that it also has more characteristics, and the renewal of the Crown brand and the "step-by-step" in the field of new energy may let us see more possibilities for FAW Toyota in the future.