The "General Technical Conditions for Multi-purpose Trucks" for pickup truck models will be officially implemented from May 1, 2022, and the new standard defines the pickup truck models in terms of technical standards, although it still belongs to the category of trucks, but in terms of technical standards and the redefinition of ordinary trucks, this can also provide technical standard support for the management and policy adjustment of pickup truck models in the future, especially in recent years, the passengerization of pickup trucks with high demand.
With the development trend of pickup trucks, there are now pickup truck models based on the passenger car platform, after geely remote based on the SUV model Geely Boyue launched a remote FX pickup truck, China National Heavy Duty Truck based on its SUV model VGV U75 PLUS to build a new pickup model VX7 is also about to be listed, which is also the first pickup truck model under Sinotruk.
From the appearance of the real car, the front half of the VX7 is basically the same as the VGV U75 PLUS, only the front face of the middle grid grid shape has been adjusted, this VX7 pickup truck uses two chrome grilles with a more rigid visual effect, with the logo of Sinotruk is very powerful.
Compared with Geely's remote FX's blunt way of increasing the rear cargo box, the side of this new truck VX7 is obviously more natural and smooth, the side panel and the front part of the cargo box are integrated structures, and the angled waist line also runs through the side of the cargo box and connects with the tail lights. The raised shape of the front of the side wall plate of the cargo box increases the height of the interior of the cargo box and also makes its side look more stylish and personalized.
The biggest highlight of the new car is the cargo box part, not only the use of sedan-based transverse taillights, the inside of the cargo box is hidden mystery, the bottom of the entire cargo box in addition to the right side of the gas port position has a little bump, the floor is a flat structure.
Opening the plastic bottom plate of the cargo box, there are also two hidden storage boxes on the lower part, and the volume of both storage boxes is very large, and some important luggage items can be placed in these two hidden storage boxes. In addition, when the rear wall is opened, you can also see the hydraulic struts that are rarely seen on the pickup truck, and there is a hidden up and down pedal in the rear wall.
In the interior part, the center console shape of this VX7 pickup truck is consistent with the VGV U75 PLUS, which is completely passenger car-oriented interior atmosphere, with a high sense of grade. Equipped with a full LCD dashboard and a longitudinal central control screen, the color scheme in the car is also very luxurious.
In terms of size, the length and width height is 5015 * 1870 * 1732mm, the wheelbase is 2800mm, although compared to most of the current pickup trucks, its body length and wheelbase are not very prominent, but because of its body side structure factors, its 2 meters 8 wheelbase is basically used in the interior space part, its rear seat is very close to the rear axle position, so its actual rear space is better than many conventional pickups. In addition, the new car also provides a panoramic sunroof, which is also rare on ordinary pickup trucks.
Chassis part, the chassis of this VX7 pickup truck is the same as the VGV U75 PLUS load-bearing body, the front and rear are independent suspension. Because it is not a chassis structure that is partial to the load capacity, its load weight is not very large, 330kg, and the load weight of the general ordinary pickup truck is close to the level of 500kg.
In the power part, the new car is equipped with a 2.0T gasoline engine from the Great Wall's honeycomb power, with a maximum power of 225 horsepower and a maximum torque of 385 Nm, which is matched by an 8AT gearbox.