I believe that most boys' love for cars has sprouted since childhood, and they have received car toys from their parents in childhood. Aaron, a writer of the driver's school, was no exception, his father was an auto mechanic and later a driver for many years, so he has been to many places since he was a child in his father's co-driver, and he always likes to take advantage of the moment of parking to run to the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel to learn to change gears like his father. As a result, Aaron grew up in the automotive industry, became an engineer, and fell in love with driving.
Although Aaron values the pleasure of handling, he also believes that the car is still a means of transportation for most people, and the fun attribute is only a minority, especially for the married family. The newly married Aaron was no exception, he finally turned his back on the ideal of "I want to buy a sports car with a budget of more than 200,000 yuan" and finally chose a family car. However, men, in addition to the family, occasionally have to release themselves, if you can have a model that takes into account the economy and family, but also leaves some fun for yourself, or even an SUV that the whole family is satisfied with, it is perfect.
Therefore, the protagonist of Aaron's test drive this time is a medium-sized SUV that is known as a comprehensive product force - Chevrolet Explorer 48V. In order to test its ability, Aaron made a special trip to Beijing, in the famous Mentougou to see the early winter scenery stretching for hundreds of miles, and set the test drive route at Xiayunling National Forest Park, all the way along the 108 National Highway, 236 Provincial Highway into the Double Road comparable to Qiuming Mountain, and finally along the Jingla Line to reach the Golden Peak Miaofeng Mountain before sunset, 6 hours of continuous complex road conditions, the comprehensive performance of the vehicle will be an in-depth test.
The New Chevrolet Explorer of Aaron's test drive has added a 48V light hybrid system, the engine parameters maintain a maximum power of 174kW and a peak torque of 350Nm, while the variable cylinder technology and variable valve management technology are equipped with a 9AT gearbox, and the entire powertrain has a solid technical content.
In the actual test drive, the drivability of the new explorer in the 48V light mix after the addition, will not let the power feeling as the plug-in mixed model so obvious changes, daily urban driving without too much motor twist, but the quality of the engine start and stop has still been greatly improved, smooth and efficient, logic is also very good, the sense of intervention and presence are very light.
Of course, the road conditions driven by Aaron this time are mainly mountain roads, and this frequent uphill and downhill tests the logic of the gearbox and the accuracy of the engine torque. Chevrolet's new Explorer equipped with the 9AT gearbox, the overall adjustment is more aggressive, the downshift point is set low, basically as long as more than 25% of the Pedal input, the gearbox will actively downshift and increase the torque, so it can well ensure the power output in the mountain road. When accelerating the gear upshift, the point of the gearbox is adjusted relatively high, basically the small throttle input will be about 2000rpm before the gearstor will be upgraded, which makes the driving experience of the new explorer 48V light mix belongs to the light type.
And the new Explorer 48V upshift feeling is doing a good job, basically without any bumps and pulls, but when braking moderately and lightly, the deceleration is occasionally not so linear. However, the test drive also has a four-wheel drive mode choice, after starting the car downshift pull feeling will be significantly alleviated, Aaron believes that this calibration may be considering the four-wheel drive driving compromise program.
Facing the curve in the mountain road, the new Explorer 48V light mix is well adjusted in the chassis control feedback. Its suspension is relatively tight, with enough roll support in the corners, and the steering direction and precision are excellent in the same level of SUV, but the sense of feedback on the steering wheel is blurred, and it is not as clear as the transmission on the floor and seat cushions.
Aaron's favorite point is that this car can feel the excellent grip performance of the vehicle when cornering, the dynamic performance of the whole vehicle is very flexible, even if it encounters undulating roads in the corner, it can be well covered off most of the shaking and undulating, which makes people feel that the upper limit of the chassis is very high, and this is still not the performance of using sports tires.
Although it is dynamic to open, Aaron feels that the new Explorer 48V light mix is also very good in terms of vibration filtering, under different degrees of bumps, the impact amplitude is moderate, the peak is smooth, and at the same time it can retain a relatively clear sense of the road, and the impact sound is also well suppressed, the chassis sense of premium is very sufficient, and the attenuation balance of the front and rear axes of the suspension is also in place, reflecting the texture of the cross-level.
After a long time of driving, excellent interaction features will alleviate the fatigue of driving. The new Explorer 48V uses Chevrolet's latest MyLink + intelligent vehicle interconnection system, although it does not have the exaggerated expression of those new energy vehicle companies, but from the practical point of view, it has been able to take care of the actual demands of most ordinary car owners. For example, it can be intelligently recommended through background artificial intelligence, and the voice interaction is also customized with iFLYTEK, which can control the commonly used air conditioning temperature, music playback, query information and other functions. A more convenient upgrade is that Aaron can add channel points through voice when using navigation, which is very convenient. In addition, Chevrolet is also equipped with CarPlay, which is particularly friendly to iPhone users.
After reaching the end point of Miaofeng Mountain, Aaron drove a total of 326.4 kilometers, the refueling volume was 31.05 liters, so the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers was about 9.5L, considering that most of the whole road was a winding road with complex road conditions, and the average speed was relatively low, so it was already a very good performance for the medium-sized SUV with a curb weight of 1.7 tons.
Driver's Summary
From the perspective of market share, now the medium-sized SUV has stood in the mainstream position of the market, and with the strengthening of the demand for family cars, it is believed that this segment will continue to be sought after by more consumers.
In the face of an increasingly fierce competitive environment, Chevrolet's new Explorer 48V light mix also has its own distinct image in a number of opponents, of which the economy and practicality brought by the 48V light mix system are only one aspect of the advantage, when driving on outdoor roads, its strong and reliable powertrain, with excellent chassis debugging, also brings Aaron another side of driving pleasure.
The comprehensive and balanced product force can indeed make the new Explorer 48V satisfy the family while also pleasing itself, which is rare in the same level and price SUV model, and it is also the strength guarantee that Chevrolet Explorer can achieve success in the two major automobile consumer markets in China and the United States.
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