The year is approaching, and it is the ice and snow season of another year, and the most exciting thing for an auto media person at this time is undoubtedly the ice and snow test drive. In addition to being able to enjoy the snow and ice and snow scenery wrapped in silver, the most important thing is that the vehicle's travel dynamics will be infinitely magnified on the low-adhesion ice surface, and this driving control feeling of walking on the verge of running out of control is not usually the opportunity to feel.
Of course, the "bitter cold place" where the temperature is often minus 20 or 30 degrees is also an excellent "testing ground" for testing cars! And the purpose of our trip is to test (sprinkle) (cheer) FAW Toyota's full range of models, how do they perform in such harsh conditions? Let's take a look at it now
A natural ice track at minus twenty degrees
On this trip, we came to Shangdu Lake in Inner Mongolia, where the water and grass are abundant and the environment is beautiful. Every winter, the wide lake surface of more than 4 million square meters condenses into tens of centimeters of ice, which is an excellent natural ice track.
This time, FAW Toyota is also quite ingenious in the design of the venue, dividing four famous tracks with different styles according to the characteristics of different models - Spa Circuit, Tsukuba Circuit, Silverstone Circuit and Fuji Circuit, especially the "Godfather of Drift" - Kei City Tsuchiya's favorite Tsukuba Circuit in Japan, which has been reproduced 1:1. Drift + ice and snow pavement, it is really making people's blood boil.
And to be able to support such a rich track content, naturally because the "protagonist group" is strong enough, this year is undoubtedly a big year for FAW Toyota's products, first of all, the return of the crown brand, the emergence of crown land release and crown Will law has further improved the brand style of FAW Toyota. The newly launched Toyota Lingfang has also filled the market for mid-size SUVs. Asiatic Lions gives A+ users a plethora of options. The new Corolla Reliss is more in line with the travel needs of new-age families with the attitude of an SUV and a larger space.
TNGA+ hybrid can be so "wild"?
In many test drives for Toyota's new models, we will mention the strength of the TNGA architecture: high rigidity of the body, low center of gravity chassis, comprehensive innovation of the power and chassis system, indeed give people a very sharp handling feeling. In addition to this time, Toyota's new generation of hybrid system Toyota Hybrid System (THS II.) also brings the power output of the clouds and flowing water, coupled with the excellent fuel consumption control has been reliable stability, it is indeed eye-catching.
The first place we came was the famous Silverstone Circuit, one of the designated tracks in Formula 1, which is full of high-speed corners and low-speed turning corners, which is very challenging. On this track, the model I experienced was a brand new model of the FAW Toyota SUV family , The Lingfang.
For this car, I personally feel that its elegant appearance + excellent texture of the interior, is the most "Lexus" flavor of the Toyota family. However, this time, its power system is more worthy of attention! The new E-four electronic four-wheel drive, it is through the rear axle motor to drive the rear wheel, the transmission efficiency is higher than the general drive shaft form, the power response distribution is also faster, and its rear axle can achieve up to 80% of the power distribution, so that this SUV presents the dynamics of the rear-drive car.
How do you make the car "float"? I am using the "pendulum" to bring the center of gravity shift, in the rear of the car to the side of the forward moment, with the steering wheel quickly shifted to the center of the bend, and with the continuous throttle, combined with the body posture judgment reasonable counter-to-turn the steering wheel, with the help of the E-Four electronic four-wheel drive system, the vehicle will make a beautiful drift along the snowflake splash.
Next came to the Spa circuit in Belgium, which is a famous high-speed track, all kinds of high-speed corners and high-speed straights are very suitable for the "Big Brother" crown land here to play, the new generation of TNGA 2.5L dual-engine hybrid comprehensive power up to 183kW, and match the E-CVT transmission smooth combing, power output is very smooth and sharp, it can let me find "cool points" on the high-speed straight every time, and before entering the corner can also let me maintain a high curve speed, coupled with the advantage of longer wheelbase, Let it have a more perfect "drifting" posture than Lingfang.
In addition, thanks to the assistance of the TNGA-K architecture, this big guy weighing more than 2 tons also has good body rigidity, and the low center of gravity of the chassis, in addition to reducing the roll when cornering, also makes the body of more than 5 meters 1 have a more flexible dynamic, and the fun of driving is not lost at all.
Coming to The Fuji Circuit in Japan, this track has the longest continuous curve in the whole field, and on this track, FAW Toyota also rarely uses two front-drive sedans - Asia Lion/Asian Dragon as test vehicles, although in the case of ESP full opening, it is more difficult to make the body posture of the above two SUVs, but thanks to the low center of gravity in the car, and the ACA active steering assist system, these two cars I am more willing to use the "line" way to run the track, which is obviously more suitable for the two cars to play.
Finally, we came to the Tsukuba Circuit in Japan, a classic short track with a smooth connection between high and low composite corners, followed by a hairpin bend after the straight, and the whole track is completed in one go. As a small family SUV, the Yize 2.0L dual engine version is simply a perfect fit for this project, and there are many ways to play.
You can ESP fully open, use the vehicle to actively apply braking force to the inner wheels, let you turn the corner more perfectly, and use the slow in and fast out driving method to reduce the phenomenon of the vehicle pushing head and run better results. At the same time, you can also half-turn off ESP, still using gravity transfer methods, so that the rear of the car is thrown up, and the shorter wheelbase also brings more active dynamics, which is highly playable.
Write at the end
At this event, in addition to enjoying the magnificent scenery that is rarely seen in ordinary times, we also saw the outstanding performance of Toyota's models, especially on the low-adhesion ice surface of the vehicle dynamic amplification, which further reflects the delicate handling of Toyota models. With the blessing of the TNGA architecture and the THS II hybrid system, toyota models are also in a state of ease whether they go up the mountain to the countryside or on the ice, and they can maintain excellent product stability under this extremely cold land, which is really praiseworthy.