In 1894, six of the 15 winning cars in paris-rouen, the world's first racing race, were built by Peugeot, and the following year, the world's first timer car race, Paris-Bordeaux, won the Peugeot roadster. Time flies, and for the next hundred years, the "champion" has been engraved in the heart of the logo brand.
Born for the track, racing against the future. As early as this autumn, at the East China Sea Station of the China Mass Production Car Performance Competition, Dongfeng Peugeot's new 4008 won the first place in the Elk test group and the first two championships in the bump challenge group with a completely unmodified mass production model, which is to prove to users that Peugeot is not only a fierce lion on the field, but also a reliable partner on the street.
In the annual event that can be called the "Winter Olympics" in the automotive industry, another member of the "Champion Family", Dongfeng Peugeot 508L, won the 2021 China Auto Ice and Snow Challenge Car Group Comprehensive Championship with its own hard strength, becoming the biggest winner of the ANNUAL FINAL BATTLE OF THE CCPC Competition; the DNA engraved in the heart boiled again, the "champion gene" is Dongfeng Peugeot's highest respect for the legendary model, and the "Champion Family" has also become the deepest continuation of Dongfeng Peugeot's 211-year brand history.
The bright moon shines on the snow, and the condensation into frost is the impression of changbai mountain, and even if you wear thick clothes in extreme weather, you can't resist the chill of 41 degrees north latitude.
On the morning of December 21, the Ice Challenge kicked off as scheduled, and because the race was based on unmodified production models, the data obtained was completely dependent on the performance of the participating vehicles themselves. At the same time, the contestants need to complete the snow elk race, the snow pile race, the snow comprehensive performance challenge, etc. During the fierce competition, the roar of the engine ignited people's "song of ice and fire". So, what kind of experience is driving the Dongfeng Peugeot 508L "sprinkling joy" on the snow?
Snow Elk Race
Elk test is an important international standard for measuring vehicle safety, which was first produced in Sweden, which can fully reflect the handling performance of the car and reflect the strength of the manufacturer on the chassis. On this basis, the snow elk test can further test the vehicle's emergency obstacle avoidance ability on low-adhesion roads.
After counting down the seconds, the racer jumped out with the Dongfeng Peugeot 508L, and as the chassis of one of the secret skills of the French car, it played an important role as always! The CLDR Master chassis of the Dongfeng Peugeot 508L features front McPherson independent suspension and rear five-link independent suspension.
Theoretically, if the stability of the vehicle is poor, it is easy to get out of control in an emergency, and the loss of control is mostly manifested in two kinds: one is rolling, that is, the outer wheel is cocked, or serious point, directly overturned; the other is side skidding, that is, the vehicle trajectory is not controlled, and even direct tail dumping in extreme cases. In the race, the reaction ability of the Dongfeng Peugeot 508L is clean and neat, even in the snow, when avoiding obstacles, it can still quickly adjust the center of gravity of the body to achieve the desired effect, and then stabilize the body posture and calmly steer. This makes the challenge a lighthearted affair.
Not only that, the Dongfeng Peugeot 508L suspension also uses the only all-aluminum alloy rear beam in its class, which is not only robust and durable, but also has a lower rear axle quality. The ultra-high body stiffness and high-quality chassis adjustment make the vehicle attitude respond quickly in the snow elk test, and the accurate avoidance route is like a cloud flowing water, which easily copes with the snow elk test with the fastest passing speed and the best stability, which is commendable.
Of course, some people will think that this kind of extreme test is rarely encountered in life. In fact, the city often encounters a fast retrograde battery car or some "ghost probe" scene, in these cases, hitting the steering wheel will easily lose control, so the snow elk test has made an important reference for everyone.
Snow race around the pile
For cars, pile winding test is one of the most common means to test the vehicle's handling limits, and the bending performance has a great relationship with the chassis tuning of the vehicle, especially the chassis height of the vehicle and the support of the suspension. Lower chassis heights allow the vehicle to have a lower center of gravity, thereby reducing the roll of the vehicle, while stiffer suspension ensures better lateral support when cornering.
In the snow race around the pile, the 508L and mazda artez are tested at the same 50km/h, but the former is still transient response fast, the steady state time is short, the dynamic in the bend does not move up and down significantly, the balance of different corners at different stages is stable and the posture is calm, the latter is slightly inferior; while the Passat encounters the pile race, the vehicle appears excessive pitch and shake, when the suspension movement reaches the impact limit block, the impact makes the driver's body shake strongly. The trigger for this situation is that the chassis is too "loose" and not "solid", which is in sharp contrast with the performance of the 508L.
Comprehensive performance challenges in snow
In the face of more difficult snow comprehensive performance challenges, Dongfeng Peugeot 508L easily filters redundant actions, and has achieved excellent results with the help of the only AMVAR variable independent suspension in the same class, so where are the advantages of this technology?
The basic structure is: a variable damping suspension ECU, 4 height sensors, 3 acceleration sensors, 4 electro-hydraulic controlled shock absorbers.
The front and rear four wheels of the vehicle are equipped with a set of electronically controlled hydraulic shock absorbers, AMVAR variable independent suspension system, through the electronic control system to control the flow rate of the liquid in the shock absorber, changing the size of the shock damping.
Provide "soft, standard, hard" shock absorption mode to change the body attitude control to meet the needs of the actual driver.
In terms of performance, the PEUGEOT 508L's AMVAR variable independent suspension takes precision, agility, dexterity and more to the next level. To make another analogy, the chassis is the core of the car, which directly determines the safety, handling, comfort and economy of the car; the adjustment is to adjust the chassis, suspension and other components, make a certain curvature adjustment; and the chassis material directly affects the vehicle driving texture. These three main factors add up to a lot of skill, and the Peugeot 508L does it.
Not only that, Dongfeng Peugeot's new 4008 also has the above chassis configuration and master tuning, which are common. This is enough to prove one thing: technology and craftsmanship can never be achieved in a single step with the embrace of capital, and the mission of the "champion family" is to make every member capable of standing out!
Of course, in other aspects, the Peugeot 508L is not inferior, equipped with a 1.8T (400THP) turbocharged direct injection engine, which can output 155kw of maximum power, 300N·m of maximum torque, matching the original imported Aisin 8-speed automatic transmission engine, abundant power output to ensure that every time can be bent with surging kinetic energy, which is still "the same origin" as Peugeot's new 4008, there is no need to worry about the experience deviation caused by the rotation between models.
It also features the class's exclusive third-generation i-Cockpit all-sensory cockpit, which features a layered design concept that allows the driver to focus more on the driver's control operation, and a small racing-style multi-function steering wheel that provides the driver with a sense of control over the field step by step. The braking system uses oversized front brake discs, a diameter of 330mm and all-ceramic brake pads, to ensure thermal attenuation and braking performance of the brakes, so that every emergency brake on the ice and snow track is at ease.
Write at the end
The cold zone test is crucial for the development of vehicle performance, which can greatly affect the comfort and driving safety of the winter car, which is not only a test of the cold tolerance of the participants, but also a test of the vehicle's extreme ability.
Through the test of the CCPC's three professional competitions, we can clearly see the extraordinary strength of the Peugeot 508L itself. Of course, behind the strength is not only the efforts of countless people, but also the deepest feelings of Dongfeng Peugeot for the "champion gene".
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