Often long-distance self-driving trips, should you buy a hardcore off-road vehicle or an SUV? Many people think that hard-driving off-road vehicles are the standard for self-driving tours, in fact, I don't think it is necessary to pursue hard-core off-road vehicles, unless your self-driving tour is to go to inaccessible areas with extremely poor road conditions, otherwise SUVs are completely enough.
The main reasons for not recommending hardcore buggies are as follows:
1, the price is higher, the premium is more serious. Taking the many popular cars Toyota Prado as an example, the starting price of this car in China is 430,000 yuan, but in Japan, this car only sells for 230,000 yuan, and this car is not imported into China in parallel, it is produced in China. At present, the domestic hardcore off-road vehicles have a high threshold for entry, and there is a large degree of premium.
2, the comfort is average. While satisfying off-road functions, the comfort of almost all hardcore off-road vehicles tends to be average. This is mainly because the hardcore off-road vehicle under the spring quality is heavier, after a small bump, the excess vibration and swing is more obvious, and the hardcore off-road vehicle is generally using non-independent suspension, most of them will use non-bearing body, such as Range Rover, Jeep Wrangler, FJ Cruiser, etc., this body is very strong and rigid, but the comfort is very general, and the hardcore off-road vehicle is often difficult to compare with the ordinary SUV of the same price in terms of sound insulation performance, and the riding comfort is poor.
3, the control is general. In order to ensure that the four wheels are firmly attached to the road surface, the ground clearance is generally very high, the suspension stroke is long and soft, so the center of gravity of these models is relatively high, and the handling of road driving is relatively poor.
4, the fuel consumption is high. Finally, in order to ensure that there is enough power to complete the escape, the displacement of hardcore off-road vehicles is usually relatively large, which also causes hard-core off-road vehicles even if they are driving on the road, don't expect it to save fuel for you. And some urban SUVs with four-wheel drive function, such as the newly listed Ford Sharp Edge, Toyota's RAV4, Mitsubishi Outlander, higher chassis and four-wheel drive system, so that its passability is enough to meet the needs of your self-driving tour, in addition, urban SUVs can also bring better comfort, lower fuel consumption, better handling, more diverse functionality and lower threshold to start, as long as you are not going to the wild adventure, urban SUVs with four-wheel drive are actually better choices than hard-core off-road.
Of course, when choosing an SUV for self-driving travel, in addition to the four-wheel drive system and ground clearance, there are two indicators that we need to pay extra attention to, the first point is whether the car can eat coarse grains, that is, No. 92 gasoline, after all, some remote areas of the self-driving tour can not guarantee that they will be able to add No. 95 gasoline. The second point is quality stability, otherwise once there is a failure on the road, the repair point is often far away, which is very troublesome. For friends who like long-distance self-driving trips, rather than hard-core off-road, choosing an SUV can save money and expand the use of the vehicle, which is the most appropriate solution.