In recent years, under the dual stimulation of the rapid development of the county economy and the tightening of the governance of the light truck market, the sales volume of the small truck market has been growing, and the replacement of products has become more frequent. On January 7, 2022, nearly half a month after the opening of the pre-sale, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS was officially listed, and the official price range was 55,900-6.59 million yuan.
As an upgraded version of the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71/D72, the price of the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS has increased slightly, and the product strength has been further improved. In the context of the increasing demand for urban and rural transportation, can it be a better tool for entrepreneurs to get rich? With these questions in mind, Sohu Commercial Vehicles conducted a static experience of the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS.
The appearance of the tool cart, but there is no lack of quality
Positioning "super logistics small light truck", Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS is a veritable tool car, which is decent in appearance design and does not have too many embellishments. However, compared with the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71/D72, the new car has improved in some details and added some sense of quality.
Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS
Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS as a single row of small cards in the series, in the front face design using a split grille design, the upper air intake grille is equipped with a black plastic mesh, and with the headlights through the integration; the lower intake grille is a two-stage metal mesh, echoing with the unique shape of the front fog lights, with chrome decoration of the front bumper, giving people some different sense of refinement from the ordinary small card.
Dongfeng Xiaokang D72PLUS
Dongfeng Xiaokang D72PLUS, as a double-row small card of the series, is not much different from the overall dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS in the front face design, but there is a difference in the shape of the upper intake grille. The interior of the mid-mesh of the intake grille on the car is decorated with a black honeycomb mesh, which looks more sporty with the double flying swallow logo of the East Wind.
Body side, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS in addition to the difference between single / double rows, other aspects are no difference, are in line with the positioning of the tool car, especially the pedal and pedal design on the side of the cargo box, very practical, can greatly facilitate users to get on and off the car loading and unloading goods.
Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS rear design
Dongfeng Xiaokang D72PLUS rear design
In the rear part of the car, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS continues the design of Dongfeng Xiaokang D71/D72, and the overall shape is horizontal and vertical, which is very square. Specifically, the tail part of Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS is three areas, the left side is printed with the "Dongfeng Xiaokang" Chinese logo, the middle is printed with the Dongfeng double flying swallow logo, the right side is printed with the car model and power logo, and the left and right sides of the lower part are rectangular shape tail lights. In addition, the new car is equipped with a gantry, which is more practical for pulling goods.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS are 5990*1870*2040 mm, the wheelbase is 3700mm, and the cargo box is 3700*1770*370mm; the length, width and height of Dongfeng Xiaokang D72PLUS are 5990*1870*2060mm, the wheelbase is 3700mm, and the cargo box is 3000*1770*370 mm, compared with Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS, the body height is slightly higher, and the cargo box length is slightly shorter.
The interior is biased towards passenger cars and offers a certain degree of comfort
Entering the interior of the body, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS adopts a design style that is biased towards passenger cars, bringing certain comfort to users.
Specifically, the main driving side of the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS adopts a shape similar to the "double screen", the double circle shape dashboard + 10-inch central control color HD screen, with a three-frame multi-functional steering wheel, has a good sense of fashion; on the side of the center console co-driver, the car is mainly decorated with hard plastic, and equipped with some irregular diamond-shaped ornaments, in the case of limited cost, try to ensure aesthetics.
Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS are equipped with weaving seats
The front door handle area is decorated with an irregular diamond-shaped ornament
In terms of seats, the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS are equipped with weaving seats and provide a 4-way adjustment function for the main driver seat. In addition, in order to ensure the comfort of the drivers and passengers as much as possible, the woven seats of dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS are decorated with a concave design and are decorated with black and white interlaced diamond-shaped ornaments. At the same time, the front door handle area of Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS also has some irregular diamond-shaped ornamentation, which adds agility to the whole vehicle.
It is worth noting that although as a tool car, the Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS is not equipped with airbags, but is equipped with an anti-lock braking system (ABS/EBD). At the same time, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS also provides some comfort equipment, such as front door electric windows, single steam air conditioning, reversing images, Internet of Vehicles (WiFi) and so on.
A 1.6/2.0L engine is supplied to ensure cargo carrying capacity
In terms of power, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS provides 1.6/2.0L two kinds of power. Among them, the maximum power of the 1.6L engine is 90kW, the peak torque is 158N·m, matching the 5MT manual transmission, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is 7.2L; the maximum power of the 2.0L engine is 105kW, the peak torque is 158N·m, and the 5MT manual transmission is matched, the power is stronger and the traction is greater, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is 7.6L.
In terms of suspension, as a tool car, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS mainly guarantees cargo carrying performance, and the front suspension adopts 6 longitudinal leaf springs for non-independent suspension, and the leaf spring is placed on the top; the rear suspension adopts 7+6 longitudinal leaf springs for non-independent suspension, and the leaf spring is placed on the top. This suspension system is slightly worse in terms of comfort, but it is highly resistant to manufacturing and is more suitable for daily pulling.
Write at the end
Overall, as a tool car, the materials of Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS cannot be compared with passenger cars, but in some details, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS tries to please consumers as much as possible, and is committed to bringing comfort and fashion to users. In addition, in terms of entrepreneurship and prosperity, Dongfeng Xiaokang D71PLUS/D72PLUS is designed to be practical and has sufficient power protection, which meets the transportation needs of urban and rural users.