If an electric car had a driving texture like a fuel car, would you choose it? Admittedly, as a fuel car owner, I am not really cold about electric vehicles. The first is that the current electric vehicle has not yet reached the point of "non-optional choice", there is no hard demand for me to choose an electric vehicle; the second is in the driving texture, the electric vehicle's sense of movement that will sneak out with a light touch, and the drag feeling brought by kinetic energy recovery always makes me feel uncomfortable. But compared to the need for the first point, the satisfaction of driving texture may be the core incentive for me to choose an electric car at present.
Just as electric vehicles advocate scooter travel, after putting aside all endurance anxieties, electric vehicles can indeed meet our daily short-distance and occasional long-distance travel. But whether it is a short-distance or long-distance trip, the core of the car is always inseparable from the driving level, so an electric vehicle that can really give me a comfortable experience in the driving control experience, at this time, I choose the focus of the electric vehicle. Recently, there is such an electric car that I have found a good driving texture in it, it is the Chevrolet Patrol.
When I first saw the tour, this car still gave me a very special feeling. Because this time you get the 2022 Chang Tour Mickey Kung Fu Edition, which is also a special edition model jointly launched by Chevrolet and Disney, so don't think that this is just a unique promotional pull in the 4S store, in fact, what you can see is the official pull. And on the official website news, the 2022 Chang Tour Mickey Kung Fu Edition is only for direct sales by manufacturers.
But I have to say that the 2022 Mickey Kung Fu Edition is still quite special in the details of pulling flowers, such as the entire roof is covered with Mickey's head, as well as the unique Mickey logo at the rear and the large Mickey post on the body, all of which feel quite unique, and driving on the road is really a return rate.
Returning to the design of Chang Tour itself, you can see from the side that Chang Tour is a compact sedan with a cross-border style, and the slender body with a sneaky shape makes it look a bit like a station wagon. And the front face of the patrol also gives people a more slender feeling, combined with the 17-inch wheels used, so the proportion of the whole vehicle gives me a feeling of quite smooth and sporty.
However, on the other hand, the front face of The Patrol feels a little monotonous to me. Based on the fact that Chang Patrol is an electric vehicle, in the front face design, Chang Patrol also cancels the grille design, which feels quite concise, and also lacks details. But in the design of the hood, the bulge above the headlights on both sides of the patrol is very good to bring out the sporty atmosphere it wants, which is still quite good in this design.
Echoing the simple front face, there is also the tail design of the patrol. However, based on the two-color body design of the patrol, the tail of the patrol is a good up and down style, which is still relatively strong in the sense of hierarchy, and thanks to the design of the slipback, the tail of the patrol feels more atmospheric and natural. Therefore, in the overall design, the performance of the patrol is still remarkable, especially in the pursuit of young sports today, the image of the patrol is still quite in line with the needs of contemporary young people.
Compared with the current interior atmosphere of pursuing technology, the interior design of Chang Tour feels more traditional to me. Because in the internal structure of the patrol, you can still clearly see the gear handle, central control, and even the dashboard design like a fuel vehicle, personally, this design style will be more suitable for the convenience of daily travel, especially at the application level, the physical buttons with a clear layout are more likely to make people achieve blind control, which also means that when you drive this smooth patrol for the first time, you can clearly know its operation logic and apply it more smoothly.
And in terms of materials, Chang Patrol not only uses a large number of leather materials, but also adds fur materials to the steering wheel and the center console of the co-pilot, which brings out the high texture it wants to express. Especially in the grip of the steering wheel, with the application of fur can play a good anti-slip effect, it is more free and natural when steering. However, on the contrary, in some small details, such as the center console above the main driver and some materials on the door panel, the patrol will still use hard plastic materials, which will feel almost interesting in the touch.
In terms of riding space, based on the patrol is a compact sedan, so its space strength is still relatively decent, can meet the daily household needs, but in the case of full capacity will be slightly crowded, especially based on its slippery design, the head space of the rear passengers will have a certain impact. Therefore, in terms of the overall internal experience, the patrol will focus more on creating a high-quality interior atmosphere, and it will be slightly insufficient in space. But of course, as mentioned at the beginning of the article, the biggest highlight of this patrol is its driving experience.
First of all, let's talk about the power equipment of this smooth cruise, which is equipped with a total motor power of 130kW and can burst out a maximum torque of 256N·m. In terms of batteries, it is equipped with a ternary lithium battery with a capacity of 61.1 kWh and a pure electric mileage of 518 kilometers. In fact, such data is not very good in terms of current electric vehicles, but it is more than enough to cope with daily short-distance travel. However, the biggest highlight of the patrol is its driving experience.
When I first drove this tour, it gave me the feeling of being smooth, but that smooth feeling was not the aggressive linear acceleration experience of an ordinary electric car. In terms of electric gate adjustment, I feel more like a fuel vehicle equipped with a naturally aspirated engine, especially when stepping on the electric door to start in the ordinary driving mode, the smooth tour does not have the kind of dynamic feeling shown by ordinary electric vehicles, but can well combine the depth of the electric door to echo the power output you want, in this point it can even give you a "heel" feeling, especially in the face of congested road conditions, this adjustment can effectively reduce your driving pressure.
And when you suddenly step on the accelerator deeply, the patrol in the ordinary driving mode can still quickly echo your rhythm, give the corresponding power output, at this time you can experience the acceleration advantages brought by the electric vehicle, more importantly, in the ordinary driving mode of the patrol, the adjustment of its kinetic energy recovery is also quite natural, and does not show an obvious drag feeling, when you release the electric door, the speed drop is very smooth and natural. At the same time, Chang Tour has a clear driving experience in different driving modes, for example, in the sports mode, Chang Tour can still play a "radical" role, bringing you a better power experience. In the economic mode, the kinetic energy recovery of Chang patrol will become particularly obvious, and it is more obsessed with reducing energy consumption and meeting the driving control needs of different scenarios and different modes.
As I expressed at the beginning of the article, although today's electric vehicles are in a good situation in China, from the consumption level, the situation of electric vehicles is also extremely embarrassing. It can meet our daily travel needs, but the endurance anxiety caused by long-distance travel is still the core problem that the current electric vehicle cannot be perfectly solved in a short period of time. In this environment, I personally feel that a good electric car can impress consumers more, after all, before the arrival of five-person driving, driving control is still one of the core of car selection, especially in the urban scenes that currently electric vehicles deal with, and the relaxed driving experience can relieve the pressure of our daily travel. In this regard, I personally feel that the Chevrolet Patrol is quite in place, which is also the most satisfying thing for me with this car.