Flying from Shanghai to Changbai Mountain was only 2 hours, walking out of the airport, the cold in the air made me instinctively tighten the zipper of my bloated shirt, and it was obvious that my body did not quickly adapt to this huge temperature change. This time I came to Changbai Mountain to participate in the Jili Boyue X, the theme of "Our Love 100 ° C" ice and snow test drive activity.
In fact, back in the summer of a few years ago, when the first generation of Boyue was just listed, I had the privilege of participating in a few stops in the middle of similar long-distance road test activities held by Boyue officials. The theme at that time was the "100°C Temperature Difference Challenge", and the convoy drove Boyue from Mohe, the northernmost point of China, to the southernmost Hainan. I remember when I first test-drove this Chinese brand model, I was deeply impressed by its very European car-like chassis. This is also the first time to drive this car on snow-covered roads and in low temperatures, but it now has a new name - Boyue X.
"X" brings a "genetic mutation"
Just like in "X-Men", a group of ordinary people accidentally gain superpowers through genetic mutations, and the same is how Boyue X feels to me. Compared with the original Boyue model, the new car has a very big change in styling. The "X" type front grille is designed with a radial grid inside, and more blackening kits have been added to the car, including shiny black grilles, wheel hubs, luggage racks, and the embellishments of the passionate burning orange suit, such as blade-like air intake decoration, arrow feather trim, and orange calipers, the overall style is more sporty, and the recognition is straight up.
The internal changes focus on texture and technology. When the original Boyue was first listed, the interior texture was widely praised, and now Boyue X has a diversified improvement. First of all, the car is available in two interior styles, such as the "blue wing" that I test-drove
Cockpit interior", in the color matching, the use of a relatively fresh and textured deep space blue and cloud white collocation, the central control decorative panel also uses a glow blue, the top BOSE sound speaker around a circle of looming light blue breathing lights, high-grade sense of spontaneous.
In addition, this car also provides a "crimson cockpit interior", from the name it is not difficult to find that this is a main young sports interior atmosphere, red and black sports style CP collocation is obviously prepared for young users.
Compared with the external sensory changes, the deeper changes of Boyue X are actually the upgrade of scientific and technological equipment. Among them, Geely Galaxy OS all-vehicle intelligent control center is a major highlight, under the blessing of some advanced software and hardware, it brings a more intelligent human-vehicle interaction experience through the shape, light and sound full scene drive.
Different from the current mainstream dual screen design, Boyue X adopts a triple screen design, the instrument, the machine, HUD content display is seamlessly connected, and supports navigation three-finger sliding screen. Among them, the HUD content is rich in display, and the content such as navigation, intelligent driving assistance, and driving information is customized. It is worth mentioning that on the ice and snow pavement, the above font will automatically switch to a blue font in the snow mode, and in the snow background, the reading information is clearer, and I have to admit that the details are really in place.
In terms of AI voice function, this car supports multi-wheeled dialogue, continuous dialogue, associative dialogue, interrupt at any time during the dialogue process, no need to wait for the car machine to reply to the command, communication efficiency is higher; and in the map, music and other native application interfaces, keywords on the car interface can be directly controlled without wake-up, you can directly switch music and other functions; the most interesting thing is that you can also customize the voice package, such as recording the voice of your girlfriend or child, you can achieve some interesting dialogue.
In addition, it is also equipped with L2 intelligent driving assistance, with advanced functions such as active braking, automatic avoidance, full-speed domain intelligent pilot, and the core uses the Mobileye EyeQ4 chip from Tesla's unified supplier, which is faster in computing, has a wider range of visual recognition and more responsive response. Although the system can also recognize the road surface on snow-covered roads, it is safer to leave this slippery road surface to people to drive.
In fact, there are many similar "black technology" in Boyue X, such as the "540 ° panoramic image with chassis perspective" function, which is very practical on the narrow snowy road; the smart sensorless mobile phone digital key can also be replaced by a mobile phone when you forget to bring the car key; the mobile phone APP remote control can realize the remote start of the hot car, open the air conditioning and other functions, which is indeed very practical in the cold winter; in addition, entertainment functions such as weChat, QQ music, Bilibili and other entertainment functions Of this car are also integrated. It can be said that in terms of intelligent networking, the performance of this car is very comprehensive.
The winter experience is not discounted, and the driving experience is still praised
I had put on what I thought was the warmest gear before coming to Changbai Mountain, but it was still a bit unbearable to stay outside in the cold for a long time. In fact, the vehicle will also encounter more severe tests in cold climates, such as driving in the snow, and you have to change to snow tires with better grip. However, compared to these places that are easy to improve externally, the internal performance of the vehicle needs to be taken into account at the beginning of development.
For example, we know that the battery power attenuation at low temperature is more serious, which is also a pain point that is difficult to overcome by electric vehicles at present, although Boyue X is not an electric vehicle, but some electrical equipment in the car still needs a battery to provide power. Boyue X is equipped with a low-temperature battery and an intelligent anti-loss management system, which can ensure that in the environment of -40 ° C, the battery power can still be maintained normally after 30 days.
For example, at low temperatures, the viscosity of the oil will increase, which will lead to an increase in the starting torque of mechanical parts, and Boyue X is equipped with a starter with a starter that is more powerful than the general vehicle, and the starting power reaches 1.57kW, which is also the largest existence in the same level.
Of course, there are also some comfortable and convenient configurations prepared for winter also appear on this car, such as seat heating function, I have been turning on the whole process, every time I get off the car to shoot back in the car, there will be no "sitting on the cold bench" feeling; the rearview mirror heating function on this car is also a standard of the whole series, which can effectively prevent the rearview mirror from frosting, and the winter driving is naturally safer.
After talking about the objective hardware level, I would like to talk about the ice and snow driving experience of this car. This car is equipped with a 1.8T turbocharged engine + 7-speed dual-clutch transmission power combination, the maximum power of the engine is 135kW, the maximum torque of 300N·m, the data is indeed very beautiful, but combined with the wet and slippery road conditions, our driving habits and the power used are quite different from the general test drive.
First of all, the taboo of driving on ice and snow roads is the big foot throttle and the big foot brake, especially in the corners, the danger index will increase, and the earlier intervention of esp when braking also shows this. Even if you are equipped with snow tires, don't be willful, because on those hard ice and snow, the slippery has to be slippery, and the gentle acceleration and deceleration are more suitable for this road environment.
Secondly, because the speed can not be too fast, the power used in the entire test drive trip is basically at a medium and low speed, which is actually a very good test for the low-speed torque of the engine and the matching of the transmission. However, the Boyue X's 1.8T engine is already involved in the turbine at 1000 rpm, and 1500 rpm can burst 285N·m of torque, so you can feel its acceleration is very light, and the climb is effortless. In terms of transmission, when switching frequently in low gear, the overall smoothness is also very in place, which is also quite beneficial for wet and slippery roads.
Finally, I want to talk about the chassis performance of this car, although the softer snow tires bring more comfortable road feedback, but from the perspective of the vibration filter performance of the chassis, first of all, its overall sense is very strong, after some bumpy road surfaces, or when the wheels press through the snow and cinder on the road (the northern region will use it to remove snow in the road area), the rebound of the suspension is very rapid, which is consistent with my feelings when I first test-drove the original Boyue. Secondly, the comfort is very good, driving with snow tires on the snow and dappled roads, looking out the window exclusive to the beauty of Changbai Mountain in winter, it is indeed very enjoyable.
Conclusion: There is no doubt that in terms of sales, the Boyue family has become one of the most successful Chinese brand SUVs, and Boyue X has been passed down from generation to generation, and its product strength has been continuously improved and improved. For China, which is rich in land and materials, the people who buy this car may come from the east, west, south and north of the country, so the quality of the vehicle must also meet the use environment of different regions. On the other hand, the current vehicle ownership rate of most families in China will not be almost one as in Europe and the United States, so a car must undertake more diversified travel purposes, which can be to buy groceries at work, family outings, or long-distance self-driving. I think this is also the significance of the manufacturer's insistence on verifying this car through long distances and various harsh environments.