Driving view
Written by | Chen Hui
Perhaps only Honda's avid fans will feel that the INTEGRA type that Guangqi Honda has just launched is familiar. Because INTEGRA has been discontinued for more than 15 years.
The INTEGRA is a model introduced by Honda in the 1980s, focusing on sports, especially the INTEGRA Type R model, which was regarded as a representative of civilian performance cars in that year. However, due to the adjustment of Honda's internal car system, integra disappeared for a while.
After 15 years, Guangqi Honda restarted the name of "INTEGRA", Chinese life as "type", this name is straightforward and cute, but how is it internal? After test driving the car, I found the answer to my question.
High power in all series, retaining manual transmission
Clear-eyed people know that today's type is completely different from the ORIGINALGRA in terms of technology, so does the type inherit the genes of the predecessor 'civilian performance car'? In terms of power, the model is equipped with a 1.5T Earth Dream high-power engine as standard, the book parameters are 182 hp, the maximum torque is 240 Nm, and the matching gearbox is in addition to the CVT gearbox, which is easier to drive every day, and the 6-speed manual transmission that can provide more driving pleasure.
The top model that the author test-drove matched the CVT gearbox. In D gear, the power response is not particularly positive, especially when just starting, there is even a significant sense of power lag; therefore, when you need to drive fiercely, I suggest you must use S gear, the power response at this time is extremely fast, completely do with the pedal, the power reserve is also quite strong, in the initial stage and the acceleration of the middle section can provide a significant sense of push back, even in the rear section, after entering the 120km/h cruise, and then step on the throttle deeply, it can still bring a certain sense of pushback, The overall power perception is excellent. As for the D gear, the author believes that it is more suitable for daily transportation, not impatient, suitable for a relaxed driving atmosphere.
The steering is very good, the first thing to praise is its three-frame circular steering wheel, see here, perhaps many people will feel strange, the steering wheel is not all round? No. Nowadays, many models do not hesitate to change the shape of the steering wheel in order to pursue individuality, although it looks very unique, but the use experience is very bad. The stylized steering wheel is traditional, but it's easy to use. At the same time, the steering ratio is also set very well, the direction is also very accurate, the front of the car responds to the steering very quickly, and the steering experience is very good.
The performance of the chassis did not quite match the positioning of the movement, and although the suspension structure was a front McPherson rear multi-link that could be adjusted to be more sporty, the engineers chose to adjust it more comfortably. When walking on bumpy sections, the suspension filters out fine bumps well, thus ensuring comfort in the car. But in intense driving, the chassis didn't perform very well, and I tried to pass the corners at 60km/h, which was accompanied by a noticeable roll. Although the driver's sitting position can be adjusted very low, the sense of side tilt is still obvious. This is obviously the reason why the chassis is not moving enough. However, this may be the careful thinking of the engineer, as a car with a family-oriented car scene, the shape must be enough to take care of comfort, if you need a more sporty chassis, you may wish to modify it.
The brakes can not find anything wrong, there is almost no virtual position, after stepping on the brakes, you can release the braking force, and the release of the braking force is also very linear, the entire braking force is strong enough, even if it is a fierce driving, it can also meet the needs.
Of course, in terms of driving, I personally look forward to the type of manual transmission model, although today there are still fewer and fewer consumers who will choose manual transmission, but it has to be said that an excellent manual transmission can provide more driving pleasure than automatic transmission. I know someone will say that the manual gear is difficult to get started, it will be very tiring to drive, and it is not worth choosing. But as an old driver who is used to driving manual gear, you can responsibly tell everyone that if you really want more pure driving pleasure, believe me, even if you are a novice, just practice for a week, the manual gear can also drive smoothly, after getting used to it, it will form muscle memory, so there is no more tired situation than automatic gear.
On the whole, the type can not be regarded as a pure "civilian performance car", but good technical genes, so that it has great modification potential, if the modification is appropriate, I believe it will be a new generation of "civilian performance car" in the hearts of Honda fans.
Support L2 level intelligent driving, high level of intelligence
In terms of intelligence, the type is equipped with Honda's latest achievements. They are the Honda SENSING safety supersensitive system and the Honda CONNECT 3.0 intelligent guide interconnection system. Among them, honda SENSING's most intuitive perception is that its full-speed ACC and lane center are maintained, the two functions need to be opened separately, and then it enters the L2 level of intelligent driving, I experienced this function on urban roads and high-speed sections, in these two scenarios, it is very easy to use.
Honda CONNECT 3.0 provides the current mainstream car-machine human-computer interaction functions, including intelligent speech recognition, through the voice control of air conditioning, windows, navigation and other functions. The system's functions also support the currently commonly used online navigation, online music and smart home interconnection functions. Measured its intelligent voice control, can accurately identify voice commands, the system's processing speed is also very fast.
The appearance is very JDM, and the style is very stylish
Finally, let's talk a little bit about the design and details of the style. In terms of design, I personally believe that the style is slightly different from the current Honda's familial design language, especially the front face looks a bit like a classic Japanese car of the 90s. Coming to the side, you can see that the top and sub-top models of the type are equipped with 18-inch wheels, and the overall aura is stronger. The rear of the car is consistent with the front face, and the overall design also has a clear sense of age. Obviously, in addition to inheriting the genes of the predecessor movement, the type also intends to move closer to the classics of the year in terms of design.
The interior is honda's latest family style, its configuration is very high, especially the very conspicuous 12 speaker BOSE audio, which can bring both visual and auditory enjoyment to the owner.
『 Write at the end 』
Finally, let's talk about the question that was raised at the beginning. For Honda's avid fans, the Honda in their hearts may always be a "civilian performance car". The current Honda, on the other hand, is too comfortable at home, and even the Fit has canceled the manual gear to make the owner more comfortable to drive. So, in order not to disappoint those fanatical Honda fans. GUANGQI Honda picked the "INTEGRA" in Honda's classic "civilian performance car" family tree and revived it. At the product level, the style based on the current Honda General Technology is not fundamentally different from Honda's current family model, but designers and engineers still try to make it express richer emotions in terms of performance and personality as much as possible. In the name of "INTEGRA", inherit the Honda play gene! This may be the original intention of Guangqi Honda to launch the model.
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