In recent years, with the gradual liberalization of policies such as pickup trucks entering the city and traffic restrictions, and under the general trend of pickup truck passengerization, it seems that it has gradually got rid of the label of "tool car", and at the same time opened up a new blue ocean in the fiercely competitive automobile market. It is not difficult to see that the major manufacturers do not want to let go of this "fragrant steamed bun" and put one pickup truck model after another on the market in order to be favored by consumers.
As a high-end pickup truck model under the Foton brand, it has recently launched a big general equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission and 2.0T diesel version. So how does this car perform? Let's wait and see.
Let's start with the biggest highlight of the car' power. In the face of more and more young consumer groups, the audience of manual transmission models has actually become less and less, and ZF's 8AT has been confirmed in many cars, and the combination with this 2.0T diesel engine is also worth looking forward to, this 2.0T diesel engine has a maximum power of 120kW and a peak torque of 390N·m.
From the characteristic point of view to analyze, the diesel engine itself at low speed torque is its strength, so the feeling presented is that the accelerator pedal is also lighter than the same displacement of gasoline opportunities, driving up will not make people weak and unhappy, high sitting posture brings a good vision at the same time, but also provides a more upright sitting posture, and such a driving triangle is more suitable for long distances.
In ECO mode, it is not much different from the standard mode, but the timing of the gear change is relatively extended, and the torque of the 2000 rpm burst will make the whole car look lazy at 1800 rpm, and the low speed conditions are very friendly to the fuel economy of the vehicle. If you need an aggressive driving atmosphere, after switching the driving mode to Sport, the change in the logic of the entire car shift is more intuitive, which is to delay the shift time in exchange for the power performance at high speed.
In normal mode, the abundant low twist obtains a lighter power experience when starting or accelerating at low and medium speeds, and for the stop-and-go urban roads, such power calibration is very adaptable, without the stereotype of the bloated and rough feeling of pickup truck models, but a relaxed and comfortable driving experience. The whole acceleration process is smooth and gentle, very linear.
In terms of chassis texture, it cannot be denied that the transmission of chassis shock sensation under the large pothole pavement is still very direct, especially the feeling of the rear passengers is more obvious. However, for some fine vibrations on the paved road, it is still relatively decent, and the chassis texture also shows strong flexibility when driving at high speeds, which can still bring a good sense of comfort.
In addition to excellent hardware configuration, the Great General Pickup truck also has T-LINK vehicle networking system, AI intelligent voice interaction function, mobile phone remote control, automatic air conditioning, PM2.5 filtering system, keyless entry, one-click start and other functional configurations, as well as a number of intelligent driving assistance systems, including lane change assistance, blind spot monitoring, reversing crossing warning system, lane departure warning system, front collision warning, steep slope mitigation, 360 ° surround view, Bosch 9.3 version esp, etc. This greatly increases the sense of security and driving pleasure during driving.
In my opinion, the diesel 8AT version of the General is a model that is more suitable for the current automobile consumer market, after all, the current mainstream trend is automatic transmission, and the audience is wider. And as a family car, anyone can drive, anyone can drive, is very critical, and it can just make up for this, but also believe that it can make a difference in the market. I also hope that in the future, Foton can launch a diesel 8AT model within 100,000 levels, and the probability of becoming a blockbuster is really not low.