[Aika Car Test Drive Original]
For southerners, the weather at this moment is getting colder and colder in the house, and if there is anything more enjoyable than the sun outside, it may be snow. After 8 hours of tossing and turning, finally landing on the bank of the Mudanjiang River, from the warm noon in Guangzhou to the cold winter of Heilongjiang that plummeted by 48 degrees, the whole person went from happy to excited, to shivering with excitement, and then only trembling. Of course, this trip is not just to find shivering fun, but to be invited by the shortcut to experience the special abilities of the "Price Butchers" in the ice and snow.
This Jietu ice and snow test drive brought X90 Zilong, X90 PLUS, X70 Zhuge and the new X70S, because this car is based on the current model or has certain changes, so we will focus on it later, interested friends can go down directly. As the most basic respect for ice and snow test drive, let's start with ice and snow.
In the face of ice and snow test drives, with the gradual maturity of the automobile industry, more and more front-drive models have begun to appear in many different off-road occasions, of course, they are naturally indispensable on the ice field.
Although broadly speaking, we will think that four-wheel drive models will be more suitable for this more complex and very slippery road situation, but in fact, similar to the frozen lake driving scene we will experience later in the northeast is also a minority, but even so, two-wheel drive vehicles can cope with it as long as they have certain driving skills.
Regarding Jietu, presumably the night of Jietu a few days ago has already brushed some people on the screen, especially the hardcore style of the tide model Jietu T-X. It's not easy for a brand to stand up and cut a new piece of cake, especially for some brands that are very economical and focused on volume.
And Whether T-X will bring a new transformation to Jietu in the future, it is still unknown, looking at the four-wheel drive system on the Chery Tiggo 8 PLUS, at present, you can only wipe your saliva first, continue to concentrate on these simple scooters in Jietu, and feel their kung fu on the northern ice field.
The whole ice and snow test drive is roughly divided into three parts: one is the ordinary road test drive, including high-speed and national highways, the road surface has different degrees of icing phenomenon; one is the forest crossing, the difference with the former is that the road surface is more complex, the snow layer and the icing phenomenon are more; and the other is the subject test drive on the frozen lake surface, which is a gradual pile, a 8 character and a small track.
For the normal road surface, because the test drive has been replaced with snow tires, the subjects on the lake are more used nail tires, then most of the time the grip of the four wheels is relatively uniform, especially on most of the paved roads, pay attention to the driving speed, the distance with the car, and insist on braking in advance, then in general there will not be much of a problem.
And back on the lake, with a pure playful mentality, what you want is the feeling of being out of control, and the experience is the fun of continuously playing the steering wheel. Of course, changing a rear-drive car may be more fun, but if you want to learn something practical here, then the front-drive car is indeed a good choice, it is easier to pull you back from the fun of the game, so as to learn some skills that can really save yourself from the edge of danger in daily life.
In general, the comprehensive strength of several models that Jietu has put into test drive this time is not bad, and the power is more than enough to deal with the power loss of the snow, and the chassis also reflects the tenacity it should have under our repeated torture, and the space and configuration are originally one of the strong advantages of Jietu in this market. At this point, it not only dispelled my understanding of the two-wheel drive in the ice and snow test drive at the beginning, but also gave me more confidence in the car-making process of Jietu
Having said all that, let's talk about the Jetway X70S. But here still need to reiterate the test drive environment, due to the increase in low air temperature, ice and snow road conditions, sliding at any time, snow tires, nail tires, etc., so that the overall driving experience may be very different from most of the roads we actually encounter every day. In addition to the ice surface is generally not very touchable to most of us, the road surface in the northeast will be frozen, and the snow layer will form an ice lump attached to the road surface after repeated crushing, so even ordinary road driving will still be slightly different from most cases.
A brief review of the parameters of the power system, the test drive model is equipped with the Kunpeng 1.6TDGI engine independently developed by Wei chery, with a maximum power of 145kW (197 hp) / 5500 rpm and a maximum torque of 290 Nm / 2000-4000 rpm. The traditional system matched is a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.
Although the whole power system has not changed, it still makes up for some of the previous deficiencies in tuning. The dynamic response of the throttle becomes better, especially in the front section, and the starting state can be easily grasped with a little probing. Due to the replacement of tires, the grip of the whole vehicle has been improved, so the slip phenomenon in the initial stage is not obvious during the entire test drive process.
The opening and closing of the medium-speed cruise state turbine is still relatively small to the overall operation of the interference, the power increase is relatively linear, and the occasional thick snow layer on the side of the road during the driving process does not affect the driving texture, and the entire trackability of the vehicle is still very good.
On the other hand, also due to the problem of tires, a certain power loss is inevitable, if you want to suddenly change direction to overtake, in addition to the throttle deep, you also need to wait for a few seconds, of course, here does not rule out the low temperature caused by the loss of heat after the air enters the cylinder.
Because the whole test drive site is more complicated, so the situation of high-speed driving is actually not much, although in the overall speed increase in this temperature environment is not dominant, but it does not affect the vehicle on the high speed, and in the complex and changeable road conditions, it does not advocate too much speed shifting behavior.
The chassis is equipped with the front McPherson independent suspension + rear multi-link independent suspension, the basic family of the shortcut is standard, the overall tuning church is more inclined to exercise, the body feel can retain a large sense of the road in the front row, from the seat and steering wheel can receive more information, but not too disgusting of the big disturbance. The rear seat position will still be relatively comfortable, and the vibration transmitted to the car is relatively weak, which does not affect the quality of sleep during long-distance driving.
When cornering, after all, it is in an ice and snow scene, driving or need to brake in advance, the overall speed will be lower than the daily habit, and the center of gravity of the whole vehicle is relatively high, so if the speed is too fast when cornering, the amount of roll will be very large.
In fact, for models at this price point, no mistakes are the best choice, and the vehicle can run stably and meet the needs of the public aesthetics, which is far more important than the "youthfulness" that chases the sense of the times. The Jetway X70S feels like this to me, and it's good to be able to maintain its current operating condition in such a harsh environment of snow and ice roads.
Snow test drive experience
Although at the beginning of the year X70S Zhuge has opened the listing sales with a new attitude, but the official still did not give up the ordinary jietu X70S, this time the new jietu X70S has different degrees of changes in appearance and interior, and the power maintains the current option to give three sets: 1.5TCI+6MT, 1.5TCI+6DCT, 1.6TGDI+7DCT. Obviously, jietu's entire product line did not choose the way of casting a wide net, but chose to complete each market segment under its feet and expand it step by step.
At a time when brands are chasing the young market, the appearance of the new Jietu X70S does not have any radical elements, and the octagonal large mouth front grille plus the inverted trapezoidal lower intake grille is a popular aesthetic design that caters to the market. Compared with the current model, the overall area of the grille has become larger, and the chrome trim strip that divides the upper grille in two has been eliminated, and the dot matrix shading has also been replaced by a grid, which makes the overall appearance more youthful and vibrant.
The shape of the full headlamp is maintained to be similar to the current model, and the exterior trim has been extended to a certain extent, although it is not in the lampshade, but it does create the effect of opening the corner of the eye. The internal structure has also been further adjusted, the original halogen headlights have been replaced by full LED lamp sources, and the corners of the eyes have become more refined because of the addition of LEDs.
The fog light area retains the original four LED light beads to take into account the function of daytime running lights and fog lights, and under the blessing of the overall line becoming tough and the appearance of the parts, this area is more recognizable and more sporty than the current model.
Relative to the front face, the changes in the side of the car are much smaller, the lines maintain the current state, and the changes are concentrated on the wheels and exterior mirrors. The overall shape of the exterior mirrors has become more angular to meet the front face, while adding turn signals and chrome trim.
In terms of body size, it has been slightly adjusted compared to the current model, with a length, width and height: 4749*1900*1720(mm), and a wheelbase of 2745(mm). The rim size is the same for 255/45 R20, and the style is multi-spoke two-tone. On the other hand, because the nail tire was replaced in the shooting vehicle, whether there will be an adjustment in the size of the tire at that time will wait for the new car to be confirmed after it is launched.
In terms of the rear, the upper part, including the tail lights, has not changed, and the lower part has replaced a new set of styles to meet the front face, adding more lines and more black grid decorations, which is more spiritual. The tail marker on the right was identified by the original "X70S" + displacement, and changed to a very concise "X70", which seems to keep the entire series more uniform.
The most obvious part of the lower part should be the exhaust pipe, from the original left and right 1 quadrilateral exhaust port to 2 left and right a total of 4 circular exhaust port shape, but I think you should also see from the figure, left and right are actually only 1 is true.
Entering the car, the overall change of the center console is not large, and it is basically concentrated in the part below the position of the retainer. The overall layout is still relatively neat and the partition logic is also very clear, and the through-line air outlet is still in the aesthetics of this era.
The steering wheel maintains the current style, with a three-panel flat bottom design, multi-function buttons on the left for entertainment system control, and driving assistance and driving computer control on the right.
12.3-inch LCD meter, the interface style is maintained the same as the current model, although it looks a little complicated, relatively speaking, it will tend to move more, but the data richness is still enough.
The central control is equipped with a 10.25-inch floating LCD screen, which remains the same size as the current model, but the internal system has been re-optimized, the design has become flatter, and the function has been optimized to a certain extent.
The air conditioning control area has maintained the same style as the current model, and there is no change, and the damping and touch of the buttons and knobs are relatively moderate. Further down the entertainment system control area with the central control screen built-in system changes and adjust the number of buttons, the key unit becomes larger, more convenient to operate.
The overall gear bar has been replaced by an electronic one, freeing up a larger piece of space, and the style of the gear lever is also very close, and I personally do not like the overly small gear shift mechanism, and this is just right. Functions such as driving mode and 360 panoramic images are placed on the right side, while electronic handbrakes and automatic start-stop are arranged on the left.
Two USB charging ports and a platform large enough to hold the phone are set up in front of the barrier, and the cup holder is arranged behind the barrier bar, while the two lids of the front storage compartment and the rear cup holder are removed.
The seat style has been adjusted accordingly, and the overall sense of support will be better, and the tolerance for the body will be better. At the same time, the seat heating function was added, and the distribution of the heating area was relatively uniform, which was really a blessing for the ice and snow test drive.
Editor's summary: When summarizing must throw out the price, although the new X70S has not yet been listed, but the deviation will not be too large at the price of the current 100,000 or so, on the whole, the highlight of the cost performance is still in the configuration, driving assistance and other technology products are not absent under the premise that the comfort configuration is also very rich, and the driving quality can only be said to be younger, even if the vibration is slightly more frequent than the road conditions are better than the feeling of the road conditions, not to mention that these vibrations originally had little impact on the rear. But in any case, for the Jietu X70S car, it is very in line with the needs of families and even young families, which have a more complex car environment, and what it needs is not how prominent the features are, but how many different needs can be accommodated.
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