Professors have been practicing for so many years, participating in many large and small activities, and many various car tests, but as long as it involves "drifting" and other fun test driving subjects, they are all joint venture brands or imported brands. The reason, I believe everyone is also clear, is that independent brands do not have a rear-drive platform, and there are few models with strong mechanical performance.
So this time the professor received the Geely brand ice and snow test drive invitation, after seeing the drift subject after the heart is quite excited, although the Geely brand models are also front-drive platforms, but the Star More S and Star More L have equipped with BorgWarner's latest version of the timely four-wheel drive system model, the extreme working conditions of the front and rear axles can achieve 50: 50 torque distribution, has enough to achieve power drift.
The test drive site is located in Inner Mongolia Yakeshi, the "Ice and Snow Capital of China", in the ice layer with a thickness of more than 3000px and a low temperature environment of -35 ° C, the ice test drive experience of the three CMA series models of Xingrui, Xingyue L and Xingyue S, in addition to a brief experience of the Hoshikoshi L Thunder God Intelligence Engine Hi · X Opportunity for oil-electric hybrid version.
In addition, this event will also create the first elite driving academy of Chinese brands - China Star Dare for Elite Driving Academy, it is said that the standard will be BBA, comparable to Audi RS Driving Academy, AMG Driving Academy, BMW Elite Driving Academy.
Next, the professor will share the test drive experience one by one according to the order of course experience.
Xingrui is the only front-drive model in the experience model of this event, the subject of the arrangement is the acceleration and braking of the ice and snow road, the power level, The whole series of Xingrui is equipped with a 2.0TD engine, the maximum power is 140kW (190Ps)/4700rpm, the peak torque is 300N·m, matching the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the power reserve belongs to the existence of the leader in the same class of models.
If it is still a four-season tire, it will completely lose the driving ability in this road condition, so the tire has been replaced with snow tires in advance. But even so, the grip is still small and pitiful compared to the tarmac, start with avoid the big foot throttle, too deep throttle opening will only make the tire idle, so be gentle with the throttle, step down gradually can get the ideal acceleration experience.
Of course, the experience of the project is more about familiarizing yourself with the grip feeling under the ice in advance, not the pursuit of acceleration. After a short acceleration, it is the braking link, the braking force is slightly larger will trigger the ABS system, Xingrui is equipped with Bosch 9.3 version of ESP, the intervention speed is very fast, and the perceived action is very delicate, the brakes will not have a strong sense of elastic foot, whether it is acceleration or braking, the body posture is very stable, the torque steering effect is not obvious, a large part of these excellent performances are the credit of the ESP system.
Under the condition of low adhesion, the speed of the pile will not be very fast, but it can still experience the excellent steering feel and good power response of Xingrui, and there is a certain sense of road, when the vehicle is at a critical point, the driver can easily perceive the general state of the front wheel, so as to adjust the state in time, and it is worth mentioning that although Xingrui is a front-drive car, the front and rear axle load ratio is also close to 50:50, which is rare in the same price model.
The experience venue for the Hoshikoshi L is the 8-character ice and snow track, and the model test drive by the professor is the high-power four-wheel drive version of the Star-Etsu L, with a maximum power of 175kW (238Ps)/5500rpm, a peak torque of 350N·m/1800-4500rpm, matching an 8AT transmission, and the four-wheel drive system is BorgWarner's sixth-generation electro-hydraulic four-wheel drive system, and the rear axle can get up to 50% of the torque distribution.
Of course, drifting snow tires in the ice lake field are difficult to do, so the activity party found professionals in advance to embed tire nails on the basis of the four seasons tires, so that there can be enough grip on the ice and snow road.
In terms of vehicle temperament, Hoshikoshi L is a very dignified and atmospheric route, visually more of a luxury-oriented SUV, but floating on the ice and snow is not ambiguous. After the speed rises, hit a certain direction to the inside of the curve, give more throttle, and the rear of the car can walk smoothly in an instant, but the characteristics of the drift of the four-wheel drive model and the rear-drive model are still obviously different, in contrast, the four-wheel drive star-more L drift movement is smaller, and the body does not have to turn too much after walking up.
The most obvious thing in the experience is that the Star-Over L power response is very good, after the turbo pressure is established, the power is almost no hysteresis, and the transmission shift logic is very clear, and it will not suddenly give you a boost when you are hi. Of course, its performance is not perfect, first of all, ESC can not be turned off, even the sport mode interference is more, but this matter needs to be dialectically looked at, Star More L is not a pure sports car, in practical applications users will not take it to drift.
The diameter of the high-speed ring is much longer than the figure-of-eight ring just now, so hoshigoose S can enjoy high-speed drift to the fullest.
The experience model is the top hoshikoshi S, equipped with a 2.0TD high-power engine, the parameters are consistent with the Hoshigoshi L, the maximum power is 175kW (238Ps)/5500rpm, the peak torque is 350N·m/1800-4500rpm, matching the 8AT gearbox, the four-wheel drive system is also a set of timely four-wheel drive from BorgWarner. The tires, like the Hoshigoku L, use nail tires, and the professor here will not repeat the picture.
The hardware specifications are very similar to the Star More L, but the appearance level, the Star More S will pull the wind more, the back shape, the bilateral exhaust of a total of four out, and the exhaust system also has a valve device, there is a movement mode, the sense of high performance is much stronger than the Star More L. Therefore, the professor still had some emotions when watching the coach drift off the field, and a Chinese car accompanied by a high-pitched sound wave pulled the snow and fog at a high speed drift, which was also the professor's first experience.
In the specific experience, the Star More S is still more flavorful than the Star More L performance, one is the sound wave blessing, the horsepower sounds at least 50 horses, and the second is that the scale of the ESC system is larger than the Star More L, there is a close option, although not completely closed, but the sliding range is wider than the Star More L, and it is easier to do continuous drift.
Because the ice surface adhesion is very low, even if it is a multi-piece clutch-type central differential, there is no need to worry too much about overheating, and the rear axle output is relatively stable in the afternoon experience. The ice surface for driving, is a magnifying glass, all your subtle operations, the dynamics of the vehicle will be magnified several times, in this state, the power response, steering, four-wheel drive of the Star Over S, you can also keep up with the rhythm, the performance is indeed worthy of recognition.
At this event, the professor gave a speech on Hoshikoshi L Thunder Divine Intelligence Qing Hi · X oil-electric hybrid version for a short experience, from the hybrid structure, this power system is very characteristic, the engine is equipped with a hybrid special turbo engine codenamed DHE15, it is said that the thermal efficiency reached 43.32%, the use of 3-speed hybrid electric drive transmission, can achieve pure electricity, series, parallel three output modes.
And this system for the low temperature environment has been a lot of optimization, ultra-low temperature can also go on the car, and can actively heat up the battery pack, engine temperature management is also optimized for low temperature, so that the performance of the car at low temperature is not affected, fuel consumption is not affected. Today's experience is very short, so the professor does not have too deep experience, what can be perceived is that the performance performance is very stable at low temperatures, the power output is particularly brisk with the motor blessing, and the NVH performance is good. The event site prepared a fuel-saving link, the professor drove 20km, driving style as usual, the average speed of about 30km/h, the apparent fuel consumption of 5.8L/100km, more realistic performance, or wait for the professor to get the test drive and then share it with you.
This can be said to be the professor's history, to participate in independent brand activities, experience the most hilarious one, high-speed drift, ice and snow track, professional driver team, Geely brand with this activity to tell us that Chinese brands also have the pursuit of driving, performance experience is not exclusive to luxury brands, I hope that in the future such high-quality Chinese brand test driving experience, can be more and more.