There are too many SUVs that can be bought for about 200,000 yuan, but there are not many choices for this price to buy a joint venture medium-sized SUV, and Buick's Encore wei was eyeing this tricky positioning, and it became a hit. So now that the Encore, which has been fighting for many years, is about to stop production, who should we look for to buy a 20W-class American mid-size SUV? That's right, it's this chevrolet explorer that has just been rebranded.
Soft on the outside and soft on the inside
American SUV always gives people a tough feeling in appearance, and the various lines on the body are relatively straight forward and have a sense of strength. In addition, the RS version of the Explorer is covered with a variety of blackening kits, coupled with a red RS badge, the sense of sport and combat style are full, so this car is very popular with young people.
The interior is still a familiar "wrap-around" design, the amount of various soft materials is not small, belongs to a soft and considerate style, which is equivalent to forming a contrast with the appearance, a bit of a "outer rigid inner soft" feeling.
Hard gas configuration
In addition to the exterior interior design that can be seen at a glance, the configuration is not rich enough to determine whether we will eventually buy this car, after all, who will feel that there are too many configurations this year.
Chevrolet seems to understand this truth, especially in the active and passive safety configuration, the explorer has done a good job - the whole series is equipped with 6 airbags and tire pressure display, and the 550T version is equipped with active braking, adaptive cruise, lane keeping, lane departure warning and parallel assist as standard. There is also a configuration that surprises me - ANC active noise reduction, the explorer is standard, and the same level is really rare.
In terms of intelligent configuration, the latest Xiaoxue OS system supports the Internet of Vehicles and OTA, voice interaction is also very easy to use, and various commonly used functions are basically in place. The most critical thing is that the entire series of models of the Explorer supports CarPlay and CarLife, and as a mobile phone party, you must like it. Configuring this explorer is enough to meet the needs, and you don't have to envy other car owners at the same level.
After talking about the configuration, let's look at the next space. I am 176cm tall, the front row is my driving position, the rear leg space has 3 punches, the head space is 3 fingers, and its floor is fully flat, and it is also equipped with independent air conditioning outlets, two USB ports, and 220V power supply, space and practicality are quite good. In addition, the comfort of the seat is also satisfactory, the padding is thick and soft enough, the key backrest angle is adjustable, and when traveling long distances, it can be adjusted to a relatively more "lying" sitting position, which is not easy to get tired.
Hardcore power
After the revamped Explorer, the 2.0T engine equipped with the 550T version has 237Ps, 350Nm, 8.1s acceleration per 100 kilometers, and the power is not strong, so I don't need to say more about it. In addition to the refreshing acceleration of the big foot throttle, the 550T version of the Explorer has also added a 48V light mix system, which will have less vibration at start-up, better power connection when accelerating in urban traffic jams, and reduce fuel consumption a little.
Since the mention of fuel consumption this piece to say two more, the Explorer's 2.0T engine uses the "variable cylinder technology", want to power when the four cylinder firepower is fully open, want to save fuel when you can double cylinder cruise, everything is automatic, and the 9AT gearbox can be the endurance speed is very low, such as the speed of 100km / h, the speed is only 1500 rpm, plus the 48V mixed system just mentioned, three-pronged, it is difficult to cost oil.
There is also a point worth mentioning, in the sub-top model of the Explorer, it is already equipped with a four-wheel drive system, counting the discount, equal to the terminal landing price of about 20W, you can get a four-wheel drive version, equipped with a 2.0T engine and a 9AT gearbox medium-sized SUV, really affordable.
The four-wheel drive system of the explorer can be actively opened, and when descending the steep slope, it can also open the steep slope next to it to slow down. A set of easy-to-use four-wheel drive system coupled with this set of 2.0T+9AT powertrain, to cope with the general bad road is very easy, you just have to put a good direction, give enough throttle on the line, the rest to it.
Buying advice
After this more meticulous test drive, the performance of the Explorer in all aspects is still quite good, and the key point is that its current terminal discount is also relatively powerful, which can be said to be quite cost-effective.
Finally, to point out the specific model recommendation, the 2022 Explorer has two kinds of power, and the 1.5T and 2.0T models each have 3 configurations. After a comparison, I personally recommend the purchase of the top of the 1.5T and the 2.0T medium and high version, especially the highest match of 2.0T, that is, our test drive today, I think it is the most worth starting.
In short, the price-performance ratio of the Explorer is indeed very attractive, but everyone's preferences are different, my opinion is more or less with some subjective factors, if you are interested in it, you still have to go to the store to test drive, now buy the Explorer, you can also enjoy the first owner of the lifelong free maintenance and triple hardcore gifts, maybe you will be happy to mention the new car.