Wuling Capgemini is the first model of Wuling Silver Label, and it has been quite concerned since its debut. Nowadays, it has also reached a good result of monthly sales of more than 10,000 and a total sales volume of more than 100,000, which also shows that the market highly recognizes it.
Entering 2022, Wuling Capgemini has also ushered in its new model, Wuling Capgemini 280T, which can also be called Wuling Capgemini High Power Edition, because its biggest highlight is the upgrade of a better high-power engine, and the horsepower has increased by 30 horses. In addition, Wuling's Ling OS Lingxi intelligent interconnection system was also added. How does the new car work, and is the new system easy to use? Today we will focus on these two points, and tell you through professional testing, whether it works or not.
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The high-powered engine does drive faster
Driving is no longer lazy
Can't wait to drive the Wuling Capgemini 280T, and indeed you can find that the power of the new car has become a lot stronger. I have tested the old Wuling Capgemini several times before, and the bland power is indeed relatively weak, especially in the case of full load. Today's increased 30 horses of power have also been well replenished, making it more convenient to drive.
The 2020 Wuling Capgemini has a maximum power of 147PS and a maximum torque of 250N·m. The new model is more beautiful in the book data, although for a home MPV, it does not need how much power it has, but in the face of long-term multi-person full load or even commercial situation, the high-power version of the test drive is also more comfortable in the face of these situations.
The feeling of power improvement is mainly reflected in the starting and 60-80km/h is the response to the acceleration of the deep throttle, the Wuling Capgemini 280T can obviously feel a certain sense of push back when starting, and the response of the mid-section throttle can also make you more confident when overtaking.
The power is improved, but it does not have the stability of the old model, the reason is that there is a feeling of "channeling". The initial throttle tuning is a bit too sensitive, so if the oil is too strong at the beginning, the sudden and strange power will affect the comfort of the driving experience. Deep throttle will also have such a problem, but the slow downshift action of the acceleration transmission will make the timing of "channeling" move back.
The problem with the feel of the steering wheel exists in the old models, and the new models have not been much optimized. The steering wheel does not have too much ambiguity is indeed commendable, but the feeling of being too light will make the steering very sensitive, especially at high speeds, as long as the steering wheel is slightly swinging, there will be positive movements, so it is recommended that daily driving can choose standards or sports.
In terms of suspension tuning, the comfortable and soft tuning is still a familiar taste, and the experience is at the upstream level in the same level, and even has a cross-level performance. In daily driving, in the face of slight potholes or vibrations, the filtration of the suspension is relatively crisp and thorough. However, in the face of more complex road conditions, the softer suspension still cannot avoid some unnecessary shaking.
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Performance testing
100 km/h acceleration increased by 0.85 seconds Brake performance did not improve much
0-100km/h acceleration test
Acceleration test using the off electronic body stability system, driving mode is ordinary (the car has no motion mode), gear is S gear, off the air conditioning state ejection start, Wuling Capgemini ejection started at a maximum speed of 2800, although there is no speed protection system, but the speed is too high will lead to serious idling of the front wheels affecting the performance. The front wheels will slip slightly during the acceleration process, and because the turbine is in working at the beginning, the starting power will be more abundant, and the acceleration in the front and middle sections will be very sustained, but the body is somewhat unstable during the acceleration process.
We measured the acceleration time of Wuling Capgemini 0-100km/h by 9.57 seconds and the acceleration time of 0-60km/h by 4.46 seconds, which was good in the same class and entered the 9-second mark. Compared with the old model, it has increased by 0.85 seconds, which also shows that the 30 horsepower improvement is still very effective.
100-0km/h brake test
In the brake test, it is also necessary to close the electronic body stability system, at the end of the brake test process, there is a slight nodding phenomenon on the front of the car, and the brake pedal is soft, the stroke is longer, in the case of ABS intervention, there is still a longer distance of sliding, the braking distance of the body feeling is very long, and the braking force needs to be improved.
The measured braking distance of Wuling Capgemini 100-0km/h is 39.34 meters, which is different from the reasons for the difference between the old model and objective environmental factors, and the braking performance is at the average level of the same level, and there is not much surprise. If you wear better tires, I believe there will be better results.
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In-vehicle noise testing
Not much different from the old model
In the vehicle noise test, we will turn off the air conditioner and use professional instruments to test the vehicle's internal noise at 0km/h, 60km/h, 90km/h and 120km/h speeds.
Wuling Capgemini maintained the high standard of the old model in the noise test, which was very surprising. However, when it is opened, there is a more obvious tire noise, coupled with the weak braking force and the rear wheel that is easier to slide, all of which show one thing, the old model of Wuling Capgemini's tires has a hard injury, and the new model still exists.
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Fuel consumption test
Decent and no surprises
First, fill up the fuel for the test drive, then adjust the driving mode to ECO, and set the air conditioner to a fixed temperature and airflow. The driving range is 103.8km, the average speed is 33km/h, the fuel consumption is 8.3L/100km, and the second refueling volume is 9.14L, which translates to the fuel consumption value of this test is 8.80L/100km. This value is not normal for an MPV, after all, the larger body is objectively existent, but it does not have the engine start-stop function, and it involves more congested roads, so it is reasonable to get this fuel consumption score.
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Ling OS Lingxi system
It's really smarter and works better
In terms of exterior and interior, there are not many changes in the new car, the main change is that the suspension screen is equipped with the LingOS Lingxi system, an open intelligent ecosystem independently developed by Wuling. The UI interface style is more simple and refreshing, and provides a variety of themes to choose from, and the response speed is also very smooth.
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summary
In fact, after driving Capgemini, I understand why it can easily achieve the results of monthly sales of more than 10,000, and every time you drive a Car of Wuling, you can deeply appreciate the slogan of Wuling: "What the people need, Wuling will create something." This time, the improvement of Wuling Capgemini 280T power and the intelligent experience of The Ling OS system drive its original excellent practicality, chassis quality and tranquility, and I believe that the new model can further improve Capgemini's sales performance.