Lately often watched the news of the Winter Olympics, accidentally brushed to a joke point said that the end of skating /snow is orthopedics. Although we see the athletes looking handsome in the game, we don't know how many times they fell during practice. No wonder the athletes of the Winter Olympics look very optimistic and confident, and if you think about it, people without brave mentality and strength dare to engage in this line of work.
In fact, there are not many people who dare to play ice and snow projects in the car circle, and only Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz, which are really powerful brands, can afford to play before. To put it bluntly, the threshold of car ice and snow sports should also be very high, otherwise, changing rookies to play, it is estimated that it will "fall very badly" and will make jokes.
However, before the Spring Festival, we received an invitation from Jili to play with ice and snow in Yakeshi. And the theme is also very interesting, called "Chinese stars dare to be elite college ice and snow season", "dare to do" the word "dare to represent a brave mentality? However, looking back at some of the public events of Geely China Star series products, I found that they have always been very daring.
For example, Xingrui has conducted high temperature limit tests in Turpan, Xingyue L has carried out high temperature limit tests in Yancheng Automobile Test Field of China Automobile Research Institute and a number of joint venture brand SUV hard steel, Xingyue S has challenged scorpion bends and conducted fish hook tests, these 3 models of the Chinese Star family have specially selected difficult projects to show their strength.
Coming to this ice and snow event, Xingrui, Xingyue L, Hoshikoshi S are all out of the horse, and the soon-to-be-officially listed Hoshikoshi L Thunder God Intelligence Engine Hi · The X oil-electric hybrid version also joined the team, which is like a year-end military parade of Chinese stars. At the same time, just like we watch athletes compete in the Winter Olympics, as long as the strength is reached, the process of taking off physically on the ice and snow is the process of being happy to take off. Therefore, if the Chinese stars really have strength, then it must be a year-end happy carnival party.
Not to mention the results of the military parade or party, in fact, the market results of China Star in 2021 are very exciting: the total sales volume of China Star in 2021 exceeded 210,000 vehicles; the sales volume of Xingyue L reached 12,000 units in December last year, and the total sales volume of more than 53,000 vehicles in more than 5 months on the market, more noteworthy is that the average transaction price of the whole series is as high as 170,500; and the total sales of Xingrui in 2021 exceed 130,000 vehicles, which is the only 150,000-level independent car with an average monthly sales of more than 10,000.
With the limit test to prove their strength, with the strength to win the recognition of consumers, geely China Star's growth path is worth learning.
Looking back on the ice and snow test drive that day, the content can be described as very rich, one model after another, one project after another, but unfortunately due to limited time, it is very addictive, especially for me who experienced ice and snow projects for the first time, it is really unfinished. It's like drinking beer, every cup is different, every cup is delicious, it's always cool, but it's not cool enough.
Let's start with Xingrui. The projects carried out to drive it are linear acceleration and braking, as well as winding the pile. This car is equipped with a 2.0 TD engine, the maximum power is 190 horsepower, the peak torque is 300 Nm, and it matches the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and the power performance is definitely among the top students in the same class.
The first foot of the start can not be too large, but when the vehicle moves, you can step on the end, but everyone may be worried that when the big foot brakes, will The ice surface of Xingrui be very shaky? It should be said that the Bosch ESP 9.3 electronic stability system on board intervenes very quickly, which firmly keeps the vehicle in its original route, and the foot feeling of braking is not uncomfortable.
When it came to the pile wrapping link, I was very nervous at first, afraid that the speed would float out too fast, but in the second half I really couldn't help it, so I increased the speed, and the attitude of the vehicle was still very obedient. It is worth mentioning that in the data on cornering performance, Xingrui has a rare ability of the same level, that is, its front and rear counterweight ratio is close to 50:50.
The Hoshigoku L 4WD version of this car I have test-driven on ordinary roads before, and I am still impressed by its high-end mechanical quality. At the test site of Yakeshi, its role is a test drive vehicle with a figure 8 ring.
It was my first drift and I couldn't do it with excitement. As soon as I listened to the coach's instructions, I couldn't wait to play. Since this was the only experience, it was personally difficult for me to judge what the level of the vehicle looked like, but as soon as I boldly gave the throttle, hoshikoshi L slid up flexibly, and the "sideways" gesture made me very excited. However, it is also due to lack of experience, I can not always let the vehicle go sideways, sometimes even because the steering is too large/too small, the throttle opening and closing control is not good and ugly, the performance is far from the coach's demonstration, which makes people both cool and unwilling.
Afterwards I asked the coach if my performance was bad, but fortunately he said that drifting on the ice required a lot of practice and that no novice would start out well. In addition, he also stressed that in their experience, the handling ability of Hoshigoku L on the ice surface is very good, refreshing their impression of Chinese brand cars.
Let's talk about the paper capabilities of this Star-Vietnam L 4WD version. It is equipped with a 2.0T high-power engine, maximum power of 238 horsepower, peak torque of 350 Nm, matching 8-speed manual transmission, acceleration time of only 7.7 seconds per 100 kilometers; the four-wheel drive system from BorgWarner, is the latest sixth-generation electric drive four-wheel drive system, front and rear axle torque distribution can achieve 50:50.
In the next session of the experience, Hoshigoku S waited at the Ice Ring. The ice ring is actually similar to the figure 8 ring, that is, it is larger in diameter and allows for more intense manipulation. With the hot experience of the first 8 character rings, my performance in this link is obviously much better, and the time for successful drifting is more, which is very refreshing.
Hoshikoshi L Ray Divine Intelligence Hi · The X-Electric Hybrid Edition was also the focus of the event, and its mission was to test the stability of the hybrid system and the performance of fuel consumption in extremely cold temperatures. Regarding the stability, I would like to say that we did not set it in an environment of minus 30 or so to deliberately heat the car or something, but as usual, ignited and walked, about 40 kilometers of test driving, the vehicle is not unusual, and the whole team did not have any problems.
As for fuel consumption, we tested it on the forest trail in the first half, about 20 kilometers, with a speed of about 30 kilometers per hour, and the final result was 5.8 liters/100 kilometers.
In a recent media test, it is said that Hoshikoshi L Thunder God Intelligence Engine Hi · The X oil-electric hybrid version achieved a fuel consumption of 3.9 liters per 100 kilometers and a tank of fuel range of 1426.1 kilometers.
Compared with other hybrid models currently on the market, a major feature of this car is that it is equipped with a 3-speed hybrid electric drive gearbox, which is currently the highest hybrid system gear, and the highest thermal efficiency of the hybrid engine has reached the current highest 43.32%.
In addition, during the event, I also passed the Hoshikoshi L Thunder Spirit Engine Hi · X Oil-Electric Hybrid Edition experiences Geely's Galaxy OS car machine system, and one of its small functions is very good, that is, it can be navigated on the co-driver screen and then sent to the home screen. And the fluency, functionality, and operation logic that everyone cares about, I think the performance of Galaxy OS is also very good. Moreover, Galaxy OS has also tailored the Thor Power Special Edition for Geely's Thor-powered hybrid model, which is expected to accompany the Star-Over-L Thor Intelligence Engine Hi· The X oil-electric hybrid version was released together.
Finally, I would like to say that at the Winter Olympics, we have a number of confident, brave and strong athletes, and as a car editor who pays attention to China's auto industry, I hope that after Geely has made a good start, we can also have more Chinese car brands, dare to be strong!
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