Back ten years ago, what kind of truck could 300,000 people buy? There are electric lift windows already very advanced, 400 hp, manual transmission. What kind of truck can more than 300,000 buy now? AMT automatic transmission, 500 hp engine, super high cab. When I recently visited the car market, the most impressive thing should be the Haowo MAX, which focuses on the 300,000-400,000 cost-effective tractor market.
More than 300,000 cars with a design of 500,000, a new look for Howo MAX
The Howo MAX uses a new cab, the appearance has been greatly modified, and the vehicle color scheme is standard gray and red, no longer what black and white red was before. This rich texture paint makes the car look more calm and high-end.
In fact, it is not difficult to find out from the structure and shape of the middle net part that the design of Howo MAX is actually somewhat similar to the Haohan J7G, with three air intake grilles and additional chrome decorative strips. The front face is equipped with a lane offset system camera and an anti-collision warning system radar as standard.
The shape of the L-shaped structure lamp is very sharp, which is an unprecedented design idea on domestic trucks. The headlights adopt a combination design, double LED lens headlights with uplink headlights, really can't see that this is a truck of more than 300,000 people. The main reason for this design is to cater to the aesthetics of the current group of tractor drivers who are gradually younger.
From the side, the style of the cab is indeed a bit of a high-end truck tuning, especially the black waist line end of the lower part of the door connecting the front face is also equipped with turn signals, which is full of design. In addition, the door switch is covered with a circle of silver decorative strips, which are printed in Sinotruk English.
The volume of the storage compartment is also very impressive
Of course, this car also has some details, located under the right rear of the cab, just in the blind spot of the vehicle's field of vision. When the vehicle turns, the alarm will sound, which can alert pedestrians who are in the blind spot of the vehicle. It is not difficult to see that the real-time Haowo MAX is very rich in the configuration of active safety.
The rearview mirror adopts a dual mirror structure, which is different from the conventional upper primary mirror and the secondary mirror, and the Howo MAX adopts the upper secondary mirror under the main mirror. There are also two reserved holes for the ground camera under the rearview mirror, with the reserved hole under the front face LOGO, if the configuration with a camera is optional, it can constitute a panoramic view of the vehicle.
Flat floors, huge space, interior is indeed superior
Opening the door reveals a set of operating buttons in front of the door and below with dual flashing lights, engine start-stop and cab lifting. It can be seen that this is a high-end car, and the low-end car has only a double flash button. This function greatly facilitates the driver and maintenance workers in the maintenance of vehicles, because some models of cab lift buttons and emergency light switches are in the cab, there is no start-stop switch on the engine, the existence of this row of buttons is very humanized.
An adjustment assembly is installed on the top of the door guard plate with a variety of functions, including mirror adjustment, and the main and secondary mirrors of the Howo MAX can be electrically adjusted. As for other rearview mirror heating, central locking, window lifting and lighting, these configurations are all available.
The main seat is a multifunctional airbag shock absorbing seat with a number of adjustable functions. The real-time Haowo MAX is equipped with a seat ventilation function, which is more suitable for users who have been operating in the south for a long time.
The four-pair steering wheel is specially designed, not a universal part to use when it is moved up, and the grip is not bad. The multi-function button area on the left and right is very large, the left is the car phone answering and multimedia control panel, and the right is the cruise switch and the cruise speed control.
The rear dashboard adopts the speedometer and the tachometer as a mechanical meter, and the other information is all integrated into the middle LCD screen. However, the speedometer and the tachometer also have some disadvantages, that is, the inner ring of the watch adopts a white array with a pattern, and it will be a little dizzy to look at it carefully.
The center console is also equipped with a large LCD screen, and it is an ultra-wide screen suitable for watching movies. The lower half of the functional area is automatic air conditioning, main trailer brake handle, button area. There is also a platform under the center console, several cup holders and some drawers that can be pulled out to facilitate the placement of the driver's debris.
The middle of the cab is very spacious, which is basically the level of interior space of the flagship truck. The sleeping berth at the back is very wide, and it is no problem to visually see two people lying down. And the sleeper function is also very complete, USB, reading lights, storage shelves these configurations are readily available, in addition to the window lift, lying in the sleeper can open the window ventilation.
Versatile, versatile, up to 550 horsepower
The real-time Haowo MAX uses a 510-horsepower heavy duty truck HOWO MC13H.51-61 engine, and the engine displacement is 13 liters; in addition, users who prefer Weichai can also choose Weichai's WP13.510E62 510 horsepower engine, and the emissions are all National VI standards. It is understood that 510 horsepower belongs to a model with relatively high market recognition.
Many friends have to ask, only 510 horsepower to choose from? Nonono, Howo MAX's engine power contains 460-550 hp, including Sinotruk's MC11, MC13 and MT13 natural gas engines, Weichai's WP12 and WP13 engines. As the saying goes, power is the core selling point of a truck, as long as the power is good, driving is not troublesome.
The Real-time Haowo MAX is equipped with sinotruk's S-AMT16 gearbox, the model is HW16-WY. Automatic transmissions, which used to be available on high-end trucks, are now available on consumer models. Depending on the user's preference, a 12-speed or 16-speed heavy-duty truck manual transmission can be selected.
The front axle features disc brakes with optional aluminium alloy wheels with bolted hoods on the outside and triangular tires. Except for the slightly lower end of the tire configuration, the others are very satisfactory, taking into account the light weight while ensuring the sensitivity of the vehicle's braking under the standard load.
The rear axle configuration is simpler than the front axle, and the rear axle still uses steel rim and drum brakes due to the load carrying capacity. The rear axle adopts SINOTRUK's MCJ12 series single-stage reduction axle with brake self-adjusting arm, and the speed ratio of the axle is as low as 2.85. This set of configurations can fully meet the needs of the current express logistics timeliness, and it is too suitable to use this car to run the standard load.
There are still some remarkable details about the chassis that are worth introducing. For example, the standing pedal behind the cab, it is not a random to find a stamping board to install, the entire standing pedal is based on the layout of the rear of the cab designed a set of molds, the pedal area is very large, it looks very comfortable.
Two small and one large gas cylinders are installed at the end of the frame, reducing the utilization of side space. In addition, the package at the end of the frame adopts a scania-like arc, which is no longer the traditional right angle package.
A small fuel tank, battery box, and post-treatment system are installed on the right side. Ordinary truck battery boxes can not be stepped on, and Howo MAX designed the battery box with pedals in the form, or a relatively rare boarding structure.
The left side is the main fuel tank, and the side is the filling hole of urea, but the urea tank also adopts a built-in structure to improve the space utilization on the left and right sides of the frame. The volume of the double fuel tank can reach 1060 liters, and in the northern region, you can also add low-grade diesel to the auxiliary fuel tank, and the main fuel tank is No. 0 diesel, which can reduce long-distance expenses to a certain extent.
epilogue
As a consumer model of 300,000-400,000, the configuration of the Howo MAX can be described as all-encompassing. Only a few months have passed since the launch of howo MAX, and the doors of major 4S stores have been parked with this car, presumably the market must be full of expectations for this car. And according to the staff of the 4S shop, the car has been taken away not long after it arrived, and it is conceivable that the expectation of the car is still very high.
Photo: Li Guolin