Although the development of pickup trucks and urban life have narrowed the distance, the main use is still a good helper for life and labor, to say that "play" this aspect is a bit unprofessional; but this time we used the sudden snow in the north to drive the Kaicheng F70 into the snow, do not try not to know, the usual hard-working pickup truck can also play in the ice and snow.
Friends who are interested in pickup models should know that Kaicheng F70 is one of the few high-quality pickup products on the market at present, and because it is a cooperative relationship between Changan and PSA, it has indeed shown a better side in many places. This time our test drive model includes the latest 2022 model of the Kaicheng F70 manual diesel version and gasoline version of the two power models, and this time in terms of driving focus is its 2.5T manual diesel luxury four-wheel drive version, priced at 125,800, although this is only a mid-size model, but the configuration performance has been very rich, and this is also one of the main sales configuration models of the Kaicheng F70.
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Introduction to powertrains
In terms of power, The KL F70 provides 2.4T gasoline engine and 2.0T and 2.5T diesel power versions, of which the maximum power and torque of the 2.4T gasoline version are 155 kW and 320 Nm, respectively, while the maximum power of the 2.5T diesel engine is 110 kW and the maximum torque is 360 Nm, this time we will mainly experience the driving performance of the 2.5T diesel power version. The drivetrain is still available in 6-speed manual and 6-speed automatic transmission options.
In the absence of snow tires still using the original AT tire, the ice and snow test driving experience also chose the four-wheel drive version of the Kaicheng F70, equipped with electronic control timely four-wheel drive with 4H high-speed four-wheel drive, 4L low-speed four-wheel drive and 2H high-speed two-wheel drive three modes, in the next I will tell you in different modes of ice and snow road driving performance and precautions, whether you can play safely and enjoy it all count on it.
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2H mode: the most economical, but also the most capable of floating
In the case of less snow and ice coverage on the road, the use of 2H two-wheel drive mode can save more fuel, which is also the most frequently used mode in daily driving, but it should be noted that although the AT tire equipped can adapt to most complex road conditions, it is recommended to switch to the 4H high-speed four-wheel drive mode in case of ice and snow slippery road surface, because after the 2H mode, the car becomes a rear-drive car, and the 2.5T diesel powered greater torque burst is easy to make the vehicle skidd, which requires special attention. Of course, if it is on a flat and spacious ice and snow road, the 2H mode can easily let the vehicle slide up, so that it is quite easy to do some drifting, but because the virtual amount of steering is very large, the timing of the reverse direction needs to be very precise, and it is too late to save the car slightly slower, so if you want to make this pickup truck do a complete drifting work, you need to be familiar with the car and have excellent drifting technology.
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4H mode: more robust, with speed requirements
Although the 4H mode is called high-speed four-wheel drive is not used on the high speed, after switching to the mode, the power distribution before and after switching to the mode can reach 50:50, which is commonly used to deal with slippery roads, and there is also a certain ability to get out of trouble, but because the central axis in this mode is locked, the speed will cause damage to the vehicle when it is too fast to steer, so do not drive the high-speed four-wheel drive on the high speed. Of course, in the first half of this ice and snow crossing, because the road surface is not complicated, most of the snow and potholes only need 4H mode to cope, and it can be easily passed on the slopes mixed with ice and snow and dirt, and it seems that the difficulty of experiencing 4L mode is increased.
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4L mode: Torque can be amplified by 2.48 times
4L is the low-speed four-wheel drive mode can be amplified torque to 2.48 times, when we drive to the snowy place for vehicles out of trouble, this mode of opening is usually accompanied by the situation of trapped car, the vehicle is basically in the state of shoveling snow, after the torque amplification only need to stabilize the throttle, back and forth to continue to hit the direction can quickly drive out of the trap, this time we encountered this situation, under the guidance of the coach can almost complete the trap. Of course, it should be noted here that the snow at the test drive site is not sticky snow, and in the absence of a strong adsorption force, it is possible to get out of trouble by using low-speed 4-wheel drive, but it must not be tried in the case of not being able to determine the snow and depth, otherwise even if there is a low-speed 4-wheel drive mode without contact with the help of external forces, it is almost impossible to get out of trouble on its own.
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Static review: Configure the pickup at all
The appearance of the 2022 Kaicheng F70 has basically not changed, the body length of 5330mm, the wheelbase of 3180mm and the huge grille at the front of the car only need a glance to feel the boldness and momentum of the hard pickup truck, and the exquisite treatment of a large number of chrome decorations, roof racks and body details know that the designer has not spent much effort on its body, and the ruggedness of the pickup truck also has the spirit of the hardcore urban SUV, even if the appearance is not adjusted, it is still impressive. Of course, in terms of configuration, he is not without changes, starting from the luxury version of the configuration model and the above models have added keyless entry/start, rearview mirror power folding, etc., which makes the original configuration performance of the Kaicheng F70 in the cost performance has increased a little.
In the interior design of the Kaicheng F70 also gives a good impression, in the style and function of the equipment is completely built in the standard of the city SUV, 10.25 inch touch screen in addition to the common car entertainment equipment, but also with intelligent network function, support voice control and with the car AutoNavi map; and in other functions such as cruise control, 360 ° panoramic image, seat heating, CN95 air filter, mobile phone remote monitoring and other functions, in terms of comfort, entertainment and safety are involved, It is indeed rich enough for a pickup truck that costs more than 100,000 yuan.
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epilogue
Driving a Kaicheng F70 pickup truck to play with ice and snow is indeed a different feeling, compared to the car, its fun is reflected in the excellent ability to get out of trouble, which gives people full confidence, which is also a way to conquer ice and snow. Of course, in this experience, we also found that there is almost no comfort to deal with the rear suspension of the non-paved pavement spring structure, and the bumps and vibrations will be transmitted to the car without filtration, especially the rear passenger experience is extremely exciting, but no one is surprised by such a performance, because its main purpose is still to pull goods, and it can be done without shock in the face of tonnage cargo.