Two days before seeing this old Mulberry Brigade, we had just photographed a Bentley that used cricket red, so I was impressed by the red of the Old Mulberry Brigade, and I had to sigh.
Back to the point, when I saw this Guosan Lao Sang Brigade with an unknown production year, I had a particularly strong urge to try it out so that I could get back to the feeling of driving Santana. In my memory, Xiaomian used to be the main taxi driver, Charlie was a boutique family car, and Poussin belonged to the cars of successful people.
Poussin's slogan at that time was to walk all over the world without fear, and Santana Station wagon, referred to as Mulberry Brigade, is the first domestic station wagon, of course, there is no dispute about the wide standard, but the wide standard station wagon is now really in the fifth and sixth-tier cities and the second-hand car market are disappearing. And the mulberry brigade still retains the last stubbornness, and in response to the phrase "the older the more demon", the mulberry brigade is actually picked up by some nostalgic car fans of the old cannon level in China.
Needless to say, the core of this mulberry brigade modification is the interior, the interior of the whole vehicle has become a red theme, you say that it is adjusted or upgraded, although there is no sense of luxury, but the sense of plastic and the sense of obsolescence are also gone. However, the interior of the car does not have the leather smell that the new coating has, which is not like Bentley, the "gasoline smell" characteristic of the aging oil engine is still pervasive in the car.
Look carefully at the details of the car, you have to lament the owner's love for this car, this is true love, the chinese and German flags are embroidered on the left and right door panels, on the driver's side door panel, and the words of old Shanghai, all say that Bentley's design is the devil in the details, who said that this old Poussin is not?
Perhaps the most retro part of the old Poussin is its 1.8-liter naturally aspirated carburetor engine and, of course, the 5-speed manual transmission. The 1.8-liter engine has a maximum power of 90 horsepower and a maximum torque of 145 Nm, and some people once said that Santana started fast, but in fact, it was only relative to the small side of the year, and by today's standards, it could not even do 1.0T. And this 1.8-liter engine is not even an overhead camshaft, that is, 2 valves per cylinder, equipped with connecting rods - mechanical control for such an engine will definitely shine.
However, even if the technology is old, even if it is tattered, but Santana's "skin" is obvious to all, and if you really want to start an old Santana to play nostalgia, then in fact, the cost is not very high, go to a treasure to turn around, a Santana engine assembly 500-600 can start, the gearbox 300-400 can also be taken down, and even the bumper 100 or more, but Poussin's bumper is originally black plastic, scratch it at all.
But also to remind, if Santana was once your dream lover, then you must be prepared for the beauty of twilight, by the current standards, Santana started slowly, poor performance, high fuel consumption, no air bags, extremely unsafe. And, heavy clutches and go-kart-like steering, can you really stand it? This Santana, really on the road, shows not the tone, but the delicate grease!