Once upon a time, "pickup trucks" were almost equal to "trucks" in the eyes of Ordinary Car Consumers in China. Indeed, in that era when the raptor and the smooth road had not yet entered the general public vision, the vast number of pickup truck products were either pulled up to support the family, or equipped with equipment to serve the people, and it was difficult to think of other uses for it.
But with the opening up of policies, the transformation of consumption concepts, and the improvement of economic strength... The excellent loading and expansion performance of the pickup truck, as well as the good ability to pass, coupled with the constraints of the unrestricted purchase policy, allows the pickup truck to gradually get rid of the former "pulling goods" attribute, gradually replacing the SUV as the main force of many families, and realizing the transformation from operation to passenger use.
As the leading commercial vehicle brand in China, Foton Group has also seized the outlet as early as the transformation of pickup trucks to passenger nature, and has become a new force in the passenger pickup truck market with the victory of the land, the driving road and even the follow-up series of great generals. The "Cannon General", which was just listed not long ago, not only brings new vitality to the family with a new original shape, but also allows us to feel what kind of lifestyle a "passenger pickup" can bring through personal contact.
In fact, for Futian pickup trucks, the old fans of free machinery should be no stranger, because from the earliest pioneer driving path, to the general's fresh test drive, we have experienced Futian's understanding of passenger pickup products step by step. But what is different about this test drive experience is that it not only changes the previous road test drive, but also changes the power core to a diesel version, allowing us to try an alternative game that belongs to pickup trucks in an environment of minus twenty degrees.
The surging torque of diesel doubles the joy of adventure
The test drive vehicle is the P3-level product of Foton's passenger pickup array: Dajun, which is divided into two versions: Dajun G9 and Dajun Dajun (code name G7), and the test drive engine is a 2.0T diesel engine derived from Cummins technology, which makes me a new experience for a long time living in Beijing.
As a mature model that has been on the market for nearly a year, the specific situation of the General G9 will not be repeated, and interested partners can click on the portal below to review the previous experience report. Here we focus on the new cannon general, and Futian hopes to bring us a kind of car and life concept through a series of product changes.
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▲The picture shows the General G9
As a new product in the family lineup, the cannon general has made subversive changes in the shape, from the headlight shape to the size of the net, from the front of the car to the paint color, the overall brought people full visual impact, and became the current Futian pickup truck array in one fell swoop.
▲The picture shows the general of the cannon
In addition to the shape, the cannon master in other configurations followed the family attributes of the P3 platform, the overall interior style is the same as the general G9, the pioneer driving way, the contrast leather material and various technical configurations interpret the meaning of "passenger pickup".
However, while the appearance and technology configuration are improved, the solid chassis is still the basis for the survival of the pickup truck. The loading capacity brought by the rear leaf spring suspension + the overall bridge is far from the general urban SUV energy ratio, coupled with the BorgWarner timely four-wheel drive system, so that the cannon general is excellent in off-road ability.
This test drive road is set up with 50% paved roads and 50% relatively rough ice and snow winding roads. Relying on the original 18-inch four-season tires and this four-wheel drive system, the cannon general easily completed the whole process. The timely power distribution of the four-wheel drive is just right, the automatic mode can intelligently distribute the power output of the front and rear axles, and the Eaton differential lock allows you to pass smoothly as long as you can keep one tire attached.
Compared to the gasoline version, I was impressed by the 2.0T diesel engine derived from Cummins technology. Although the maximum output of this diesel engine of 120kW is slightly inferior to that of the gasoline version, the characteristics of the diesel engine are not power, but the gushing torque. The 390N·m peak data allows you to experience even the feeling of pushing back on this big head, especially after being amplified by the BorgWarner timely four-wheel drive system, this kind of breathing torque is difficult to feel on a gasoline car.
At the same time, what is even more valuable is that the control of the cannon general in the NVH of the whole vehicle is somewhat unexpected, I thought that the diesel engine + pickup characteristics would cause the cockpit interior to be slightly noisy, but after the real driving, the imaginary diesel engine movement was not transmitted to the ear, if you do not specifically explain, you can not even distinguish the difference between it and the gasoline version. Unless you drop two gears in a row and the engine speed climbs to more than 3,000 rpm, the typical crispness of the diesel engine will explode with the torque.
With this achievement, I think it is because of the excellent running quality of this 2.0T diesel engine derived from Cummins technology, and the second is because of Foton's stinginess in the cockpit material of the cannon general, and the cost of materials for the passenger car level can be shaped into a livable and IKEA passenger pickup truck.
As for the ZF 8AT gearbox it is equipped with, it is already a mature machine widely used in various brand models, whether it is a gear shift or a power transmission is very stable, and it is a novel experience with a diesel car. However, I personally feel that for a playful pickup truck with a torque output, the 8AT transmission is not as fun, engaging and entertaining as the 6MT. Of course, this is just a small pleasure or obsession with manual transmission.
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