Driving view
Written by | Chen Hui
Photography | Qin Bowen
On the morning of February 10, 2022, in the men's single skating free skating final of the Beijing Winter Olympics, Japan's Yu Yu yu started with a 4A jump, and accidentally fell down when falling on the ice, and finally lost. But it was this jump that introduced us to the Feather Knot String and the 4A.
The full name of 4A is Axel's four-way jump, known as the historical "ceiling" of figure skating, because the difficulty coefficient is too high, "a little inattention will crush yourself", so no athlete dares to touch, and Yusei chose the 4A jump, because he said: "With 4A, I can live so vigorously".
In the automotive circle, there is also a feathered warrior - Anksela, in order to bring a perfect experience, Mazda did not hesitate to die for Thexella's appearance, clothing, control and power, and it is precisely because of this persistence that many young people are fascinated by Axela, such as me.
Just take a look and you'll love it
4A is an extreme challenge for figure skaters like Yu Yu, but for the general audience, it is a pleasing performance: jump forward, then complete a 1620-degree turn in the air, and finally land on the ice, the whole action is beautiful.
This is the same visual experience presented by Unxella. Most people will be fascinated by the appearance of the Axela when they first see it – indeed, Mazda's unique "Soul Movement 2.0" design language is so charming that even if it is not a special crystal soul red, it will still make you recognize it at a glance in hundreds of traffic.
I really like the front face of Axela, there is no cumbersome decoration, the blackened oversized net occupies most of the front face; the through-channel chrome decorative strip connects the glowing headlights, and the whole front face looks radiant.
From the side, you'll notice that the Unxella is different from most front-drive cars in that it has a longer front end and a shorter front overhang, which enhances the slender visual feel of the whole vehicle.
The rim chose a multi-strip type, although the shape is simple, but the sense of power is very strong; the tire specification is this level of high matching, 215/45 R18, not only outstanding performance, the visual effect is also quite good.
The design of the rear of the car has formed a good echo with the front of the car, the double round taillights look very sporty, and the recognition after lighting at night is very high; the rear shape of the car highlights a strong sense of muscle; with the exhaust of the left and right doubles, the aura of the sports steel cannon is fully exposed.
Not only the exterior, but also the interior of the Axela is also characteristic in the sporty model, the central control has a lot of blank space, in line with the style of its driver's car. My personal favorite is its wrap-around cockpit, in order to facilitate the driver's operation, including air conditioning outlet, LCD instrument, control panel and other areas around the driver in turn, easy to operate is also very beautiful.
8.8-inch central control screen is clean and beautiful, and has done a forward-shift processing, which is convenient for drivers to observe the road conditions in front of them when driving, the screen does not use touch operation, but a mechanical control panel is set up on the central control platform, after familiarity, it is handy to use.
Some people may say that the technology configuration of Anksela is not high, but I want to tell you that the pleasure of a car lies in driving itself, and now there are too many highly intelligent cars, and it is precisely like Anksela that returns to the mechanical origin of the car is more rare.
Street racing, are the number one player
4A is considered to be the limit of human physical ability, except for Yusheng, no figure skater has ever successfully made a 4A jump in the competition, but in fact, the score of 4A is not dominant, and it is not cost-effective for athletes to choose 4A. But Yu Sheng's dream is to jump 4A and spend 2 hours a day training this one action, for several days like years, never stopping.
Why isn't this the case with Axela? In order to create a driver's car with a truly playful attribute, Mazda engineers have put a lot of effort into improving the driving pleasure of Axela, even if it is only a little, they are willing to achieve it for years. For example, many people do not pay too much attention to the driving posture, in order to achieve the "human-horse integration" of the driving sense, Mazda engineers according to the ergonomic characteristics, to create an "ideal driving posture ergonomic seat", combined with "force conduction without delay suspension + body structure", so that the driver and the body formed an organic fit.
When it comes to lifting and handling the most important chassis, Mazda's engineers found that the traditional multi-link suspension structure did not perform to the standards they thought were perfect under extreme conditions, so they simply redeveloped a butterfly-shaped bionic rear suspension. The effect of such persistence is also remarkable, when driving daily, you will feel that The Axela is very stable when driving, whether it is a curve or a straight road, the body can bite the ground tightly, and when it travels through the traffic flow of the city, its body is excellent in tracking and very flexible.
And when you pull the Ennces race on the track, you can easily find that the limit of the chassis is very high, in the high-speed corner, even if the speed is pushed to more than 100km/h, the body is still tightly biting the ground, the roll is difficult to detect; and in the low-speed corner, after the corner, you can safely accelerate at full throttle, and the body will accelerate with the driver's expected direction.
Driving is addictive is the most important reason why I like Anksella, whether it is the street or the track, driving Anksella, you are the best player to experience.
Do as you please, is elegance
In addition to the 4A, figure skating itself is also very attractive, unlike short track speed skating, it does not pursue the ultimate speed, when ethereal or passionate music sounds, athletes complete one difficult action after another of smooth articulation, figure skating, more like ice dance.
This is similar to Axela's dynamic performance. Today, with the full spread of turbocharging, Unxella insists on using a naturally aspirated engine. Although the power of the 1.5L and 2.0L Chuangchi Blue Sky engines is not surging, the output quality of the clouds is fascinating. Here, it is necessary to mention the 6AT gearbox, which also comes from Chuang chi blue sky technology.
In my Unxella, for example, the 2.0L+6AT power structure has an inherent advantage in terms of reliability, even if you open for seven or eight years, you don't have to worry about it throwing you on the road, which is difficult for those turbocharged or dual-clutch to do. In addition, the tacit understanding of the engine and the gearbox is pure, and the power can be guaranteed to be smoothly output regardless of any operating conditions.
Unlike other cars that like to use different driving modes to distinguish the power output, Unxella does not provide a choice of driving mode, how its power output depends on how you treat its throttle, daily driving light can be, fierce driving direct floor oil, and its smart computer can immediately understand your intentions, such as when you need to accelerate overtaking, the moment the accelerator pedal is stepped on, the gearbox has begun to shift gears, and when you step on the desired position, the shift action has been completed, and the feeling of pushing back follows. The communication between people and vehicles is very smooth.
If you prefer to master the rhythm of gear changes on your own, Axela also offers a manual shift mode, which can be achieved by either the gear lever or the paddle shifter behind the steering wheel. The power output at will makes you feel that driving it is a pleasure.
『 Final Remarks 』
There is a kind of figure skating called Habu 4A, and there is a kind of driving, called Unxella.
We like the 4A, not only because it has the most perfect ornamentation, but more importantly, it represents an extreme spirit; we like Unxella, not only because it has a good face, but more importantly, it can bring us almost perfect driving enjoyment.
The handling of the Axela is very unique, neither as rough as the American car, nor as obscure as the German car, it is elegant and calm but also fun. Because of this, many young people have fixed the first car in their lives as Onla Saila, according to their words - Onksela does not pick people, boys and girls drive it is "my car", driving is not picking people, no matter what your driving skills, it can develop your driving potential, let you quickly experience the beauty of driving.
That's why I said, if it wasn't for the 4A how to fall in love with figure skating, if it wasn't for Anksella how to fall in love with driving!
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