Whether it is jungle crossing, no man's land crossing or ice and snow test drive, as long as the car company is willing to challenge, China, which is rich in land and resources, can provide the most comprehensive and challenging test drive environment. Of course, often the harsher the environment, the more challenging the performance of the car, the ice and snow test drive will become the finale of the major car brands. Car companies that dare to challenge ice and snow test drives not only show the strength of the brand to the industry, but also show confidence in their products.
It has to be said that in recent years, the SUV market has continued to be hot, and major mainstream models have launched corresponding models in the SUV field. As a joint venture with a variety of models from small SUVs to large SUVs, Dongfeng Nissan's influence in the SUV field cannot be underestimated. At the same time, the Dongfeng Nissan SUV family is also one of the brands that dare to challenge various extreme environments. At the beginning of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger, the 2022 Dongfeng Nissan SUV Family Ice and Snow Experience Camp was officially opened in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province, the "Snow City", the exploration of the extreme, enjoy the ice and snow test drive activities, dongfeng Nissan SUV family gathered Tule, the new Qijun, Tuda, Loulan four models, in the thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow in the northern scenery of the great show.
In February 2022, even the Guangdong region entered a cold weather that had not been encountered in 40 years, not to mention the "snow city" Mudanjiang. In Mudanjiang in February, the minimum temperature is around minus 20 ° C, the chill is full, and the exhaled hot air condenses into layers of frost flowers between the eyebrows. Driving in this extremely cold environment not only greatly tests the reliability and safety of the vehicle, but also the adaptability of the power system and four-wheel drive system in the extreme cold temperature. At the same time, the dripping temperature and the extremely low adhesion of the snow-covered road surface are also a great challenge for the driver's driving skills.
To this end, the Dongfeng Nissan SUV models that participated in the test drive this time were replaced with winter anti-skid tires. The most important thing is that Dongfeng Nissan SUV models are equipped with NISSAN i-SAFETY intelligent active safety system, with 12 safety auxiliary configurations such as IFCW over-the-horizon collision warning, EAPM throttle mis-press correction, and AVM panoramic intelligent monitoring. For southerners who are not accustomed to driving in the ice and snow environment of the north, intelligent assistance will play a considerable role in guaranteeing.
It is worth mentioning that the new X-Trail is equipped with the second generation of 4×4-i intelligent all-mode four-wheel drive, with 5 modes such as snow and off-road. Each driving mode intelligently adjusts the vehicle's engine conditions, transmission logic, throttle response, traction control, dynamic stability control, electronic differential lock, and central differential to provide the best vehicle performance in different road conditions. At the same time, the car also has intelligent dynamic central differential, B-LSD electronic brake differential lock and other blessings, providing the most comprehensive safety for wet and slippery ice and snow roads.
The new generation of X-Trail is undoubtedly a heavy model of this experience camp, in order to test the new X-Trail more harshly, the manufacturer has specially planned three challenges of figure-eight drift, integrated curve and acceleration/brake competition on top of the beautiful Xuanwu Lake. It is worth mentioning that the comprehensive curve includes A-shaped curves, U-bends, right angles and other challenging settings, which test the vehicle and test the driver's comprehensive control ability on the ice and snow. All of the above subjects have extremely high requirements on the vehicle's power, gearbox, suspension, and handling in a sporty attitude.
Figure Eight Drift participates in the challenge with the new X-Trail model, the core point of ice and snow road driving is to always pay attention to the strength of the throttle brake and direction correction, avoid sharp acceleration and braking, and the vehicle can clearly feel the intervention of the VDC body stability system when sliding. With the blessing of 4×4-i intelligent all-mode four-wheel drive and snow mode, the new Qijun completes the figure-eight drift much easier than expected.
In addition to the challenges of the three venues of figure eight drift, integrated cornering, and acceleration/braking competition. The experience camp also specially arranged a non-paved mountain road for jungle off-road experience, testing the Dongfeng Nissan SUV family model in a more demanding way, and the SUV fleet composed of Tule, Tuda and the new Qijun drove from the path of Jingpo Lake into the ice-covered no-man's land. Of course, as a hardcore SUV, Tule and Tuda rely on hardcore configurations such as non-carrier body and powerful four-wheel drive system, which are more suitable for crossing in the snow-covered jungle.
For unclumped jungle trails with thick snow, vehicles face more than just more conventional extreme cold environment tests such as low temperature cold start tests, low temperature air conditioning system tests, high cold durability tests, ESP tests, and low temperature braking system tests. After all, the natural roads in the forest, in addition to the snow and the glass ice rolled out by the convoy, also need to face slopes, potholes and muddy and slippery roads caused by snow and water, which is a difficult challenge for people and vehicles.
As Nissan's first off-road SUV, Tule is extremely popular in the professional off-road field, and its off-road strength is beyond doubt. As a global off-road SUV, Tuda has a non-bearer body, 4882 * 1850 * 1835mm of oversized body, 2850mm of ultra-long wheelbase and 225mm of minimum ground clearance, plus the use of the same level of leading all-terrain electronic control time-sharing four-wheel drive, B-LSD electronic brake differential lock, mechanical tooth embedded rear differential lock and high-speed four-wheel drive mode has excellent grip, Tuda copes with low adhesion road conditions, open low-speed four-wheel drive mode, The torque is amplified by up to 2.7 times, and it is also easy to cross the snow.
In contrast, the new Qijun, as an urban SUV, has become the biggest topic of discussion in this extremely cold environment jungle crossing. What is surprising is that the new X-Trail can still complete the challenge well in teaming up with the two hardcore SUVs of Tule and Tuda to cross the off-road section. This is due to the car's four-wheel drive system, powertrain, intelligent technology and other aspects have been fully upgraded after the replacement.
After a variety of off-road road conditions such as field challenges, forest roads and complex snow mountain roads, the comprehensive strength of the Dongfeng Nissan SUV family is impressive. In particular, the new X-Trail positioned in the urban SUV is still not willing to be inferior in the face of Tule, which has a non-carrier body hardcore SUV. Of course, if there is a chance to face more harsh road conditions, As a representative of the hardcore SUV, Tule and Tuda have a natural advantage, and may be more relaxed.