Recently, "Chengfopo" has become popular again. The owner of a new energy SUV failed to challenge the "Chengfo Slope", and the video of the damage to the vehicle was also widely circulated on the Internet, so that this steep and close to 180-degree sharp turn ramp once again entered people's field of vision.
In addition to the damage to the vehicle, in fact, a city SUV can not be on the "Buddha Slope" is not to blame, after all, the main attack point is not a strong off-road performance. But driving in China is difficult to guarantee that you will not encounter difficult roads like "Chengfo Slope", is it only a detour whenever you encounter a little obstacle? Are there any urban SUVs on the market that combine off-road performance with passability?
There really is. GAC Toyota Velanda has refreshed people's impression of urban SUVs with three four-wheel drive unique to the same level and excellent off-road performance since its listing. But practice can come out of the truth, for this reason, Veranda played the slogan of "four-wheel drive, no fear of challenges", and launched a cross-country challenge in Chongqing that far exceeded the difficulty of "Becoming Buddha Slope".
Shell craters, wading waterways, urban SUVs are afraid of what comes
Many SUV owners have more or less tried to drive their own cars off-road and conquer the dirt slopes or bad roads in the suburbs. But the difficulty of a real off-road test drive is far beyond people's imagination.
The test drive included bilateral bridges, dirt roads, side half-slopes, wading roads, shell craters, bumpy roads, and a "hump section" similar to "Chengfo Slope", which was rated by the China Automobile Sports Federation as the unique and most challenging car track in southwest China. For urban SUVs, these challenges are "disasters", and if you are not careful, you will get stuck and run aground. In addition to The Willanda will face the challenge of off-road test drives, its two competitors, the Volkswagen Tiguan L and the Honda CR-V, will also be tested in off-road sections.
Veranda has DTC Dynamic Torque Control 4WD, DTV Dynamic Torque Vectoring 4WD and E-FOUR Electronic 4WD 4WD systems, which impressed me in the actual off-road experience. One of the most satisfying to me is the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system, in the face of 1-2 wheels will lose the adhesion of the shell crater section, front and rear torque output support 100:0 to 20:80 power distribution of the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive, can control the power output of the four wheels in real time, there will be no lack of power or excessive situation. At the same time, after opening the "multi-terrain TRAIL four-wheel drive mode" dedicated to the relief of potholes, the wheel slippage is effectively suppressed, and the process of getting rid of the trap can be described as "smooth".
The mechanical full-time four-wheel drive system equipped with Tiguan L has a maximum front and rear wheel power ratio of 95:5, which is slightly difficult when getting out of trouble, and slippage occurs from time to time. The CR-V equipped with a mechanical timely four-wheel drive system also encountered difficulties on the road surface of the shell crater, the suspended tires had obvious idling, and there was a rebound phenomenon when the wheels landed, and it was difficult to control the body.
Veranda's DTV dynamic torque vectoring control four-wheel drive system also performs well, and the connecting axle device on the left and right sides of the rear axle allows Veranda to independently control the infinite distribution of torque between the left and right forces of the rear wheel, and the maximum torque distribution ratio reaches 0:100~100:0. Ramps like "Chengfo Slope" actually test the performance of vehicles through the cross-axle, while the hump section of Chongqing, with an average gradient of more than 35 degrees, is 105 meters long and 26 meters high, and such a large angle and long-distance uphill is only a piece of cake for Veranda. Even if the driver who does not know much about off-road skills, as long as it is not chaotic, the rest can be handed over to the DTV dynamic torque vectoring control four-wheel drive system, and the uphill is very easy.
Although the Volkswagen Tiguan L and Honda CR-V did not have such excellent performance as The Veranda, the four-wheel drive system of the two cars can be adjusted according to the road conditions in time, the power output has not appeared in a big leak, and it has also successfully passed the hump section, but in terms of passing time and passing attitude, it is much weaker than Veranda.
Veranda's last four-wheel drive system, DTC dynamic torque control four-wheel drive, although it is the most common four-wheel drive structure in the same level, but the torque of its front and rear wheels can also be distributed steplessly between 100:0 and 50:50, providing good body stability in the case of wet and slippery roads in muddy sections and wading sections, and there is a sufficient sense of security when driving through.
Of course, in addition to the excellent all-wheel drive system, Velanda can have such excellent off-road performance, but also rely on its strong power. Veranda also has three power versions, namely 2.0L fuel for the maximum power of 126kW, 2.5L dual engine with the maximum comprehensive power of the system of 163kW and 2.5L high-performance version of the system with a maximum comprehensive power of 225kW, all three versions have very good power, especially the 2.5L high-performance version, the measured 100-kilometer acceleration only takes 5.92 seconds, and it is difficult to find opponents at the same level.
From the perspective of off-road performance and passability, the Veranda family is indeed better than the Volkswagen Tiguan L, Honda CR-V, in the face of the harsh off-road test drive site, Veranda also successfully completed the challenge with a calm attitude, for consumers with off-road needs, driving Velanda to "scatter wild" is no problem.
Not only can it be off-road, but the driving texture of urban roads is also superb
Although Veranda's off-road performance is really strong, it cannot be ignored that its usual main battlefield is always the city, so the advanced driving texture is also particularly important.
In addition to bringing excellent off-road performance and passability, the four-wheel drive system also greatly improves the driving texture. Built on Toyota's TNGA-K high-end platform, Velanda is specially designed for low center of gravity, and with exclusive tuning, Velanda has excellent handling. Flexible and precise steering and excellent body stability allow Velanda owners to travel unimpeded in congested urban sections.
Veranda's three four-wheel drive systems can play their own advantages in urban roads, such as the northern city winter road surface is often snowy, DTC dynamic torque control four-wheel drive system can maximize the smooth and safe driving; the road paving is poorly paved, DTV dynamic torque vector control four-wheel drive system to ensure passability and comfort; E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system can quickly switch between two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive system is very suitable for cities with complex road conditions. Three kinds of four-wheel drive can bring high-end and comfortable car life to the owner.
The most suitable for urban commuting in the Veranda family is the 2.5L high-performance version of the model, whether it is a comprehensive endurance of 1152km, or a comprehensive fuel consumption of 1.1L of full power of 100 kilometers, which are practical to save the cost of the car for the owner, and thanks to the smooth start brought by the motor drive in the initial stage, it also makes the commuting traffic jam less annoying. Not to mention that the High Performance Edition of Veranda, as a plug-in hybrid model, can also be directly on the green card, which is simply a blessing for consumers in first-tier cities who are "hard to find".
Since its listing, Velanda has sold more than 220,000 vehicles, of which four-wheel drive models account for more than 40%, and 4 out of every 10 Willanda are four-wheel drive versions. This is an exaggerated number, because most consumers have the idea that "urban SUVs don't have to buy four-wheel drive". But such exaggerated figures are actually not difficult to understand, after all, Veranda's four-wheel drive model can bring the owner a high-quality driving texture and excellent off-road performance, passability performance, coupled with Veranda's own high value, low fuel consumption and other characteristics, it is not difficult to understand why the Veranda family has such a high four-wheel drive version of the choice intention in the consumer group.
Kanche said
China is too vast, the road conditions are too complicated, consumer demand for both off-road performance and comfortable texture of the four-wheel drive SUV will only grow, not to mention that many consumers have to go back to their hometown for the New Year to take the mountain road to block the road, Veranda at this time can provide extremely powerful help. The owners of the event have a very high evaluation of Velanda, in their view, Velanda is the value benchmark in the four-wheel drive mid-size SUV, and the advantage of "one car multi-purpose" makes them particularly satisfied.
In January 2022, The Velanda sold a total of 15,376 units, which is a clear advantage in its class. It is believed that Veranda will continue to rely on its strong strength to allow more and more consumers to join the camp of Velanda's car owners.