Speaking of Heilongjiang, we have to mention Yichun City, Yichun is also known as Lindu, a small border town with the name of Spring, located at 47 ° north latitude, with long cold and long winters, and many snowy days. Throughout the winter, Yichun is synonymous with ice and snow and short days and nights, and Uncle Che put warm as spring xi'an is not good to stay, have to run to More than 2,000 kilometers away from Xi'an, the temperature difference is nearly 40 degrees, Yichun, I'm afraid that only Subaru ice and snow test drive these words can make Uncle Che so righteous.
Talking about ice and snow test drive, the car uncle is also quite experienced, like car drift, SUV off-road these traditional ice and snow test drive has been experienced many times, but this ice and snow test drive and the original car uncle in the northwest region to participate in the ice and snow test drive is obviously a little different, this time is called the real ice and snow test drive.
The theme of this Subaru Ice and Snow Test Drive is "Conquering The Ice and Snow, Walking on the Mountains and Rivers", subaru brought three of its SUV models, namely the 2022 Forester, SUBARU XV and Auhoo. Fortunately, Uncle Che was assigned to the 2022 Forester, who has just ushered in a new listing at the Guangzhou International Auto Show in November 2021, with a total of four configurations in the whole series, with a price range of 223,800 yuan to 265,800 yuan, which is also the first time that Uncle Che has contacted the 2022 Subaru Forester.
The 2022 Forester has added a new body color of streamer copper and deep green in the field to the appearance, further enhancing the forester's visual effect. The appearance adopts a new design concept, the shape is very powerful, the overall appearance is more tough, emphasizing the hardcore atmosphere of the SUV model.
As a modified model, the 2022 Forester mainly adjusted for the appearance details, the main changes focused on the front face design of the new car, the interior of the front grille was upgraded, and the bright black chrome elements were used to embellish, the C-type LED daytime running light belt was more sharp, and the fog light shape below was also upgraded. The rear part of the car is still a double C-shaped taillight set, equipped with a silver skid plate under the bumper, creating a good sense of power.
Since it is only a mid-term redesign, the shape of the 2022 Forester side has not changed much. In terms of body size, the length, width and height are 4655/1815/1730 mm, and the wheelbase is 2670 mm, although the size of the forest man is the average of the compact SUV, but it is not a problem to sit comfortably with an adult who is 1.8 meters tall and weighs 240 pounds.
In terms of interior design, the 2022 Forester continues the design style of the old model, while some upgrades have been made to enhance the texture in the details, and the configuration has increased the gesture adjustment air conditioning temperature function and the X-MODE automatic reset function. In addition, in terms of safety, it is also equipped with the fourth-generation EyeSight Driver Assistance System, which adds emergency automatic steering assist, lane centering, and front car steering.
The 2022 Forester is equipped with a 2.0L horizontally opposed naturally aspirated engine with a maximum horsepower of 154 Ps and a maximum torque of 196N·m, matched with a CVT CVT continuously variable transmission.
The ice and snow test drive arranged by Subaru is divided into two parts: the ice lake test drive and the crossing of the jungle. For better grip on the snow, the test drive type is also equipped with professional snow nail tires.
Subaru's four-wheel drive system uncle has been very much looking forward to, especially the 2022 Subaru Forester series standard with Subaru's unique left-right symmetrical full-time four-wheel drive system (Symmetrical AWD) and a minimum ground clearance of 220mm, the off-road ability is quite strong.
In the test drive through the jungle road, this test of the vehicle gradually increases as the snow gets thicker, but the full-time four-wheel drive system equipped by the Subaru Foresters shows a strong off-road ability. When the vehicle is running normally, the default power distribution ratio of the front and rear axles is 60:40, and the power output is heavier than that of the front wheels; when the vehicle accelerates sharply or the wheels slip, the electronically controlled multi-piece clutch begins to intervene in the work to limit the slip between the axles, and the power ratio of the front and rear axles will also become 50:50.
In the jungle road crossing with harsh pavement, foresters also have a super ability to get out of difficulties. Not only that, the Forester's entire range of models is equipped with X-MODE mode as standard, which is mountain and dirt road conditions, snow road conditions and deep snow mode. In other words, when the forester copes with low-adhesion off-road conditions, the driver can turn on X-MODE mode, and the response speed of the four-wheel drive system will become faster, and the braking force will be applied to the sliding wheels to further improve the vehicle's ability to get out of trouble.
It is worth mentioning that the 2022 Forester X-MODE mode also adds an automatic reset function, and the old model can be manually opened by the driver when it is below 20km/h or when parking, and it will automatically close after 40km/h. The 2022 forester will turn on standby when the speed exceeds 40km/h, and X-MODE will automatically reset (open state) when the speed is lower than 20km/h again, so as to avoid frequent manual opening in extreme road conditions, providing convenience and safety for drivers.
In addition, when the driver turns on X-MODE mode, the steep slope mitigation function is automatically turned on. In addition, the multi-function color display above the center console will also display the tilt angle and horizontal status of the vehicle at this time, which can display the real-time status of the vehicle.
In addition to the snow jungle road, the event also arranged an ice track experience, and the highly undulating ice lake pavement is extremely challenging for foresters.
Using a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine to drive a compact SUV is actually not a small horse-drawn car, the forester's oil front section adjustment is very sensitive, the power response is positive, and the linear power output of the naturally aspirated engine allows the driver to control the speed more accurately. When acceleration is required, the engine speed increases rapidly and the power output is straightforward.
The complex road conditions of the ice lake invisibly increase the difficulty of driving, but this is also a double-edged sword, although the limit of the four-wheel drive on the ice is low, but as long as you step on the accelerator deeply, the temporary sense of loss of control can still bring you driving pleasure.
Uncle Che summed up
At present, the subaru forester selling price range is 223,800 yuan - 285,800 yuan, as a pure imported car, such a price is very close to the people, at this level can be with the forester to do the opponent of almost nothing, some of them do not have off-road ability or fuel economy is not good, or it does not match the four-wheel drive system, so if you want a "perfect" car, uncle Che feels that the forester is worth starting.