As one of the most important activities of GAC Toyota in 2022, the "Extreme Journey to China's Most Durable Highway (QinZhidao)" team set off from Tongchuan City on March 4, based on the 8.5-hour "People Never Stop" Extreme Durability Challenge designed by the Le Mans Endurance Race, and finally arrived in Yan'an City, with a total distance of 540km, which can be called the "Second Extreme Durability Race" and a small long-distance test of GAC Toyota's models.
It is reported that the reason why GAC Toyota wants to set up this route is to combine the "second pole" challenge to show the five major technical advantages of the Toyota THS II dual-engine hybrid system, including reliability and durability. Before the challenge began, the team consisted of GAC Toyota's models: C-HR Dual Engine, Willanda Dual Engine, and HighlandEr Dual Engine, and selected the models they drove by lottery.
The next day, at 8:30 a.m. Beijing time, in Tongchuan City, which was only a few degrees, the air was unusually dry, and the corners of the mouth had been slightly cracked, but I still took advantage of the excitement to start in Willanda. Today's destination is the city of Yan'an in Shaanxi Province, which is located in the north of Shaanxi Province bordering Gansu to the west and Shanxi to the east.
Starting from Tongchuan City, head north towards Yan'an City. Yan'an is located in the middle of the Loess Plateau, which is generally dominated by the hills of the Loess Plateau. Feel the highway ruins created by the deceased people of the motherland under the scientific and technological conditions of 2,000 years ago in the power of "strength, quietness and purity" of The Velanda Double Engine. As the hills rise and fall, so does the scenery, with heavy mountains, cattle, cellars, and every time the palm of our hand swings on the steering wheel, we may be greeted by another chic view.
Judging from Lu Shutu's plan, the first stop to be reached is the starting point of the Qin Straight Road. Driven down from the Baomao Expressway - Hebao Expressway - Yinbai Expressway section, the oncoming Ring Mountain Road is also a must. On one side are tall and rugged mountains, on the other hand is the sun sprinkling loess, whether it is the color of the loess, or the wonders of the landscape, you have to sigh in the immersive, nature's magic is more perfect than artificial carving.
With the ups and downs of the terrain, the advantages of the Veranda dual engine are becoming more and more obvious, and the continuous power output can give the driver full confidence. At this time, the driver can also switch driving modes according to the road conditions, but the Veranda response using ECO mode will be much more linear, and this mode is also in line with most people's driving habits on urban expressways or highways.
After about 2 hours of driving, we got off the highway and passed national highway 342, which not only has many ups and downs, but also has many sharp turns, which can test the power connection of a car. Fortunately, veranda's twin engines were enough to conquer the mountain road. Whether uphill or downhill, Velanda, equipped with the E-CVT continuously variable gearbox, reacted smoothly without any procrastination or frustration.
Came to the beginning of the famous Qin Straight Road. According to historical records, the road was built in the 35th year of Qin Shi Huang (212 BC), but there is no specific date for completion. Qin ZhiDao is a military passage of more than 700 kilometers from north to south in Jiuyuan County, Baotou Jiuyuan County, Inner Mongolia, in order to prevent and prevent the invasion of the Xiongnu nobles in the northern kingdom after Qin Shi Huang unified the Six Kingdoms, so that the general Meng Tian led an army of 300,000 people to build a military passage of more than 700 kilometers from north to south in Jiuyuan County, Baotou, Inner Mongolia in the north, and the Qin Straight Road is the closest road from Xianyang to the Yin Mountains in the north, which is roughly straight from north to south, so it is called "straight road". After its completion, the Qin Straight Road was used before the Qing Dynasty, and was gradually abandoned by the Qing Dynasty. Now, how can we not be moved by the vast project of the deceased?
After coming down from the beginning of the Qin Straight Road, and then driving north, we are greeted by an endless smooth road, and there are also beautiful colors in the smooth road, the most eye-catching of which is the thick branches of the poplar trees. The scientific name of the poplar tree is silver poplar, which loves light and is not tolerant of shade. Resistant to severe cold, no frost damage under negative 40 degree conditions. It is not only a unique scenery next to the Tongchuan-Yan'an expressway, but also a totem and a spiritual symbol.
When the car is facing the grass and trees, there are patches of light-stripped poplar trees in front of you, and the trunks are exposed, allowing the cold wind and insects to erode. On the other hand, Veranda gave us the fullest guarantee to make this 500km trek easy. Whether it is the power parameters or the humanized technology configuration, Velanda gives us the most comprehensive sense of security. First of all, in the car, it feels quiet and comfortable, the sound insulation effect is very outstanding, coupled with the wheelbase of 1855mm and the width of 2690mm, it is a very pleasant thing to ride in Veranda. Against the cold wind of a few degrees outside, Veranda runs across the undulating mountain road, and the high ground clearance also shows good passing ability.
Front McPherson, rear E-type multi-link independent suspension, through tuning to further enhance comfort, although the road conditions are undulating, but the vehicle absorbs most of the excess vibration, so that we sit in the car can not feel too much impact, while the road sense backhaul is also relatively clear, and does not make the sense of road blurred because of comfort.
Secondly, Wilanda's intelligent assisted driving, equipped with a new generation of TSS smart safety suits, and the standard 7 airbags in the whole series, prevent dangers before they occur. To some extent, active safety is more important than passive safety, which tends to work in the event of an accident, while the former is at work all the time. With it, we can have the extra mind to pay attention to the scenery along the way in addition to the challenge.
Review of the "first pole" through China's most uninhabited area road challenge, the whole 1117km, starting from Yinchuan, passing through Wuwei, and finally arrived in Jiuquan, under the Toyota fourth-generation THS II dual-engine hybrid system, the extreme endurance challenge has many vehicles have driven more than 1000km, and finally completed this challenge.
In this challenge to the "second pole", GAC Toyota's models not only have long-lasting performance, but also leave behind to conquer different fields with extraordinary quality. Founded in 2004, GAC Toyota, as one of the pioneers of China's auto market that has achieved brilliant results, has experienced ups and downs in the middle of 18 years, and now GAC Toyota is facing unprecedented changes in the Chinese market.
Despite the increasingly fierce competition in the automotive market, GAC Toyota has never extinguished its enthusiasm for becoming the backbone of auto brands in the Chinese market. In the entire history of GAC Toyota, it adheres to the boutique strategy and adheres to more advanced technology, more advanced products and better services to meet the needs of users, ensuring that GAC Toyota can always take the initiative to lead. This point is most directly reflected in the introduction of dual-engine hybrid technology products.
At present, the global sales of Toyota dual-engine hybrid models have exceeded 19 million, and the Sales volume of the Chinese market has exceeded 1.5 million, which can almost be said to have single-handedly promoted and popularized the more advanced and advanced powertrain of dual-engine hybrid in China. In this process, GAC Toyota has also achieved good results, such as "Toyota's 25 years of electrification technology accumulation and innovation, maintaining 0 accidents in the battery system", "the Average of 10 hybrid models in the Chinese market, nearly 7 are Toyota, the market ownership ranks first", "GAC Toyota's 2021 HEV model sales reached 175633 vehicles, sales ranked first in the Chinese market", "GAC Toyota's HEV model sales in January 2022 reached 25208 vehicles, sales leading China's mainstream hybrid brands". GAC Toyota sold 25,208 HEV models in January 2022, and sales continue to lead the mainstream hybrid brands in China."
At present, the GAC Toyota Dual Engine Hybrid Family has covered the three mainstream markets of cars, SUVs and MPVs. It is reported that in the future market, GAC Toyota will continue to comprehensively deepen the layout of the full engine, planning to account for more than 50% of the sales of hybrid models in 2025, with an annual compound growth rate of more than 36%, and the cumulative sales volume will exceed 2.3 million units.
Completing the second pole is only a small step in the challenge of GAC Toyota's models, followed by the third pole tranquility challenge, the fourth pole energy saving challenge, and the fifth pole control challenge. This time, Xiaobian driving Veranda conquered the undulating complex landscape, showing excellent passability, strong power, low fuel consumption, and intelligent driving configuration. GAC Toyota dared to "abuse" the car into such a way, proving the confidence in the quality and performance of this car, as well as the entrepreneurial spirit of daring to challenge. Such a ruthless car company, who else?
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