Author | Car language
Edited | windmill
Mention the "suit thug", I believe that many people will present a variety of styles of performance cars in their hearts, indeed, the performance car's powerful power system is addictive, however, the "suit thug" and the positioning of the large business luxury SUV tank 500 together, at first glance somewhat incompatible, but after the test drive of the tank 500 full of luxurious atmosphere, its strong power performance left a deep impression on us, so it is most appropriate to use the macho version of the "suit thug" to describe the tank 500.
Since this test drive we focus on the power performance, then the next from the power to start the analysis, the tank 500 is equipped with a 3.0T V6 turbo engine, from the displacement can also be seen that this engine is not simple, coupled with the use of Miller cycle, integrated water cooling, dual VGT variable section double supercharging and other technologies, thermal efficiency of 38.5% of the engine, its maximum power up to 260kW, peak torque of 500Nm.
Moreover, the engine is also matched with a 48V light mix system, and the official acceleration time of 100 kilometers is 7.3 seconds, which has reached the category of many sports models, and it is really a little flexible for a "big man" with a mass of nearly 2.5 tons. In the actual driving, you can clearly feel the stable power output of the engine, the linear force makes the whole driving easier, and the sufficient power reserve of the large-displacement engine also makes people more confident. In daily driving, the standard mode can already be easily coped with, if you switch to the sport mode, you can clearly feel the title of what we call the macho version of "suit thug", the strong power and the sense of acceleration are very impressive.
Moreover, the tank 500 that matches the 48V hybrid also has a fairly good performance in terms of fuel consumption, after all, the large displacement engine is different from the conventional small displacement, and the fuel consumption performance of 10.79L per 100 kilometers can be said to be quite amazing.
The gearbox matches the longitudinal 9-speed automatic transmission independently developed by the Great Wall, which is very active in shifting gears during driving, but in the rapid acceleration can feel that the gearbox is slightly sluggish, if not the pursuit of squeezing the ultimate power, the overall gearbox lift is still very smooth.
Due to the use of non-load-bearing body structure in the chassis, the suspension is the structure of the front double wishbone + rear overall bridge suspension, which can also be seen from here that the tank 500 has a good off-road ability, but the test drive is driving on the paved road throughout the whole process, and does not experience the extreme off-road performance.
Of course, the tank 500 with excellent off-road genes, a timely four-wheel drive system is indispensable, this system can switch between two-wheel drive (2H), intelligent four-wheel drive (AWD), high-speed four-wheel drive (4H), low-speed four-wheel drive (4L) to meet different road driving needs. In addition, coupled with the ground clearance of 224mm and the maximum wading depth of 800mm, you can see the good off-road performance of this car. In terms of technology configuration, the 360° panoramic image, transparent chassis, creep mode and tank U-turn function allow "Little White" to fully experience the fun of off-road.
The adjustment of the chassis is biased towards movement, high-speed cornering and lane change overtaking, especially the solid lateral support, which brings more driving pleasure to the tank 500 with a non-load-bearing body structure. However, the adjustment of biased movement is not ideal in the face of small vibration filtration on the road surface, and the long-stroke suspension is still quite good when dealing with large potholes or speed bumps.
NVH's performance is extremely outstanding, according to the official introduction, the whole vehicle uses a large number of high-grade sound insulation cotton, coupled with the front and rear double laminated glass and ANC active noise reduction function, tire noise and wind noise filtration is very successful.
Of course, as a main business luxury SUV, tank 500 in the interior and exterior design and luxury atmosphere rendering is also quite successful, the vehicle uses a large number of straight lines outline, set off the overall sense of strength, the net using chrome material embellishment, the atmosphere is not lacking in exquisite, integrated headlights are layered, built-in LED light source, vertical taillights are more three-dimensional, can be described as full of personality.
The interior of the tank 500 is coated with a lot of Nappa leather and wood materials, the workmanship materials are quite solid, the luxury is rendered quite well, the seat comfort is good, and it is equipped with functions such as ventilation, heating, and massage. In terms of technology configuration, the steering wheel also offers 3 kinds of force adjustment. In addition, the large size of the central control screen, the full LCD instrument plus the HUD head-up display, the configuration is quite sincere.
Conclusion: In terms of luxury atmosphere and scientific and technological intelligent configuration, tank 500 absolutely achieves its own extreme, but also absolutely in line with its luxury SUV identity, in addition, tank 500 this power system performance is also quite eye-catching, large displacement engine plus independent research and development of 9AT gearbox, with this configuration alone, it is worth the fare, not to mention the tank 500 has a good off-road capability. For this SUV that integrates luxury, technology, intelligence, space, off-road, and refinement, the all-encompassing tank 500 undoubtedly points a way for the evolution of high-end SUVs.