In early spring and March, everything is new, just bid farewell to the cold winter, we came to Yangshuo, which is already lined with trees and clear sky, and can't wait to feel the spring feeling. However, this spring trip in Yangshuo is not just myself, there is also a "three good students" from Northern Europe, its simple and natural romanticism, and the beautiful scenery of Yangshuo complement each other, so that this journey is "only love to walk together" and full of aftertaste.
My "partner" is volvo XC40, a good-looking, easy-to-drive, good-hearted "three good students", in the early spring of Yangshuo, it accompanies me to enjoy the beautiful scenery, taste spring, in this process I also have a deeper understanding of it. Why is the Volvo XC40 good-looking, easy to open and safe? Let's talk about my feelings.
Good-looking: simple Nordic style, how to see will not be tired
In fact, the evaluation of appearance has always been very subjective, after all, everyone's aesthetic is different. However, when our group saw the XC40 in front of us, everyone's unanimous evaluation was that it looked good. There is no overly radical sports style, but it is not bland and conservative, and this typical Nordic minimalist style is indeed the kind that will not be tired of how to look at it.
The most characteristic is the front family-style "Quake" headlights, all using LED light sources, and adding automatic headlights, adaptive far and near light functions. In the middle of the front of the car is a hexagonal chrome grille that has been optimized and adjusted for detail, and the new shape is more delicate and delicate, which is very harmonious with the Quake headlights.
The side of the body adopts a more stylish two-color design, which expresses the body posture of the SUV full of power in a more youthful atmosphere. Combined with the suspension contrast roof design and large wheels, the visuals are excellent. The rear of the car echoes the front of the car, and the "Thor's Hammer" headlights are combined with the rear tail lights of the "Viking Axe", and the family recognition is extremely high, and the overall XC40 has established an outstanding appearance.
Entering the car, continuing the classic Nordic atmosphere from the Volvo family, it still makes people feel at home and relaxed. Overall, the interior of the XC40 has not changed much, the wing-type center console with the classic design of the central control screen, air conditioning outlet, familiar with Volvo friends must be 0 difficult to get started. But XC40 also has some different lifts, in the car carpet and door panel lining and other parts, the use of recyclable PET environmental protection material, this material with good strength, dye affinity and high gloss known, not only more environmentally friendly, visual effects and touch also improved a lot.
Thanks to the 4425* 1863 * 1652mm body size and 2702mm wheelbase, the volvo XC40 interior space performance is surprising, whether it is the rear leg space or the head space, there is no depressing feeling, with the standard panoramic sunroof of the whole series, the cabin has a good sense of transparency.
Good to open: full of technology meets abundant power
In addition to the appearance of everyone's unanimous recognition, the entire test drive process in Yangshuo, volvo XC40 power performance and rich and convenient technology configuration, I was very impressed, these days of companionship, two words to summarize the comprehensive performance of XC40, is good to open.
I test drive the T4 version, equipped with a 2.0T engine, the maximum horsepower of this engine is 190 horses, the maximum torque is 300 Nm, with the transmission part is an 8AT automatic transmission, the overall smoothness and speed of power output are good, it belongs to the critical moment there is explosive power, but usually driving is more stable and solid driving sense. The T4 version is equipped with an intelligent four-wheel drive system as standard, which can independently control the four-wheel power distribution, with a ground clearance of up to 211mm, which makes me feel the passing advantage of the whole road condition during the entire test drive.
In addition to the good experience in performance, the rich technical configuration and comfort configuration are also the places where the Volvo XC40 satisfies me. The whole series is equipped with a 12.3-inch LCD intelligent digital dashboard as standard, full of sense of technology at the same time, the display information is also more abundant and vivid, for music lovers, XC40 equipped with the Harman Kardon premium sound system is a big benefit, the whole car 13 professional speakers, 600 watts high power output, the use of Dirac Unison active acoustic processing technology, with Air Woofer patented technology, bringing shocking listening enjoyment. In addition, there are details such as VNC active noise cancellation and wireless phone charging, which really makes the whole journey a treat.
Goodwill: The XC40 is still the reliable Volvo
Finally, let's talk about the security of the XC40. As volvo's most representative feature, safety has not shrunk at all on the XC40, whether it is an active safety system or a passive safety equipment, the XC40 is still the reliable car that makes us feel at ease.
The car joins the City Safety system, which monitors traffic conditions in real time, performs collision warnings and assists in braking to ensure self-safety and pedestrian protection while driving. In terms of active safety, XC40 provides advanced functions such as road deviation prevention and protection system, intelligent avoidance of opposing vehicles, lane keeping assist, HLA uphill assist system, HDC steep slope mitigation system, fatigue warning system, RSC anti-rolling stability control system, etc., which can be assisted and corrected by electronic systems during driving, which is very practical.
Another reassuring place of Volvo XC40 is the use of an upgraded version of the cage body + ultra-high-strength boron steel material, the whole car uses 1600Mpa strength boron steel, ultra-high strength steel, aluminum alloy and other materials, to protect the structural integrity of the cockpit when it encounters a collision, the entire ultra-high strength boron steel accounts for about 20%, and the extremely high rigidity and anti-twisting protect the integrity of the cockpit structure. And the whole series is equipped with front knee airbags as standard to protect the driver's knee area from collision damage.
Test drive summary: Although the Volvo XC40 has not been accompanied by Yangshuo for a long time, this car has left a good impression on me, whether it is excellent appearance or surging power, of course, and proud safety, which makes the XC40 have a very prominent advantage in the same level of SUV models. Good-looking, easy-to-open, good-hearted "three good students" evaluation is very pertinent, combined with the Nordic simple life concept, I think XC40 will be very suitable for young people's appetite.