It's spring travel season again, what car is suitable for long-distance self-driving? What are the precautions?
What car is suitable for long-distance driving?
First of all, the choice of model, there is no doubt that the SUV is preferred, not only its road adaptability, the passage of the harsh road is better than the car, and the size and versatility of the space is also better than the car, put down the rear row, not only can stuff more equipment, if necessary, but also deal with the bed.
In addition, the four-wheel drive version is preferred, not only is it more off-road, its active safety performance is also better, and the car is less likely to get out of control in extreme cases.
In addition, the non-bearing body that has been hot in the past two years, the so-called professional off-road vehicle with independent girder and three locks, is there a need to choose?
I personally don't recommend. First of all, you are not playing professional offroad off-road, even if you go to the kind of extreme off-road venue that no one can walk, its off-road advantages can not be played at all, and even if you really go once, it is likely to find that the real bottleneck is not the car, but your off-road technology and experience.
In addition, the comfort and high-speed driving performance of this kind of car are not as good as those urban SUVs that use the load-bearing body, after all, even if you go to the frontier wilderness, 90% of the time is also running on the paved road, so the gain is not worth the loss.
In terms of power type, although the current electric vehicle mileage is getting farther and farther away, and there are more and more charging facilities, long-distance self-driving is still counted. "Mileage anxiety" is not serious, there is always a psychological burden, in addition to planning the trip every day, you also have to plan where to charge, it is also very tired.
In addition to traditional fuel vehicles, in fact, hybrid vehicles can also be considered, after all, running so far, the current oil price is so exaggerated, fuel saving is also a very important thing, but hybrid vehicles, especially PHEV hybrid models after all, the technology is relatively new, the structure is more complex, to give priority to mature, the market has a certain amount of models, barren mountains and mountains, cars nested, small auto repair shops are still uncertain, is a very troublesome thing.
In addition, other priority dimensions include: first, models with low failure rates; second, the best products are more mature, the market has a large number of models, these cars in case of a little accident or failure, where can be repaired, accessories are easy to find.
In terms of model recommendation, I recommend three models, GAC Toyota's Veranda and FAW Toyota RAV4 Rongfang; Honda's CR-V series, that is, GAC Honda's Haoying and Dongfeng Honda's CR-V, have evolved many generations, the global sales of the god car, the Japanese car itself has a low failure rate, spare parts are easy to find.
Then add BYD's Song PLUS DM-i, all the way down, at least can help you save more than half of the fuel money, the budget is sufficient, you can consider the high-end version of four-wheel drive, that is, early 200,000.
In addition, I originally wanted to recommend the Volkswagen Tiguan with high domestic ownership and sales, but I can only add No. 95 oil to the Volkswagen EA series engines, and I don't like it very much, what if there is only low-grade oil in too remote places? And high-grade oil also invisibly increases fuel expenses.
What are the precautions?
Finally, there are a few points to pay attention to before traveling: First, before traveling, you must do a full car test, it is best to do a routine maintenance, so that the oil and water condition of the car will also be checked.
Second, to prepare some necessary on-board equipment, such as tire pressure meter, inflator, spare start battery and "cross the river dragon", trailer rope, etc., if the car does not have the original spare tire, you can prepare one yourself, or automatic tire repair liquid.
If you go to areas with low temperatures, especially snow, it is best to replace winter tires that do not rubber harden and slip in winter, and prepare snow chains.
The third is to do some homework in advance on the places, climates and road conditions to be visited, and not to fight unprepared battles! Of course, my most recommended is: you can persuade more friends to accompany, the most able to travel in formation of more than two cars, not only to take care of the situation, but also the trip will be interesting and lively, right?