In the field of commercial vehicles, the arrival of the Great Wall Gun and a number of subsequent pickup truck models can be described as a further consolidation of Great Wall Motors' dominant position in the field of pickup trucks. For many friends, the budget in their hands may still be a bit mismatched compared with the price of the Great Wall Cannon, so whether they can buy a trustworthy model at a lower price has become their expectation.
Fortunately, Great Wall Motors did not let us wait too long, King Kong Gun has been officially listed last month, 88,800-123,800 yuan of new car price range, 2.0T gasoline version and 2.0T diesel version of the two power versions, giving consumers multiple choices, and how does this car open up? Let's take a look.
#关于动态
In terms of power, the entire series of Diamond Guns is equipped with a power combination of 2.0T engine +6MT. Among them, the diesel version has a maximum power of 120kW and a peak torque of 400Nm, while the gasoline version of our test drive has a maximum power of 140kW and a peak torque of 360Nm, matching a 6-speed manual transmission.
The 2.0T+6MT power combination still has a good performance, and the more dense gearbox gear ratio makes the vehicle maintain a speed of around 2000rpm at the highest gear (6 gears) of 100km/h. The satisfactory point is not here, but more from the power response of the Diamond Cannon. When the speed is above 1500rpm, when the driver steps on the accelerator, it can wake up enough power, and the power is not delayed, and it can be directly fed back to the driver in a rapid acceleration, in fact, this feeling is more like the subjective feeling given to you by a naturally aspirated model.
Compared with the manual gear model I have driven before, the clutch pedal travel of the Diamond Gun is slightly longer, which also makes the timing of lifting the clutch slightly later when the vehicle starts from stationary, in other words, the combination point of the clutch and the throttle in the starting stage is in the middle and rear section of the clutch pedal. Fortunately, the clutch pedal is set to a light force, and it does not take much effort to step on the pedal deeply, so the starting process will not bring you driving pressure.
From this stage, all models of the King Kong Gun adopt a 6-speed manual transmission. During the driving process, in addition to the above-mentioned content, the distribution between the various gears of the Diamond Gun is clear, allowing the driver to clearly control the position of the gear. Secondly, the tolerance of adjacent gears is relatively high, even if there is a low speed upshift and high speed downshift misoperation, the vehicle will not easily produce obvious "flutter" or "impact".
Finally, and I think is something special, is in terms of downshifts. The so-called "downshift protection" setting of the manual model of the passenger car (that is, when the manual model is downgraded from second gear to first gear during the downshift process, it is limited by the speed, and when the speed exceeds the speed set by the system (the model I have encountered, the set speed is mostly 10-15km/h), the gearbox cannot be lowered from second gear to first gear.
However, in the manual gear models I have driven in the past, I often encounter the problem that only parking can be lowered from second gear to first gear, which seriously affects the driver's driving experience. On this model, during the test drive, I tried to downshift at a speed slightly higher than 20km/h, and the whole downshift process did not occur abruptly, and the downshift was also very sharp, which was a point that surprised me.
Like many pickup truck models, the Diamond Gun uses a non-load-bearing body, using a front double cross-arm independent suspension, rear leaf spring non-independent suspension structure. Of course, as a model with such a positioning, it is a bit unreasonable to compare it with the urban SUVs on the market in terms of comfort. But compared to its class, the Diamond Gun is more comfortable than the model I have tested before. Although passengers in the car can still feel some bumps when passing through continuous bumpy roads, compared to pickup trucks of the same level configuration, the Diamond Gun is slightly better with softer seats and better vibration filtering.
#关于静态
As early as last year's Guangzhou Auto Show, we had a detailed report on the Diamond Cannon. As a fashionable commercial pickup truck, the appearance of the King Kong Gun is indeed fashionable, and the "Cannon" family's iconic large-size blackened intake grille and a very thick chrome trim around the grille make the front face of this car domineering and stylish.
Compared with the ordinary Great Wall Cannon, the front face part of the King Kong Cannon is more stylish. The front face of the new car is equipped with a large-size blackened dot matrix grille, and the grille is also surrounded by thick chrome trim strips, which is combined with the recent wild and huge Great Wall Cannon Logo in the middle of the grille. The matrix LED headlight sets on both sides are also decorated with chrome strips.
In terms of body size, the body size of the Diamond Gun is 5635 *1880 *1815mm, and the wheelbase is 3410mm. With the wheel hub of the "Hot Wheel" shape, for the fashion sense of stability, although the tail shape is somewhat simple, but with the new tail light shape, it is also quite three-dimensional.
In order to facilitate the passengers in the car to get on and off the car, the Diamond Gun also uses a fixed pedal.
The multiple options of the tail box, long box, flat box and various commercial designs of the Diamond Gun make this car very practical. The long box version we test drove this time, the size of the container bar plate is 1820 * 1500 * 495mm, with excellent loading capacity, in the inner surface of the container are used anti-rust and anti-corrosion spraying process.
In terms of interior, the diamond cannon adopts a double-spelled color design, which is relatively simple and good-looking, and the high-definition LCD double suspension screen is matched with intelligent voice control, which makes the diamond cannon intelligent technology add to the body. The big LOGO on the steering wheel is very eye-catching, and I personally think it is still very good-looking and domineering.
The steering wheel cleverly integrates the entire airbag cover into the LOGO element of the "cannon", which is very pleasing. The three-panel steering wheel of the top-of-the-line model is leather-wrapped and delicate to the touch.
The 12.3-inch HD large screen supports mobile phone interconnection, large-screen entertainment and other functions. The vehicle's multimedia system supports mobile phone interconnection, provides intelligent voice, intelligent vehicle control, intelligent service, and supports FOTA upgrade function, only need to call "Hello, Great Wall Cannon" while driving to control the corresponding functions.
It is worth mentioning that the 360 surround view image of the King Kong Cannon shows that the worrithing is delicate, so that parking, reversing and other situations are no longer a problem.
At the bottom of the central control screen, three control buttons with 2H/4H/4L can be changed drive mode.
In terms of rear configuration, in addition to the air conditioning outlet, the new car is also equipped with a USB power interface.
As mentioned above, the reason why the King Kong Gun can have better riding comfort in the same level of competitor models has a lot to do with this set of seats. In the actual ride, this set of seats has a good softness, so that this pickup truck is not uncomfortable to do.
The height of the experiencer in the above picture is 175cm, and the overall space performance of the front and rear rows is better than that of the same class model. In terms of rear configuration, in addition to the rear air conditioning outlet, the new car is also equipped with a power interface to meet the charging needs of rear passengers.
#编辑总结
The arrival of the King Kong Gun not only further enriches the product line of the Great Wall Gun series, but also once again lowers the price threshold of the Gun series pickup truck models, so that more consumers with limited budgets can more easily choose the products that are durable and guaranteed by the manufacturer. Referring to the price point and dynamic and static performance of this model, we also have reason to believe that this model will win the favor of more consumers.