One of the boutique light truck models, 1:24 SAIC Yuejin surpassed the C300 light truck model

China's continuous urbanization has generated a large number of urban transportation needs, and many commercial vehicle brands have continuously launched light truck products according to regulations and the actual needs of the market to join the competition in the urban transportation market. But on the seniority, SAIC Yuejin brand is definitely, can be the pioneer of China's light trucks, after all, the predecessor of the Yuejin brand, Nanjing Automobile Factory, is one of the earliest production of light trucks in China, full of calculations, its light truck production history has exceeded 60 years.

Although at the beginning of the 21st century, Yuejin fell behind in the light truck model market because of the technology platform, but then with the help of the previous cooperation with Iveco and the signing of a technical cooperation agreement with Fiat, Yuejin returned to the domestic advanced level at the technical level, and launched Yuejin's new light truck series "Beyond C300". The focus of this article is that this leap forward surpassing the C300 light truck model that launched the real car in 2013.

appearance

Although most of the technology of the Leap Forward surpassing the C300 originated from two established Italian car manufacturers, based on the domestic light truck environment, the cab technology is still the same as the competitors, drawing on the technology of the light truck benchmark Isuzu, and there is still a certain similarity in the general outline. However, in the design of details, this leap forward beyond the C300 design is more minimalistic, without too many fancy designs, more attractive than competitors.

The design of the deflector cover, with more layers, can better direct the air flow beyond the body to reduce wind resistance and fuel consumption. There is a marker light on each side of the roof, but only plastic parts are used on the model, and it is sprayed with silver paint, and the effect is average. The antenna design is restored in the center of the roof. Considering that the size of the antenna parts is too small after being scaled proportionally on the model, the antenna that leaps beyond the C300 is not fully scaled, but is properly thickened and uses a soft plastic material to ensure the durability of these parts.

Benefiting from the design of the cab A-pillar with a large inclination, the front windshield does not require too much curvature to cover the appropriate area of the cab front, ensuring a wide field of vision in front of the cab and avoiding traffic accidents caused by blind spots in the field of vision when driving in the city.

The model references the cab width of the actual car to about 1.8 meters, so the two wipers are also enough to clean the windshield.

The design of the front face is not complicated, the front cover uses rust engravings to restore the "YUEJIN" logo, and the central grille part is a six-sided inverted trapezoidal structure, in addition to which there is no other level of design, reducing the cost of production and reducing the cost of spare parts replacement.

On the front bumper, according to the fog light and the central air intake structure, the use of lines for structural separation, and the separation line is also derived from the outline of the headlights, the structure distance of the front bumper and the front face are connected, the visual effect is acceptable.

The design of the headlights is a highlight of the front face, the design of the headlights of the boomerang is more attractive in line with the front face, and the headlights integrate high and near lights, turn signals and daytime running lights, while the low beam lights also use lens spotlights to ensure the safety of driving at night.

The design of the cab side was not completely copied from the design of the Isuzu light truck, but was modified. The lower edge of the window is smoother, a diversion slot is added above the wheel arch to properly guide the air flow away, and the door handle is also designed as trapezoidal, parallel to the lower edge of the window.

The rearview mirror is marked by a rust engraving plate to identify the name of the car series "Beyond", the side turn signal is equipped under the door, and the orange translucent plastic parts are used to restore, and the car model "C300" marked by the rust sheet under the turn signal is better.

The cab side also restores the structure of the small handle, which can help the driver and passenger easily buckle the cab when overhauling the vehicle, and it is also a careful restoration on the model.

The rearview mirror uses a split design, which can increase the distance of expansion and better obtain the field of view behind. In the era of the launch of this model, domestic light trucks began to appear ultra-wide box design to increase the load capacity, manufacturers have begun to use the original only appear on the top of the split rearview mirrors, to meet the needs of the market.

The rearview mirrors on the model are the same as the roof antennas, and soft plastic materials are used to avoid damage when playing. However, if it is not placed carefully, the excessive deformation of soft plastic will make the rearview mirror structure strange. At the same time, this leap overtake is not equipped with a front-looking ground mirror, which increases the blind spot of vision in the front of the vehicle to a certain extent.

The rear of the cab is not designed too much, and the rear of the cab is extended as always, ensuring space inside the cab. The air filter intake structure is installed in the right rear of the cab, saving the occupation of the rear top area.

Interior

Considering the cost, the interior design of the light truck is relatively simple, but it still gives priority to the function on this model. The door interior liner, the door handles on the lower edge of the window, the armrests, and the storage compartment, as well as the individually designed cup holder, all reflect the convenience of leaping beyond the C300. Unfortunately, there are no color separations on the door interior liner.

The restoration of the interior is acceptable, the details of the interior of the real car, the details of the center console are restored, the instrument table uses stickers for detailed expression, the steering wheel uses a very classic two-frame design, the middle uses spraying to restore the brand trademark of Yuejin, and the gear shift lever also restores the real shape of the real car, but the size is larger and there is a little distortion.

The three-seat design is used in the cab, which can increase the passenger capacity during short-distance transportation and facilitate the handling of goods.

Looking into the co-pilot area, you can see that the engine arch bag does not occupy the area in front of the gear lever, which is convenient for the driver and passenger to enter the cab seat from the other side. The center console makes appropriate color separations for the corresponding areas.

chassis

As SAIC's current main light truck product, Yuejin Beyond C300 can be equipped with a variety of power configurations, including Shanghai Chai, Yunnei, Nanjing Iveco, Weichai, Quanchai and other well-known domestic power systems, with power ranges from 102 hp to 180 hp. However, the model does not indicate the engine model or output, so the author cannot determine which power system is equipped with the actual car referenced in the model.

The engine of the light truck model is generally as small as the real car, so the engine size of the heavy truck model that the author usually reviews and introduces is quite different, but the engine reduction of this leap forward beyond the C300 is acceptable, and the basic structure is restored in place.

From the bottom, the gearbox structure uses silver spray, indicating that the car is actually made of aluminum alloy shell, which in turn reduces the weight of the real car. The real car can choose between SAIC gear and Wanlin's 5th or 6th gearbox.

The middle of the chassis has a large space, and the owner can install some structures required for transportation on both sides of the chassis to meet the corresponding needs.

A black painted fuel tank is installed on the left side of the chassis, and the fuel tank on the actual car is made of composite material, with a capacity of 130 liters, which can meet the transportation needs of urban distribution. At the same time, the use of composite materials can reduce the self-weight compared to the iron fuel tank.

On the right side of the chassis, only the battery box structure is installed, and the remaining space is enough to install a storage box and store items without violating traffic regulations.

The end of the girder is equipped with a guard bar against rear-end drilling, which can avoid the risk of the rear car drilling under the girder when the vehicle is rear-ended, and the guard bar on the model is integrally formed with the girder, which is not easy to damage and deform. The spare tire is installed in the area between the rear axle and the guard bar, making full use of the space in this part of the area.

Put

The tops use a closed container structure with two doors, arranged on the right and rear of the vehicle. The door on the right is designed with a single door and the rear door with a folio double door design.

The door does not use a real hinge design, so there is no way to fully open, if you want to store small items into the box, there will be a certain impact when accessing.

The volume of the car box is acceptable, the volume of the car box of the real car can easily reach 18 cubic meters, and it is not a problem to store tens of thousands of yuan in cash in the box of the model.

Under the rear door of the car box, the use of rust engraving pieces to fully express the vehicle logo, the left side is marked with the "SAIC Group" and "Yuejin" logo, the right is the model logo, in the domestic same proportion of light truck model, this is the unique design.

The taillights did not use universal fittings, so the model did not restore a similar design. The visual effect of this taillight looks like an X-shape, and it can be recognized at night.

postscript

The author believes that this leap forward beyond the C300 model, its workmanship in line with the current model products surrounding the market for workmanship and quality, can compete with competitors, should be in line with SAIC Yuejin's pursuit of the product strength of the excellence series models, but also to meet the SAIC Yuejin hope that the series can "now step forward from scratch" The idea, so that yuejin can become the industry leader again.

Unfortunately, this model has now been discontinued and replaced by a new transcendent model, and if you still want to have it, luckily, you can find it in a second-hand market like salted fish!

Text: _GKCL1_