If you're bored with boring car guides, watch this issue of the peak showdown. By the first female champion in the history of the Chinese Car Drift Championship, Gao Xuan, nicknamed "Drift Goddess", presented you with a wonderful showdown between BMW X1 and Peugeot's new 4008.
As European cars, bmw and Peugeot are known for their handling. The former needless to say, the reputation of "driver's car" makes BMW a representative of sports luxury. Peugeot also relies on excellent chassis tuning to support the handling reputation of French cars, even in the track can often see classic models such as Peugeot 206. In Europe, Peugeot is on par with BMW, and even in terms of sales, Peugeot is a little higher, with Peugeot ranking second in Sales in Europe in 2021, while in the compact SUV model, Peugeot 4008 sales rank in the top three. Specific to the models, the British media often use the Peugeot 508 as a comparison competitor of the BMW 3 Series.
Back to the main topic, in order to verify the control of the two cars, this test provides two major parts: the super pile winding test composed of 400 pile barrels, and the flying car challenge consisting of a large jump platform.
The Peugeot 4008 400THP version is equipped with a 1.8T turbocharged engine, a maximum power of 155 kW, a maximum output torque of 300 N·m, and a 8AT gearbox imported from Aisin. The BMW X1 Leading Edition is equipped with a 2.0T supercharged engine with a maximum power of 141 kW and a maximum torque of 280 N·m. In the pure book data, BMW X1 is not ahead, can it finish the game?
400 pile buckets, big showdown in curves, why BMW lost to Peugeot
In the first field pile wrap, both cars need to complete the race in a mirrored track consisting of 400 pile barrels. As shown in the figure above, the competition involved emergency line changes, figure 8 winding piles, snake-shaped line changes, and short straight acceleration. It is simply the pinnacle test of vehicle steering accuracy, body tracking, chassis stability, and power.
At the first bend, the BMW X1 had a slight push head and a loud tire sound. This is not because BMW's chassis is not good, but because BMW's tire is Hankook tire, which is generally gripping and dragging its hind legs. The Peugeot 4008 is equipped with more sporty horse tires, which have a grip advantage. Of course, the single tire of this horse brand tire is priced at 1199 yuan, which is nearly 50% more expensive than BMW's Hankook.
In the 75-meter short track acceleration, the BMW X1 has the fastest result of 60km/h. The Peugeot 4008 is 61km/h. Although the peugeot new 4008 is a 1.8T engine, the maximum power and maximum torque are greater than the BMW X1, and the supercharged engine of the Peugeot 4008 also adopts double scroll tube technology, which allows the engine to quickly achieve maximum torque output at lower speeds.
BMW X1 is because the BMW Group has castrated the engine high and low, and the 2.0T engine used on the X1 is exactly the castrated version. Although the X1 leading version selected by the test team is already a secondary top-of-the-top model of 309,800 yuan, the engine is already the peak of the X1 car series, and it is still not the full horsepower version of bmw 2.0T, which has to be said to be a pity.
What really makes the gap between the two cars is the figure 8 winding pile. The BMW X1 has a pile winding performance of 24km/h, while the Peugeot has reached 28km/h. The main factors contributing to this gap are the Peugeot 4008's smallest turning radius of 5.3 meters in its class and the small racing wheel, which rotates faster and is more in control for the driver in this continuous large-angle turn.
For example, in the recent "Poisonous Car Review" compact SUV comparison review, the Peugeot 4008 also relied on accurate steering, and achieved the first place in the field of 74km/h in the emergency line change. Basically, as long as it is a real test, the Peugeot 4008 has never lost. The BMW X1 is limited by a larger wheelbase and a larger body, resulting in less flexibility in tight corners.
80km/h speed, big leap on the platform, whose chassis is more resistant to manufacturing
Next, start the most exciting car challenge. The two cars need to jump up from the jump platform at a speed of 80 m/h and then land freely. In order to record the vibration amplitude of the two cars, the acrylic spring cylinder is installed in the car, and the vibration size of the two cars is recorded by the runout amplitude of the balls in the car. This project is mainly a test of the shock absorption ability of the suspension system. Of course, because it is a falling movement, it can also directly reflect the suspension stroke of the two vehicles (specifically referring to the shock absorber stroke) and the distribution of weight in front of and behind the body.
Insert a little knowledge, the so-called suspension stroke, that is, the shock absorber stroke, refers to the compression amplitude of the spring in the shock absorber. Just like a small spring, when not compressed, it can be 1 cm long, and after compression, it may be 0.5 cm long. In the same way, when we sit in the car, we feel that the body sinks a little, also because the spring of the shock absorber is compressed. The longer the shock absorber travels, the more it can be compressed by the spring and absorb the impact energy. The shorter it is, the worse the impact resistance. For example, hardcore SUVs can have long shock absorber travel, while sports cars have short ranges.
The first jumping height is 20cm. This is a common interval. The height range of the road is 20-25cm. The ground clearance and shock absorber travel of hardcore off-road vehicles such as the Overlord and Tank 300 are basically in the 20-25CM range. In addition, the field motocross bike, its ground clearance and shock absorber travel is also in the range of 20-25cm.
Peugeot 4008 was the first to take off. It can be found that from the moment the car leaves the jumping platform and flies up, the shock absorber pulls the tire down to the longest, preparing for the impact with the maximum stroke. After landing, the shock absorber contracts and absorbs the impact. Throughout the process, the new 4008 body is stable, and because the distribution of the center of gravity between the front and rear of the vehicle is relatively balanced, the Peugeot 4008 can try to make the front and rear wheels land at the same time, and it is difficult for the chassis to touch the bottom. This means that the new 4008 does not need to lean forward and backward after landing. The up and down motion of the balls in the car is 3cm.
The BMW X1 then began to jump. After flying off the jump platform, the BMW X1 due to the uneven distribution of weight in front of and behind the front of the car, resulting in the front wheel landing first, the inevitable forward pitch. Another unfavorable factor for the single front wheel landing is that the impact of the vehicle crash is all absorbed by the front wheel, which increases the load of the front wheel shock absorber, causing the shock absorber to hit the bottom, so that the vehicle loses its shock absorption ability. As a result, the BMW X1 was forced to bottom out, and the small ball movement reached 3.2cm.
In the second round of jumping, the test team increased the height of the platform from 20CM to 23CM. As always, the Peugeot 4008 has a balanced weight distribution between the front and rear bodies, which can ensure that the rear wheels of the car land on the ground at the same time and keep the body stable.
BMW X1 is still an old problem. Its uneven weight distribution between the front and rear of the body, resulting in the front wheel landing first, after the height of the jump platform is increased, the impact capacity increases accordingly, causing the BMW X1 front bumper to fully touch the ground, resulting in damage to the car. As shown in the figure, if the height of the jump platform continues to increase, there is a possibility that the upside-down onion rollover may occur, causing serious damage. The filtration of the chassis and the importance of vehicle weight distribution were perfectly experienced in this test.
In addition to what Peugeot just said, it can try to keep four wheels on the ground. Another reason the Peugeot 4008 did not touch the ground was that the shock absorber traveled long enough. This is because it is more considered when building a car, the vehicle is on a potholed road, the shock absorber can stretch the tire, as far as possible to keep the tire and the road surface is always on the ground, so as to ensure passability and comfort.
Objectively discussed, the BMW X1's handling is more sedan-oriented, lacking the passability that an SUV should have. The Peugeot 4008 is more faithful to the essence of the SUV, and has made targeted configurations for passability and maneuverability. These include a more reasonable weight distribution between the front and rear of the body, a longer range shock absorber that is more resistant to bumps, and a stable body tuned by the century-old CLDR chassis. In this actual test, the duel against BMW X1, to achieve a leading edge, once again confirmed the control of the French car.