How important is the appearance to a car, just look at the Haval dog. An urban SUV draped in an off-road "battle robe" instantly became the focus of the eyes of thousands of consumers, which is enough to illustrate the importance of appearance. But is it enough to have just the appearance? Isn't that "a superficiality"? Maybe for the 1.5T Haval big dog, indeed. But this time in front of me is a high-end version equipped with a 2.0T engine + four-wheel drive system, who said that urban SUVs can not go to the wild? "Yan" line consistency is the innate mission of this 2.0T Haval big dog.
Appearance: Play with retro fashion
Haval officially calls the big dog a "three-quarter scale" car, as the name suggests, the Haval big dog is not simply just an urban SUV, after all, from the appearance can intuitively appreciate its unusual temperament. The hardcore atmosphere brought by the boxy body and the expanded wheel arches exude the unique hardcore smell of off-road vehicles. At the same time, the detailing of retro elements combines modern high-gloss black piano paint with chrome decoration, which can produce a strong visual impact.
This retro element, in addition to the boxy body contour, is mainly derived from the shape of the headlight group and the overall encirclement. First of all, let's talk about the headlight group, the circular LED daytime running light strip is very recognizable, and it is very bright. The surrounding high-gloss black decoration is like eyeshadow, further highlighting the three-dimensional feeling of the front face. At the same time, the black encirclement protruding outwards does not integrate with the body design, and this is the essence, just like the hardcore off-road kit installed later, which is very pleasing to male users.
The rear of the car is plump and full, and the rounded transition of the D-pillar cleverly avoids the stupidity common in this kind of boxy SUV. The taillight connected to the "HAVAL" logo on the middle black background is undoubtedly the most eye-catching place in the whole tail, although the internal structure is not complicated, but the full LED light source can still show a good effect after lighting.
Interior: Technically decorated pragmatism
Not only does it have a tough appearance, but the interior design of the Haval Dog is also very distinctive. The overall design style continues the hard school, like the main/co-pilot A-pillar and the co-pilot front, all equipped with large-sized handles. At the same time, a large number of young fashion elements are also integrated, and the novel full LCD dashboard and large-size multimedia touch screen ensure that the visual effect keeps up with the current trend.
The multimedia screen is only equipped with two volume-adjustable touch buttons on the right side, and the rest of the functions are operated through the touch screen. The 12.3-inch screen display effect is clear, built-in navigation, streaming media playback and driving recorder and other rich functions, the most interesting of which is the theme mode, not only can change the touch screen UI style, but also with the full LCD instrument linkage, and support online updates, personalized ability is excellent.
The air conditioning control panel is integrated in the multimedia touch screen, and the temperature adjustment requires clicking the touch button at the bottom of the screen, and then entering the main interface of the air conditioning control to operate, which is slightly inconvenient. At the same time, the air conditioning system supports air purification function and air conditioning comfort settings, which is very user-friendly.
In terms of comfort features, the Haval Dog also performs well, with features like electric adjustment/heating/ventilation of the front seats, heated steering wheel, openable panoramic sunroof, and automatic folding of exterior mirrors. However, it needs to be complained that functions such as seat heating/ventilation and steering wheel heating need to be operated through the touch screen, and need to enter the secondary menu to adjust, which is slightly inconvenient to use.
Power: full of confidence, excellent texture
The Haval Dog 2.0T model is equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged engine independently developed by Great Wall and code-named GW4N20, with a maximum power of 155kW, a peak torque of 325N·m, and a built-in mid-direct injection system, an electronic water pump, Miller circulation and modular design, etc., so that its thermal efficiency exceeds 38%. The matching drivetrain is a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission, and is matched with a timely four-wheel drive + rear axle differential lock, which can easily cope with mild off-road conditions. Therefore, the 2.0T Haval big dog really coincides with its rather hard design style.
In actual experience, the performance of this 2.0T engine is indeed remarkable, the torque from 1500rpm to the peak output platform, the starting acceleration stage is very relaxed, even a little aggressive. At the same time, the adjustment of the accelerator pedal is also quite sensitive, and even starting in ECO mode, if the accelerator pedal opening is slightly larger, the same phenomenon of breaking will occur. However, after adapting for a period of time, this phenomenon can also be artificially avoided, and the acceleration and light pleasure brought by the sensitive power response is indeed one of the characteristic power characteristics of the Haval Dog 2.0T model.
Sufficient power reserve makes every overtaking full of confidence, and when driving at medium and high speeds, it can still get a more obvious sense of acceleration. Just press the throttle in all modes, the engine roar and power output can not always be transmitted at the same time, the transmission shift speed is slightly delayed. In fact, the smoothness of this 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission is not faulty, and daily driving will hardly perceive the working state of the transmission, and there is no common jitter and frustration of the dual-clutch transmission. So if you don't drive fiercely, in fact, the gearbox shift speed is not much to blame, appropriately reduce the gear change speed, in exchange for durability and smoothness, personally do not think there is anything wrong.
Haval Dog 2.0T is equipped with a front McPherson + rear multi-link independent suspension combination, the tuning style is not as tough as the traditional off-road vehicle, after all, the use of a load-bearing body, mainly positioned for the urban car environment, so it is still more comfortable.
When driving daily, the suspension is fully filtered for the bumps of the road surface, and the chassis has a good texture, very solid, and the sense of heaviness is also sufficient, with the consistent driving characteristics of the new Haval brand car. At the same time, in the face of undulating roads, although the suspension stroke is long, the longitudinal swing is small, and the suspension can tightly hold the body without generating excess shaking.
In addition, although the Haval Dog 2.0T is very hardcore from appearance to power, it seems to be born as an off-road "wizard", but in fact, its road handling performance also has a good performance. Especially when cornering, as long as the speed is not too fast, whether it is a sharp bend or a ramp similar to the entrance and exit of the expressway, the body roll is not large, which can give the driver sufficient confidence.
Space: Comfortable and spacious ride
The 178cm tall experiencer sat in the front row with more than two punches in the head space. In terms of storage space, the number of storage slots for the Haval dog is very large, and the design of the interchange-type central passage, the layered front central armrest storage slot and the lace-up door cup holder are very practical.
Keeping the front seat unchanged, the experiencer comes to the back row, punches in the head space and two punches in the leg space. In terms of storage space, the rear door storage slot setting is the same as the front row, and the bottom-cover handle and lace-up cup holder design are adopted, which greatly improves the space utilization.
The interior of the trunk is flat, the phenomenon of wheel arch encroachment on both sides is not obvious, and the space utilization rate is high. At the same time, the rear seats support a 4/6 ratio of reclining, which can be almost completely flat with the rear seat backrests. In addition, the trunk is equipped with deep storage slots on both sides and an international standard power connector on the right side.
Secure: Comprehensive protection
The Haval Dog 2.0T is equipped with a comprehensive active/passive safety configuration, including a series of assisted driving functions such as parallel assist, lane departure warning, active braking and road traffic sign recognition, which can give comprehensive safety protection to the people in the car. At the same time, the car is also equipped with a transparent chassis function, which can help the driver check the road condition when driving on non-paved roads, in case of unexpected situations such as "supporting the bottom".
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