A few days ago QJMOTOR updated the 2022 Race 600, the model code changed from RR to XR, the new Race 600 is consistent with the old model in terms of price, or 49999 yuan, but in terms of appearance and engine parameters, the new Race 600 has undergone some changes.
Parameter configuration:
Appearance:
The new Racing 600 has made major changes in appearance, mainly reflected in the wind wing, front, tail and exhaust of these places, the new model has redesigned the front of the car, the style is more in line with the public's aesthetic orientation of the motorcycle than the old model, in short, it is more angular, younger and more like Ducati. The tank shape has also been redesigned, and the new tank has a volume of 18 liters, which is 1.6 liters more than the old Race 600.
(New Racing 600XR, Young Sports)
(Old racing 600RR, relatively peaceful)
According to the official statement, the wind fixing wings on both sides of the headlights can provide 5-6kg downforce for the vehicle at 150km/h, although it is usually difficult for everyone to use this thing, but it is indeed not a decoration.
Most importantly, QJMOTOR has raised the butt of the Race 600 by 50mm this time, making the rear of the new Race 600XR no longer look as flat as in the past, and it looks more coordinated visually. The improvement of the rear of the car also makes the Race 600XR more in line with everyone's definition of a sports car, and the height of the car seat does not rise and fall with the rear of the car, and the current seat height of the Race 600XR is 790mm, which is more close to the people.
The exhaust tail section is also changed from the previous bottom exhaust to the side out exhaust, the official description of this is for you to upgrade more possibilities, to explain that some is convenient for everyone to modify the exhaust, side out of the exhaust so that the vehicle can be modified more types of exhaust, the visual effect will be more significant.
Under the premise of double upgrading of appearance and fuel tank, the curb weight of the Race 600 is also 2kg lighter, and I hope that Qianjiang will continue to work hard to reduce the weight of the car. In terms of engine, QJ also upgraded this four-cylinder veteran, the maximum power was increased from the original 60kW to 65kw/11500rpm, and the maximum torque also came to 56nm/10500rpm, although the data did not change much, but it was enough to represent Qianjiang's attitude, and the words of the riders were transmitted to the ears of Qianjiang's senior management.
The instrument UI has also been redesigned, this time the QJMOTOR design of the instrument is indeed online, compared to the old instrument for the new instrument design is more simple, the function also added a car networking system and tire pressure monitoring, and the charging port specifications from the previous USB, upgraded to today's USB + Type-C.
(New Instrument)
(Old instrument)
In terms of brakes and shock absorption, the new Racing 600 is no different from the old model, and the shock absorption is still a full set of KYB, the front inverted shock absorber supports damping adjustable, and the rear side shock absorber supports preload and damping adjustable. The brakes are also used in a full set of Brembo, with front-facing four-piston calipers with Sunstar 320mm semi-floating brakes, rear-facing dual-piston calipers with 260mm brake discs, and Brembo's direct-pushed pump is still standard.
Oye's bacteria:
In fact, it is reasonable to say that today's Race 600XR version is actually quite good, especially compared with the 2020 Race 600, the appearance is like a thing, the ass is also good-looking, the materials are also complete, and it is not a little bit stronger than the Yellow Dragon 600.
But Volkswagen still seems to be dissatisfied with the car.
Especially for the exterior design of the new Race 600 and the reduction of the seat height, many riders have a lot of criticism, thinking that this car is not enough to imitate the race. People Spring Wind 450SR also has 815mm optional, why is it only 790mm high when you get there?
I understand Qianjiang, because I know that Sai 600 is not a imitation race with a combat core, its appearance is only to solve everyone's needs for four-cylinder imitation race, and it is Qianjiang's primary consideration to let more people ride this car. So no matter how much the spiritual shareholders have high hopes for QJMOTOR and how much they hope that the Sai 600 can become a real imitation, Qian Jiang will not really do that, even if the seat height is raised to more than 800mm.
Because it is originally a street run, sitting higher is equivalent to higher threshold, a high threshold, fewer people to buy, capitalists will not be desperate to take risks to engage in these. And the high seat is originally meant to complement the corner control, but we have no race foundation, no track mass base, and if I were a R&D person, I would not be prepared to match the street run with such a high seat height.
After understanding these things, my expectations for the Race 600 have become the following three good, the appearance is good, the weight of the car is reduced, the quality is good, as long as these three points can be done well, the Race 600 will become an invincible four-cylinder street run in China, and the CBR650R is as invincible.
Fortunately, QJMOTOR launched a Chinese driver training program called QJGP, although this plan has not yet disclosed more details, but I guess it contains various matters such as hosting domestic unified events and building tracks, and the plan itself can be seen as a determination of QJMOTOR, a determination to get domestic motorsport up.
Although having determination does not mean that it can be done, but this is at least a beginning, a beginning that can let everyone see the beginning of domestic cars entering domestic events, and I hope that Qianjiang can do this thing well, so that we can ride on the domestic commercial version of the performance imitation.
summary:
Instead of expecting the Race 600 to become more of a fight, we should first expect that the domestic economic level can be raised a little more, pull up the income, and lower the threshold of the track. A good imitation game must go through the baptism of the event, but the premise of the baptism of the event must be that there are enough people playing, otherwise everything is in vain.