The recent domestic entry-level sports car market is really killing crazy! If you want to find a handsome sports car that suits you, it just so happens that you are still a novice, and you are also entangled in these cars, then today the crocodile will give you a direction to choose. That's the RC401 from the Dzongshen Saikoron next to the crocodile!
Take a look at today's Crocodile SHOW
Remember ten years ago, when the crocodile first walked into a motorcycle 4S store in the United States to buy a small displacement entry-level sports car, there was only one single-light Kawasaki Ninja250 to choose from.
Do you remember what he looked like in the first place? Poor little halogen lamp, thin body, ordinary appearance, at a glance it looks like a novice car, completely can not meet my heart that wants to play handsome.
Nowadays, ten years of time has completely changed the entire entry-level sports car market, manufacturers have finally opened up, began to chase new customer groups, and the mainstream of the country is destined to be a small and medium-sized displacement market, resulting in small displacement entry-level models, but there are too many options. I have to say that 2022 is really a very happy year for novice friends.
1
appearance
RC401 has sharp LED headlights, a windy front face, a huge fixed wind wing, shark fin design, a wide body, a vehicle collision design, this momentum looks very fierce, completely unlike a novice can drive the car! Zongshen this time the designer must add chicken legs!
After spending so many days with the RC401, I am still willing to take the time to take a good look at it, and friends around me say that this car really does not have an ugly angle.
2
performance
With a maximum power output of 45 hp and a peak torque of 37 Nm, when you first look at the RC401 data, you might think that its competitive target is the Kawasaki Ninja 400, after all, the Ninja 4 is the benchmark for imported entry-level sports motorcycles.
But the data can not represent everything, when the crocodile really rides on this car, the throttle is full, I found that it does not have the feeling that it will suddenly drag you away, the same data, this car and ninja 400 bring you different feelings, the first feeling is that this car is very gentle.
This is also verified by the data on the 100 km/h acceleration, with the Kawasaki ninja accelerating time of 400 km/h in early 4 seconds, while the official time of the Rc 401 100 km/h acceleration of Munshen Sai Koryu is 5.8 seconds.
The RC401 wasn't designed to be a sporty car, at least not as fast as it looks!
So why did Zongshen Sai kelong build a sports car that didn't have so strong performance?
Let's go back to the data at the beginning, 45 hp, 37 Nm, when the crocodile brain appeared another car, the Honda CBR400R, this entry-level sports motorcycle that is only available in Japan for the time being accelerates by 5.6 seconds per 100 kilometers, which is almost the same as the RC401.
Compared to Kawasaki, who is known for his irritability, Munshin Saikoryu prefers to learn from the friendly Honda.
When you replace the definition of "friendly" with the RC401, everything about its design starts to make sense.
There is absolutely no violence in the power output, and the speed increase is not fast, but the way of power output is absolutely smooth and controllable. There is no obvious vibration in any speed range, especially when the oil is opened, which is particularly comfortable.
After all, the scene of our entry-level sports car is a city commute, so that you don't feel tired when you stop and go between the traffic lights; at the same time, the maximum power output is enough to make it have a good high-speed cruising ability, and the RC401 can easily keep up with the mid-range motorcycle at high speed.
3
control
In terms of control, the crocodile's first feeling on the RC401 is that it is very light.
Zongshen Sai kelong used a large number of lightweight designs on the RC401, which exceeded the lightweight steel pipe frame of the same level of imported models, forged aluminum alloy upper and lower connecting plates, aluminum alloy directional columns, front and rear aluminum alloy wheels, and even the suspension sleeves were aluminum alloy. In the end, the vehicle weighed only 178 kilograms, which was 16 kilograms lighter than the Honda CBR400R!
The RC401's front and rear suspensions are adjustable, upside-down forks, and you won't see in either the Ninja 400 or CBR400R.
Another more obvious feeling is that the car's tipping and continuous bending are really very fast, and the crocodile rides on this car, and in the case of completely unaccustomed to the car, the first bend can grind to the knee, which is too friendly for novices.
4
Riding posture
You can obviously see from the design of the RC401 up-turn split handlebar that this car does not belong to the radical type, on the contrary, compared with the traditional sports car, the riding posture of this car is quite comfortable, the 785 seat height is not picky leg length, the waist is almost completely upright, and the leg space is also very large, after all, the most painful thing about riding a sports car is the tired waist.
With a shell wider than the ninja 400, the higher windshield brings better wind resistance protection, if you want a sports car, handsome and comfortable to ride, then I think the RC401 is one of your best choices, you can completely treat it as a street car with a shell, riding it city transportation and even small long distances without pressure.
In terms of the overall riding experience, I personally feel that the RC401 is an entry-level sports motorcycle that is extremely suitable for novice choices and daily transportation in every way.
5
disposition
Finally look at the configuration, Zongshen will give you all the equipment, Bosch dual channel ABS, double disc four-piston front caliper brake system, floating disc brake disc, sliding clutch, can navigate the full-color TFT instrument, tire pressure monitoring, tire temperature monitoring, T-BOX, with a price of 28,800, this cost-effective is extremely high.
From all aspects we can see that the RC401 is the Honda CBR400R to learn, and the Zongshen Sai Kelong tries to go in honda style.
6
summary
The RC401 is definitely not the ultimate in performance, but it can score eighty in almost every other aspect, which is exactly the same as the Honda CBR400R & CBR500R, which is mainly geared towards volkswagen Street Riders.
I visited Zongshen Research Institute, Zongshen automated production of frame factory, automatic spray factory I was very impressed, and carefully RC401 those hidden shell seams, frame welding points are looked at again, the details of the workmanship is really good, you will believe that in the manufacturing level, Zongshen is not bad.
I think what Zongshen Saikolong really lacks is in the thinking and understanding of young people, especially zongshen's previous model design, always feel that GET is not the point of young people. Although the design of this RC401 has made a big breakthrough, but you see the foot brace on this huge bracket is very good to use, but I still feel very ugly, I am not at all interested in this Secosaurus proud of the barrel instrument interface, I know that scanning the code can connect the mobile phone to the instrument, but we can do the entire interactive interface to do a little advanced, interactive program to do simpler?
The recent domestic entry-level sports car war is really to let the crocodile eat melon to eat full, Zong Shen is very courageous to be the first to quote the price, its opponents are very strong, data, horsepower, acceleration one by one fierce. Having so many options is a good thing for the mole, but it also makes choosing a car a happy annoyance.
Crocodile's advice to you is: performance hardcore, posture fighting, suitable for running track car daily riding is not comfortable, the difficulty of getting started will be correspondingly high; and practical good to get started with the car it performance can not be so strong, you have to pull it hard to the track like the crocodile, it can also play, can also experience the track, but to do lap, challenge the limits of the track What is a bit difficult to be a strong car. There is no such thing as a good car, and to be good where you need it is a good car.
To be honest, entry-level sports motorcycles, can not say that no one takes them to the extreme running mountain or running track, but this part of the crowd is relatively small, the vast majority of riders buy door-level sports cars for the appearance, in order to practice, to prepare for the future on the large displacement, may also need to ride them daily transportation or even say that running a small long distance, in this way, RC401 is a very good choice.
That's all there is to say about today's Crocodile SHOW. What do you think of this car? What car do you still want to hear the crocodile talk about? Leave a message to tell the crocodile.
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