Sinotruk's new Yellow River X7 has been on the market for more than a year, and more and more Yellow River X7 encountered on the road. After rubbing shoulders with the Yellow River X7 several times, I will wonder: which customers are purchasing this truck, and what is the real experience of using the Yellow River X7?
Very fortunately, we recently visited a logistics company whose Yellow River X7 tractor is in operation. Through in-depth contact with the team, we can feel their trust and admiration for the Yellow River X7 from the bottom of their hearts.
Believe in the quality of heavy duty trucks, dare to be a crab eater
Yuxiang Automobile Transportation Co., Ltd. is a logistics enterprise focusing on express delivery business, which holds multiple brands of vehicle resources and operates routes covering the entire Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta regions. The person in charge, Mr. Wang Yuxiang, is a big fan of the Sinotruk brand, and the team has purchased more than 20 Howo series tractors, and the technology of Sinotruk Man is highly evaluated from the boss to the driver.
As soon as the new Yellow River X7 was launched, Mr. Wang became very interested in this car, and in December 2021, the team tried to buy a Yellow River X7 6X4 tractor, and after a month of operation, it tasted the sweetness, and immediately decided to mention a 4X2 tractor.
At present, the two Yellow River X7 tractors mainly run the Anhui-Jiangsu-Guangdong route, and the cumulative mileage is close to 50,000 kilometers, from the perspective of reliability, economy, comfort, etc., Mr. Wang believes that it is a wise choice to start this car.
To be efficient and safe, I pick the vehicle configuration
Express logistics, unlike other logistics, is both time-sensitive and has high requirements for safety, so they are very picky about vehicle configuration. Express delivery vehicles strictly stuck time, the average speed on the road is relatively high, the two Yellow River X7 are equipped with heavy duty truck Man technology 13L high horsepower engine, one is 570 horsepower, one is 530 horsepower, with 2.71 small speed than the rear axle, in the high-speed cruising can ensure a high economic speed.
From Hefei to Guangzhou 1300 kilometers, a driver has to drive for more than 20 hours, which is a very big test for the driver's physical strength and energy. Fortunately, these two Yellow River X7s are equipped with HW16-WY automatic transmission independently developed by Sinotruk, and the AMT logic is clear and smooth, which helps the driver save a lot of physical strength, which also makes the drivers of other cars very red-eyed.
Another highlight with AMT is the hydraulic retarder equipped with the Yellow River X7. With the blessing of the hydraulic retarder, the driver can reduce the braking frequency in the undulating road section and maintain a high safe speed downhill, which not only ensures safety but also improves the timeliness.
In addition, these two Yellow River X7 are airbag suspension, self-weight light shock absorption effect is good, can maximize the safety of goods.
The bullet is very fuel-efficient, and it is easy to see it at first sight
When he first saw the Yellow River X7, Wang Zong was shocked by this bullet shape, and he had the impulse to buy it at that time. This large-inclination streamlined cab has a very low wind resistance coefficient, and together with the top deflector cover, side spoiler, chassis side skirt and front and lower wind guide, it is perfectly adapted to the express express van trailer.
The driver proudly said to us, "The Yellow River X7 is very cool to drive, not only saves effort and fuel, the return rate on the road is also particularly high, usually in the service area, there are often people around to take pictures, talk, and even want to get on the car to experience, really worthy of China's most high-end heavy truck, driving up is particularly facetious." ”
The power configuration of the Yellow River X7 is very suitable for express logistics, high-horsepower engine plus small speed ratio rear axle, coupled with the efficient and intelligent heavy truck S-AMT16 gearbox, the fuel consumption performance of the Yellow River X7 is very advantageous. From Hefei to Guangzhou round-trip 2600 kilometers, the total weight of vehicles and cargo is 40 tons, the average fuel consumption of the Yellow River X7 remains at about 28L per 100 kilometers, and a round trip can save 100L fuel compared with similar models.
As the head of operation of the team, Wang Zong cares most about the performance of fuel consumption, burning more than one liter of oil for 100 kilometers, and the round trip of 2600 kilometers is a number of flesh pain. If calculated by 5-6 round-trip trips per month, the fuel cost saved by the Yellow River X7 in a month is a big number. Especially in the case of the domestic epidemic superimposed on the foreign Russian-Ukrainian conflict this year, and the price of diesel soared, the two Yellow River X7s can still ensure the operating profit of each trip, helping the team to alleviate a lot of operational pressure.
The interior is luxurious and spacey, and the driver is firmly backed
For the driver, the most satisfactory thing is that the Yellow River X7 is very comfortable, not only comfortable to drive, but also very comfortable to sit and lie down.
Yellow River X7 adopts a new interior design, double LCD large screen, multi-function steering wheel, electronic handbrake, worry-free gear shift and other configurations are very highly technological, the overall style and workmanship are super first-class level. In Wang's words, the Yellow River of Sinotruk has surpassed any high-end model in terms of interior luxury.
Thanks to the yellow river's semi-long head design, the interior of the X7 is very large, with a wide upper and lower sleeper. The main driver's airbag seat has ventilation and heating, which is really too considerate for a single driver of more than a thousand kilometers. In addition to the seats and sleepers, the flat-floor cab is spacious in the middle, giving drivers room for dining and entertainment.
This year's national epidemic has risen and fallen, and road freight logistics has been seriously disrupted: service areas are closed, car doors are sealed, long queues are frequently seen on the highway, and truck drivers are forced to be trapped in the cab most of the time.
The driver Master Su confided in us that the high-speed queue time in these days was as long as 10 hours, thanks to the yellow river X7 space is large enough, but also equipped with a large capacity car refrigerator. Although you can't get off the car in the middle of the car, you can eat and drink in the car, lukewarm, and the days are still comfortable; If I had changed to another truck, I don't know how hard it would have been.
When the past years were quiet, the Yellow River X7 was a good car in the eyes of Wang Zong. But in this special period of this year, it not only helped the team survive the oil price crisis, but also helped the drivers survive the epidemic control, and it is a life-saving god car. Mr. Wang has sighed more than once that as long as he survives this special period, he must buy a few more Yellow River X7s.