Under the general trend of energy saving and emission reduction, large-displacement engines are gradually moving away from us, and the top models of ordinary brands of medium-sized cars or SUVs in the past will be equipped with V6 engines to highlight their identity. But now, most of the mid-size cars, including luxury brand mid-size cars, have been replaced with 2.0T engines, although these medium and high-power 2.0T engines are comparable to the previous V6 engines in terms of maximum power output and torque. However, after the displacement is reduced, the engine's low-rpm torque output is significantly weaker than before, and the most intuitive feeling is that when the throttle is lightly stepped on, the power output is not as thick as the V6 engine, there is no feeling of being wrapped in strong power, and the entire power output is not as smooth and consistent as the V6 engine.
But there are always luxury brands will stick to the original intention, after all, with the current technology, the dense power experience brought by the displacement and the number of cylinders is difficult to make up through technology, and the only thing that technology can make up is the maximum power and maximum torque. In daily driving, the power experience is often more important than the parameters of maximum power and maximum torque. Next, we will take a closer look at these models with six-cylinder engines.
Lincoln Navigator 2.7T Series
(40.58~478,800 rmb)
Lincoln's performance in the Chinese market has been climbing in recent years, and since the major adjustments to the brand's models have been made and introduced domestically, the Lincoln brand has been impressive in terms of both popularity and sales.
Lincoln midsize SUV Navigator introduced the 2.7T V6 engine, which was once assembled on the Sharp World's high-performance model, the Sharp World ST. In foreign countries, this engine is also installed on Ford's largest sales of F150 models, so in terms of reliability, this engine has no problems at all, and its power output is also very good, the maximum power of 322Ps, the maximum torque of 500N·m, this power level is basically equivalent to the same level of 3.0T engine.
In addition to the engine, the navigator's most concerned is the chassis performance, it is equipped with a set of CCD adaptive suspension, the vehicle driving process, the sensor will be the body attitude monitoring in real time, and the suspension soft and hard and angle active adjustment, so as to ensure that the vehicle has a high driving quality. Therefore, if friends pay attention to the overall luxury experience of the vehicle, the Voyager 2.7T model is a good choice.
Land Rover Star Pulse ($720,800)
As a professional off-road brand, Land Rover has always been sought after by luxury car consumers, and the Range Rover extended version of the model is also like the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, which has a hard currency function in the high-consumption group. However, Land Rover did not have excellent engine technology before, and the Ford 3.0T V6 engine in the cabin always let the big brothers open the engine cover, less confidence.
This situation was completely changed after Land Rover introduced the new Injeli engine. This engine, the 3.0T in-line six-cylinder engine on the Star Vein, uses a twin-turbocharged + electric supercharger. This combination allows Land Rover to completely abandon the supercharging technology that is a bit out of line with the times. The addition of the electric supercharger makes the star pulse can also have a very sensitive power response at low speed, accompanied by the engine speed climbing, when the exhaust gas is enough to drive the turbine, the electric supercharger withdraws from work, this collocation will reduce the turbine hysteresis to a minimum.
As a new off-road model under the Land Rover brand, Star Pulse's off-road capabilities cannot be underestimated, so if friends have higher needs for luxury, off-road and power experience, then Land Rover Star Pulse can be used as an alternative.
Jaguar F-PACE ($598,000)
The Jaguar brand has always regarded handling as its soul, so there have been many classic sports car models in the brand's history, of which the E-TYPE is highly appreciated by Enzo Ferrari himself. Although it has a high degree of achievement in the field of cars and sports cars, but in the new era, the prevalence of SUVs has made Jaguar a little overwhelmed, in order not to be left behind by the times, Jaguar launched the brand's E-PACE and F-PACE two off-road models.
The biggest feature of F-PACE is that the whole car adopts aluminum alloy structure, the front and rear suspension are also made of aluminum components, and the rear suspension adopts hollow cast aluminum hem arms to reduce weight. In this way, jaguar's control essence is also fully inherited by F-PACE. Its engine is exactly the same as that of Land Rover, a 3.0T inline six-cylinder Injeri engine. Therefore, this model is more suitable for friends who have a pursuit of handling.
Uncle Che summed up
In the trend of electrification still retains a large-displacement six-cylinder engine, it seems to run counter to the development of the times, but as a luxury brand, can give users more unique feelings is what they should do, if from this point of view, these luxury brands with six-cylinder engines are not in the opposite direction, but in line with user needs. Using more subdivided models to meet the individual needs of different users is also the meaning of the existence of luxury cars.