A few days ago, Ford Raptor and Jeep Gladiator, two closely watched imported pickup products, have officially launched the Pre-sale Ordering Activity of the Chinese Version, and both have adopted the online official Mini Program channel for sale. Among them, the Price and Configuration of the Ford Raptor, which has not yet been officially announced, has received more than 20,000 orders, far exceeding the vehicle ration quota of Ford China in previous years; and the Jeep Gladiator Advance Edition, which costs 509,900 yuan, has exceeded 1,000 units within half an hour of opening the reservation (far exceeding the existing placement amount), which is enough to see the enthusiasm of Chinese consumers for high-end pickup truck products.
However, as the rush to buy gradually returned to reason, when the majority of car fans focused on the product itself, they found that the long-awaited "Dream Car" may not be in perfect condition. Under the official affordable sales model, the Chinese version of the model, which should be of high quality and low price, was exposed to reduce the essential function in the end, which not only lost the charm of the original model, but also questioned the original intention and rationality of the so-called purchase restriction and no price increase model. In this case, for fans obsessed with large-displacement high-performance pickup trucks, who is more valuable for the two American products that are not original?
Chassis suspension
Jeep Gladiator Advance Edition is actually the American version of the Willys model, the chassis front and rear are multi-link integral bridge suspension with adaptive shock absorbers and stabilizer bars, with the newly upgraded Dana44 M210/220 front and rear axles, in exchange for greater torsion strength. At the same time, integral bridge suspension with coil springs has greater travel, allowing the four wheels to better fit the ground in the face of complex off-road conditions and achieve excellent grip. The problem with the Chinese standard advance version is the lack of two electronically controlled differential locks in the front and rear, as well as the electronic control can be disconnected anti-roll bar, and these configurations are standard in the American version of the Rubicon model, which is the key to the Wrangler and the gladiator as the key to fully releasing the advantages of chassis suspension, and the cancelled gladiator can only be regarded as an excellent off-road pickup, not the famous "climbing king".
The Ford Raptor Medium Edition is a new generation of products, the chassis uses a front double wishbone + rear multi-link integral bridge structure, using more outstanding shock absorbers and arms, and reinforcing key parts. The all-new Raptor's five-link rear suspension features an extra-long rear boom that keeps the axle in a relatively reasonable position at all times, with a suspension upgrade to a 24-inch coil spring and a new generation of 3.1-inch FOX Live Valve electronically controlled shock absorbers. The new shock absorbers are equipped with an electronically controlled bottom valve that has been validated in the Baja class and can be autonomously adjusted to real-time road conditions, providing not only a better paved road driving experience, but also a significant improvement in off-road performance. The Chinese version introduced this chassis system in basictact, and the reduction point was the removal of the Towson front limited-slip differential, and the chassis suspension performance was not lost much compared to the Jeep gladiator.
All-wheel drive system
The world's well-known high-performance off-road pickup trucks have a relatively unique four-wheel drive system, and the four-wheel drive system is also the key to the product differentiation of well-known off-road products. Jeep brand's most well-known four-wheel drive system is the Rock-Trac time-sharing four-wheel drive, which can provide 4 times the torque amplification function, and the climb ratio of up to 84:1, the Gladiator Advance Edition did not adopt this time-sharing four-wheel drive system, but used the Selec-Trac intelligent four-wheel drive system. The Selec-Trac can be seen as a derivative of the Rock-Trac, replacing the NV241 transfer case with the MP3022, providing gladiators with a full-time four-wheel drive mode through an electronically controlled multi-chip clutch, improving the vehicle's maneuverability, with a 2.72:1 low-speed torque bonus, but slightly inferior overall reliability and off-road performance.
Selec-Trac
The new Raptor Overseas Edition features BorgWarner's top-of-the-line intelligent all-wheel drive system, and the combination of the front axle Towson differential differential + rear axle insert differential lock transfer case + multi-piece clutch limited slip differential is quite powerful. Relying on this intelligent four-wheel drive system, with the adjustment of power, transmission and suspension damping, the new Raptor TMS can achieve fine torque distribution, achieving 7 targeted driving modes of taxiing, traction, sports, normal, off-road, baja and climbing. The Ford Raptor Medium Edition uses a normal time-sharing four-wheel drive system similar to the F-150 XLT (with 2H\4H\4L three-drive modes), which is even degraded compared to the previous generation, but it is said that the TMS terrain management system will be retained. The F-150 using the four-wheel drive system also has 7 driving modes, relying on the coordination between the four-wheel drive system and the gearbox, it can achieve ordinary, economical, sports, slippery, snow, sand, rock climbing and other conventional modes, and the pertinence is reduced compared to the intelligent four-wheel drive.
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dynamical system
Power performance is an important factor for domestic consumers obsessed with overseas imports, the Gladiator Advance Edition is equipped with a 3.6L Pentastar V6 naturally aspirated engine, matching ZF 8AT gearbox, with a maximum power of 209kW/6400rpm and a peak torque of 347N·m/4400rpm. Jeep 3.6L V6 self-priming engine was born in 2010, using advanced all-aluminum technology forging, the cylinder between the use of 60 degree angle design, although in the power parameters is not as outstanding as the turbo engine, but for professional off-road players, more often need is a low-speed high-torque engine, 3.6L V6 compared to most turbocharged engines are more suitable for this occasion.
The new Raptor is still powered by a 3.5T V6 twin-turbo engine with a "state-of-the-art" turbocharger and 10.5:1 compression ratio, as well as a new cooling system with a maximum power of 311 kW and a peak torque of 691 N·m, matching a 10AT gearbox. The Ford 3.5T Ecoboost V6 engine is currently one of the best engines in the global automotive industry, and the combination of turbocharging, in-cylinder direct injection and variable camshaft timing balances fuel and power. In the same displacement, the upgraded 3.5T V6 twin-turbo engine is more attractive than the Gladiator's 3.6L self-priming in terms of both power parameters and actual operating performance.
Comfort and intelligent configuration
China's pickup truck market is currently dominated by high-end, intelligent and passenger trends, and high-performance pickup trucks as imported luxury goods also need to take into account such needs. As a pure hardcore off-road vehicle, the interior comfort and intelligence have always been the focus of its attention, the Chinese version has a leather steering wheel, leather seats, front seat heating, intelligent dual-zone independent automatic air conditioning, 6-way / co-driver 4-way manual adjustment seat, 8.4-inch central control screen (integrated Apple CarPlay & Baidu CarLife), Bluetooth communication / streaming media playback function, one-button start, front/rear reversing radar, reversing assist, cruise control and other configurations. The configuration level of the Chinese standard advance version is decent, even weaker than the mainstream new generation of domestic pickup trucks, so as a consumer, you can't expect the gladiator to become a comfortable and spacious nanny car.
In contrast, the new Ford Raptor has a higher level of configuration. The new Raptor is equipped with leather and fabric-trimmed seats, while the main co-pilot has electrically adjustable leather seats. The central control area is equipped with a 12-inch central control screen, equipped with a SYNC 4 car machine system and supports Functions such as Bluetooth, navigation, car Wi-Fi, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto mobile phone mapping. In addition, the car also has a multi-functional steering wheel with paddle shifter, main passenger seat ventilation/heating, automatic dual-zone constant temperature air conditioning, 360-degree panoramic image, blind spot monitoring, collision warning, adaptive cruise, lane keeping assist, panoramic sunroof, foldable gear, single pedal technology and other configurations. However, it is worth noting that the new Zhonggui Raptor canceled the tow assist function, coinciding with the introduction of the mainland C6 driver's license policy, which is not friendly to fans who love towing and towing.
Price
Jeep Gladiator Advance Edition domestic price of 509,900 yuan, the same price of Willys model in the United States price of $42,775, according to the Chinese version of the optional configuration of the calculation, the comprehensive calculation of the car in the United States reference price should be about 56,000 US dollars, about 373,000 yuan. After calculating the tariff and VAT, the reference amount of the tariff to be paid by the gladiator advance version is 373,000 yuan× 15% = 55,950 yuan, the vat reference amount is (37.3 + 5.595) ×13% = 5.576, and finally the tariff and vat are added together, the reference price should be 485,000 yuan, referring to the current official retail price of 509,900 yuan, the price is still affordable.
The car starts at $64,145 in the United States, equivalent to about 431,000 yuan, and the original import cost is about 560,000 yuan, including tax. Compared with the current second-generation Ford Raptor in China's official guidance price of 523,800-57.28 million yuan, as well as the possible configuration adjustment of the new Raptor Chinese version, if the price of the new Raptor import is set at less than 600,000 yuan, then it has a good cost performance, if more than 600,000 yuan is too much, then the cost performance will be greatly reduced compared with the previous generation model.
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