It is said that looking up to the U8 is a new benchmark in the luxury off-road vehicle market, even if traditional luxury car brands such as BBA and Land Rover are counted. However, when we see the arrival of a brand focusing on deep off-road exploration, this market pattern has changed again, this brand is Dongfeng's Mengshi, and here we want to see not the already famous Mengshi 917, but the Mengshi M-HUNTER unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show.
In terms of design, the M-HUNTER still gives people a more sci-fi texture, in addition to the strengthened rigidity of all body panels, it also realizes a multi-porous design in some sections to optimize heat dissipation, and the sharp edge area changes and disposals can bring optimization changes to passability to a certain extent.
At the same time, the engine compartment structure has a lot of three-dimensional layering, which will give the vehicle the visual effect of an armored vehicle, and the presence of high-strength steel materials in areas such as the front and rear bumpers will directly enhance its outdoor survivability. Interestingly, due to the tubular girder body design, many of the M-HUNTER's key exterior features are removable, including the exterior rearview camera that is fixed to the traditional A-pillar position.
Of course, we are more interested in the functional features of the M-HUNTER than in the avant-garde and sci-fi body structure and visual style. For example, there is an extendable luggage rack platform with a fixed structure on the roof, and a searchlight is laid out to expand the range and distance of illumination, and there will be a towing hook, an electric winch and an electric traction device in the bumper, and an electric pedal on the side, etc., which will provide effective support for the vehicle's wild survival and multi-purpose use.
In fact, the M-HUNTER is more like an open pickup truck, with a roll cage and retainer in an open trunk structure, and through the trunk floor and these fixed structures, the vehicle can fit two full-size spare off-road tires to cope with the difficulties that can be encountered in deep and complex off-road driving.
While being able to optimize the weight through the body structure of the tube beam and the design of the detachable high-strength door panels, the M-HUNTER also widely uses ultra-lightweight aerospace-grade carbon fiber materials, including the roof and other structures are optimized through such materials, with an overall coverage rate of more than 90%. At the same time, the body also uses a number of low-drag measures, in addition to the structure such as straight panels, the all-terrain off-road tires are also wrapped in closed wheels, these small details will continue to achieve driving improvement.
Interior,Starting from the exterior rearview camera,We can feel the technological content of the M-HUNTERThe center console,We have seen a lot of detachable fixings and intelligent hardware design,In addition to the portable and detachable mobile phone holder and other small devices,The M-HUNTER equipped with the intelligent touch screen is also like a car-end Pad,It can be disassembled、Move、 It is easy to use, and the pushrod-type gear shift mechanism in the floating island structure is also relatively easy to operate, and with the half-spoke racing wheel, the sci-fi feeling in the cabin can be seen.
In addition, the M-HUNTER also uses a roll cage in the cabin to improve rigidity, and the on-board emergency kit will also be used to deal with the complex environment in the field, further fitting its positioning of "deep exploration in the field". With satellite communication technology, the vehicle can also be positioned without a network signal and used offline maps for navigation and driving.
In terms of chassis, the non-load-bearing body structure is no longer enough to describe this superbuggy with a tubular beam body, which achieves a minimum ground clearance of up to 425mm through the layout of 37-inch extreme off-road wheels and the elevated design brought about by the shared military vehicle chassis technology (i.e., military chassis elevation technology), which is unattainable by traditional off-road vehicles with all-terrain tires and air suspension.
At the same time, in such a chassis, the M-HUNTER has also completed the reinforcement of every suspension link, racing-grade nitrogen shock absorption system, with fully covered racing seats, the vehicle can effectively cope with the bump and shake problem in multi-road conditions, but also optimize the ride comfort. In the suspension, the electronic disconnect on the stabilizer bar increases the suspension travel by 90mm, allowing the vehicle to maintain grip even in extreme conditions, achieving a high degree of stability in the overall passing performance.
In terms of power, the M-HUNTER is also equipped with a three-motor powertrain, although we don't know its specific performance yet, but the wheel torque of more than 20,000N·m is enough to make the vehicle pass through any harsh road conditions.
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Objectively speaking, although the M-HUNTER is still a new energy extreme performance off-road concept car, it has already been mass-produced at a pre-sale price of 3.68 million yuan. However, the M-HUNTER will not be mass-produced and sold, but will be pre-ordered worldwide through the "recruitment of 33 interested users", and will become a special "private collection" while benchmarking against the top off-road vehicle products of the BRABUS 900 climber.