Test drive experience of Mitsubishi Golan

Goran is the second car with Mitsubishi logo produced by Southeast Automobile, and it is also one of the models that truly connect with the world. So, can this mid-to high-end car at the top of the southeast product line bring a win-win situation in brand effect and sales volume to Southeast Auto?

Appearance of Mitsubishi Golan

Over the years, the biggest impression of Mitsubishi Motors on China consumers is sports. From rally to off-road vehicle, from EVO to Pajero, all of them are the best experience of sports essence. Now as a mid-to high-end car, Goran's complete sportiness is obviously not suitable for his positioning. He needs to find a good balance between wildness and rationality, and between motion and stillness. Goran was first born in 1969, and has a long history in Japanese mid-to high-end cars. At the auto show held in the mid-1980s, I saw the fifth generation Goran. At that time, his body was still relatively geometric, and his steady appearance was quite popular at that time (think of Crown as a taxi, think of Duke Nissan as a taxi), but that generation of Golan adopted a brand-new front-wheel drive, equipped with electronically controlled suspension and electronic power steering system, which shows its deep pursuit of vehicle handling. Today, Goran has developed to the ninth generation, which not only inherits Mitsubishi's inherent sports talent, but also significantly enhances its external expression. You don't have to drive, just look at the appearance and you will know that Goran is a sports-oriented car. At the same time, I tried it and found that Goran still has very good comfort, and the wide body can also bring enough dignity to the owner. Like many Japanese cars, this generation Goran has different regional versions. The Golan produced in the southeast is basically the same as the Golan produced in Taiwan Province Province, but there is a slight difference in adjustment. Compared with Goran sold in the United States, the domestic models are obviously different in front and back, which shows the gap between eastern and western aesthetic concepts. In addition, the maximum displacement of the American version of the Golan engine has reached 3.8 liters, and it is almost impossible to have the same displacement model in China, but a 2.0-liter engine one size smaller than the current 2.4-liter engine may appear soon.

Although the marriage with Dyke for many years has not brought much change to Mitsubishi's operating conditions, it has a great impact on products and automobile culture. The night before the test run, a Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan was parked at the main entrance of the hotel as a wedding float, and a Golan happened to be behind it. At that time, photographers in the same industry decided that the two cars were very similar (photographers were not long into the business, fearing that they did not know Dyke's previous relationship with Mitsubishi). At the product briefing the next day, the appearance of the two cars was really explained by reference, and at the same time, it was introduced that the internal and external design of Golan was mainly managed by two masters of the original Mercedes-Benz.

The most dynamic part of Goran's appearance is the front face and car side contour. The shape of the front of the car is the symbol of Mitsubishi's new generation model, commonly known as "Bray face" (named after Oliver Bray, the master of shape design), which is extremely aggressive. There are three longitudinal ribs on the hood, which extend the publicity of the front face backwards. The central ridge line is smoothly combined with the Mitsubishi logo in front, which makes the front of the whole body look very three-dimensional. The shape of the 4-eye headlight lampshade is not too strange, but it looks much sharper with the whole front face.

The profile modeling is also his commendable place. The bottom edge of the car is in the shape of the bottom of the ship, and the top of the passenger compartment has a very smooth arc, and the waist line is high and inclined from front to back, which makes the whole car have an obvious wedge shape and a sense of movement. High waistline has several advantages, such as safety, ensuring private space and more stable body, which coincides with Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan.

In addition to the appearance, Goran's interpretation of sportiness is also reflected in the chassis and engine. Goran's chassis skill has been proved by history, and no one can deny Mitsubishi's sports pedigree. In addition, as circumstantial evidence, the performance of the chassis that won the most praise at the beginning of the listing of China Car is not an exaggeration, but do you know where the chassis of China Car came from? Goran, of course, is the last generation. During the test drive, you can feel the solid side support of Gollum chassis on the winding mountain road, and with the steering wheel with accurate steering and moderate feedback, it is full of driving pleasure and strong safety confidence. Under normal circumstances, the mountain path turns at a speed of 80 km/h, and the whole process is smooth and comfortable, without delaying the appreciation of the surrounding beautiful scenery. Don't think that the cornering king is the killer of highway comfort (some cars are like this), but the Golan in his hand can at least prove it. Generally, Goran is very stable and decent when driving on the highway, and the flexible suspension can filter out most unpleasant vibrations. High-speed driving stability is outstanding, and noise control is excellent. At low speed, the influence of road noise is basically not felt, and at high speed, the wind noise is very small. Wind noise can only be found when the vehicle speed rises to 140 km/h, but it is far from annoying decibels. The noise of the engine running at a constant speed is well controlled, and only when it accelerates rapidly can it hear a clean and crisp sound.

Generally speaking, the crisp and clean engine sound shows that the process is fine and the operation is smooth. Goran's engine is a MIVEC engine newly developed by Mitsubishi, which represents Mitsubishi's innovation evaluation &; LiftElectronicControlSystem is an improved electronic control system for valve lift and timing of Mitsubishi. It can be seen that the main technical highlight of this engine lies in the electronic control of valves. Practice has proved that effective electronic valve control can produce engines with high power and low fuel consumption. MIVEC belongs to this category, and has made some efforts on the power output curve. According to the manufacturer, MIVEC engine does not particularly pursue high power value, but strives for perfection in the power adjustment of users' common working conditions. It can be seen from the engine external characteristic curve diagram given by the manufacturer that the power of the new MIVEC engine is increased by 22% compared with the old engine, reaching 156 horsepower, and the torque is also increased by 6.5%, reaching 2 13 Nm, and the torque output reaches the peak stage from 2500 rpm. MIVEC engine can change valve lift and timing at the same time, which is superior to other vehicles that can only change the above two factors separately. The valve lift is divided into three stages, which effectively considers the low speed, medium speed and high speed working conditions. There are not many engines that can change valve lift and timing at the same time in domestic cars, and three-stage change of lift is also a high-end configuration. Of course, there are also engines with stepless valve lift changes, but that only belongs to the ultimate product like BMW Valvetronic engine.

With such an engine as a guarantee, coupled with Mitsubishi's proud intelligent learning manual transmission, Golan can be easily controlled in all kinds of road conditions. At this time, the engine is lightly turned, the car is very comfortable and the driving is smooth and smooth. If you add the wonderful music of Goran 5. 1 channel 3 2 3 speakers, it is simply a kind of mobile life enjoyment. Enjoyment, for a car, is the comfort of driving. While inheriting Mitsubishi's traditional sportiness, Goran did not neglect the consideration of comfort. Comfort is first reflected in the large space. There is a saying: "Only space is possible", which is also very appropriate here. The length, width, height and wheelbase of the Golan are 4860, 1.845, 1.485 and 2750mm respectively. Goran is a spacious model among mid-to high-end cars, especially compared with Japanese cars of the same class, Goran has more advantages in body width and rear wheelbase. In terms of interior space, Goran is also in a leading position in terms of vehicle length and vehicle width according to the test of Southeast Vehicle Factory. The actual feeling is the same, the front and rear distance is very long, the back seat has enough leg space, and the sitting angle of the back seat is also good.

Goran's seat is spacious and comfortable, which gives people a sense of transparency with the large space in the car. The interior style is relatively regular, and the instrument panel is symmetrically arranged left and right. Sitting in the driver's seat, the front view is good, and the high waistline does not make the side view worse, thanks to the window design and the multi-directional adjustment function of the seat. Although the exterior rearview mirror is not very large, it adopts a two-stage design, and the outermost end adopts a wide-angle reflector, so the whole field of vision is still relatively wide. A variety of control buttons are integrated on the high-end flagship steering wheel, and the manual mode control button of automatic transmission is particularly popular. Just near the hand-held direction, someone joked that it is very convenient to rotate the direction with one hand and shift gears at the same time.

Speaking of safety, in addition to the traditional ABS, EBD and airbags, Goran's distinctive safety configuration also includes reversing cameras, front and rear reversing radars and adjustable xenon headlights. As for the body structure, Goran adopted the octagonal polygonal cross-section technology to design the front body girder, and its bearing capacity was increased by 1.3 times compared with the traditional four-corner cross-section structure. This structure was optimized by Mitsubishi Engineering Center after simulating and measuring various structures. It is said that only Porsche cars have been used before. The front girder and the middle girder are arranged in a straight line, which abandons the traditional zigzag arrangement and greatly improves the impact resistance of the front.

Goran, which is listed in advance, has two specifications, namely, 2.4-liter flagship type and 2.4-liter distinguished type. They all use automatic manual transmission, leather seats and skylights, and automatic air conditioning. On this basis, the flagship model adds xenon headlights, DVD audio-visual system, 5. 1 channel audio, car Bluetooth and reversing camera. At present, the pre-sale prices of the two cars are 223,800 yuan and 203,800 yuan respectively. From the appearance and driving appearance, Goran's positioning is between the traditional mid-to high-end car and the mid-to high-end sports car. He has a lot of dynamic elements and essence, and also has excellent performance in comfort. The whole vehicle has a smart atmosphere, which has brought a new wind to the middle and high-end car market at this stage. As a model in line with international standards, Southeast Auto has high hopes for him. In order to make full preparations before listing, Golan's listing time has repeatedly exceeded the public's expectations, which has the advantage of nipping the problem (adapting to the road conditions in China) in the bud. With the preparation of the previous work, I believe that this new car, which is carefully prepared and represents the international level, will definitely bring more returns to Southeast Automobile Factory than before.