Road test Chevrolet new explorer RS series first answer

May I recommend a Chevrolet brand product to you?

The seeker will be my first answer.

If the Chevrolet products on sale in the domestic market are the most recommended, I will definitely release them. Explorers come first. Moderate price, spacious space, diverse functions, reliable quality and rich configuration. Even after the long-distance test drive before, I did complain about its lack of driver assistance, but with the arrival of new models, this medium-sized SUV, which tends to be complete in all aspects, seems to be really difficult to pick out.

Yes, the new Chevrolet Explorer can see the latest emotional design language of Chevrolet products at a glance. Even if the side lines have not changed, the "anger value" of the new car at the head and tail parts has been obviously increased by the designer. Chrome-plated decorative strips across the front of the car divide the long and narrow LED headlights into upper and lower parts, and the ends of the decorative strips extending left and right and up and down gradually converge into sharp corners, just like fierce tattoos carved on the car body. On this "RS" series model I drive, a full set of dark-colored accessories, including decoration and logo, further enhance the tough guy image of the vehicle. The redesigned taillights also reflect the flying wing type, and the large-diameter four-outlet exhaust exposed at the rear of the "RS" series models is full of momentum (at the same time, it also creates a more flexible and louder exhaust sound). By the way, there are wheels, the maximum size has reached 19 inch, and the tire size has also increased to 235/50? R 19 (the largest old product can only choose 18 inch wheel hub and 225 wide tire).

Undoubtedly, the hormone index of the new car shape has soared. Considering that the tough guy in the movie is equally attractive to male and female audiences, I also think that the appearance of the new explorer can be favored by many female customers for the time being (but I'm really not sure how female customers will evaluate the appearance of the new car). The upgrade on the interior is far less than the appearance. Take my RS series car as an example, several visible changes are that there are more red decorative lines on the seat and a red "RS" logo on the new handlebar. Changing the column and the cloth covering the ceiling to black is the key to make the cockpit full of sports style (the old model used beige in these positions). I really like this change in the new car. The all-black cockpit tone perfectly echoes the arrogance of RS series. It's really cool. Only this time, I really think that female customers may have different opinions. They may prefer home-like lighting visual effects (new explorer's 1.5T model or beige)?

Here, I want to explain that the new explorer still provides 1.5T, with the tail marked "535T", 2.0T and the tail marked "550T". All three cars with 2.0T engines have adopted "rs" style appearance and interior design. What you see now is the top model.

About a year ago, the Explorer 550T I was driving was still equipped with a 2.0T engine, with the maximum power 19 1kW and the maximum torque of 353Nm. On the other hand, the compression ratio of a 2.0T engine with the same displacement is increased from 9.5 to 10.0, and the maximum power output is adjusted to 174kW and 350Nm. Yes, the maximum output power has dropped a lot. According to the relevant dynamic parameters, the acceleration time of 0- 100km/h of the same 2.0T four-wheel drive model has also changed from 7.9s to 8.1s. However, the 9-speed automatic manual transmission with a transmission ratio of 7.6: 1 and the intelligent four-wheel drive system that can respond within 0.2s have not changed.

It seems that some changes in the new car are not perfect. But I can assure you that the lost power of 17kW has not brought much change to the driving experience of the new model. I am particularly impressed by the old 2.0T model, that is, when the engine is accelerating at full throttle at medium and low speed, the powerful power of the engine sometimes brings slight torque steering, and the yellow ESP warning light on the instrument panel even flashes strongly because of the intervention of the driving acceleration slip regulation. For new explorers, a similar situation has never happened, which should also be related to the four wider tires selected for the new car.

Apart from this extreme state, I basically can't feel the difference between the old and new models in driving experience in my daily driving operation. The RS series of the new explorer is still the medium-sized SUV with simple operation, calm and comfortable, and strong momentum when stepping on the accelerator. The forward range of the engine (the maximum torque output speed of the 2.0T engine is advanced from the previous 2,000-5,300r/min to1.500-4,000r/min) can be more flexibly matched with the 9-speed automatic manual transmission when the city is slow. Due to the introduction of three-stage intelligent cylinder shifting technology in the new generation of 2.0T engines, the comprehensive fuel consumption reference value of new cars has actually decreased by nearly 1 1%, and the four-wheel drive model has decreased from the original 8.2L/ 100km to the new 7.3L/ 100km. So, is the new RS series more pleasing?

Generally speaking, as an annual redesigned product, the changes so far are enough to make customers shine. In fact, new explorers have also improved driving convenience in many details. The first thing that helped me pull the grass was that the new car finally joined the ACC adaptive cruise system from the middle of the car-this is exactly what I spit before (the previous explorer only provided cruise control function, but it was also a product of nearly 250,000). At the same time, the full-function electronic stability system of the new car has added the electronic auxiliary braking function of E-Boost. In this way, new explorers have a very rich auxiliary driving system (including blind zone warning, rear traffic warning, lane keeping assistance, lane change assistance, frontal collision warning, collision mitigation braking, lane departure warning, adaptive high beam and front distance warning) from the beginning of car allocation.

I remember that about two years ago, the photographer and I drove more than 1000 kilometers by car in a Chevrolet Explorer. At that time, the price of the 2.0T top car we drove was 250,900. Last year, Chevrolet added "red line" style design elements to explorers. At that time, the top car I tested was priced at 245,900. Today, the price of the brand-new explorer RS series top car is adjusted to 239,900 yuan. Fortunately, along the way, I didn't see any signs of shrinking the materials and assembly quality of this series of products. May I recommend a Chevrolet brand product to you? The new explorer will be my first answer. ?

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