This time, I will savor this "Great Wall Gun" through traveling and talk about the reasons for buying raptors.

It has been more than three months since the last update of original works. Almost all the friends who have paid attention to my circle of friends have asked in unison: Aren't you a steam media? What do you think of your circle of friends? Almost all of them are videos or pictures of travel. To tell the truth, after returning to my hometown (Guilin) from a first-tier city four years ago, I almost gave up my favorite industry-automobile media. Many people will think: how can you give up when you are not doing well yourself? Is the car media bad? You can drive all kinds of luxury cars around. ...

I don't want to explain too much here. I believe that any explanation in any sense can be regarded as the result of my laziness. As for writing, my writing is different. I can be as famous as an online celebrity. 2020 is a new starting point for me. I will not make excuses for myself, nor will I give up this platform. This time, I will share "something about me and my car" with you through travel. Not only this time, I believe this unique tourist city in my heart. In the future, most of my articles will be presented to you in the form of travel experience, so that riders can have a brand-new understanding of all kinds of new cars.

Anyway, let's talk about pickup trucks today. When it comes to pickup trucks, what do you think of? Engineering vehicle? Tool cart? Can't get on the table? Can't enter the city ... In China, pickup trucks are indeed a niche market that is not seen by the mainstream, and the annual sales volume is generally only a few hundred thousand or even less. In the United States, on the contrary, pickup trucks occupy the forefront of the sales list all the year round. As far as China is concerned, the automobile industry started late, and the formulation of policies also limited the consumption of pickup trucks. Fortunately, in recent years, China has relaxed various restrictions on pickup trucks.

(Image from: China pickup network)

2065438+February 2006? Four provinces (Henan, Hebei, Liaoning and Yunnan), as the first pilot areas to open pickup trucks into the city, provided first-hand information for China to fully relax the restrictions on pickup trucks entering the city and explore useful experiences. 20 17 1 month? Outstanding effect? Hubei and Xinjiang were included in the second batch of pilot projects to lift the ban. 20 17 September? Industry events? Cancellation of two certificates. The trial of lifting the ban on pickup trucks is an important milestone in the development of pickup trucks in China, but as far as the actual situation is concerned, the "cancellation of two certificates" is the real industry event.

Up to now, there have been calls for lifting the ban on pickup trucks in an all-round way, but there are still various problems in the specific implementation and summary. Since the trial of lifting the ban in four provinces was released on 20 16, the national development and reform commission plans to fully liberalize the restrictions on pickup trucks entering cities in prefecture-level cities on April 20 19. Pickup truck models gradually accept preferential policies and inclinations, and it can even be said that the policies are adapting to the rapid development of domestic pickups.

After years of silence, it is time to have a decent independent pickup truck-Great Wall Gun. Because this kind of car will really bring different car life to Chinese people.

I still remember that in the 11th Alashan Heroes' Meeting this year, countless off-road riders left their footprints. Just like Dakar and Haval took off in those years, the Great Wall Gun became an undisputed hot spot in Alashan. Unfortunately, in the south, we don't have a unique desert like Alashan, but this doesn't affect my pursuit of off-road performance. This year, I learned how to find happiness in self-driving and even surpass myself. Cross-country makes us more persistent. Arriving at Wu Jia Beach, driving an independent high-end pickup truck, driving on irregular pebbles and enjoying the beautiful scenery, how can you not let yourself go!

Different from the pickup truck products currently on sale, this Great Wall gun adopts a brand-new design concept and provides three appearance styles: off-road version, passenger car version and commercial version. At present, this passenger car looks like a smooth road for Toyota from a distance. Its front face is equipped with a trapezoidal air intake grille with a large mouth, and the interior is supplemented by many horizontal chrome-plated decorations, giving people a rather domineering feeling. The headlight groups on both sides also adopt the design method connected with the front grille, with LED light source inside, and integrated into a C-type daytime running light group. The overall effect is obviously a high-end route.

Accustomed to the inter-city traffic from nine to five, a Great Wall gun pickup truck suddenly appeared on the city road, which seems to be out of tune with the usual painting style. Wu Mian Beach in Guilin is also a place far away from human noise and busy streets. Looking at the river from the lighthouse, pebbles of different sizes have been washed away by crustal movement and river water, scattered on both sides of the Lijiang River, and formed a static movement with the flowing water in the river. Isn't this the cross-country crossing the holy land that everyone dreams of?

Maybe you often go hiking on the Lijiang River in Yangshuo, but you have never been to Wuzhitan since. I still remember that when I first came here five years ago, it turned out to be a wedding photo, which witnessed the love story between my wife and me. Sapium sebiferum beach is located in Zhujiang Village, Qixing District, Guilin City, and there are clumps of Sapium sebiferum forest on the river beach. Every autumn and winter, the leaves are red, with three or five red leaves. The clear Lijiang River is like a poetic ink painting. 1 1 and 65438+February are the most beautiful moments of Wu Jian beach every year. How many literati love Guilin scenery? I really should say, I'd rather be a Guilin person than a fairy.

Travel is like traveling, and "dogs" and "drones" are necessary equipment to record beautiful scenery. Since I fell in love with traveling, recording the unknown beauty of my hometown has become a part of my life. I specially opened a travel number: "Let's go". For those who want to know more about Guilin, please don't be stingy with your thumb.

Anterior double wishbone (independent)

+Rear multi-link integral bridge (dependent)

+Non-load-bearing body

In terms of chassis, the passenger car version of Great Wall Gun adopts front double wishbone independent suspension and rear multi-link integral bridge independent suspension, and the body structure is non-loaded. In addition, the rear axle is equipped with Eaton differential lock. Top and sub-top models are standard, and other models are optional.

The Great Wall Gun abandoned the leaf spring used by most pickup trucks on the rear suspension, and changed it into spiral spring and multi-link structure. Although they are all in the form of integral bridge suspension, the ride comfort will be improved to a certain extent and the driving stability with transverse and longitudinal connecting rods will be better if spiral springs are selected as damping media.

Whether it is the irregular cobblestone road surface or the bumpy muddy road surface, the passability of the Great Wall Gun has been felt in the test drive these days: there are almost no rivals in the same class cars in China, the chassis is very integrated, there will be no unnecessary jitter when crossing the ditch and hurdle, and the stability of the rear is good, which is greatly reduced compared with the vertical and horizontal jumps of the leaf spring suspension.

Linear acceleration is not my strong suit,

But I have a luxury car.

If you only look at the interior, you won't think this is a pickup truck. Its interior materials and workmanship are the same as WEY, the leader of luxury SUV in China, and it will be equipped with a four-position multi-function steering wheel, a large 9-inch central control panel, yacht handles and a lot of soft materials, even more advanced than ordinary luxury passenger cars. All this, even the owners of luxury SUVs will sigh: "Are you sure it is a pickup truck? This car is estimated to be no less than 250,000, right? "

It is said that the Great Wall Gun is the first pickup truck in China, and the most important reason is that it is comparable to the driving experience of cars and SUVs. The passenger car version of the Great Wall Gun is equipped with a 2.0T gasoline engine, with a maximum power of 140kW and a peak torque of 360n·m, which matches the 8AT automatic gearbox that first appeared on pickup trucks in China.

I talked about the advantages of a bunch of Great Wall cannons, and finally found that they also had shortcomings. Although they have the blessing of a 2.0T turbocharged engine, we can still clearly feel the difficulty of the Great Wall cannon when waiting for traffic lights or speeding up overtaking. The engine has been in a tight state when accelerating, probably because of the weight of more than two tons!

Travel without food is not perfect. In order to really feel the Great Wall Gun, we filmed it all day and didn't have lunch until afternoon. When I arrived in Dawei ancient town, I ordered a pig's trotters hot pot loach. We just wolfed down, and we forgot the pose of the video and pictures. What a pity!

Let's talk about the fuel consumption that everyone cares about:

The three of us, except the driver, are calculating the fuel consumption. The whole journey130km (including the start and end of the filming period), the national highway is about 70km, the urban area is nearly 30km (including congested sections), the mountain road is about 20km, and the river10km (cobblestones+potholes). Record the number of kilometers from filling up the oil, and then fill up the oil again. Total cost/kloc-0.05 yuan, 92# gasoline 7.05 yuan/liter. Total * * * consumption105/7.05 =14.89l. The actual calculation method of fuel consumption is X/65,438. X is the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers, which is calculated as11.45l. I think this fuel consumption is completely acceptable. As for those netizens on the Internet who have only driven a car and never driven a B-class car or above, they think that the Great Wall cannon has high fuel consumption and can completely ignore this one. High-speed running 100 km should be limited to 10 liter.

Conclusion: For the author, if I choose between Haval H9 and Highlander, I will not hesitate to choose Highlander. If there is enough money, the Raptor and the Great Wall Cannon make a choice, and spend100000 to buy a comfortable model that almost owns a car and is close to the off-road performance of the Raptor. The remaining 400,000 to 500,000 are not fragrant! Tell me one reason why I bought Raptor?

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.