Chapter 300: Dongchen is here again! (Above)
Jeremy has tested a variety of off-road vehicles on the Top-Gear many times, from his personal preference, the British-made Range Rover has always been his favorite, and many extreme road tests have also proved that Land Rover is indeed the best in off-road vehicles, Land Rover has always been his personal favorite brand, however, this time, he is looking forward to the latest off-road vehicle of Dongchen, after the last test, he seems to have become the number one fan of Dongchen
Zhang Wenhao gave the latest offline C3C a Chinese nickname, called "Extreme Realm", which means reaching the peak, and super conquest of extreme road conditions, after this name was set, the tail of C3C, added a flowing silver Chinese label, is the artistic font of the word "Extreme Realm".
After C3C Polar Realm went offline, Zhang Wenhao personally contacted Jeremy, and Jeremy's impression of Zhang Wenhao has always been Long Xiaoyue's assistant, and it is also his last program, the interface between the program team and Dongchen Automobile, after receiving Zhang Wenhao's confirmation email, Jeremy immediately communicated with the program team, they want to suspend the program currently being filmed, and immediately start the test of Dongchen's new SUV "Extreme".
The program planners quickly came up with a complete and detailed plan, which listed the four test opponents of C3C, namely Range Rover, Volkswagen Touareg, Porsche Cayenne, and BMW X5.
Among them, Range Rover is known for its off-road performance, Volkswagen Touareg has always flaunted its comprehensive adaptability, and the Porsche Cayenne is known as the fastest SUV. The BMW X5 is said to have the biggest advantage of not being blocked by the front car when waiting for a red light in the city
Follow the process. They will conduct a comprehensive comparative test of the five cars in the UK, including urban and high-speed tests. and a multi-road demonstration of passing capabilities, including the City of London, the Jaguar Proving Ground, the British Tank Proving Ground, and the South of England's off-road mecca - Crescent City.
Zhang Wenhao did not have any opinion on the test process, but he gave Jeremy his opinion in an email reply, and he had no opinion on the first three comparison models. However, he asked the program team to prepare the top versions of these three models, as for the BMW X5, it feels basically the same as the Touareg, so. Zhang Wenhao asked the program team to replace X5 with X5M.
Jeremy gladly accepted Zhang Wenhao's request and gave a specific time, and three days later, Dongchen carried the latest C3C to the London airport.
When Zhang Wenhao arrived at the London airport with the staff and C3C, Zhang Wenhao was still armed with hats, masks, and sunglasses as he did in the last show, and after meeting with Jeremy and others, the program team arranged for everyone to stay in central London for one night. Early the next morning, everyone went to the airport to pick up the C3C and go to Jaguar's test site in north-west London.
Since there has been a cooperation, this time the program team respects Zhang Wenhao's opinion, C3C's first appearance is still not at the airport, but chose to be at Jaguar's test site, but because of the respect of the program team, this time, C3C was not loaded into a container. Instead, it was exposed for the first time in front of the program team directly at the airport.
C3C's debut, still as stunning as S3C, her appearance is enough to make people have a variety of reverie, look at the side, this is a streamlined SUV with a very prominent type, it seems, it should be the same as the Cayenne's positioning, it is an urban version of the SUV with fashion and speed as the main elements, but, if you look at the front face, the car's domineering grille and the fierce lights on both sides indicate that this car is not a character to mess with.
Jeremy looked at the front of the car and exclaimed, "Looking at the front of this car, I even have the feeling that even if I am standing on a steep mountain, she can still rush in front of me, this car is so good for my taste!" ”
Even Charride and James next to them nodded frequently, and the three of them detoured to the back of the car, looked at the rear of the car head-on, and exclaimed: "Those two words should be Chinese, right?" The font looks very free, what do these two words mean? ”…,
Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "These two words, Chinese read as the extreme realm. Immediately, Zhang Wenhao explained the meaning of the Extreme Realm to the three of them.
James May blurted out: "Judging from the name alone, it means that the person who came is not good!" ”
Zhang Wenhao said with a smile: "When this car arrives at the test site, you will be able to find out!" ”
The team took the trailer for three hours to the test site, and when they arrived at the test site, at the start of the track, four SUVs had been waiting side by side for a long time: the 5.0 supercharged Range Rover, the 3.0 supercharged Volkswagen Touareg, the 4.8 supercharged Porsche Cayenne Turbo-S, and the 4.4 turbocharged BMW M.
These four models, in addition to the Volkswagen Touareg, the engine output of the other three cars has reached about 550 horsepower, all of which exceed the 3.0 twin-turbocharged 510 horsepower, and the displacement is 3.0 at least 50% higher, but even if there are models, the power is higher than the C3C Extreme Realm, it doesn't matter, the advantage of the transmission system, will narrow this gap, and even form a catch-up.
Land Rover and Jaguar out of the same door, even if it is a test site, is also GM, almost every Land Rover four-wheel drive model is here to complete the road test, so, Jaguar itself is also very important to this test, they want to see with their own eyes, China Dongchen Automobile has what kind of strength in SUV, and whether it will affect their own business.
Straight-line acceleration is the first part of the test, and the five cars will go hand in hand, all using automatic transmissions, and all of them will be set to sport, in this case, the requirements for the drivers themselves are not high, so this kind of test can also be said to be very fair.
The program team has developed a straight line of 500 meters, 100 meters, 300 meters and 500 meters, and three high-speed photos and countdowns to see which of the five cars has the fastest start and which one has better acceleration ability in the second half of the year.
Zhang Wenhao already has the answer in his heart. The other four cars may be a little more powerful than the C3C. However, the response speed of their gearbox is one beat slower than that of Dongchen's transmission, and Dongchen's transmission has a very accurate grasp of the state of the car's power output. Therefore, in terms of speed, it must be stronger than several other cars.
Jeremy drove the C3C himself, Charridad chose the BMW X5M, and James May chose the Porsche Cayenne, as the latter two cars are among the fastest accelerating SUVs in their minds. As for the Touareg and Land Rover, there is no doubt that they will lose at the very beginning of the start.
The track's lights went into the countdown phase, and the engines of several cars roared loudly. Several high-definition cameras were on the side of the track, and the precision seconds were ready, and as the green light came on, all five cars started at the same time.
Just at the moment of starting, the front of the C3C Extreme Realm took the lead in rushing out of the five cars, and the transmission system responded to the power surprisingly fast, less than 50 meters, C3C was half a body ahead of the Cayenne next to it, while the BMW X5M was more behind, almost being overtaken by C3C over the entire body.
The speed of the start was astonishing. However, the dynamics of each car are different, with some cars leaning towards the first half of the race and others accelerating better in the second half.
However, in front of the C3C, both the first half and the second half are its strengths, thanks to the continuous power output of the engine and the fast response of the gearbox, although it cannot be compared with high-performance sports cars. But compared with these four-wheel drive SUVs, the advantages are still very obvious.
Many people have great hopes for the Cayenne, the Cayenne's power output is very balanced, and the acceleration performance is strong, plus the power is enough, it should not be a problem to catch up with the 3.0 C3C in the second half.
But the situation is not as imagined, C3C's power output has no signs of weakness, but is more and more surging, twin-turbo makes the pressure in the engine reach a high-pressure state that ordinary cars can not achieve, the speed continues to increase, when the car leaps over the 100-meter line, the Cayenne has been set aside the entire body, and BMW, has been completely surpassed by C3C! …,
By the time we reached 200 meters, there was no need to continue this accelerated test! Because the C3C is already far ahead, at least 6 meters beyond the Cayenne, and the BMW X5M is still behind the embarrassing futile chase, as for the Range Rover and Touareg, it is no longer possible to appear in the same camera view as the first three cars.
When the C3C crossed the 500-meter line, the Cayenne had been thrown out of more than 20 meters, and the BMW X5M was thrown out of the way by more than 30 meters.
Jeremy was the first to get out of the car and said to the other two hosts with a smug face, "Am I right?" Dongchen will definitely give me another surprise, but this surprise is too surprising, at least this C3C can be regarded as the best car in the SUV, remember, there is no one! ”
James May said with a depressed face: "I can't believe that the power of the 3.0 twin-turbo car is even stronger than the top Cayenne!" ”
Jeremy smiled: "Although it is hung in D gear, but when the C3C enters the gear, it is so smooth that people can hardly feel it, and there is no frustration, and the gear conversion is almost instantaneous, such a fast gear speed, so that the Cayenne and the like can not be compared with it at all, even if the Cayenne's power is stronger than the C3C, it cannot be compared with it in terms of acceleration at all, because Porsche's transmission system is much slower than the C3C!" ”
Charried on the side said: "I think the next step of the steering performance comparison test is no longer necessary, last time we have learned the four-wheel drive performance of Dongchen, when turning at high speed, the handling is unparalleled, now, Dongchen will apply this four-wheel drive system to this C3C, we can already imagine, how good the performance of this car will be when steering." ”
Jeremy smiled mysteriously: "It's not the same Charride, the suspension system of S3C is not adjustable, but C3C is different, C3C is the same as many SUVs, its suspension system can be adjusted, not just manual adjustment of height is so simple, if it is set to automatic, then the suspension system will be integrated with the four-wheel drive system, when you turn, the suspension will also change the height of the left and right body, with different heights for more stable cornering, you don't have to worry about the high-angle steering at high speed will roll over." Although it is not possible to completely avoid rollover, it is much stronger than other vehicles. ”
"God" James May said with a look of amazement: "Did the Chinese get the future technology?" Something made by Dongchen. It's an unbelievable existence! ”
"yes." Charried shook his head and said: "It seems that the whole world has been compared to the Chinese overnight, and their engines have shamed the world's car manufacturers." Their four-wheel drive system puts all the companies that produce four-wheel drive vehicles to shame. Their gearbox even put Bugatti, which cost three million pounds, to shame. ”
Jeremy laughed and said, "Volkswagen Group must be very depressed right now, they have the most complete product line, and now, their Cayenne has been defeated by C3C" Saying that, he asked Charried: "Charried." I'm a little puzzled, if the Cayenne loses the advantage of speed, then what's the point of its existence? ”
"I don't know." Charried shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Maybe." The Cayenne can also sell the Porsche brand, as well as its shape. ”
Jeremy smiled: "Looking at it now, the Porsche Cayenne and BMW X5M have lost their advantage in speed, the only remaining advantages of these two cars are handling and top speed performance, Range Rover still has the advantage of off-road performance, as for the Touareg, it is good in all aspects but not good in all aspects, and I don't have any hope for it." ”
Immediately, the five cars entered the top speed performance test, and each of the five drivers accelerated the five cars in the straight. Accelerate all the way to the car's top speed to test the top speed performance of each model.
The first to be tested was the Porsche Cayenne, which, after several kilometres of acceleration, was able to maintain its top speed at 295 kilometres without any improvement. …,
Secondly, it is a performance car of BMW, which is very popular with consumers, the maximum speed limit of X5M is 250 kilometers, and after the speed limit is lifted, its state is not surprising. The top speed is only 261 km/h.
The bloated Range Rover was even weaker, with a top speed of just 230km.
As for the Touareg, its only advantage is comprehensive and modest, the top speed 248, not too high and not too low, but its price is there, everyone can't force it, pull it over, it is nothing more than a foil, in addition, compare C3C, in this way, C3C The comparison object is not only the Land Rover that focuses on off-road, but also the Cayenne that focuses on extreme speed, and the X5M that focuses on control, and the comprehensive comparison object is the Touareg.
The last to be tested was the C3C Arc that Jeremy was driving, and this time, there were still two fixed cameras installed in the car, just like the last time the S3C was tested.
Jeremy sat in the cab and said with a smile: "I don't even have to doubt that the C3C will win the ultimate victory, do you want to know why?" The reason is on the speedometer, its top speed is marked at 300 km/h, and I think that Dongchen will never let the car's real top speed fall below the maximum index of the speedometer. ”
As he spoke, he pressed the interaction button on the steering wheel, and this interaction button integrated the two interactive systems of A1 and A2, Jeremy said: "Please set the mode to sport mode, and in addition, after the speed exceeds 200 kilometers, report to me every ten kilometers of improvement." ”
After speaking, Jeremy smiled at the camera: "The interaction system of this car is different from the A1 interaction system of S3C, what is the difference, everyone will know later." ”
Immediately, Jeremy connected his iPhone to the C3C, and then, pressed the interaction button again, and asked, "Help me check the information of the next Premier League game." ”
Due to the very developed 3G network in the UK, the mobile phone connection to the Internet is very fast, and almost within two seconds, the interactive system replied: "The next Premier League game is tomorrow at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and the two sides are Manchester United and Liverpool." ”
Jeremy smiled excitedly: "I like Manchester United, Manchester United is fantastic, which player do you like the most?" ”
The interaction system replied in a witty tone: "I like little pea, he's cute." ”
Jeremy then asked, "Which stadium was that game played on?" Are there any tickets left? ”
The interactive system quickly replied: "The game is Manchester United at home against Liverpool, so the home stadium is at Old Trafford, as for the remaining tickets, I regret to tell you that according to the latest ticketing situation at Old Trafford, all tickets have been sold out." Do you want me to go to the second-hand website to help you check? ”
Jeremy exclaimed and laughed, "You're amazing! Quickly help me look it up. ”
After about four seconds, the interactive system replied: "I found a transfer message on eBay, do you need me to dial the other party's phone number for you?" ”
Jeremy smiled at the screen and said, "See? Can you imagine it? You bought a car and a personal secretary who can do everything, should other car companies review themselves when they see this video? ”
At this time, Jeremy raised his eyebrows and smiled, and said, "I'm not going to waste time here, let's take a look at what kind of standard this C3C Extreme Realm can achieve!" ”
The C3C rushed out like an arrow from the string, the eight-speed transmission kept gearing, and the speed was constantly rising, Jeremy exclaimed excitedly: "It's already two hundred in the blink of an eye, and the power and responsiveness almost make me forget that this is an SUV!" ”
"Two hundred and five!" Jeremy roared and said, "The body is extremely stable at this moment!" ”
"Three hundred! Cayenne and X5M have been defeated! ”
"Three hundred and one! Hit the table again! (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )