[Aika car test drive original]
In the dead of winter, the ice lake in the northeast is always busy. Some people dig ice nets to catch fish, while others are busy "catching shrimp households" (drifting). In yakeshi at -30℃, the ice thickness has reached 120cm. In previous years, the lens drifting in a piece of white was always contracted by others. Now, we have also opened the right to enjoy the ice, bringing "China Xinggan Elite Driving School Ice and Snow Season". Can I graduate if I take part in the ice and snow test drive for the first time?
This time Geely assembled all the models of CMA architecture series — — (|) (Hi·X petrol-electric hybrid version with thunder spirit engine), (|) and (|) are China stars and all-stars.
There are three courses in elite driving school: elite, advanced and master. From basic skills to ultimate challenges, the difficulty is gradually increasing. The activity is located in Hulunbeier Winter Automobile Test Site of China Automobile Center, and readers who have read the articles on ice and snow test drive should be familiar with it.
Experience items: snow linear acceleration, snow linear braking, snow winding pile.
Model: Xingrui
Driving mode: front drive
Powertrain: 2.0T(140kW, 300Nm)+7DCT
Elite courses mainly cultivate "ice sense". For me, who is used to relying on static friction, it is the first step to lighten and soften the actions I do on asphalt pavement on weekdays. The test drive of Xingrui changed the snow tires, and the basic grip was improved. A series of operations such as acceleration and braking can be easily completed by properly controlling the rhythm.
When winding the pile, the ESC is on. I slow down the initial speed to 40-45km/h, and the steering range is half a turn as before. The front of Xingrui can easily keep up with my hand movements, and the rear of Xingrui obediently follows rather than catches up, which is stable and controllable.
Experience project: ice ring drift
Model: Xingyue S
Driving mode: front four-wheel drive
Powertrain: 2.0T(175kW, 350Nm)+8AT.
Advanced courses mainly teach drift skills. In order to stretch the grip, all test drive models are equipped with nail tires. The most basic project is ice ring drift. During the demonstration, the coach has been emphasizing the importance of "repair". After drifting, the vehicle can draw a circle by constantly repairing the direction and the throttle. Listening is one thing, but doing it is another. When I stepped on the accelerator deeply and entered the direction, I quickly fell into several novice misunderstandings.
If you drive too fast, you will spin in the same place; If you hit too much, you will rush out of the ice ring; If the adjustment is too slow, you will have no posture … … In short, the coordination of throttle and direction is the most important detail for ice novices to practice. Don’t fall into the self-doubt that "you think you have learned, but in fact you have failed to learn". Relax your mind and "cut" the ice ring into several sectors and barely draw a semicircle.
Xingyue S provides ESC OFF mode with little interference to drift. However, due to the large steering ratio of vehicles, novices often need to make large-angle corrections, which inevitably leads to some confusion. After several groups of practice, I actually feel like I just finished dancing Pamela.
Experience items: 8-square, high-speed U-bend.
Model: Xingyue L
Driving mode: front four-wheel drive
Powertrain: 2.0T(175kW, 350Nm)+8AT.
Xingyue L has no ESC OFF, only ESC motion mode. Fortunately, its handling is not much discounted, quantitative sliding is allowed, and when the intersection changes direction, the car body tends to be stable and will not form a large backlash.
"Scandinavian cornering" used in high-speed U-bend refers to the action of destroying the center of gravity by swinging the car body, and then realizing the floating by shifting the center of gravity. The specific operation steps are to slow down before entering the bend and turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of entering the bend. When the front of the car faces the outside of the bend, turn the steering wheel to Apex immediately to shift the center of gravity of the car body, so that the rear of the car slides. The front wheels of four-wheel drive vehicles will have power output, so the counter-hitting action to maintain drift after drifting should not be too big.
