Test drive the new Dongfeng Nissan Loulan, a technical house with refined appearance

Each of the mid-sized SUVs owned by the top three Japanese brands has its own unique characteristics. The Toyota Highlander focuses on comprehensiveness; the Honda Crown Road/UR-V focuses on space. These cars are also joint ventures. A hot model in the market. However, among these players, we seem to often overlook one, and that is the Loulan from Nissan. Today’s car is our protagonist, and the characteristic of the Nissan Loulan is that it has a refined appearance and is also a technical geek. Below we will introduce Let’s see how this car interprets such characteristics.

The Nissan Loulan is a taciturn player in this level, but judging from the popularity on major platforms, it still has a certain degree of competitiveness. I think there are two main reasons for this phenomenon. First of all, the exterior design of the Loulan car is enough to keep it topical, and secondly, it also has good technical support under such an appearance.

The exterior design can be described as full of personality. First, let’s talk about the first point, the exterior design of the Nissan Loulan. The vehicle has just recently undergone an annual facelift. Although the appearance has not been significantly changed and continues the previous design, but even so, the exterior design of this car still looks very fashionable nowadays.

The front of the vehicle maintains Nissan's V-Motion design language and continues the essence of the design language, making Loulan's front look very sharp. The thick V-shaped chrome decoration is placed inside the black V-shaped grille. The front apron adopts a design that expands outwards on both sides and narrows in the middle, further enhancing the three-dimensional effect of the front of the car.

The design of the headlights is also very sharp. The headlights that extend to the front fenders have very sharp edges. In addition, the lighting configuration is also very good. The whole series comes standard with LED daytime running lights. Lights, except for the lowest model, are equipped with LED headlight assemblies as standard.

Irregular lines are also used to outline the side of the vehicle. The design of the waistline makes the side of the vehicle dynamic, and the curved trend at the front wheel eyebrow adds to the design of the side of the vehicle. The suspended roof on the side, the chrome door frame and the thick chrome bottom edge below all give the Loulan's side a good sense of design, making the vehicle very slender, and at the same time, it does not look stupid even for a medium-sized SUV.

The wheels adopt a multi-blade two-color design, which is sharp and dynamic. The top-of-the-line model is equipped with four Dunlop tires with specifications of 235/55?R20. The body size is 4897*1908*1691 mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2830 mm.

The design of the rear of the vehicle remains excellent. Although there is no family-style design created by large chrome plating like the front, the layering and layering of the rear are fully demonstrated through the use of multiple double color combinations and dual materials. Smoothness. The taillights still use a sharply folded design, and the internal light strips also show a sharp trend.

Interior and space? Still the familiar Nissan

Entering the car, it adopts an overall embracing design. Although the internal wiring continues to be sharp, there are also a variety of materials such as wood grain. , soft wrapping, high-gloss paint, etc., but the effect it creates is still a relatively warm and comfortable overall atmosphere. Perhaps it is because of the white interior color scheme. In addition, the vehicle also offers a black interior option.

The central control also has V-shaped elements that echo the outside. It is embedded with a 10.0-inch touch LCD screen. It has a variety of car and machine applications inside, including Amap navigation, etc., and supports a variety of Connect such as Apple?CarPlay, etc. The screen experience is pretty good during use, it is relatively smooth and there is no obvious lag. The instrument part uses a design that combines pointers and a 7-inch LCD screen, with rich display content and clear readings.

As the top-of-the-line model, it has quite a lot of internal functions, including front row electric seats and seat memory, steering wheel heating, seat heating, BOSE sound system, large panoramic sunroof, and USB points. Cigarette device power interface, etc.

As for the storage space in the central armrest box, since it is a hybrid model, the battery pack is placed under the armrest box, so it takes up a lot of space, and the storage of loose items can only occupy the front seat. cup holders and door panels on both sides.

The interior of the car still maintains the consistent advantages of Nissan models in terms of riding. The front seats are soft and comfortable, and the rear seats are still large sofa-style seats. There is no need to question the riding experience. Plus The body size of a large 5-seater medium-sized SUV.

The trunk also has a good storage capacity. The floor is slightly high from the ground. Other than that, there are no other obvious shortcomings. The floor is flat with multiple anchor points and covers on both sides. There is also a hidden storage compartment underneath, the rear seats support proportional tilting, and there is a one-button tilting button in the trunk.

Driving experience? Fully interpreting the technical nerd under the gorgeous appearance

After the Nissan Loulan has such a gorgeous appearance and a familiar interior, its power part can be said to be the most suitable for technical nerds. A good explanation, thanks to the 2.5-liter supercharged engine and hybrid system used in the vehicle.

First, let’s talk about Loulan’s hybrid powertrain. It has the same specifications as the hybrid powertrain on the Infiniti QX60. It is built on a transverse front-wheel drive platform and uses a 2.5-liter machine code-named QR25DER. The supercharged engine is composed of an electric motor with a power of 15 kW and a total torque of 160 Nm, and uses a CVT gearbox.

Although this powertrain is a hybrid, according to the developer and actual driving performance, its greater role is to balance the energy of the vehicle, not just to improve fuel economy. sex. After all, the battery pack consists of only 40 lithium-ion batteries, and the total capacity is only 0.6kWh. The engine power parameters are a maximum horsepower of 245 horses and a peak torque of 340 Nm. In terms of data, it is not inferior to competitors of the same level.

While driving, the characteristics of the supercharged engine are brought into full play, and with the blessing of the hybrid system, the vehicle speeds up very well. When you step on the accelerator, the motor will start first, and then cut off after the internal combustion engine consumes the most, and then the engine will step in to continue working. The entire set of actions is connected very neatly, and the driver and passengers in the car will not have any obvious sudden feeling of switching between the electric motor and the internal combustion engine. Of course, two sets of transmission mechanisms also contribute a lot to this. There is a dry clutch at the rear of the internal combustion engine to connect to the electric motor, and what controls the overall power connection is a CVT? 8 continuously variable transmission with a wet clutch instead of a hydraulic torque converter. .

The chassis part of the vehicle adopts a MacPherson strut front and multi-link rear independent suspension system, and has transverse stabilizer bars at the front and rear. The chassis is sufficiently supportive of the vehicle during driving. Although it still struggles in extreme conditions due to the height of an SUV, the performance is excellent enough in daily driving conditions.

The steering system uses electronic hydraulic power assist, which makes me feel very uncomfortable while driving. The steering system is too heavy at low speeds, and becomes lighter and lighter at high speeds, and the feedback in the steering is not enough. , the good thing is that the steering accuracy is guaranteed.

In terms of NVH, it is quite satisfactory. It cannot be said that there is no slight vibration and noise after driving, but overall it is quite controlled. The excellent settings of the shock absorbers will filter and absorb some of the impact, and the surrounding sealing is also pretty good, so there won't be too much noise transmitted into the car.

Why use supercharging instead of direct injection turbocharging?

I believe many people will have this question. To answer this question, we need to trace back to the source and the original intention of the development of this QR25DER engine. According to the developer at the time, this engine was specially designed for Nissan's future hybrid models are developed. During the development process, they found that the turbocharged engine is not suitable for most working conditions, that is, working under low speed and high load conditions, and the characteristics of the supercharged engine are exactly in line with this. demand; another point is closely related to the exhaust emission problem. This engine not only has better efficiency in the low-speed range, but also places the three-way catalytic converter at the rear of the exhaust manifold during design to allow the catalyst to quickly Reach the working temperature, thereby processing the exhaust gas more quickly and making the exhaust gas meet the emission standards.

Summary: In fact, for this car, it is competitive enough, whether it is its gorgeous appearance or its status as a technical geek, it is enough to scare its opponents. If the vehicle can be more detailed in terms of details, If it is excellent, after adding some more practical configurations such as Auto Hold, automatic start and stop, and a clearer imaging system, and matching the good discounts of this car in the later period, I believe it will find its own place in the market.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.