Hard-core cross-country bitch? The off-road measurement of the new Land Rover Defender is amazing.

After many years, Land Rover finally updated the Land Rover Defender, which is the most powerful off-road vehicle of its spiritual leader level. Once the new car was announced, it was controversial because it abandoned the load-bearing body structure. For many old guard fans, this feeling is no less than that of people who like Rolex knowing that an electronic watch named after the green water ghost is coming out soon.

The disappointment of the old powder and the expectation of the new powder will basically become a long-term situation faced by the new guardian.

The new car is about to enter China, and the high value and dazzling technology are believed to attract a large number of light off-road enthusiasts. But as the meaning of this car, what is its off-road performance? I believe it is the most important for more off-road old iron. Today, through the cross-country test drive evaluation of foreign media, we will analyze whether the new guards can carry the banner of new cross-country leaders.

Today we mainly talk about driving level and off-road performance. For static contents such as appearance, interior decoration and configuration, please move to the relevant reports before this state:

Video: "Video analysis of a whole generation of Land Rover Defenders. Why is it so controversial? 》

Static evaluation article: "New weather or wonders?" Explain the new Land Rover Defender in detail

Daily driving: the trend of comfort is irreversible

The first thing to say is that all the hard-core off-road vehicles have been adjusted to a comfortable and domestic style in terms of handling. Brand-new herders are a good example. Although the poor riding experience of "scooter" in the past was considered as a hard-core performance, the new model has gained good market feedback after improving the driving level of urban roads.

Now the new guards have also made great adjustments in this respect. Compared with the old guard, the driving experience is like changing guns for guns. The new cars are equipped with turbocharged engines (2.0T and 3.0T) and 8AT gearboxes. The acceleration and deceleration are very smooth. The driving quality in the city is basically the same as other Land Rover SUVs, and the suspension damping is also adjusted to be more comfortable at home.

However, according to the test drive of many overseas media, the size of the rear windshield of the new guard is too small, and there is a huge external spare tire behind it, which leads to the small rear view angle and the D-pillar blocking the line of sight, so the driving blind spot is a serious injury-in many cases, it is necessary to rely on the assistance of the rearview mirror of streaming media in the car to get a better view angle, which will still bring some interference and inconvenience to driving.

▲ The visible area of the rear of the new guard is small, and the blind area of the D-pillar is a bit large.

▲ Rear view depends largely on this streaming rearview mirror, but this electronic design still makes people feel uneasy. For example, the external camera is covered by mud or something. ...

In addition, although the center console design of the new car is extremely simple, the air conditioning control area and off-road function are not separated-although they are all physical buttons, there is still a certain chance of misoperation.

▲ The new car puts the practicality and storage capacity of the countertop design in the first place. The whole central control area is packed and compressed into a small area, and the function buttons are too dense, which increases the probability of misoperation.

Due to the integration of a large number of driving functions in the on-board system, the operation becomes more complicated and difficult to get started (which may be fun for some people).

▲ The front seat can choose a three-person seat, a traditional central armrest, or directly by the aisle.

Off-road test: far beyond the traditional mechanical off-road experience

In terms of off-road performance, the first is the controversial D7x lightweight all-aluminum body frame. In the discovery of the 5th generation Land Rover, the influence of its load-bearing body structure on off-road performance has been complained by many car owners. This time, Land Rover has made a lot of adjustments and optimizations to the new guards. Although the car body is equipped with a large number of electronic sensors, the new car has not fallen off the chain, whether in the wetland test in Britain or in the test drive test in Namibia's wild luxury holy land with more extreme road conditions.

▲ The extreme road conditions of Namibia's wild luxury holy land, the performance of the new guards is satisfactory.

Land Rover claims that D7x platform is the strongest frame platform in its history. From the optional high-load roof rack, it can carry 300 kilograms of heavy objects in static state (about 170 kilograms in driving state). According to this bearing capacity, it is really "rigid".

The new fender comes standard with air adaptive suspension, which can lift 145mm, and the maximum ground clearance can reach 29 1mm (the maximum ground clearance of the old fender is 250mm), which is better than that of Shepherd (250mm) and Prado (2 10mm).

▲ Open the adaptive air suspension function with one button and support five modes.

The new car comes standard with electronic differential system, and of course, it can also be equipped with mechanical differential lock (price 65,438+0,400). All-terrain feedback adaptive system and ATPC system have good performance on muddy roads, which greatly reduces the requirements for drivers' own driving level.

▲ Under the ATPC system, even such a bad road can be very "willful". Note: imitation is not recommended.

When the British media test drive, there was a low-lying pool with a depth of 0.8 meters in the venue, which can only be said to be the basic test of traditional hard-core cross-country. Whether it is a herder or a land cruiser, it is a piece of cake (Prado will not be modified, and this water depth will be difficult). The maximum wading depth of the new guardian is 900mm, which is natural.

However, after Carwow passed the pool in the test drive, there were some abnormal noises on the car body. Later, it was found out that the noise was caused by friction after the engine belt was wet. After it is done, this phenomenon does not exist.

To sum up, the overall off-road driving experience can be achieved by the old guards, and the new guards are not bad, even because of the more intuitive visual interface, there will be a better experience.

The new guard has a traction capacity of 3.5 tons, and the rear hook also adopts an all-electric design. This kind of "grandiose" small mechanical device can be found everywhere on the car body.

Let's talk about it finally.

Judging from the test drive of overseas media, the off-road performance of the new guardian is amazing, bringing a new experience different from the past.

Of course, the new guards use a lot of electronic sensors, which also makes people worry about durability and reliability. Judging from the test drive, the new guardian should "reinforce" the electronic components to a certain extent. As for whether it can withstand long-term high-intensity use, it will take time to verify. At the same time, the later maintenance cost is also a subject worth studying.

For entry-level and light off-road consumers, the new guard will be very attractive, but for the old faction who love traditional hard off-road, off-road vehicles, shepherds and even Jimny may be the more correct choice.

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