I actually found "driving pleasure" on a pickup truck.

Why did you buy a pickup truck? I think there are two situations. First, pickup trucks have real demand, mainly for pulling goods, supplemented by manned vehicles. Second, for example, the Forbidden City, a pickup truck like Beijing, basically lives outside the Fifth Ring Road. Buying a pickup truck saves the trouble of shaking the license plate. No matter whether you buy it actively or passively, the Raptors or the smooth roads are definitely not considered, so the domestic pickup truck with real price is the best choice.

Here comes the problem again. There are so many pickup truck models in China now, which one is better? Not long ago, Mr. Xia fired two "guns" in succession, especially the passenger version. Power, configuration, comfort and practicality all feel good. But I think, you can't always stare at "online celebrities". Great Wall guns are good, but it doesn't mean other brands have no choice.

Yutu 9, the pioneer of Beiqi Futian, has a long name and is not easy to remember. For convenience, let's call it Yutu 9. It is a medium and large pickup truck launched by Beiqi Foton at the end of last year. In size, it is divided into standard cargo hold version and long cargo hold version. It is driven by gasoline and diesel engines. This test drive is the flagship model of gasoline four-wheel drive, with cargo hold as standard, and the price is 654.38+04.28 million yuan.

It can be said that in the price range of 10- 15000 yuan, the competition for pickup trucks is also very fierce. There are guns of network celebrities, joint venture brands such as Nissan Navarra and Isuzu D-MAX, and vehicles with high market purchase rate such as SAIC Datong T60, T70, Jiangling Domain Tiger Series and Great Wall Feng Jun 7. If you want to stand out in this camp,

The appearance of this blue Jade Rabbit 9 is still very attractive. The size ratio of the carriage and the cargo hold is very harmonious, and the body lines also have a strong sense of muscle. In addition, the big letter "FOTON" embedded in the front air intake grille is the same as that of the Raptor, but it has to be said that this is a particularly effective way for the front of the car to show domineering vision. This method is also used in the rear.

Now the interior design of pickup truck has fully realized the riding style of SUV, focusing on comfort and luxury. For example, this Jade Rabbit 9 has a large seat with diamond-shaped stitching, and the main driver's seat can be adjusted electrically. The central control panel also uses a 10.25 inch touch LCD screen, and the page design is also very simple. The dashboard has a color LCD screen, and the information displayed is also very rich. Automatic constant temperature air conditioning and PM2.5 filtration system have greatly improved the comfort of pickup trucks.

Yutu 9 has a good seating space, especially in the back row, with plenty of legroom. The seat cushion of the rear seat is longer and higher than the front seat, which brings good support to the legs and gives the passengers sitting in the back seat a good front view. As for the cargo capacity, I didn't test it. In terms of size, the cargo hold of Yutu 9 is of medium level and slightly lower in height. The test drive is equipped with a remote control electric telescopic cover. Although this can make the cargo hold cleaner, it will also sacrifice some loading capacity, which has advantages and disadvantages. It depends on whether the purpose of buying a pickup truck is the first or second one mentioned above.

Get to the point first. For a pickup truck, dynamic performance and passing ability are more important. Many people say that pickup trucks must buy diesel engines because of the high torque, but why is there a gasoline version? As I said, the pickup truck is no longer simply used as a tool car, and the comfort of daily use is an important option. Compared with diesel engine, gasoline engine is slightly inferior in torque performance, but the noise, ride comfort and convenience of use of the engine are better than those of diesel engine.

This gasoline version of Yutu 9 is powered by OKAI 2.0T four-cylinder turbocharged engine independently developed by Beiqi Futian. The maximum output power of 238 horsepower is more than 70 horsepower than that of the 2.0T diesel version. Although the maximum torque is less than the diesel version, it is only 30 cattle less. rice. To my surprise, this 2.0T engine dragged such a big body and ran in the suburbs of Beijing for a week, and the comprehensive fuel consumption per 100 kilometers was only about 6.4 liters.

The gearboxes of Yutu 9 are all 6-speed manual gearboxes, and automatic transmission models are not available. I said that I found a long-lost driving pleasure in this pickup truck. It is precisely because of this gearbox that the position of the clutch is very low, and it will work when the pedal is gently lifted. The power output of the engine is also directly connected, especially in the first and second gears, and the throttle response is very fast.

Only when the engine is running, the jitter and noise are slightly larger, and the car body will also have obvious vibration when the ignition is turned off. The steering force is not adjusted to a comfortable direction. The steering wheel is heavy, and the steering force will decrease when the vehicle gets up. As for the shift speed, it depends on the proficiency of the driver's hand and foot coordination.

Yutu 9 adopts a non-loaded body structure, and the rigidity of the body is beyond doubt. Even when driving on the unpaved road in the ditch, it is guaranteed by Borgwarner's electric part-time 4wd system. However, after all, this is a pickup truck with a wheelbase of more than 3. 1 m, which is mainly used for carrying goods, not off-road.

As for driving comfort, Yutu 9 has returned to the performance of pickup truck. The softness of the seat is good, but the bump of the car body is strong, mainly from the rear suspension. The ability of leaf spring to deal with road bumps is not as good as that of multi-link integral bridge suspension.

Yutu 9 is equipped with rich active safety protection system and intelligent driving assistance system. In addition to the conventional braking force distribution, traction control, body dynamic control and uphill and downhill assistance, it also has the functions of lane change assistance, lane departure, blind spot monitoring, frontal collision warning and reverse crossing warning. At the same time, a 360-degree panoramic image is provided on the basis of the whole vehicle 6 radar, but the display clarity and body proportion of the image need to be improved.

Overall, the appearance is domineering, the interior is luxurious, the seating space is spacious, the power performance is good, and the intelligent driving assistance function is rich. These are the highlights of Yutu 9. Of course, for a pickup truck, these have completely surpassed itself. If the requirements of Yutu 9 are higher, the steering feel, the comfort of suspension, the vibration of engine running and some functions in man-machine interaction system (such as navigation and 360 panoramic image) need to be optimized again.

Back to the original topic, why did you buy a pickup truck? I think no matter what kind of demand, the current pickup truck model can basically meet it, because it is no longer simply used as a tool car, and more and more new models are making progress in the direction of comfort and intelligence. Yutu 9 is a typical example. After all, Beiqi Foton is a brand that is good at manufacturing big trucks.

The author of this article is Jia Yuntao, a kicker.