As a pioneer in the hybrid market, GAC Toyota Twin Engine is the best-selling joint venture hybrid vehicle at present, with a sales success of 65,438+045,307 vehicles in the first half of this year. It has been recognized by many car owners in China, which has both sales reputation and high market share.
Why are GAC Toyota twin-engine hybrid models so popular? To this end, I came to Guangzhou Automobile Toyota's "Double Engine Five Pole Challenge" Xinjiang Station to find out.
Energy-saving challenge of GAC Toyota twin-engine model
This trip will start from Aksu, pass through Ahe Desert Highway, Hotan, Kashgar and Panlong Ancient Road, and finally reach Tashkurgan, with a total length of nearly 1 700 km.
All the twin-engine models of GAC Toyota were present, including Lei Ling, Camry, CH-R, Willanda, Visa, Highlander and Seine. The experiencer decided to test drive the vehicle by drawing lots, and we won the race.
It should be mentioned that this activity is based on the extreme challenge of "people don't stop" designed by Le Mans endurance race. Starting from the starting point, even during lunch and rest time, the vehicle will not stall. Obviously, this is not a traditional fuel-saving race, but more suitable for real car scenes.
Enough fuel-efficient MPV models?
I think everyone is familiar with the phenomenal MPV model like Seine. It can be described as the peak of debut. At one time, it was hard to find a car, and even the chaos of "increasing the price to pick up the car" appeared. Fortunately, now its market order has returned to normal, and interested friends can learn more about it.
In terms of power, Seine is equipped with the fourth-generation enhanced THS II Toyota hybrid system, which consists of 2.5L Atkinson naturally aspirated engine and motor, and the transmission part is matched with the special E-CVT gearbox for hybrid vehicles.
The maximum power 14 1kW/6000rpm and the maximum torque of this 2.5L engine are 238 n m/4200-4600 rpm. The maximum power of the motor 134kW, the maximum torque of 270N·m, and the comprehensive power of the system 183kW.
With the blessing of the hybrid system, Senna has performed well in fuel consumption. The comprehensive fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is 5.3L/ 100km, which is much more fuel efficient than MPV of the same level.
During the three-day test drive experience, we really feel that a medium and large MPV with a weight of 2. 1 ton like Seine can also save fuel.
Crossing Taklimakan Desert on 1 day
On the first day, we will start from Aksu, cross the Taklimakan Desert along the Ahe Desert Highway, and finally arrive at Hotan Guest House.
Before we set off, we filled up the Saina until the gun jumped and sealed the gas port. In addition, the subtotal mileage and fuel consumption data of the driving computer have also been cleared.
Due to the large temperature difference between morning and evening in Xinjiang, we didn't turn on the air conditioner when it was cold in the morning. After the outdoor temperature rises, we keep the air conditioner in the car at 25℃ with two levels of air volume.
We used ECO mode in the whole test drive, and there were only two people weighing about 70kg and a small amount of luggage in the car.
After driving along the provincial highway S207 for about 200 kilometers, we first arrived at the desert gate of Aral. After lunch break, we drove into the famous Ahe Desert Highway, with a total length of 424km, and crossed the Taklimakan Desert, the largest area in China, from north to south.
The road conditions on the first day of driving are mainly urban roads and national highways. The road surface is relatively flat and not too difficult to walk. For Saina, it's quite easy to deal with.
The race started in pure electric mode. With the help of the motor, it started lightly enough, and even when driving in the city, it won't feel like driving a big car.
Seine's power is more than enough for daily use, and the throttle is also very heel-to-toe and can bring a very linear speed increase.
Seine's E-CVT gearbox adopts electric continuous adjustment speed ratio setting, which makes gear shifting smoother and more efficient. A smoother driving experience is also one of the advantages of Senna compared with MPV models of the same class.
On that day, we opened the Buddhist College, and basically kept cruising at the speed limit 100km/h on the desert highway most of the time.
At last, it drove 669.3km to its destination, driving for nearly 12 hours, with an average speed of 57 km/h. At this time, the fuel consumption data on the meter was 4.7L/ 100km.
Does the fuel consumption increase when driving at high speed on Day2?
The next day, from Hotan to Kashgar, the journey was more than 550 kilometers, 80% of which were high-speed road conditions. Considering that we didn't have enough oil to finish the race, we also filled up the oil in Seine, Hotan City.
At this time, we * * * have run 724.4km and filled it up until the gun is filled with 3 1.29L gasoline. The actual fuel consumption per 100 kilometers is only 4.3L, which is lower than the data shown on the table, which is really beyond our expectation.
Based on the current price of 8.55 yuan per liter of No.92 gasoline in Xinjiang, the fuel cost of Saina is only 3.7 cents per kilometer, which is really quite economical.
However, considering that the place where we refueled is different from the gas station where we started, and that we were mainly driving economically yesterday, there is indeed a certain deviation between such fuel consumption data and the actual situation, which is for reference only.
After refueling, we continued along Tuhe Expressway to Kashgar. In order to get to our destination faster, today we no longer pursue low fuel consumption excessively, but are basically stuck in the speed limit of120km/h/h.
When driving at high speed, the overall performance of Seine is good and comfortable enough. The chassis is solid and stable enough, so you won't feel wobbly when driving, and you can be comfortable when sitting.
In the case of overtaking at high speed, the oil on the Bigfoot floor will go down, so that Seine can keep up with the driver's rhythm. The motor will respond quickly, and then the engine will step in and drive the vehicle with the motor, which will bring more obvious acceleration.
However, with the increase of engine speed, engine noise will become more and more obvious, breaking the quiet environment inside the car, and the wind noise introduced into the car at high speed will become more obvious.
Running at high speed is obviously not the most economical car environment for Seine, and the fuel consumption of Seine has also slowly increased during this period. After driving more than 500 kilometers on the expressway, we arrived in Kashgar. The whole journey takes 9 hours, with an average time.