At present, American brands have fallen into a development dilemma after the rapid rise of domestic brands and new energy models, so many brands can only reduce prices, taking Chevrolet as an example, its models have relatively large discounts whether they are sedans or SUVs, such as the Chevrolet Explorer positioned as a medium-sized SUV, at present, 23 models provide 5 configurations, and the guide price is 1849—23.990,000, but the discount for the whole system is as high as 550,000, the huge discount has greatly improved the cost performance of the whole vehicle.
In terms of power, the Chevrolet Explorer offers 15t and 20T two power versions, of which 1The 5T is light and economical, with an output of 124kW (169PS) and a torque of 250Nm, and is matched with a 6AT with a combined fuel consumption of only 7 for WLTC4L 100km, while 2The 0T model has a more powerful output, with 174kW (237PS) of power and 350Nm of torque to bring 7The 48V mild hybrid system can provide 12kW (16PS) of additional power support in 9 seconds, making the start-stop and gear shift phases have a smooth texture performance, and the 9AT combination also takes into account the economic performance.
All models are equipped with a combination of MacPherson and multi-link suspension, which maintains a relatively tough sporty style in tuning, the driver can clearly feel the rich information on the road surface from the steering wheel, and can maintain the stability of the vehicle's driving attitude when cornering, and the four-wheel drive model also has a timely four-wheel drive system, which can detect the slipping wheels in time and complete the power distribution between the wheels in the face of simple off-road conditions, so that the vehicle has excellent passing performance, and also makes the use scenarios of the vehicle more diverse.
In terms of appearance, 15t with 2The 0t model has a slight difference in the design of the exterior components, 1The 5T version adopts a relatively simple combination of family elements, the front face of the shield-shaped blackened grille is interspersed with a chrome trim strip in the middle and upper part, and pierced into the headlights on both sides, so that the lamp cluster has a layered structural layout, the front surround on both sides of the deflector groove and fog lamp area, the front lip is also a black air intake layout, 2The 0T version adds the RS kit, with more blackened elements and a separate red RS nameplate to further increase the dynamic and sharp temperament of the front face.
The design of the two versions is consistent on the side of the car, the roof is slightly outlined with down-sloping lines, the oblique C-pillar presents a unique visual sense of segmentation, so that the front and rear window areas have a clear division, and the roof has a luggage rack to facilitate the placement of large items, and the waist lines are extended in multiple directions to outline the door area with a strong light and shadow effect, and the slightly concave treatment below also further enhances the three-dimensional sense of the side of the car.
The rear design of the Chevrolet Explorer is fuller, the trim on both sides of the tail pillar and the spoiler form a semi-enveloped protruding structure, and at the same time form a complete integration with the tail window area, the window extends along the back of the C-pillar along the two sides of a slightly evil curve below, the tail light group has a layered light strip structure, and at the same time, the structure is slightly convex relative to the tailgate to keep the lighting effect three-dimensional, the rear surround is outlined with a folded outline through the dent lines, and the bottom is covered with a large area of black guards, 15t adopts a concise single tailpipe, while 2The 0T version exaggerates the addition of a double-sided four-out design.
Entering the car, the center console of the Chevrolet Explorer has added a relatively undulating three-dimensional silhouette design, while presenting a wing-like symmetrical structure, the cockpit color matching based on black also has a strong American flavor, the layout of the table ** is slightly complicated at the moment, the embedded central control screen is equipped with a series of knobs and buttons below, the air outlets on both sides are similar to the side wings and adopts a vertical layout, and the instrument screen adopts the traditional combination of pointer + color screen, although it is slightly insufficient in the creation of a sense of science and technology, but the reading of information remains intuitive.
In addition to the central control screen is 8 inches in size, the rest of the versions are 10 inches, the system has a richer application collocation, in addition to GPS, multi** and Bluetooth and other practical configurations, CarLife and CarPlay facilitate mobile phone interconnection, at the same time, the whole system is equipped with standard 4G and car networking, OTA upgrade operation can also be carried out, the main driver's seat supports voice recognition, "Hello, Xiaoxue" The wake word is also strong and kind, in terms of intelligent driving, the vehicle configuration is relatively weak, Even the top-of-the-line version is only available for Level 1 features.
The Chevrolet Explorer, which is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, has a body size of 4646*1843*1688 (1695) mm and a wheelbase of 2725mm.
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As a mid-size SUV suitable for family use, the Chevrolet Explorer has ample interior space and practical interior configuration, and the two power combinations also meet the needs of different consumers, and the current full range is as high as 5The discount of 50,000 yuan greatly improves the cost performance of the whole vehicle, and if you are considering a family SUV, the Chevrolet Explorer is one of the good choices.