Red-the surging power of ecoboost
Yellow-Strong off-road performance, separable intelligent four-wheel drive system.
In the Gobi desert with loess all over the sky, in addition to strong power, there must be a supporting four-wheel drive system to ensure excellent off-road performance. Explorers are equipped with the leading intelligent detachable four-wheel drive system at the same level. This system can accurately distribute four-wheel torque in a very short time according to the driving state of the vehicle, and instantly realize the torque ratio of 100% to 50: 50, which means that the vehicle can flexibly cope with various road conditions and provide sufficient driving force and grip.
We have to go through a variety of road conditions on this trip, and the explorer's six terrain management systems covering the whole scene will come in handy. The system can automatically and intelligently switch according to the timely road conditions and the driver's intention, and realize the balance between four-wheel drive and rear drive. The performance on unpaved roads is impressive, and walking in no man's land has no obstacles to baffling explorers.
For cross-country cars, body rigidity is also a standard to consider performance, and a large number of ultra-high strength steel products from leading industries are used. Nearly 50% of the car body structure is made of high-strength steel and boron steel with compression resistance above 600Mpa, which realizes the automatic welding of car body solder joint 100% accurately. In important parts of the car body, such as A-pillar structure, ultra-cold quenched martensite steel with the highest civil strength of 1700 MPa, high-strength rolling threshold anti-collision steel plate and four-door thermoformed anti-collision steel beam, the torsional rigidity of the car is further improved. When off-road, the frame will be distorted due to different tire grounding States, so rigidity is very important for off-road vehicles. The explorer's high-strength cage energy-absorbing structure not only has strong torsion resistance, but also can form protection around the drivers and passengers to ensure safety.
Blue-perfect control, the only aluminum alloy suspension in its class.
Galloping on the empty highway, you can only see the blue sky. When driving at high speed, you should pay great attention to control, because you need to deal with emergencies in time. For SUV, it is difficult to strike a balance between obstacle crossing and precise control, and the disadvantages brought by high center of gravity and long wheelbase are also very obvious. Ford, a brand that has struggled in rally for many years, is best at combining off-road and handling. Its WRC world champion experience has also extended to civilian vehicles, with a length of more than 5 meters and a wheelbase of more than 10 meter.
In the design of suspension, Ford has made great efforts in the use of lightweight materials. The explorer's front and rear lower arms are made of aluminum alloy. By reducing the unsprung weight, the steering accuracy and handling stability can be greatly improved. Compared with cast iron, the use of aluminum alloy lower arm reduces the explorer's unsprung weight by 50%, and the use of aluminum alloy lower arm reduces the driving dynamic stiffness. On unpaved roads, redundant vibration will also be completely filtered out. In Chaerhan Salt Lake, the blue sky and the lake complement each other.
In addition to riding more comfortably and pointing more accurately, the wheel jumping inertia is greatly reduced, which can maximize the tire grip, invisibly improve the handling of the vehicle, and will not make you feel that you can't control the car on the gravel road and muddy road, and also improve the safety from another angle.
Green technology, Ford co-pilot 360? Zhixing driving assistance system
When we came to the famous Emerald Lake, the green vision we met was full of impact. In automobile design, green often represents technology. Ford, our car explorer, is not behind in technology. Explorers come standard with L2? Co-pilot? 360 Zhixing driving assistance system consists of 12 ultrasonic radar, 3 millimeter-wave radars, 4 panoramic cameras and 1 front detection camera. It is equipped with forward-looking iACC full-speed intelligent adaptive cruise control system and has the functions of automatic car following and traffic speed limit recognition TSR. Now Ford's scientific and technological equipment does not lag behind the new forces of building cars.
After three days' journey, our adventure in Golmud has ended. As a hard-core SUV, the explorer, just like his name, is fearless of any terrain, has withstood the test of high altitude and multi-terrain, and has taken us to complete this colorful cross-country journey. "Hard to the bone" is not just a slogan. Ford has proved this through the actual performance of its products. With the listing of a new generation of explorers, it is believed that Ford's share in the high-end SUV market will gradually increase.
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