SAIC Volkswagen's first electric SUV with MEB platform-ID.4? X is in 1 1? Month? 3? Officially released on the 20th. Later, on the updated SAIC Volkswagen official website, we found that this car had a Chinese name-"Guanghe".
Judging from the combination of words and sentences, it's not ID.4? X= light load, but ID. = light load. According to the official statement, the meaning of this Chinese name comes from "taking light as the core and carrying a brand-new sensory experience".
To be honest, this name is a bit arbitrary. When I saw this name, my first reaction was to "empty your wallet"-for many working-class people, the pre-sale price of 250 thousand can really empty your wallet.
By the way, it is not easy to give a new car a Chinese name, or even to advertise in the China market.
For example, Fit, whose name comes from the transliteration of "Fit" in Japanese and American versions, has been maliciously interpreted by some netizens as "crossing life" in view of the misunderstanding of Japanese cars in China, which makes many Fit owners extremely unhappy, because such a word is almost equivalent to a spell-now you can still see the spat caused by this stalk by typing these six words on Baidu.
It is said that this incident directly affected the naming principle of Chinese names of new cars in China market after Honda brand, that is, transliteration, such as Odyssey and Platinum Rui; Secondly, Chinese names use fewer verbs and more adjectives and nouns, such as Hao Ying and Guan Dao-after all, the "black stalk" of Fit is based on the black belly explanation of the verb "degree".
Of course, there are also people who commit suicide. 20 1 1 year, Guangben's concept S 1 once made a TV advertisement with S 1 bearing the concept of four disciples' learning from the scriptures and the cabin space of four passengers (of course, the feeling of Bai was not considered in the advertisement). Results After the advertisement was broadcast, it was interpreted by netizens as "going to the West together" with the concept of S 1.
Unsurprisingly, this advertisement was quickly removed by the government.
Chinese is extensive and profound, so it is really necessary to be careful when naming car companies or playing with creativity.
Of course, English is difficult to deal with. For example, Fiat is jokingly called "Discovery" in English-speaking countries. Are you online? Answer? Garbage can ",or" repair? It? Again? Tomorrow (tomorrow) ".
BMW is called "Don't touch me" in China, and its nickname is "Break?" In English-speaking countries. Mine? Window "-Do you feel that arrogance?
And Ford, the most famous nickname in the world, is "Because? Old? Retired? Dutch (the name of the old stingy) "-the Dutch here does not refer to the Dutch, but refers to the stingy person.
As for Chevrolet, the English nickname is a bit long-"cheap, old-fashioned, and lucky every time you drive away." Hardly? Effective, actually? Running? Open? Luck Every one? Time) ".
In addition to the name, "? Light bet 4? Perhaps the most controversial thing about X is the design of rear wheel drum brakes-this is interpreted by many netizens as "cutting corners". Of course, this does not rule out malicious guidance from competitors.
A casual inspection shows that there are very few passenger cars with rear wheel drum brakes above 6.5438+0.5 million yuan, but it seems that there are only Zhengzhou Nissan Tuda and Babs smart rear wheel drum brakes in the market above 200,000 yuan. Forty-two
In this regard, the official explanation of the public is that disc brakes tend to drag at the rotor end of the motor, increasing driving resistance and thus increasing energy consumption, while drum brakes do not have this problem. In addition, the braking force mainly comes from the front wheel, and when kinetic energy is recovered, the motors of the front and rear wheels can provide part of the braking force, which can reduce the braking burden and restrain the thermal attenuation of the drum brake to a certain extent, so that the drum brake can be used on the rear wheel.
In fact, many netizens may not know that in fact, the earlier Volkswagen ID.3 was also equipped with drum brakes and light load 4? Like X's rear wheel drum brakes, the supporting companies are all from mainland Germany.
On this issue, my personal opinion is that we can't unilaterally judge that the disc brake must be better than the drum brake from the cost level. Whether a car should use a disc brake or a drum brake is judged according to the engineering verification results. What's more, Volkswagen Light Charge 4? X This set of rear wheel disc brakes may not be as cheap as you think, because it is an "electronic drum brake".
Many cars will design an extra parking drum brake behind the disc brake, the purpose of which is to park for the "hand brake". If the rear wheel is equipped with an electronic drum brake with electromechanical parking brake function, the structure of the whole rear wheel will be much simplified.
According to Continental's official statement, today's drum brakes are not cheap goods in the past. The electronic drum brake has better sealing performance and strong corrosion resistance, and the replacement cycle of friction plate can reach10.5 million kilometers.
In addition, the drum brake structure also provides more freedom and more choices for automobile manufacturers. For example, new sensors and controllers can be installed on the braking system to meet some special intelligent driving requirements. This kind of "intelligent drum brake" is extremely extensible, and its application scope can even be extended to large cars weighing 3.5 tons.
In the era of smart cars, "intelligent rear wheel drum braking" will become a technical trend. Of course, SAIC Volkswagen Guanghe 4? X whether the braking system of the front disc and the rear drum is good or not, netizens don't have to bicker. Please pay attention to our "laboratory test" column, whether it's a mule or a horse, we'll take it out for a walk then.
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