Last week, a card friend left a message saying that he wanted to choose a car within the budget of 400,000-500,000 for long-distance green transportation. The transportation sections are mainly in South China and North China, and occasionally the southwest route is taken. The road conditions are more complicated. Because it is time-sensitive transportation, high horsepower is the first choice, and secondly, the configuration and comfort of the vehicle should be able to keep up, reducing the fatigue of long-distance driving. If it were you, what model would you recommend? I recommend the flagship KX with 600 horsepower (the manufacturer’s guide price is 450,000 yuan) and the flagship KX with 550 horsepower (the manufacturer’s guide price is 445,000 yuan). Who can be better as the "flagship model" PK of two cars and two cars? Let’s take a look at it next.
It’s a flagship product from No.2 Automobile Company, but a flagship product from faw liberation. The picture of "duel" between two cars seems deja vu. Yes, Dongfeng Tianlong and the liberation of J6 in those days were also a difficult thing for many users to choose. Up to now, domestic users have not chosen cars according to the region, but the products are selling well in all major regions of China.
In terms of appearance, Tianlong flagship KX and Jiefang J7 are both "handsome", and the front of the car is tall, handsome and attractive, which is in line with international standards. The front face design of Tianlong flagship KX seems simple, but it is actually exquisite at close range. The large-area cooling holes in the bumper area provide a good cooling environment for high horsepower, and the top floor of the front boarding steps is above the headlights, which is excellent in practicality. The front face of Jiefang J7 adopts a family-style cooling grille design, which has obvious layering, making the front face of the vehicle more atmospheric and the overall design more recognizable.
Both cars have adopted the design of integrated rearview mirror cover, and the integrated design shows better wind resistance coefficient for high-speed driving. In the details of rearview mirror cover, Tianlong’s flagship KX is made of black glossy material, which gives people a better feeling of exquisiteness than the ordinary plastic shell that liberated J7. In terms of rearview mirror configuration, the two cars remain flat, and both are equipped with electric adjustment and heating functions, which is practical enough.
Today’s headlight design is even more fancy than that of passenger cars. The popular L-shaped design is adopted by Tianlong flagship KX, and the long and prominent LED strip is like a tusk. In terms of lighting, Tianlong flagship KX is equipped with a three-lens configuration, and the high and low beams and even fog lamps are equipped with lenses, which not only has strong aesthetics, but also improves the practicality and safety of driving at night.
The headlight design of Jiefang J7 matches the lines of the front face, which is as sharp as the "eagle eye". Compared with Tianlong flagship KX, its lighting configuration is slightly inferior, only supporting the Dan Toujing configuration, which is also the mainstream configuration in heavy trucks at present. However, the air guide slot is designed at the edge of the lamp group, which can not only improve the aerodynamic performance, but also reduce the probability of soil adhesion for the car body.
In the heavy truck models in the range of 400,000-500,000, the active safety configuration of the two vehicles is relatively kind. The original vehicle supports "four-way image monitoring" to reduce the blind spots of the vehicles, and is equipped with lane keeping auxiliary system and warning device. While improving the comfort configuration, the active safety of the vehicle must not be forgotten. Both cars have done a great job.
It is said that both cars are big. How big are they? Compared with the model of Tianlong flagship KX, the body size is 6990x2524x3960mm, and the chassis wheelbase is 3350+1350mm. The dimensions of Jiefang J7 are: 6915x2550x4000mm, and the wheelbase of the chassis is 3300+1350mm. In terms of size, the gap between the two cars is only a few centimeters, but the large-size cab means that the passability in and out of alleys, village roads and other sections is poor. In some transportation situations, only small vehicles can be requested for transshipment, and these big guys just concentrate on running on high-speed roads.
All users should rest assured that the labels of face value, configuration and luxury will not be stingy when choosing heavy truck models in the range of 400,000-500,000, especially in domestic models, which will only be more luxurious, and the cab mainly pursues high-quality driving comfort. The design of the door panel is similar to that of the two cars. The color matching of black and brown first makes people feel a sense of luxury. Secondly, the audio speakers, chrome-plated materials and welcome lights on the door panel give users a textured experience. At the same time, the storage slot space on the door panel is not small, and it has both practicality and value.
I believe everyone has their own answer when they take a look at the materials used for interior buttons. Basically, there are many similar exquisite button designs in the heavy trucks at this price, even in the 300,000-range heavy trucks, and the exquisite feeling is no longer unique to passenger cars. These large commercial vehicles have gradually paid attention to this piece, bringing better car experience to drivers and passengers. It is worthy of being a flagship model and satisfactory in configuration and workmanship.
Seat airbag shock absorption is necessary. With the four-point airbag suspension shock absorption in the cab, the driver’s comfort has been greatly improved. Compared with the same price (the price difference is 5,000 yuan) in the model, the performance of the seat configuration of Tianlong flagship KX will be more kind, and it is equipped with ventilation and heating functions, which is indeed a very practical and pleasing configuration for the driver of long-distance transportation.
Compared with almost the same price (the price difference is 5,000 yuan), the seat configuration of Jiefang J7 is relatively disappointing. It is always a "good dish" to make a kind configuration. There are neither ventilated seats nor heated seats, so users who want to enjoy it later may have to install them themselves. (The J7 model is equipped with this configuration. Users who have requirements for configuration can look at the previous configuration model. )
The environmental performance of the driver’s seat of both cars is very good. The driver’s side is the central control button area, and there are some soft bags on the door panels. Tianlong’s flagship KX and Jiefang J7 both use four-position steering wheels, and their own logo designs are used for their shapes. As for which one they like, it’s really "radish and green vegetables have their own love". This link is really hard to comment on, because the steering wheel configuration and workmanship performance of the two cars are tied. On higher-profile models, there is also a leather steering wheel to choose from, which feels better.
Where does the sense of science and technology come from? Looking directly at the driver’s dashboard can explain this very well. Both cars use the traditional pointer instrument+LCD display, which keeps the tradition and adds a lot of colors of science and technology. Among them, the color LCD display of Tianlong flagship KX is larger, and users who are interested in science and technology may prefer it. The LCD display is also quite rich, so the driver can fully grasp the dynamic situation of the vehicle.
The original factory of the two cars is equipped with a central touch screen, which supports Bluetooth phones and music. In terms of comfort, the two cars are also provided with automatic constant temperature air conditioning, further improving the convenience of drivers. The buttons on the center console are designed, and the chrome-plated decoration used by Jiefang J7 will give people a more exquisite feeling. Moreover, Jiefang J7 puts the main and parking handles on the center console, which can make more space for the cab.
The interior atmosphere of the two-car cab is two completely different styles. The main body of Tianlong flagship KX adopts black, brown and gray color matching, and the wooden decorative board runs through more than half of the center console, creating a luxurious and home atmosphere. In Jiefang J7, a large number of black and silver decorative boards are used as color matching, and the rest are influenced by beige. The overall atmosphere in the cab is mainly fashionable and home-oriented.
As for the storage space in the cab, the performance of the two cars is uneven, which may make the J7 slightly better in the design of storage space. The design of the flat-floor cab of the two cars also makes the space in the cab quite spacious, so it is no problem to stand a 170cm adult man on the central platform.
There is a slight difference in the height of the cab between the two cars. I don’t know if it is because of this reason that the top locker space of Jiefang J7 is much larger than that of Tianlong flagship KX, but the slight difference does not matter, mainly because the two cars have done a good job in this detail. The locker cover adopts hydraulic tappets, and there are lights inside, so that drivers can take and put things at night.
It is recognized that it is good to have a large cab, that is, the interior space of the cab is spacious, and so is the sleeper space. For the actual use of long-distance transportation, the frequency of sleeper use is quite high, so it is very important to have a spacious and comfortable sleeper in this kind of transportation.
In the pursuit of timeliness, high horsepower is a part, and small speed ratio is also a point to ensure that the engine power can play the best level when the vehicle runs at high speed.
The comparison model Tianlong flagship KX is equipped with a Z14NB600 inline six-cylinder engine, with a displacement of 13.48 liters, a maximum horsepower of 600 horsepower and a maximum torque of 2750 Nm, which is matched with the Dongfeng DT1428 DD fourteen-gear manual (matching).
The comparison model Jiefang J7 is equipped with a CA6DM3-55E52 inline six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 12.52 liters, a maximum horsepower of 550 horsepower and an engine torque of 2,600 Nm, which is matched with a faw liberation CA12TAX230M3 manual twelve-gear gearbox.
Tianlong flagship KX adopts double 440 single-stage axles, and the rear axle speed ratio is 2.69. Take Kajia speed calculator as an example, when the vehicle has a total mass of 49 tons and the speed reaches the optimal economic speed of 96.9km/h at that time, the engine speed is only 1,100 rpm, which can be said to be excellent for fuel saving. The 465 rear axle was used to liberate J7, and the speed ratio was 3.417. Taking Kajia speed calculator as an example, when the total mass of the vehicle was 49 tons and the speed reached the optimal economic speed of 96.4km/h at that time, the engine speed was 1,300 rpm, which was considered as an optimal speed level with relatively low speed.
Another point that long-distance transportation users pay attention to is the endurance of vehicles. The endurance of fuel vehicles is related to the capacity of fuel tanks, and it is certain that the larger fuel tanks can better meet users’ expectations of vehicle endurance. The comparison model Tianlong flagship KX adopts the design of 650+250L double fuel tanks, with a total fuel tank capacity of 900L. Jiefang J7 is designed with 500+500L double fuel tanks, with a total capacity of 1000L.
In addition, in terms of chassis, both cars are designed with the trend of light weight, and the rims, air tanks and fuel tanks are all designed with lighter aluminum alloy and less leaf springs. In the comparison model, the whole vehicle adopts the leaf spring bearing shock absorption system, and the higher configuration model can choose the rear airbag shock absorption configuration.
The manufacturer’s guide price of the comparison model, Tianlong flagship KX, is 450,000 yuan (based on the local dealer’s price), and the manufacturer’s guide price of faw liberation J7 is 445,000 yuan (based on the local dealer’s price). As the flagship models of FAW and No.2 Automobile, the strength of the two cars is worthy of the title of "flagship". Do you think it is sure to import heavy trucks on a par with international standards in terms of design, configuration and power? Indeed, these two models are worthy of our pride. In just 10 or 20 years, we can really feel the progress and rapid development of our domestic heavy trucks from these two cars.
In this price range, are there any high-powered models recommended by card friends? Welcome to discuss it enthusiastically. Maybe you can see your favorite model in the next comparison. (Text: Kajiahao/Xiao Lu)
