「? Desire for speed, demanding for performance. ? 」? Thank you for waiting. In this issue, we will talk about the control of ES8 on the track. This is an accidental experience. We dragged ES8 to the track-Shanghai STC Tianma track, which was completed in early 2004. Before 2008, our name was tianmashan Circuit, and later it was renamed Shanghai Tianma Circuit. It belongs to Li Sheng Racing Group, one of the four largest racing groups in China, and it is also one of the best racing groups in operation. Later, he won the F3 of FIA. ? The total length is 2.06km, which is relatively short, and it is more suitable for small Ferrari short-wheelbase cars with few overtaking points. CTCC's annual stop (considered as home) is also the home of Shanghai Volkswagen 333 team. Teacher Han Han is the god who came out here, and there are countless great gods after that. China F 1 Mark also won several championships here during his career in CTCC.
This time, I was invited by HAWK, a friend of our company and a brake brand, to participate in the activities held at Tianma Circuit. Our company provided three cars to help this activity. A * * * 56 cars participated, usually the old face of Trackday. We are still a prostitute, 7 18, BMW M2 and Lotus Exige. I can't change it if you ask me to do tricks again.
There is an old saying in our Wu language called "Aqiao's father met Aqiao's mother", which describes things as cleverly as possible. Exige？ S In the first half month of the activity, when practicing in Shanghai F 1 track, the left front wheel was excessively consumed. After cornering too aggressively, the car spun out of the track and needed maintenance and other accessories, so the car could not get on the rack, so there was ES8.
As mentioned earlier, the most suitable car for Tianma is a small car, and the track is relatively small, and the curve is relatively narrow compared with other big tracks. Even GT cars can't run out of advantages in Tianma. Tianma is basically a world of small RVs and equations. For a big fat man with a wheelbase of more than 3 meters and a length of more than 5 meters, the safe test drive experience is the best. In order to brush, we have a brush car.
I appreciate the posture of ES8 in the corner! ? To be honest, this time it refreshed my understanding of ES8 control, and also reminded me of another founding owner, Zhu @YJ? Zhu (also a semi-professional racing driver) once ran a new speed in ES8 Zhejiang, and later communicated with him on the message board. In the original factory state, he said that the tires are completely enough and the power consumption is not terrible. I was quite surprised at the time. I tried it myself this time, and it really felt exactly the same.
Straight performance: There is no doubt that the linear acceleration of the ES8, although the power output curve of the electric vehicle suffers losses in the later period, will not suffer too much in the sports mode, and the Tianma straight is not long. ? Corner performance: a word "stable", this is the most stable model I have ever driven in Tianma, and there is no one. Only a few flashes of ESP will cut off the power, and then the power will be restored after the direction is corrected. Compared with the ES8 car that I test-drive in Tianjin V 1 EP race, the civilian version has no less grip! And the four-wheel drive of the front and rear motor systems is not delayed at all. Unlike the mechanical four-wheel drive, which relies on the four-wheel drive shaft and differential to obviously transfer power from the front axle to the rear axle and the rear axle to the front axle in the reaction of high-speed cornering, the ES8 has no sense of power transmission and distribution! ? The support of this suspension in sports mode is also very good, and the roll range of the whole vehicle is acceptable. With the strong deviation of the center of gravity in the S-bend, the car body will not shake too much, and the damping and rebound of the shock absorber are well matched. Of course, a good posture doesn't mean I'm not bad inside. After all, it is not a bucket chair, and there is no seat belt at four or six o'clock.
The performance of the ES8 on the track can be described as the leader in this class of SUV! I can say that the ES8 is a novice car that can be used quickly and driven quickly. Jeremy, the gorilla of GEAR, once said a classic saying: Only the weak use four-wheel drive!
How many strong car owners can Weilai have today? Less than 1%. Can't the remaining 99% car owners enjoy driving? What these 99% people want is fun! It's not overstimulation! This is not deprivation, but just right. ES8 can perform like this, not to mention that ES6 is a slim version of ES8, and the control is definitely sharper. ? As long as it is a civilian owner with excellent driving skills, he can achieve similar results as me on this track. I don't think the gap will exceed 5 seconds. This is Weilai's complete four-wheel drive system distribution and ESP system's special care for you. ? 56 cars are divided into three groups: A, B and C. The three cars in our company are two in Group B and one in Group C respectively.
7 18 Pirelli DM, which we normally loaded, collided with a factory car in Tianma last time, and the front wheel collided with the other side's rear wheel. It was fine then. After coming back, the bald tire split itself in winter. This time, we used Michelin street tires, and the rear wheel was reduced from the correct tyre size 265/45/R 18 to 265/40/R 18, which was equivalent to a reduction of three tire widths, and so were the two front wheels, so the original speed of the gearbox tail teeth was completely inconsistent, that is, the speed corresponding to the gear ratio of the gearbox was different.
In addition, the braking system is purely competitive. Although it won't lock up when the tire doesn't grip the ground, it is easy to step on ABS too early, so the braking force of gearbox and brake becomes unaccustomed, and its performance is 5 seconds slower than normal. Of course, there are too many cars on the track, and it can't be blamed on cars. For Trackday, everyone's overall performance will be slower, and the performance will be locked in 1 65438. ? M2 is in normal operation. Is the tire TD in Hantai? Z22 1 hot melt tire, the pattern is close to the finish line, the new tire score is 1. 10.xxx, and it also won the championship, which feels great. ? The score of ES8 is 1 minute and 26 seconds. Is this achievement ideal? Not ideal for me, obviously it can be faster; Are you surprised? A little surprised, I thought it would take 1 min 30 seconds. I'll compare several cars with a little higher similarity that I've driven before: Audi A8L fourth-generation 3.0T high power, four-wheel drive 330 horsepower, pure original factory, street tires, original air suspension, 2. 1 ton car weight, 20 14 autumn, Tianma no car! 1 min 3 1 sec. ? Volkswagen R36, four-wheel drive with 300 horsepower, has its own large C brand forged rim 19 inch, street tires, modified front Brembo brakes, and then added brake discs. The rest are original factories, weighing 1.75 tons. In the autumn of 20 13, there was a team car on the field, but it was far away, 1 min 22 seconds. ? Audi S6? Generation 7, programmed, 550 horsepower, original factory surplus, street tires, original factory air suspension, self-weight 2 tons. 20 13 autumn, it is 1 minute 20 seconds. Of course, Tianma circuit is not suitable for S6 at all. (digression, I still remember this car very clearly. The streets are easy to drive and the track is super difficult to drive. There are only more than 5000 revolutions at the bottom of the tachometer, and there are seven gears. The lifting device needs to be operated frequently, and it is easy to make mistakes. Too much horsepower makes the original tires bitter. The car couldn't catch bending center in the early turn, so it needed to constantly correct its direction. When it turned back, it was full of pressurization. From beginning to end, the car was fighting with people. ).
Compared with the above three four-wheel drive models of tanker, they are all four-door models with a load of nearly 2 tons. The horsepower of S6 is the closest to Weilai, and the balance of the whole vehicle is R36, both of which are performance models. A8L is an executive car, and its weight is closest to Weilai. Of course, there is still a big difference between 2 tons and 2.5 tons on the track. Weilai is still an SUV, not to mention the wind resistance. The faster you run, the more you lose, but the support of air suspension is better than A8L and S6. In terms of grades, I think Wei Lai won.
Finally, remind the majority of riders that any accident on the track is at their own expense, and there is no insurance to compensate. Even if you drive well, he doesn't need to compensate you if someone bumps into you by mistake. That's international practice. It's all different. Private commercial insurance is exempt from liability at the stadium. Therefore, riders who want to play the track must have this basic knowledge and cognition. ? Today's "Talking about Wei Lai's Performance" (Part I) is over, and so is the good thing about Wei Lai. The next film will be released at the end of the month, so stay tuned!