Pickup truck chassis is one of the mainstream self-propelled C-type caravan chassis, which is favored by most users in China due to its relatively low price, driving experience close to that of SUVs, most of them are equipped with four-wheel-drive systems, and the overall height of the vehicle body is generally within 3 meters, etc. However, in recent years, there is a wide range of manufacturers producing pickup truck chassis. However, in recent years, the production of pickup truck manufacturers are full of manufacturers, used in the manufacture of pickup truck chassis is also full of fancy. As the caravan has both "room" and "car" attributes, the chassis will affect the caravan's driving quality and load-bearing capacity. Next, I'll show you the advantages of different pickup chassis.
Based on the pickup chassis to build the caravan is mainly divided into two categories: single cab pickup and double cab pickup, half cab due to the relatively small number, this article does not involve. The advantage of single cab chassis is that the living area space is relatively large, which can provide a more comfortable living environment. The advantage of the double cab chassis is that the front and rear passengers can talk to each other better during the traveling process, which can provide a more comfortable riding environment; in addition, the double cab chassis can make the forehead bed space bigger, and sleep more comfortably in the forehead bed. At present, the mainstream pickup chassis used by the caravan is roughly divided into the Great Wall Fengjun pickup chassis, Datsun MAXUS?T60 chassis, Isuzu D-Max chassis and Nissan Navara chassis. Of course, there are such as Haige pickups, Yellow Sea pickups, ZTE pickups, Foton pickups, and some imported pickup chassis, due to the relatively small amount of ownership of these models, this article does not involve.
●Great Wall pickup chassis
Great Wall pickup chassis is one of the earliest chassis modified for caravans in China, and it is also one of the few chassis developed and improved for caravans in the current pickup caravan, with the wheelbase and rear wheelbase lengthened for the characteristics of the caravan, which ensures the driving stability. The Great Wall pickup truck chassis is mainly divided into four types, one is based on the Fengyun 7 single cab long cargo version of the pickup truck chassis, the rear wheelbase widened by 120mm to create the product, corresponding to the model for the ViewZone Fengyun C5 caravan.
The second is based on the Great Wall Fengyun 7 double cab long box version chassis, the rear wheelbase widened 120mm to create products, corresponding to the model for the ViewZone Fengyun C4 caravan.
The third type is based on the Fengyun 7 single cab pickup truck with long cargo box, the wheelbase is increased by 525mm, and the rear wheelbase is widened by 120mm, corresponding to the model of the ViewZone Fengyun C7 saloon car.
The fourth type is based on the Fengyun 7 long cargo box double cab pickup truck to increase the wheelbase by 525mm and widen the rear wheelbase by 120mm, corresponding to the model is the Browse Windjun C6 saloon car. (Pictures of the RV C6 from RV's official website)
The advantage of the Great Wall's pickup chassis lies in the fact that it has been supplying chassis to the domestic RV market for many years, and it has enough technological precipitation. At present, the Great Wall pickup chassis provides both 2.0T gasoline and 2.0T diesel engines, and all of them meet the National VI emission standard, which can meet the current licensing requirements of almost all cities. Unfortunately, the Great Wall Fengjun chassis is only available with manual gearbox, and the whole system is not equipped with ESP electronic stability system. In addition, the Great Wall pickup chassis is only available for the touring caravan, not for sale to other brands.
●SAIC MAXUS?T60 pickup chassis
The Datsun MAXUS?T60 chassis is a pickup chassis that has become increasingly popular in recent years, and is divided into two versions: single-row cab and double-row cab. 2.0T gasoline and 2.0T diesel engines are available at the same time, and all of them satisfy the National VI emission standard, which basically meets the needs of license plate nationwide. In addition, Datsun MAXUS?T60 chassis also than the Great Wall Fengjun chassis increased automatic transmission, ESP electronic stability system, to increase driving comfort and safety. However, SAIC Datsun MAXUS has not widened the rear wheelbase of the T60 chassis, and its stability is relatively weaker than that of the Great Wall's special chassis for saloon cars.
●Isuzu D-Max pickup chassis
The LDK Isuzu D-Max pickup chassis is one of the few joint venture chassis in domestic pickups, and is of higher quality in comparison. Isuzu D-Max chassis also has a single cab and double cab two versions, power to provide to meet the National Five emission standards of 3.0T diesel turbocharged engine and to meet the National Six emission standards of 1.9T diesel turbocharged engine. In addition, Isuzu D-Max is also equipped with automatic transmission, ESP electronic stability system, driving comfort and safety is relatively high. However, Isuzu D-Max is only available with diesel engine, which is a bit "unfriendly" in some cities that restrict the licensing of diesel vehicles. In addition, LDK Isuzu has not widened the rear wheelbase of the D-Max chassis, and the overall stability is not as good as that of Great Wall's special chassis for saloon cars.
●Nissan Navara pickup chassis
Zhengzhou Nissan Navara is also a relatively rare joint venture brand chassis in the pickup caravan, compared to the same has a relatively good quality. And now Navara has met the National VI emission standards, can meet the national licensing requirements. In terms of safety and operational convenience, the Nissan Navara chassis is equipped with ESP electronic stability system, airbags, automatic transmission, etc., which can fully meet the needs of users. However, Navara currently only offers a double cab, which is relatively small space in the living area after conversion into a saloon. In addition, Navara only has a choice of 2.5L gasoline engine in terms of power, due to some physical differences between gasoline and diesel engines, the torque output of the gasoline engine is relatively low and the fuel consumption is slightly higher than that of the diesel car.
However, the good thing is that Zhengzhou Nissan Navara has a Chinese version of the "relatives" - Dongfeng Ruiqi 6 pickup truck. Dongfeng Ruiqi 6 pickup based on the Nissan Navara technology platform, power equipped with a 2.3T diesel engine from the Nissan-Renault alliance, and to meet the National VI emission standards. The same standard ESP, airbags, automatic transmission, etc., in terms of safety and ease of operation have certain advantages. However, it should be noted that the Ruiqi 6 pickup truck is currently only available in a double cab version, and there is the problem of relatively small space in the living area after conversion to a saloon.
Summary: After the full text, let's do a small summary. At present, several common pickup truck chassis have their own advantages, but also have their own shortcomings. Each chassis has its own significance, not only to enrich the product line of the major caravan manufacturers, but also to provide users with more choices. Therefore, before you buy a caravan, you must choose according to your own needs. Of course, when using the pickup truck caravan, there are still some precautions, limited by the body structure, the pickup truck caravan space is relatively small, even with a single-row cab pickup truck caravan, the space will still feel a little constricted. At the same time, the carrying capacity of the pickup truck caravan is relatively weak, is not suitable for placing more configurations in the car; this can be found from the manufacturer's design of the caravan, pickup truck caravan is rarely with an expansion cabin, and the car configuration is slightly lower than the light passenger chassis and light truck chassis built by the C-type caravan.
This article comes from the author of the motor home car family, does not represent the views of the motor home position.