However, in September this year, Golmud City, Qinghai Province issued a "ban" prohibiting all social groups or individuals from going to the Hoh Xil Nature Reserve for tourism, exploration, illegal crossing and other activities. The "life forbidden zone" is not an alarmist. Several incidents in which passengers lost contact and died, which made young lives pass away, was unbearable pain for family members. At the same time, the "exploration" behavior of ordinary travelers will cause irreversible damage to the original ecological environment of Hoh Xil. Although this beautiful and sacred pure land is desirable, why should we try our best? Can we "I will come, I will see, I will conquer?" , and can't "down, the scene. Although I can't do it, I yearn for it. " Really?
I believe that many travelers go to Hoh Xil with a "pilgrimage" mentality and feel the challenges and shocks brought by the purest nature. In fact, for ordinary travelers, every trip is an experience, and what they see and hear on the way and all kinds of difficulties and obstacles they overcome are all a baptism of body and mind, but more often people pay too much attention to the results and ignore the process. No one wants to see the sacred place in his heart destroyed, so please follow our footsteps this time and complete a different trip to Hoh Xil together, and record the bits and pieces in the process.
The starting point of this trip is the mountain city of Chongqing. The biggest reason for choosing to start here is my colleague and friend. The new car mentioned recently is just suitable for running such a long distance. What is the itinerary of our trip? Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 pickup truck. Because Chongqing has lifted the restrictions on pickup trucks, coupled with the special road environment in the mountain city, pickup trucks can give full play to their advantages of comfortable riding, rich configuration functions and good off-road loading ability. However, the century-old Chang 'an is still very important in the hearts of Chongqing people, which is why friends choose Chang 'an Kaicheng F70.
The first time I saw Chang 'an Kaicheng F70, it was quite amazing. Maybe I didn't pay special attention before. The pickup truck in my impression is either as tall as the Ford Raptor or a dirty and broken engineering vehicle. The pickup truck in front of me is ... how to describe it? From the front, it is tall and powerful, with the shadow of a typical American pickup truck. The whole vehicle reaches the size of a full-size SUV and is unique on the road.
The interior of Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 has the style of an SUV, and it is also the interior of a Peugeot SUV, which is simply carved in the same mold. Afterwards, I learned through make-up classes that the original Changan Kaicheng F70 is a global product jointly developed by Changan Automobile and Peugeot Citroen Group. Global sales in different markets around the world are all produced by Changan Automobile. Vehicle parts are provided by the first-line suppliers in the world, which ensures the quality level and makes our trip more emboldened.
Before departure, we need to do some simple vehicle modification work, install gantry and cargo box cover, which is convenient for luggage storage and makes the vehicle more beautiful. Everything is ready, let's go!
This 2.5T diesel engine used by Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 has always heard about the unique strength of diesel vehicles, and I can finally experience it for myself. Unfortunately, I haven't driven the manual gear for many years, and I have no bottom in my heart. This road was dominated by high-speed national highways in the early stage. I was still an honest passenger once, and I waited until I got to a lonely place to satisfy my little wish.
Sitting on this long-distance An Kai F70 feels no different from an SUV, but according to the regulations, pickup trucks belong to trucks, so high-speed driving can't always occupy the fast lane, and the maximum speed limit is only 100km/h, so speed-limit photography needs special attention. From a passenger's point of view, the front seat of this car has a good ride experience. The main and co-pilots are all electrically adjustable, the seats are wide and soft, and the fatigue of long-term riding comes late. Because Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 is a wide-body design, and its horizontal dimension reaches 16 10mm, so when you feel tired, you have enough space to move your body and change your posture to relieve fatigue.
Compared with the front row, the experience of the rear seats will be inferior. This is because Changan Kaicheng F70 adopts the most common leaf spring non-independent suspension in pickup trucks, which naturally cannot be compared with passenger cars with independent suspension. But F70 has found a balance between carrying and riding. With its spacious space advantage, one can even lie in the back row and take a nap.
Driving is boring, but as mentioned in the preface, there are always some unexpected things in the process. For example, we are both old drivers who have been driving 10 for more than 0 years. Facing this new car, Chang 'an Kaicheng F70, we all lose face like newcomers.
The thing is, when we were driving normally on the road, we accidentally found that the instrument suggested adding urea. Suddenly, we were a little panicked, so I asked my friend why we didn't make preparations before we left. What should we do in the middle of nowhere? He explained a little innocently that he was a novice in diesel vehicles and was unfamiliar with many things. Fortunately, the enthusiastic driver told us that we could replenish urea at the gas station, which let our nervous heart down. I met an authentic Ford Raptor at the gas station, so I took the opportunity to park next to others. Although the size is one size smaller, I have never lost my motivation. Moreover, the long-term chassis of Anchorage F70 combines the adjustment experience of hard-core off-road chassis such as Dodge and Raptor, so in the face of the next journey, Changan Anchorage F70 gives us full confidence.
The road from Sichuan to Qinghai takes the national highway. When driving on Panshan Highway, you can obviously feel the influence of altitude on your health. At the same time, the temperature outside the car dropped significantly, and the grass on the roadside was even covered with snow. We know that the dangerous journey really begins here.
There was no one around, and finally it was my turn to drive Changan Kaicheng F70 myself. This car sits very high and has a very wide field of vision. An electrically adjustable seat can always find the best sitting position that suits you. It's a bit heavy to step on the clutch pedal for the first time, but you can find the joints after a little relaxation, and it's not easy to turn off the fire in a wide range, which is very friendly to novices. The travel between gears is long, and it is smooth when entering gears, without astringency.
The steering feeling is heavier than electric, but it is smooth and has a thick and steady feeling. Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 has strong power, and it can be clearly felt that strong torque will come out of generate at any time under the condition of low-gear fuel supply. It is precisely because of this low torque characteristic that it is not easy to stall even without oil supply.
This wasteland is covered with snow and slightly muddy. Due to the original Tong Jia off-road tires, the two-wheel drive state does not affect the vehicle running. I became addicted after driving for two laps, and my initial impression of Chang 'an Kaicheng F70 was not bad. It's easy to get started, and it won't increase my psychological burden because of the constant flameout. The most prominent point is that the sound insulation of the whole vehicle is very strong. After closing the window, it is like entering another world. Although there is no professional tool to test the decibel value, it feels the same intuitively as a passenger car.
The sky is overcast and the temperature is getting colder and colder. There is still a long way to go from today's camp in jiuzhi county, Qinghai Province. I'm in a good mood, and I'm going to finish the road by myself. Who knows that the good times will not last long, and things almost went wrong. Not far away, our car was blocked by a group of cattle, and almost all the roads that were not wide were occupied, and the herdsmen who were herding cattle didn't mean to drive them away. I honked my horn in my heart, but I thought that this move almost angered the bull in front of the car. I saw that it was going to push our car with a long and sharp horn. Fortunately, it was stopped by herders. At that moment, I was in a cold sweat.
It's like a pot of cold water that dampened my enthusiasm for driving. In my mind, I will always recall the picture at that time. If there is no timely stop by herders, what will happen after the cow really hits? Maybe this will end our trip. There is still a long way to go. I hope everything goes well after such an accident. Will the facts be as I wish? Look at the next decomposition.
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