FJ Cool Road Ze looks like Gundam and feels like a future warrior coming out of an animation. Facing the door, FJ Cool Road Ze gives people a visual effect of a two-door car without opening the door, which is very dynamic; When passengers get on and off in the back row, the door-to-door design will make passengers deeply realize the difference of FJ Cool Road Ze. At this time, the owner looked at the passengers and passers-by proudly, or spilled or enjoyed FJ cool road, or looked surprised. This unique psychological satisfaction is difficult to provide by other hard-core off-road vehicles.
In the off-road experience, FJ Cool Road Ze is also very brilliant. Compared with Prado and Land Patrol, the wheelbase of FJ Cool Road Ze is shorter, and the wheelbase size of 2690mm provides great convenience for FJ Cool Road Ze to climb and climb obstacles, enabling it to take drivers to more dangerous places and enjoy a scenery alone. Although this wheelbase size is only the size of an entry-level compact SUV, at that time, FJ Cool Road Ze was positioned as a medium-sized SUV.
1GR engine, part-time 4wd system and minimum ground clearance of 245mm make this hard-core off-road with outstanding value have Toyota's consistent reliable and stable running quality and strong off-road ability. After more than ten years of tempering, the price of FJ Cool Road Ze, which sold for more than 500,000 yuan before, fell to more than 200,000 yuan, which is highly coincident with the current hot tank 300.
At this time, the problem came. If you want to buy a hard-core off-road, should you choose FJ Cool Road Ze with larger displacement and longer vehicle age? Or choose the rising star tank 300 with good reputation?
It is estimated that many friends will not give an answer soon when they see this question, because these two cars are really difficult to choose, and the reputation and reliability of FJ Cool Road Ze are there; However, the tank 300 is not bad, and everything is needed for off-road configuration. At the same time, it is particularly prominent in terms of intelligence and comfort configuration. After several years of market test, the tank 300 has no large-scale functional defects or design defects.
In terms of power output, although the tank 300 is slightly weaker than the 4.0L V6 self-priming FJ Cool Road Ze, it still pulls back a game in terms of maximum torque output. Moreover, the off-road version of the tank 300 is equipped with a front differential lock, which is obviously superior to FJ Cool Road Ze and is more conducive to getting out of trouble under extreme conditions. Coupled with auxiliary configurations such as crawling, tank turning around, transparent field, etc., the tank 300 looks not only better off-road ability, but also more convenient to operate; At this point, FJ Cool Road Ze seems vulnerable.
But this is not entirely the case, because Kuruze has another killer, that is, his 4.0L V6 engine and large-displacement six-cylinder engine, which can provide delicate and rising torque output in the process of sand washing, which is very important for getting rid of difficulties. Although the torque output of turbocharged engine is better, the sudden increase of torque output at the moment of turbine intervention is likely to lead to the failure of extrication. An engine with six cylinders or more has another advantage, that is, it can output great torque at low speed, and the engine burden is relatively small in the process of desert cross-country, so the engine does not have much heat dissipation burden, but the gearbox may overheat first because of long-term large torque output.
Through analysis, it is found that the biggest advantage of FJ Cool Road Ze compared with Tank 300 may be crossing the desert, but it is not as good as Tank 300 in hard-core off-road configuration, and the difference between comfortable configuration and intelligent configuration is not a little bit. The disadvantage of adding 95 # gasoline is second, and the key is that it may be difficult to find 95 # gasoline in remote areas.
So overall, the advantage of FJ Cool Road Ze is obviously not as good as that of Tank 300. So at the same price, if most friends want to dream of cross-country, tank 300 is obviously more suitable. Even if it is a serious off-road, the tank 300 can cope. The 300 tank only needs to be filled with 92 # gasoline, which will be more economical and adaptable in the long-distance crossing process.
However, if a few friends are heavy cross-country players or have feelings for FJ Cool Road Ze, then FJ Cool Road Ze with more delicate power output and more unique model is obviously more suitable.
Summary:
Self-owned brands have made rapid progress in recent years. Whether it is fuel vehicle or electric vehicle market, it also proves that tank 300 can occupy a place in the hard-core off-road market. In fact, the tank 300 has been able to meet more than 95% of vehicle-mounted scenes functionally. It's just that compared with FJ Cool Road Ze, Tank 300 is a little less unique, and this lack of uniqueness is also a key factor to determine the brand or model style.
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