These highlights of the new DAF will be unexpected for domestic commercial vehicles？
It’s almost two months since the launch of the brand-new DAF truck. Even in the game "European Truck Simulation 2" played by many truck enthusiasts, DAF XG and XG+ were released on the second day of the offline conference, and the new XF model is still being further developed. So are you really interested in knowing the advantages of the brand-new DAF?
At that time, when I saw the new DAF on the Internet, I was actually dismissive. I just changed the cab and installed an electronic rearview mirror. This thing has already been played, and isn’t it done in China? A world-class brand has been upgraded at this point, which is really not as amazing as expected.
First of all, although the new DAF is still equipped with MX11 and MX13 engines, it is the latest generation of products, including brand-new engine blocks and cylinder heads, newly designed injectors and a brand-new generation of turbochargers, which will make its engine performance play very well and reduce fuel consumption by 10%.
It is still a TraXon12-speed AMT gearbox, which can be equipped with hydraulic retarder. The key technology has the functions of automatic starting gear selection and prediction, which is great. It can predict road conditions in advance to ensure the most reasonable gear, which is very helpful for fuel saving.
In addition to the performance of dynamic performance, DAF has many economical and comfortable configurations, and we have to savor it carefully to feel its power.
For example, the electronic rearview mirror, in fact, was designed before DAF, but the front-facing mirror is also electronic, which is very awesome. DAF has done it, and DAF is also the only brand in the world that can fold the electronic rearview mirror electrically.
When it comes to comfort, we won’t say much about the width and height of DAF’s cab, which is made in accordance with the requirements of European laws and regulations. The sleeper can be folded up, and the truck driver can play with his mobile phone and use the computer in a relatively comfortable posture while waiting for a rest. This design is very intimate.
In addition, the main and co-pilot seats can be rotated and the co-pilot seats can be folded, which is the same as the design of many high-end buses. No matter how "crowded" the truck drivers in Europe are, it is very common for truck drivers to eat and live in the car. The rotation of the seats can facilitate heating meals, eating and resting, and moving, and these details are difficult to see in other models.
In addition to these advantages in detail, DAF installed the door porthole on the new XF model to facilitate viewing the blind area, and this design has already been replaced by four-way images in China.
In fact, there are many designs on the new DAF that will be emphasized on the day of the conference, but in fact, these designs are also available on domestic cars. For example, LED headlights have been equipped on domestic trucks for several years.
Pre-collision warning, lane departure warning, AEBS, etc. are also vigorously promoted by DAF, but these designs have also been assembled on domestic cars, especially pre-collision warning and lane departure warning, which have now become the legal items of domestic cars.
Including full LCD instrument and intelligent central control large screen, it is also one of the focuses of DAF’s publicity, and this design has already been assembled with many brands of trucks in China, which is not unusual.
The listing of the new DAF makes us realize that the gap between our domestic trucks and European trucks is getting smaller and smaller, even stronger than them in some aspects, but the gap between us and European trucks is still very large in details polishing and workmanship of various configurations. Many people say that European-made trucks are enjoyable. This sentence is true. We can see from the new DAF that humanized details and safety considerations are still in place. (Text/KajiaNo. Author: A Qing)