Dongfeng Nissan’s medium and large SUV, Tanlu, not only fills the gap of Dongfeng Nissan in the medium and large SUV market, but also provides new car purchase options for the big family. The newly launched Dongfeng Nissan Tanlu has a total of 5 models, priced in the range of 230,000 yuan – 310,000 yuan. So, what are the highlights of this car worth paying attention to? What aspects will it meet the diverse needs of vehicles?
What is the origin of land exploration and what is the current population?
In 1985, the first generation of PATHFINDER was born, and it has a history of 39 years in overseas markets. After 4 iterations, it has inherited the "home", "off-road" and "advanced" genes, and has accumulated nearly 2 million users. This time, Dongfeng Nissan introduced PATHFINDER into local production and named it Exploration Land, which will serve Chinese consumers from space, power and performance.
Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration aims to target middle-aged men born in the 1980s. This group of consumers is old and small, with an annual income of about 300,000. For drivers, it is hoped that the vehicle has a strong passing capacity and loading capacity, and can take family members out on holidays, camping, etc.; for children, it is hoped that the vehicle has sufficient space, not only to improve the range of activities in the car, but also to pack enough snacks and toys in the car; for the elderly, it is hoped that the vehicle has enough comfortable sites and seats, which are not bumpy and comfortable during the ride. Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration combines multiple advantages to meet the needs of different groups of people.
Land Exploration: Solve the pain points of users’ 8 major high-frequency travel scenarios
For a family car, especially when the whole family needs to travel, the vehicle follows the principles of health, large space, safety, and intelligence.
In terms of air quality and health in the vehicle, all the leather trim panels in all parts of the interior of Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration vehicle are made of healthy and environmentally friendly materials, and layers of strict objective scene and subjective odor evaluation tests are carried out to ensure that the volatile harmful substances and irritating odors generated by the vehicle are below the standard limits.
In terms of interior space design, Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration has a 283mm wide humanized central channel, which guarantees the width of the second row of seats without sacrificing the passage of important passages, even adults can easily enter and exit the third row. It is worth noting that the "one-button entry" function has reserved enough size for the get on and off space, and the entry channel can be automatically opened with a single press. Not only that, the 1473mm third row of horizontal space, the 821mm hip point to the ceiling space, plus the rear independent air conditioner trend, mobile phone charging port, water cup bracket, etc., further enhance the car experience, making it more convenient to sit and more comfortable to ride.
In addition, the vehicle space is also an important factor in considering whether a family car is qualified. The length of the Dongfeng Nissan Land Explorer is over 5 meters 1, the wheelbase is 2 meters 9, and there are up to 24 multi-functional storage rooms including 8L console storage compartment, 7L folding armrest box and 12 independent water cup brackets.
For the target group of Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration, most of them are "post-80s". Considering that the owner’s parents are older and the car is easy to fatigue, the interior is wrapped with gradual change wood grain trims and a large area of leather to make the ride soft and comfortable. In the second row, long-term riding allows the elderly to not have enough space to stretch their legs due to the narrowing of their range of activities, which can easily cause knee discomfort and foot numbness. In order to solve this problem, Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration is equipped with a 230mm second-row seat slide that can be moved and adjusted before and after, even users with a height of 180cm can easily stretch or cross their legs. The car seat is also equipped with functions such as 5-speed backrest angle adjustment, 4-way adjustable headrest, seat (including buttocks and waist) heating, and full-dimensional noise reduction and silence technology, making the car environment healthier.
Safety is an important factor for users to refer to when choosing a car. The whole series of Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration is equipped with 9 airbags. Among them, the front row of secondary airbags can be intelligently judged by the system in the event of a collision. According to the speed of the vehicle, they can immediately respond to the degree of inflation, effectively preventing the front row members from being injured by the airbag bullet. The passenger has a special double-leaf airbag with greater pressure and wider coverage, which can prevent the head of the family from twisting and sliding in the collision, providing more comprehensive protection. The third row also has a fully covered side air curtain, which penetrates the A-pillar to the D-pillar, with a length of 2.4 meters.
In the active safety part, the 16 intelligent active safety technologies carried by Dongfeng Nissan Land Exploration pay attention to every driving detail, assisting users from preventing danger to turning a corner. It is understood that the car provides RAEB rear automatic emergency braking, ELA emergency lane assist system, EAPM throttle misstep correction, ILI lane departure correction, LDW lane departure warning, BSW lane change blind spot warning, IEB pre-collision intelligent braking, TSR traffic sign recognition system, CTA reversing car side warning, AVM panoramic intelligent monitoring, IFCW over-the-horizon collision warning, MOD moving object/pedestrian warning, VDC vehicle driving dynamic control system, IDA driving fatigue warning, TPMS tire pressure monitoring system, EPB electronic parking brake system, allowing the vehicle to do its best to protect the safety of the driver and passenger during the full vehicle cycle from stationary to on-the-go to stationary.
So, as a household SUV, the vast majority of the car scenarios are daily transportation and family transportation. If you want to go camping occasionally, you can get a 2-meter bed after laying down the second and third rows of seats of Dongfeng Nissan Tanchu. If you have the idea of mild off-roading, it can also be easily realized for you. Tanchu is equipped with an all-terrain six-mode four-wheel drive control system, which switches six modes with one click – automatic, economic, sports, sand, mud, snow, intelligently adjusts the engine working conditions of the vehicle, transmission logic, throttle response, traction control, dynamic stability control system, electronic differential lock, and central differential, providing vehicle performance under different road conditions.
The intelligent dynamic central differential is directly coupled to transmit, so that there is no delay in the switching of two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive, and it can carry more torque. B-LSD electronic brake differential lock, which automatically detects the skidding wheel and brakes it, and transmits the power to the non-skidding wheel, thereby improving the vehicle’s starting ability on low adhesion roads and the ability to pass bad roads. The YMC dynamic torque control system, HSA uphill start assistance system, and HDC steep slope slow descent control system are all indispensable and helpful practical configurations in your light off-road process. (Source: Dongfeng Nissan)