persuaded to do one more glass of wine, West of Yang Guan people for no reason, which is famous through the ages have done the Tang dynasty poet Wang Wei farewell to serve Western friends, but also makes a lot of this poem including this writer people know the sun off, then the sun off where? The original Yang Guan in the famous historical and cultural city of Dunhuang, located in the western end of the Hexi Corridor, located in Gansu, Qinghai and Xinjiang provinces (regions) Interchange, is an important hub of ancient Chinese Silk Road, Dunhuang had instituted Timo high Cave, the ancient silk road Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is a bright pearl of art. Recently I had the honor to Dunhuang west, east participate in the activities of the Japanese-Trail Dawn of no man’s land, below everyone to be shared.
October 2020 12 – 17 October, Nissan X-Trail Dawn of the no man’s land VIIldquo; Sha Chau Fam rdquo; event was held in Dunhuang, Gansu . This is the Nissan X-Trail since 2014, the seventh event held Rebel no man’s land. Although as a city-Trail SUV, but its off-road capability can not be underestimated, since 2008, China-made X-Trail, the first challenge of the north and south poles, and the Everest challenge, he followed six consecutive years challenged the desert, desert, snow, etc. very difficult in no man’s land, while the seventh year of challenge no man’s land back to the first of Dunhuang, but no small challenge more difficult, let down to witness what is the strongest urban four-wheel drive SUV .
The X-Trail Dawn of the no man’s land VIIldquo; Sha Chau Fam rdquo; activities are divided into two days, the first day off from Dunhuang Yang to Ake plug, the next day across from Axel Kumtag back to the desert in Dunhuang, the entire process more than 300 kilometers.
the first morning: West of Yang Guan desert oasis
The first morning we set off from Dunhuang, along the southwest the way forward, there are two pass very famous Dunhuang, Dunhuang is a southwesterly direction that today we’re going to Yang Guan, another very famous Dunhuang to the northwest of the pass. We travel all the way along the national highway in the vast expanse of the Gobi desert, the road from afar like a long ribbon invisibleEnd. In traveling, when I opened a new ultra Trail ProPILOT intellectual drive system, this version of the intellectual drive system is equivalent to the level L2 autopilot, not only with the car automatically in the 0-144 km / h cruising speed, with the former car maintain an appropriate distance, the vehicle speed is automatically and promptly adjust the brake, the lane line can also be clearly recognizable and smooth adjustment direction, so that the vehicle remains in the center lane, the feet and hands substantially liberated (for security reasons, hands off the steering wheel 10 seconds bell will automatically warn the vehicle), and through the voice control to play music, you can listen to great music while enjoying the desert along the infinite beauty, with large comfortable sofas Nissan, people did not feel like driving, but sitting Watch a documentary on the central nine home living room sofa.
traveling for about a half an hour we arrived at the sun off the famous poet Wang Wei wrote. Yang Guan Dunhuang important pass leading to the Western Regions, the sun off the west Xinjiang, said that the ancient Western Regions, the Western Regions in ancient times very barren, so Wang Wei was persuaded friends to drink a few glasses of wine, out of the sun off to that uninhabited Western is no friend to accompany you to drink.
After the sun off after we entered the Gobi desert, deserted from afar, in addition to the blue sky is endless desert, no wonder called no man’s land, and a very dry annual rainfall of only 42 mm, listen to local people said that sometimes even the rain did not wet sand stopped in a place like this is very difficult to human survival.
not only for people in a place like this car, the challenge of the vehicle is also very large, it must first vehicle reliability, in a place like this car once broken radius Barry did not repair shop, and the phone did not signal, only to go out on foot is very dangerous, so in no man’s land must drive more than two cars go hand in hand. Second, it must strong performance four-wheel drive, like our new X-TRAIL equipped with the driving 4X4-i intelligent all-mode four-wheel drive, then put to great use. The rotation of the gear intelligent power distribution AUTO mode, according to the travel state of the vehicle is determined and the traffic intelligent, real-time dynamic adjustment of the torque distribution ratio of front and rear wheels. Then, the X-Trail on the ups and downs bumpy road gallop, set off smoke signals all the way, rolling forward.
At noon we arrived at the desert oasis in the vast desert, yet there are so many trees and grass, as well as the pond is really fantastic, here we will take a break after lunch and then depart.
This Northwest how little had roast whole food, good carbon roasted lamb outside in the desert Giori tender is especially good, I ate three large, drink two bowls of mutton soup is too cool. After a short break for lunch, we started to continue through the desert. It opened about an hour we had national highway, where we will open the tournament directed fuel link afternoon.
First afternoon: Overnight oriented fuel Ax
[ 123] saving race from here to Aksai town, the whole 60 kilometers, after the staff cleared the fuel consumption record we started off, took part in several fuel-saving race before the author, the secret is off the air conditioner, the vehicle remains in at 80 kilometers per hour speed constant speed of more than 10, of course, it is necessary, in addition to the red light hit the brakes as little as possible and so, after about one hour when we reach the end of the game Axel county fuel-efficient, and ultimately our hundred kilometers is 5.0L, and we forget to turn off in the case of four-wheel drive system, it is also important fuel economy is closed with a two-drive four-wheel drive traveling, and some four-wheel drive vehicles closed the game hundred kilometers even low fuel consumption 4.4L, 2.5L displacement this is a mid-sized SUV ah, too much fuel, the reason is Trail powertrain, no QR25 by a new generation engine and 7-speed tiptronic XTRONIC CVT new generation of intelligent composition stage transmission, called power efficient combination. Round face oriented fuel, QR25 engine full ldquo; low speed high torque rdquo; characteristics, with the double C-VTC continuously variable valve timing intelligent control system, intake and exhaust adjusting the rotational speed changes, the intelligent enhance combustion efficiency, high power and fuel economy. At the same time, X-TRAIL equipped ISS intelligent automatic start-stop system, if you encounter a red light or in a traffic jam driving, the brakes automatically shut down the engine, release the brake to automatically start the engine, reduce fuel consumption, improve fuel economy.
night we stayed in the county Axel, Axel stands Aksay Kazak Autonomous County, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu provinces Interchange one Minorities Autonomous County, an area of 31,000 square kilometers less than the Hainan Island a little, but a population of only 1.1 million people, a fairly small town of Plains, described as sparsely populated. Axel oil town has a very well-known, is the place to shoot the movie “nine-story demon tower”, because of the time we have no reason to go.
The next morning: sand waves challenges Haohanpo
The next day was the most difficult day, because yesterday, through a small desert be a small test chopper, and today we will cross the Kumu Tage desert, one of China’s eight major deserts, this be considered challenging, but even at the entrance of the desert the party side of the river bed, or a type S the scree, large and small all over the floor of the stone is very difficult for vehicle handling and passing ability is very high, but fortunately the new X-Trail handling sensitive plus ground clearance of 210mm, an easy climb up.
into the desert of our team to do two things, one is installed on the roof of the flagpole, this is because the desert will travel Young since a lot of dust, and there are many easily blocked dune invisible behind the car in front, so a tall pole can be seen in the far front of the vehicle and the dust in the outside.
is a need to further deflate the tire, the tire pressure to 1.2 MPa (mPa), plus large tire contact area with the ground, reducing the chance of a car stuck in the desert.
driving in the desert still talk techniques, firstThe vehicle is turned off aspects of ESP, open the lock four-wheel drive, as is the vehicle can provide sufficient power, driving aspect, saying that is called tight sand walking away water, that is to maintain a certain speed driving in the desert can not be too slow, slow slippery loose sand, another desert steering wheel can not play too much, a low tire pressure is too easy to turn bodiless, the other is likely to rollover.
The trip across the desert Kumtag very pleasant surprise is the occasional wild camel, when we are traveling in the desert, when a large group of wild camels also follow us run , very spectacular.
the last link across the desert trip is to challenge ldquo; X-Trail Haohanpo ldquo;, ldquo; X-Trail Haohanpo rdquo; located Mingsha , which is the very best in no man’s land in the first quarter after a big event named Shapo. Shapo this is very difficult, not only from the long steep slope, and above the sand is very loose very easy to slip, the event I saw a hardcore off-road vehicle Prado failed to rush this slope, which shows this slope is difficult, of course, I want to rush this slope in addition to the powerful performance of the vehicle have to see the skill of the driver.
Fortunately, we drive for the new X-Trail 2.5L engine can be self-priming low speed high torque, maximum power of 181Ps, 239N.m, can continue to provide a stable maximum torque power , also has a professional SUV vehicle body, front and rear independent suspension, etc., plus the smart open 4X4-i lock four-wheel drive mode and a full mode B-LSD electronic differential lock braking, so we select the right route slope, stable direction, against the throttle, and the torque output by the manual shift strengthening, so bang slope successful, so when we have a ldquo; hero rdquo ;.
The next afternoon: Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes clocking see also
rushed ldquo; X-Trail Haohanpo ldquo; after this trip through the desert is also a successful conclusion, but came to the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes and so do not lookDunhuang in vain, so I also drive a new X-Trail visit the Mogao Grottoes, in the desert opened the car most of the day really tired, into the national road and I immediately opened a new ultra Trail ProPILOT intellectual drive system that allows the tension for a long time hands and feet a good rest, then play music by voice, high-fidelity sound quality BOSE sound really good, a little after the transfer seat half lying on this ergonomic chair zero gravity, almost too comfortable.
Tickets Mogao Class A and Class B, Class A describes a guided Cave see 8, Class B non-guided look Cave 4, we put the A , two types of B full read, really good worth a visit, is a thousand years ago, the Northern Wei, Tang, Western Xia, yuan handed down Buddhist art treasures, and many have retained a thousand years ago, the color, which shows the ancient fine attainments of Chinese painting. After reading the Mogao Grottoes, we went to the scene saw a large indoor play experience “See Dunhuang”, directed by the famous director Wang Chao songs, very vivid interpretation of Dunhuang long history of change, well worth a look.
Conclusion: The Dunhuang trip so I was very memorable, one is fortunate to enjoy the Chinese culture and art of pearl Mogao Grottoes in person in childhood I heard the poem Yang Guan, and the other is for the first time driving a vehicle across the vast desert and see the desert camel, saw the Smoke in the desert straight river down the yen’s magnificent scene. So for the bustling city life of the people, said a travel occasionally to stay away, go chase poetry and distance may well be a pleasure, as ldquo; city + cross country rdquo; versatile SUV, both to accompany the X-Trail we go bravely battles to break the shackles of the Quartet, but also with our return to the city enjoy the pleasant life, the different scenery, not the same experience to us, this is what we need in life. Clearly, comprehensive powerful X-Trail, will continue to face new challenges in the future, with the new ldquo; odd rdquo; track painted more wonderful walking territory. X-Trail turn next year to take us where to go? Worth the wait!