Platinum ZeonXTC solid tire test

There is also a tire of his temper. Zeon XTC is the case. It can give you a comfortable, quiet and peace of mind of driving experience, but keep in mind that it must be good.

Zeon XTC is solid platinum in the Chinese market, one of two high-performance tires. In addition 2XS We have done a test. 2XS and the stronger performance of different orientation, XTC more inclined to comfort, the largest flat from this point than 65% of the product specifications will be able to see. After's XTC some interesting experience, we feel that after, perhaps 2XS target means the BMW 3 Series, Lexus IS models, such as owners, and it is obviously different.

First of all, explain our test drive cars. This is an automatic Mazda 6 models, nearly 40,000 km mileage, flying been modified (so that we can focus on manipulation in the performance of the tires); for the end of the drum, the sound of the exhaust slightly larger than the original However, in contrast with the original tires in effect.

Noise: subjective data than good

Completed the original tire test, to be replaced by XTC, the test has not yet begun, we will soon feel the difference between the two is obvious, which is different from a lot of quiet than the original. To about 80km / h speed of traffic, into the compartment where the noise is very difficult to find child element of noise. However, test or use the data to speak of. Tire noise on the test is divided into three parts: respectively, in order to 100km / h, 60km / h road uniform, minimum noise measured inside the vehicle; to 60km / h passing uniform, vehicle noise measuring the maximum moment.

In the car noise tests, both in order to 100km / h or 60km / h traffic, XTC than the original tires on average only a low 2.5dB, than we expected a small margin. However, on the one hand, the lower the data are real; On the other hand, when the sound pressure level in more than 50dB, the human ear can tell the difference is about 1dB, from that point, our subjective feeling is correct. As for the noise from vehicles, careless of our testers had forgotten to remove air-conditioning work. The XTC on the test than when the original tire surface temperature difference of almost 4 ℃, air-conditioning work harder. Under such conditions, the measured value with the original child is basically the same, but it can only be dealt with as invalid data.

Mute excellent performance of XTC is one of the selling points. From the tread pattern, each part of the design has its own role in the central and medial trench obviously designed to play the role of drainage; rib eye-catching contribute to the precision-oriented and high-speed stability; outside of the block pattern As a whole, mainly in order to improve the tire cornering limits. These factors, coupled with its optimization of the formula containing silica gel, so that the noise level of XTC is very satisfactory.

Economic and Security

Tire performance between the various constraints of each other sometimes can not be exhaustive. In the rolling resistance of the test, we continue to 20km / h for the muzzle velocity gap began to slide. The contrast in the two sets of tires, XTC's slide from the average child to shorten the original 8.64 meters. It is worth mentioning that the two sets of tires to participate in the test specifications are 205/55R16. In other words, the tire size and appearance do not change, there will be some increase in fuel consumption.

However, in the 100-0km / h braking test process, XTC also demonstrated the superiority of their side. Test the speed of the process are a pointer on the table 100km / h, immediately lift his left foot to the accelerator and brake down. This will eliminate the right foot on the accelerator from the brake to move the time difference; at the same time ensure that every time the left foot is very close to the intensity. However, because of the existence of tire error, can not guarantee the accuracy of muzzle velocity. Apparatus calculated by XTC muzzle velocity when more accurate, but the original calculation of the value of the tire is always in the 95km / h or so.

Control: the sense of focus

In addition to the short distance to taxi gap proved more rolling resistance tires, but also to prove that a stronger grip. Speaking earlier with the original sense of XTC on the two major differences between child and the other is the difference between the road and a sense of comfort. Tire wall so hard to drive a clearer sense of the middle, in-car comfort and better able to please people. XTC experience in the control limit, we encountered a very interesting phenomenon. In the original radial tire pile in action close to the speed of 65km / h when the first quasi-phenomenon will become obvious by the intense, even if the DSC light flashing constantly, so that drivers still need to spend considerable energy to allow vehicles to maintain the normal track. In contrast, XTC was steady and gradual, more than 60km / h when there is still a strong grip and accurate steering, with a small child ring, giving people a better confidence and the courage to gradually increase the speed. Rounds down, tread very good control of the temperature rise, pressure is unchanged. This encourages us to steady speed to 70km / h press. At this speed, the car suddenly lost control, the limit of its tires at the break before but not too many signs.

The emergence of this problem, we analyze the fetal XTC hard block, the weight of Japanese cars does not necessarily make the rubber grip of the best, and perhaps even more heavy trucks in Europe would be more appropriate. After checking the information found nearly 6 Ma and a half a ton of weight loss is not the same level of the European car. So to understand the XTC or comfortable for the first performance of the tires. XTC a full range of speed levels are above the V and W, respectively, which represents the tire 240km / h and 270km / h top speed. It gives a very reassuring driving experience in manipulation, grip performance has obvious advantages, security was also higher. But there is one thing to keep in mind that this is also the tires have their own temper, and its relatively high limit, but not higher than your driving skills, so it must be good, rather than the bottom line of their affair. 2XS and, perhaps BMW 7 Series, Lexus LS for a class of vehicles more in line with the character of XTC.