[Truck Home Original] Some time ago, there were rumors that Scania was going to build a factory in Rugao, Jiangsu, and prepare to produce domestically produced vehicles.

[Truck Home Original] Some time ago, and Scania were rumored to be building a factory in Rugao, Jiangsu to produce domestically produced vehicles. As the recognized "King of the Road" among truck enthusiasts, Scania's new generation series was officially launched in China in 2018. With its excellent performance, luxurious configuration and efficient attendance rate, it has become the first choice to consider imported cars. However, the high car purchase costs have made Scania, the "King of the Road", a "dream car". However, with Scania’s announcement of localization, many truck users are excited, and the “dream car” is about to become a reality!

This time, Truck Home found the G500 of Scania's G series. Its main market positioning is medium and long-distance efficient logistics transportation. Compared with Scania's flagship models R series and S series, it is more affordable and has better sales.

● The appearance design is high-quality and full of details.

introduced the Scania G series G500 with an elevated cab, and there is also a normal version. The actual height of the height of the Scania G500 roof from the ground is 3950mm. If the air deflector is not included, the vehicle height is also 3527mm.

The front windshield has a large area and large curvatures on both sides, which can give people in the cab a better view, and the curvature design can also reduce driving wind resistance to a certain extent.

The split rearview mirror is equipped with two blind-filling mirrors. In addition to the convex lens design, the rearview mirror is also equipped with electric adjustment and electric heating functions. The electric adjustment allows the main view mirror, convex mirror and ground mirror on both sides to be adjusted individually to ensure that the driver finds the most suitable viewing angle.

In terms of the front face design, the "shield" shape design looks very powerful. The entire front face has sharp edges and corners and is very tough. The griffon brand badge is placed on the left side of the center grid, which is small but more attractive. The air intake grille of the middle grille adopts a honeycomb hole design, and the interior of the air intake grille is also equipped with an insect-proof cover as standard, which can be said to be very considerate.

The car's headlights adopt a rectangular combined design, integrating high beam, low beam, turn signal and LED daytime running lights. Both the high and low beams use halogen bulbs, and LED light sources can also be optional. The fog lights use LED light sources and are arranged separately under the headlight group. In addition, the car's headlights also have a self-test function. The operating button is on the car key. You can self-test before driving to avoid headlight malfunctions.

The height of the top fairing of the Scania G series G500 can be adjusted according to the height of the trailer to match the rear cargo box, which can effectively reduce wind resistance and improve fuel economy. In addition, the actual model is adjusted by manual crank. If conditions permit, you can choose electric adjustment, and you can complete the upward and downward adjustment while sitting in the cab.

● Luxurious interior, expensive and expensive

Although this Scania G series is not a flat-floor cab, other configurations can completely allow you to ignore this shortcoming. But it’s not a big problem if the floor is not flat. It depends on the individual. Some people still like this strong sense of wrapping. The interior is mainly made of carbon black, which looks very high-quality.

On the driver's door panel, central locking, automatic window lifting, electric adjustment of all mirrors, rearview mirror heating and all lighting control buttons are integrated, making them within easy reach of the driver during operation.

In terms of comfort, in addition to the four-point airbag suspension shock-absorbing design, the car's driver and passenger seats are all airbag shock-absorbing seats, which integrate multiple adjustment functions such as waist, back, backrest angle, and airbag strength. The driver can find the most comfortable sitting position to reduce the fatigue caused by long-term driving.

The steering wheel adopts a four-spoke multi-functional design. The buttons on the left control the multimedia volume and channels, the control menu on the right makes up, down, left and right selections, and below are the cruise control and hill assist control dials. It can be said that when driving at high speed, most functional hands can be operated without leaving the steering wheel, which greatly improves safety.

Because this Scania uses the AMT gearbox , the shifting mechanism adopts a gear-type design and is arranged on the combination switch on the lower right side of the steering wheel. By rotating the dial, you can achieve forward, reverse, neutral, etc. In addition, the exhaust brake and retarder switches are also here.

The design of the buttons on the entire center console is very regular, and it doesn’t feel like a piece of chocolate board to the editor. The center console integrates functions such as automatic air conditioning, lighting, multimedia, and charging sockets. The parking brake is also placed on the center console, which can be regarded as freeing up the floor space between the driver and passenger.

In terms of the design of the rest area, whether you are the driver or the passenger, you can reach the lower sleeper by raising your legs, and the sleeper is extremely soft, and it is very comfortable even without a mattress. The lower berth is equipped with net pockets and reading lights, and the upper berth is equipped with a pedal escalator, making it easy to get on and off the berth without worrying about safety.

The last thing is the storage space. Long-distance transportation has high requirements for storage space, so this Scania has paid great attention to the design of the storage space. There are many storage spaces designed on the door panel of the cab, on the center console, on the top of the cab, under the sleeper, etc. You are not afraid that you can fill it up, but you are afraid that you do not have enough things!

● Excellent power performance and high chassis reliability

In terms of power, this real-life Scania G500 is equipped with Scania DC13 The 146 engine has a maximum output of 368kW (maximum 500 horsepower), 12.742L emissions, and meets the National V emission standards. When the vehicle is in the speed range of 1000-1300rpm/min, it can explode into a peak torque of 2550N·m.

The matching Scania GRS905 12-speed AMT gearbox is the original brand, so that the matching of the entire power transmission will be better. Moreover, the vehicle's gear shifting system has two modes: economic mode and standard mode. The economic mode can help the vehicle maintain optimal fuel consumption, while the standard mode is suitable for a variety of transportation conditions to achieve a balanced state in all aspects of the vehicle. In addition, it is also equipped with a Scania hydraulic retarder with a maximum braking torque of 4100N·m. There is no need to worry about driving safety when encountering long downhill slopes.

Let’s look at the chassis again. The 6×2R rear lifting drive used in the actual car is used. Under heavy load conditions, the rear lifting axle can be lowered to increase the load-bearing capacity; while under no-load conditions, it is raised and raised, which is also beneficial to reducing fuel consumption and wear. As for the rear axle, it uses a Scania single-stage reduction axle, which is equipped with air suspension as standard. There are two speed ratio options: 2.71 and 2.92 to meet differentiated needs.

Dual fuel tank design, each fuel tank is 500L, and the total volume of the fuel tank is 1000L, which is definitely enough for long-distance transportation. In addition, aluminum alloy fuel tanks can reduce the weight of some vehicles.

The tires of this real-life Scania G500 are Bridgestone tires with a tire specification of 295/80R22.5. The wheels of the entire car are made of aluminum alloy to reduce its own weight.

In other aspects, the urea tank is designed under the chassis, and the filling port is located behind the left fuel tank; air reservoir and air reservoir are respectively arranged at the rear of the frame and the right side of the transmission shaft. There are also two smaller air reservoirs designed in the middle of the rear axle fender. It is this compact design that maximizes the space of the entire chassis without affecting the connection of the trailer at all.

● Postscript

According to the news obtained by the editor, the actual price of the Scania G500 in Xi'an is 830,000 yuan, and it will be about 950,000 yuan if it is launched. Everyone also knows that Scania is building a factory in Rugao, Jiangsu Province, which has been a hot topic some time ago. There is a high probability that this Scania G500 will be domestically produced. So do you think there will be a price difference compared to the imported car in the article? How much difference? In addition, will the allocation be reduced? What aspects should be reduced? Card friends are welcome to actively discuss and interact in the comment area below!

In addition, the price of the actual Scania G500 is the reference price given by dealers in Xi'an. The price will vary depending on the region and configuration. Please consult the local dealer for details. (Text/Liu Ruquan)