CHEVROLET CAMARO LZ1 test drive from 2012 coupe
American cinema
A luxurious sports compartment with an aggressive exterior design and a convenient salon 2 + 2 will provide maximum pleasure when driving - this phrase begins the advertising booklet Chevrolet Camaro 2000 model year. Check how true it is.Chevrolet Camaro resembles Rather Esminets than a small and yurt torpedo boat, with whom it would be logical to compare a sports car - but only European. The birthplace of Camaro is America, a country of great opportunities and large cars. And it doesn't matter what this car is collected in Canada. The main thing is that he is satisfied from the bumper to the bumper in the spirit of freedom, which the Yankees are so proud. Chevrolet Camaro is a 100% American.
Its dimensions are really amazing. Does joke, sports compartment with dimensions with the BMW 7 series. One hood is worth - a meter two, no less. Come to themselves somewhat, decide to open it. Clickped the lock and ... the next shock. There is no motor here. More precisely, almost no. Almost all he felt under the torpedo, exposing the appeal only two cylinder and pulleys. The rest of the space under the hood is given to air conditioning, the hydraulic cell, the radiator and air.
Perhaps, if 5.7-liter V8 was installed here, the places under the hood would not be left, but in our, European, configuration on Camaro was spelled out a 193-strong V-shaped six working volume of 3.8 liters. The engine is within the wheelbase, only slightly performs for the front axle. Successful weaving undoubtedly improved car handling.
Judging by the huge glass of the third door, the trunk must be bottomless. But here is a surprise: its volume is only 215 liters (for comparison: at the Oka - 210). If you find out to remove the roof, then things put it will be absolutely nowhere: two removable panels fit and fixed in the place that we accepted for the trunk. To accommodate the boot, the rear seats are left or their backs, folding which you can get a fairly flat site, say, for a suitcase.
In the cabin comfortable only two. Even if you refuse the shipment, your friends are unlikely to visit the rear seats more than half an hour: the existence in the pose of the embryo does not give any pleasure. Alieving these places only the kids are not older than the age of twelve. Yes, and it is not very convenient to wade there: the backs of the front chairs are leaning away from the slightly, besides, seat belts are fixed on them - they hang like lianas, they interfere with passing.
The salon does not shine with designer delights, but the look is pleasant. Parking brake - manual. The algorithm for controlling the stove and air conditioning is simple and understandable. Somewhat is oversaturated with tape recorders, but also with her a couple of minutes you find a common language. The main thing is not to include it on the full power when the roller is closed - the drumpipens can burst.
On the instrument panel, the oil pressure sensor and the voltmeter are completely readable - the pillow of the steering wheel blocks them completely at any position of the steering column. But the speedometer and the tachometer - as on the palm. By the way, the speedometer is digitized not in miles, as passed by Americans, but in km / h.
The front seats are very comfortable. It is hard to do hard, they have a good form and developing side support for the driver. It is worth touching the servo key, as the back literally begins to compress you in the arms. The same adjustments have a passenger seat.
Most of all Camaro struck us in motion. First of all, the dynamics: 8.3 seconds it is required to achieve 100 km / h. And this is with an automatic transmission and full mass of 1800 kg! Sensings are awesome. But they can be strengthened. It is enough to turn off the thrust control system, and everything will be, as in the American film: smoke from under wheels, black traces on asphalt and hanging feed, carrying out the distance in the distance.
Only after the roof is removed, it becomes clear why such a powerful radio tape recorder here. The wind with such noise bursts into the salon, that even the motor cease to hear. Only it remains that the music is on the complete, and the gas pedal is in the floor. However, the volume can be not added. Magnitol does it herself - with increasing speed and extraneous noise.
So, nothing prevents you from getting pleasure from driving a car. And he goes like oil. Stew fine, suspension road profile works out with a bang. But only on the smooth coating. Camaro does not tolerate chosel. They are especially scary for him in turn. It is worth the wheel to get into the hole, as the car immediately begins to rearrange. The situation, of course, is not critical, but to restore the rectinity of the movement, it becomes necessary to adjust the steering wheel and the gas pedal.
Honestly, such a job suspension did not bring joy. Apparently, the problem is that the suspension is too tough. And tough is not a sporty, but in a cargo: on irregularities, it shakes, as if you go on UAZ.
However, it is worth looking under the car, everything becomes clear. The rear axle here is hard, therefore, the suspension is dependent. Count and drive on the rear wheels. Hence this instability in turns. But once again alleged: only on an uneven road.
Nevertheless, on the off-road on Camaro, it is possible to ride, first of all due to the rear self-locking differential, as well as wide 16-inch wheels, allowing without fears to move from asphalt. We tried to catch up on the sandy beach, the car went quite a loaf and quite confident.
The main thing, after the fence, do not slow down sharply. Front and rear disc ventilated brakes so effectively freeze the car that it is simply breaking into the sand. It is at such points that the self-locking differential comes to the rescue. Untime, one of the leading wheels begins to slip, the second, and then sand and crushed stone fly from under the wheels of fifty meters, and Camaro slowly crashes from captivity. Here the car's permeability depends not as much from the tires, but from the power of the engine and its torque in 305 nm. In general, if in the next American militant you will see how Chevrolet Camaro, having rebeling the feed, rushing on off-road, be sure: this is not an illusion.
So is it possible to count the Chevrolet Camaro with the corresponding advertising description? Perhaps yes. In any case, the sensations of ride on it are quite pleasant and increasing. It is a pity that soon the model will be removed from production: the car produces the plant, which is going to close next year. So, if you have not yet joined the legend of the American car industry, hurry to do it. Moreover, the price for legends is not so high - 45 thousand dollars.
+ Excellent dynamics, impeccable operation of a machine gun, big clearance, high torque.
- Little trunk, uncomfortable rear seats, low build quality.
CHEVROLET CAMARO SPECIFICATIONS
Body - 3-door carrying
Number of places, people. - 2 + 2
Curb weight, kg - 1500
Full weight, kg - 1880
Dimensions (Length / Width / Height), mm - 4915/1880/1300
Base, mm - 2570
Maximum speed, km / h - 201
Overclocking time up to 100 km / h, C - 8.5
Fuel control, l / 100 km (mixed cycle) - 16.5
Engine:
- Type - V-shaped, 6-cylinder.
- Working volume, cm3 - 3791
- Power, hp at min-1 - 203/5200
- torque, nm at min-1 - 305/4000
- Power system - injection
Transmission - automatic., 4-speed
Tire size - 235 / 55R16
Wheel suspension:
- front - independent
- rear - dependent
Brakes - disk, ventilated
Steering - with a hydraulic
Price, $ - 44 900
Text: Oleg Kalaushin
A source: Magazine 5 Wheel