Chevrolet Cruze HB5 test drive since 2011 hatchback
Family value
Cruze Cruze test the holf class popular in Russia is not at all rich in modifications in the universal body of such cars can be counted almost on the fingers of one hand. The next variation of the car popular in our market, the Cruze Station Wagon will try to correct this situation in the fall.
Of course, of course, it is impossible to call Chevrolet Cruze. After all, Cruze is rather a worldwide bestseller. Is it a joke of 1,650,000 cars sold for four years around the world. Russia is not behind: from the fall of 2008 to early June 2012, 80,524 Cruise found their buyers. Including 5846 Cruze in the back of the hatchback, which have been sold for less than a year.
And if with the hatchback everything is clear this is only an alternative to a conservative sedan that youth will prefer, then the situation is more complicated with the station wagon. This type of body is very unpopular in Russia, especially in this class of cars.
But if Cruze SW does not go in Russia, where sedans love too much, then he will definitely find his niche in Europe, where any station wagons are held in high esteem. This one will come in handy. Moreover, Station Wagon was visible. The station wagon seems to be the most harmonious version of the Cruise body. Easy restyling should revive even more interest. For the first time it is drove up precisely on the station wagon, and the rest of Cruze will receive a new face a little later.
The new bumper, the grille of the radiator and the fog is not God the news and, if they were made separately, without the presentation of the new body, it would be difficult to notice them at all. And so, you look at the new station wagon and will, willy-nilly, look at this insignificant retouch.
The changes that Cruz received during restyling will only notice a connoisseur: new twigs of the radiator grate, a slightly different bumper and fog.
But first of all, you pay attention to the completely new back. Cruze universal has become more solid. Not heavy, not thick, but solid. This is played by an elongated rear overhang (a station wagon 165 millimeters longer than the sedan and 81 millimeters of the hatchback) and an elegant flowing roof. Visually, the roof line falls so dashingly that instead of Station Wagon, this station wagon was just right to give the name Shooting Brake. And the slope of the rear door, which gives the silhouette of the dynamics, is such that it emerges certain doubts about the capacity of the trunk.
Due to the elongated posterior history and a sloping line of the Chevrolet Cruze roof, it began to look more dynamic and harmonious. Of the entire three bodies provided for Cruze, the wagon is the best. No wonder they waited long!
But these fears are groundless. Despite the rather dietary look, Chevrolet has what any station wagon should be famous for: a spacious and convenient trunk. The basic 500 liters are an excellent indicator, which, with folded rear seats, grows to one and a half cubic meters.
Interior
The interior of the updated Cruze has not undergone any serious changes compared to the previous model. The materials became a little better, the adjustment of the panels improved, the seams are close to the ideal. The original option for decorating the dashboard and doors with a cloth has been preserved.
The Mylink system is an original solution from Chevrolet: the image should be fully projected on the screen from your gadget (smartphone or even iPad) and all functions should work completely. Software has not yet been finalized, but the ordered car can then be reflash at the dealer.
The front seats Chevrolet Cruze at first glance have a brightly exposed profile, but in turning side support is not enough, and I would very much like to have an adjustment of lumbar backup. But on the long journey quite comfortable chairs.
At the same time, the Cruze SW luggage compartment is very well equipped. Under the finished soft pile of the folding floor, an organizer is provided, which in turn hides a dock. The shelf with smaller compartments is located at the base of the sliding curtain: a convenient thing for passengers on the rear seats.
The rear view camera appeared on Cruze SW. Not surprising, given that the length of the car is as much as 4675 millimeters
The MYLINK multimedia system is still working in demo mode. You can connect a smartphone to Bluetooth to it, but there is no complete transfer of functions and projection of the screen to a 7 -inch Cruise display yet
In the convenient compartment in the center of the dashboard, AUX and USB connectors are located
The glove box is quite roomy, but inside the naked plastic
Between the front seats there is a small boxing box and a couple of cup holders
People of medium height in the back seat are comfortable. Kutsye armrest, but there was a place for two cup holders
What lacks Cruze SW’s luggage compartment is a special mesh for fixing goods or to divide the trunk into parts. But there are rigging brackets for its fastening, and the grid itself can be found in the list of accessories. Although in the case of a station wagon it would be more logical to have it, if not in standard configuration, then certainly as an option.
In the trunk of Chevrolet Cruze SW (500 liters) there is everything that the real station wagon should have:
the shelf can be fixed in different positions
And it is easy to remove it
Seats are formed in a traditional proportion of 2: 3
With a folded second series of seats, the volume increases to 1478 liters. But the floor is obtained with a slight rise in front
Nevertheless, two bicycles with the front wheels are removed without problems. And for bags there is still a little space
Under the floor of the trunk, a convenient organizer. And under it there still remains a place to dock
If the huge trunk of Cruise is already loaded under the eyeballs, and things are still left, then you can use roof rails that can withstand 100 kilograms of luggage.
But how will Cruze go with a load and the whole family on board? If you recall the not very impressive return of the 1.8-frail engine, which is mainly popular in Russia, then optimism will quickly disappear. But the GiMovites have prepared the answer: most likely, in Russia since 2013, the 1.4 -frail turbo engine from Opel Astra will be installed on Cruze.
With 1.4 Turbo Cruz engine is much more militant than with an old 1.8 -liter atmospheric of the same (140 forces) power
The impressions of the new motor are positive. This engine is much better than a 1.8 -liter atmospheric veteran, although they are equal in terms of maximum power (140 forces). 1.4 Turbo has more moment, and its regiment is wider. Maybe he has no character, but the sound is a little nicer than the engine 1.8. It is more convenient to control his traction, and such a Cruze rides much more fun.
All test cars were with mechanical transmissions, but, given that Astra eventually received an automatic machine with this engine, it is obvious that it would receive it over time and Cruise. And then buying a car with an engine 1.8 will completely lose meaning.
Suspension for all three types of Cruze sedan, hatchback and station wagon is the same, even settings do not differ
Another novelty, which, unfortunately, will not be supplied to Russia, this is a new 1.7 -frail turbodiesel. True, it is new again for Cruze: in Europe, Opel has long been selling Corsa and Astra with the same 130-horsepower CDTI engine, and Russian dealers offer Meriva with the same engine, but deformed to 110 horsepower.
This is a very pleasant motor. Vibrations are noticeable only at idle, no more noise than from gasoline. A 10 horses turbodiesel are weaker than gasoline engines 1.8 and 1.4 Turbo, but he has a huge moment of 300 Nm. Great traction, indifference to selected gear and very tempting fuel consumption. But there will still be no diesel curses in Russia. Cause? The General Motors believe that the rise in the cost of the Cruze for 30-40 thousand rubles caused by the presence of a turbodiesel will lead to the fact that the car will fall out of the category of budget.
Chevrolet Cruze SW is now produced only in Korea, but later the car will be done on the Kaliningrad Automobile Training. Unlike sedans and hatchbacks who leave the conveyor of the plant near Peter
In the meantime, at least the prices of updated cars are not known to Cruze, the state employee is still. Even given the traditional surcharge for restyling and a new spacious station wagon body, Cruz will still be one of the most favorable offers in the market. It can be recommended to families that are limited in funds, but love to travel and for whom the trunk of a sedan or hatchback is too small. Only it is better to wait for the version with the 1.4 Turbo engine.
1.4 Turbo
For the first time, a 1.4-lit-dimensional turbo engine A 1.4 NET finally reached Cruze. 140 horsepower of a modern engine replay the same 140 horses of Honored atmospheric Z 1.8 Xer. The motor is much more moment and more pleasant in all respects.
Alternative
Opel Astra Family. Competitor inside the GM concern Kaliningrad Opel Astra Family in the cub of the station wagon. Prices start from 624,650 rubles per car in the simplest configuration of Essentia with a 1.6-liter (115 horsepower) engine and five-speed mechanics. In addition to this pair, the motor-transmission, the following variations are possible in the Enjoy and Cosmo trim levels: 1.6 engine with an EasyTronic transmission, 1.8 (140 forces) either on the handle, or with a four-speed automatic. The most expensive is Opel Astra Family Universal 1.8 with the automatic transmission in the Cosmo modification from 756,900 rubles.
Ford Focus III. Ford Focus is available in the package of the station wagon only in Trend, Trend Sport or Titanium, and only with gasoline engines. In Trend, you can purchase station wagons: 1.6 (85, 105 and 125 forces) on mechanics (621 500, 633 500 and 657 500 rubles), or Focus 2.0 (150 forces) on the handle or with the PowerShift robot (694 500 or 716 500 rubles) . Only the last three modifications from 701 500 to 769 500 rubles for the Focus-universal Trend Sport and 726,000 to 794,000 rubles per Titanium are available in Trend Sport and Titanium versions.
Kia ceed_sw. The new Kia Ced hatchback is already represented in the car dealerships, but the station wagon is still sold in the back of the past generation. In the Comfort and Luxe Ceed_SW trim levels, both with a five -speed handle and a four -speed automatic, but with a single motor 1.6 (122 horsepower) are sold. The price of a car with mechanics (depending on the level of equipment) from 669 900 to 699 900 rubles. The presence of a machine gun increases the price by 30,000 rubles. The most expensive is for Kia Ced_SW with automatic transmission in the top configuration of Prestige 759 900 rubles.
Source: Motor magazine [August 2012]
