Test Drive Chevrolet Epica since 2006 Sedan

Test Drive Chevrolet Epica: Application for Success

Black Hollow Pearls Exterior, Headlight Contour Anti-Geometry, Chrome on a Falseradiator Lattle, Paddle, Leather Salon of ivory, Wooden Interior Inserts, Wide Base Line, 6 Cylinders and 24 Valves on 2.0 liters under the hood - Claim for business style.
Indeed, looking at Chevrolet Epica for the first time, a feeling of representativeness is created, but Russian. Sit inside - exactly, car Volga! Immediately draws a regional administration, where some puzzled bin is sitting on the front passenger seat.
 
Simple, but with a claim to business style, interior design, as well as the length and width of the body and the capacity of the cabin loudly talk about the target audience of this auto industry representative.
It is not difficult to deal with the dashboard, but it takes time to get used to the green backlight (I do not remember that this is uniform color from other manufacturers), besides, in the light of sunlight, the contrast disappears. But the on-board computer and car radio have separate liquid crystal displays.
 
All the most necessary information is displayed on the monitor of the on-board computer: the temperature in the cabin, overboard, the direction of blowing the fan, the sides of the world and kilometer to the gas station. Parameters can be slightly changed: instead of a compass watch, and instead of the reserve of the stroke, the average fuel consumption. The clock display lives separately, to the right of the shelf on the center console, symmetrically the emergency stop button. Automagnetola has in stock Chenger on 6 disks, reads the CD / MP3 and shows RDS the same green color. However, insert a disk from 1 time I could not, or the LOAD button was not ready for rapid action, whether there is a certain secret sequence of manipulations, which you can exist in the manual. In the test instance, the user manual did not turn out, and therefore the study process moved to an intuitive level. With several attempts, the control of the radio managed to overcome.
Another display, fourth, is intended for individual use of the front passenger. It displays the included airbag and heated seats. By the way, the heating button is made in the form of the seating itself and is located near the door opening lever. Excess but bonus.
 
On this bonuses do not end: a whole bunch of small boxes for utensils is built into the panel and the cabin, including a bug and inventory panels for documents. Really convenient.
 
Salon Chevrolet Epica allows you to accommodate any dimensions, and in depth and in width. But the trunk is a medium wheel tire for 17 inches occupying, almost the entire area. However, if you do not climb the luggage compartment with automotive utensils, there is quite placed the boss suitcase.
Overview A good glazing area and landing of a driver's seat allows you to see all the nuances on the road. And the size of the side mirrors is even more than necessary for the sedan. However, in terms of safety there is nothing superfluous.
But the most indelible impression of Epica remained after driving. Already on the first day, the car intuitively adjusted to my way of driving. And by the end of the 5-day test, the average fuel consumption decreased from 14.9 to 9.4 l / km. The gearbox also turned out to be with brains, and if at first, the acceleration seemed to me very inert, then soon the sedan flew like a swallow. I confess, I even experienced a need for a chess rebuilding on the bands so easily this was obtained from epics due to power steering with a speed sensitivity system.
To all the advantages and cons Chevrolet Epica worth adding, perhaps, the most important aspect The cost of the most expensive in the CHEVROLET Class D range ranges from 618500 to 767700 rubles. For such a sum, such a kit you are unlikely to find. After all, in classmates, BMW 3 Coupe, Volvo S60, Subaru Legacy, Chrysler Sebring, Volkswagen Passat ...
The editors of the business autocluba thanks the representation of General Motors in Russia for the provided car.
 
 
 
 

A source: Business Autoclub