Test Drive Citroen C4 Hatchback since 2010 Hatchback
Master Special Effects
The next Citroen seems to be an outcomes from those glorious times when the French produced avant-garde, exciting interesting cars. Driving like a computer
The French managed to all ears about his unique figration. Sensation! Revolution! Wow! Most service features on this machine onto the onboard computer, radio tape recorder, cruise control, navigation system, even the phone can be controlled, without tearing off the hand from the steering wheel. What, with a fixed hub! Naturally, the first thing I did, being inside C4, tried to manipulate all this economy.
By turning the steering wheel, by the way, there could be a smaller in the parking speeds, the rim rotates, and the central part, indeed, is fixed. In the circumference of the chosen stationary disk with a dozen buttons and quartet of rotating wheels, similar to those on a computer mouse.
The buttons are those on the right below, command a flightcomputer. The top is controlled by the radio. Yeah, but on the left and cruise cruise control. This, as the French assured, can limit the specified speed of movement. Now I will try ...
Oh no no no! Fascinating, I almost drove the turn. Thanks to the excellent brakes managed to turn on the right street. However, to manipulate this electronic economy, without removing the hands from the steering wheel, it will not work yet.
Light in tunnel
Well, okay. In the end, everything is quite convenient on the straight lines. Will not forget that such a hub carries an increased airbag that protects against accident not only the head, but also the chest with the belly. And in general, the wonderful steering wheel was only the first of the many surprises who waited for me in C4.
Surprisingly, it's quite easy to contact the keyboard steering
I just managed to reach the handle of the inclusion of near light at the entrance to the tunnel, and the headlights were already automatically lit. Suddenly immersed in the darkness salon and scattered before eyes bright glowing screens very effectively. I have not met such a number of monitors with control lamps in any golf class machine. The main one, of course, a speedometer with a large size of matchboxes, numbers.
Apotheosis of French futurism lever selector AKP. In his case, as in the mirror, the lights of this unexpected light impeller are reflected, and he himself is like a fantastic flower with a unacceptable leather-chrome-plated bud. For greater brightness of impressions, it is not enough unless the glowing pictogram of the spatial-temporal continuum generator in the form of a large three-beam star behind the backs of the front armchairs. Remember, such was in the car time of the crank-genius dock, what traveled back to the future?
Talking at home
But the tunnel ran out. The odometer added a kilometer for a kilometer, and the delights of the design of the design and the abundance of electronics were replaced by a more attentive attitude to the convenience of using the machine.
Still in the parking lot, I liked the ease of landing. High roof and wide doorway helped to be easy to be in the cabin. The form of rustic fabric chairs allow you nevertheless pretty convenient to settle. And as a large vertical adjustment range of 5 cm. If you drop into the lowest position, over your head of a person with a height of 180 cm. A stock with two fists. And in the width of the cabin everywhere freely. At the level of the shoulders in front of 1430 mm, and behind 1400 record numbers in the class. Plus almost smooth floor. Welcome to Troim on the gallery!
Embedded in the backrest side airbags enter the basic equipment
Almost even gender and record for golf class 1400 mm width at the level of shoulders allow you to travel here by three adults
The volume of the trunk is small 350 liters. But folding cut in the ratio 2: 3 back, you do not need to remove headrest
Be careful! The reversing lamp and fiction are too low
But I wanted to put a back in a more vertical position, and I had to survey the brush into a narrow slit between the chair and the central stand. Not every hand will be so bend. Another defects mirrors. It seems not small, they are located too close to central racks. In case of rebuilding, the head of the head accounts for more than usual.
Boom, boom! These wheels respond to the joints of the bridge spans, and the body shudders at the same time, as if from Icotes. So short-terrestrial and hardness are usually suspension of frank sports cars. Is there really a fourth of their number?
What would the grandfather say? Moreover, he has someone from relatives to imitate. One of the ancestors C4 DS19 almost half a century ago I knew how to ride very well. Almost a serial car unsuccessfully participated in the rally. On another Grandfather C4 GS (by the way, in the profile of granddaughters, he was very similar to him), who in 1971 to conquer the title of the car in 1971, not only piston, but also rotary vannel motors, which turned the car in a very and very hot hatchback.
Yes, and our Master of Special Effects itself is built on the basis of the Peugeot-307 known as its driver. The motor is the same frisky, 110-strong, steering wheel less than three revolutions (2.88) with rather short 16: 1 with a gear ratio. Eh, now riding quickly!
Not there was something. There are no bright, those from design, impressions are not in mom. In an attempt to quickly accelerate, I translate the ACP selector lever into manual mode. 3500, 5000, 6,500 revolutions, and at the same second the tachometer that the bullish eye suddenly flooded with blood, and the car shakes fevering twitching. So the speed limiter is operating in the car.
A strange thing, but even with such a spectacular representation of the desired acceleration, I did not receive. The tandem of the fast motor and the thoughtful 4-speed automaton is far from the best combination for temperamental accelerations. According to the passport 13.1 s to 100 km / h. Interestingly, this guy behind the wheel of the Vazovian nine, who has just started to yellow, knows that I unsuccessfully tried to catch up with him?
It cost me to squeeze-sharply drive around an improvised obstacle, and C4 again hurried to wrap me out, tormenting too early rapidly. Maybe it's not too successful even for the front-wheel drive car weighing? On the front axis 801, and on the back only 473 kg. Yes, of course, the loading machine and the alignment will be another. And the electronic system of stabilization of the trajectory quickly helps to put the skid. But what, I always travel companions in the back seat? In addition, in the basic equipment ESP, Citroen does not rely.
The most profitable and fastest Basic C4 for 13,990 euros ($ 18,330) is a 5-door 110-strong hatchback in the X version of: 6 airbags, ABS, power steering, power windows and heated mirrors, on-board computer, fog lights and branded cruise control with speed limiter . In metallic (200 euros), with air conditioning (700 euros) and a stereo system (325 euros) such a car will cost $ 19,900. In our opinion, it is such a C4 that is optimal. The richer is a complete version of SX (air freshener, air conditioning, interior decoration with a better fabric, mirror housing in body color and two-tonal beep) 15 650 euros ($ 20,500). The same modification with the machine, naturally, is even more expensive than 16,750 euros ($ 21,940), and for the version with ACP and a 2-liter 140-strong engine are asked for money 21,200 euros for golf class at all ($ 27,770).
Those who, instead of 5, will like a more dynamic look at the 3-door C4, can save a little. Despite the high initial price of 14,750 euros ($ 19,320), such C4 is better equipped (it is not necessary to pay extra for air conditioning, heating of the front seats, painted in the color of the mirror body, 16-inch stamped discs). With the ACP it is at all the most accessible C4: VTR version 15,850 euros ($ 20,760).
And finally, the joyer's amateurs offer a 2-liter C4-VTS coupe. His characteristics are outstanding: 180 liters. p., kilometer from a place for just 28.3 s, 227 km / h Maximum speed, 8.3 s to a hundred and, accordingly, high 23,900 euros ($ 31,310) price.
Want it better
However, the driver's drive talents are French and did not promise. But more than once mentioned excellent noise insulation. It should have been provided to ensure the mirrors of the streamlined form, the low windshield coefficient, which prevents the flourishing air during the double seal in the doorways and rather long and wide, but not very tall body.
But then in theory. In fact, there was no special silence in the cabin. No, here is not so noisy, such as, for example, in other Korean small carbs. But at the same time more sounds penetrate into the salon than in the Astra or Golf. Wheels Notice, not studded quite clearly sprinkled on the road. Motor (Thank you need to say the absence of sound insulation of the hood) becomes annoying after 4000 rpm. It seems that at all in vain for 375 euros, the French offer to equip C4 multi-layered, like a windshield triplex, side windows. The noise level in such a car should fall at 35 decibels.
Each detail is carefully aerodynamically worked out by the coefficient of air resistance C4 is only 0.3
But on our C4 there are no such glasses. Despite the fact that you can rush much faster in the end, bright cars should be able to ride quickly, I do not want to accelerate above 110120 km / h. Kilometer, another, dozen. At such speed and comfort is not lost yet, and Citroen is extremely obedient. One no hope: so I can fall asleep.
Although no, should not. Divo, but the creators of C4 took care, it seems, and about it. Thanks to the perfumes from the company Robert, even the basic equipment can boast a set of three cartridges with different odors. Now Menthol reigns in the ventilation system. According to the Eastern teaching on the effect of smells per person, he tones. And soiled, for example, in traffic jams you can use Lavender. She says, relaxes. Finally, real connoisseurs of aromotherapy can order C4 with one of the seven cartridges with smells from jasmine and mimosa to Ilanga and Vanilla.
You, dreamers!
What a beautiful! A young person with a dreamy look, who stopped slightly gone from our car, could not know. She attracted the appearance of the Frenchman. After it was laundered from salt and sand, he looked particularly pretty.
Well, such really will stand out in the most motley city stream. And safe C4, like none of his rivals. In our market, not a single small caring, which in the tests of EVRCAP scored so many 35 points. In short, in the first quarter of an hour of dating, this Citroen seems to be an irresistible maestro Copperfield, charming his magical ideas.
But talking to our greep longer, you understand that this, alas, is quite ordinary, far from this comfortable, as is customary in today's golf class, the car. He would have to forgive much, if he had an affordable price. And she, given the rather generous, even in the database, the equipment is really not translated from 13,990 euros or $ 18 330. However, with air conditioning, music and metallic, it turns out $ 19,930. With a 5-door automat, it will cost at least $ 21,950. Our very much generously (it is enough to mention 2-zone climates, parking sensors, flavoring, heating of the front seats) a tipped car is $ 24 800. With such requests to the French small car, even special effects will help to become popular in Russia.
BEHIND
Bright, stylish appearance and futuristic interior, spacious interior, comfortable trunk, excellent brakes, excellent passive safety
AGAINST
High price, rigid suspension, low noise insulation level, mediocre dynamics with ACP, uncomfortable engine cleaner control algorithm and flightcomputer, unsuccessful location of the side mirrors.
Citroen C4.
common data
Body (number of places / doors)
Hatchback (5/5)
Curb weight, kg
1274.
Length x Width x Height, mm
4260x1773x1458.
Base, mm.
2608.
Road clearance (for Russia), mm
150.
Acceleration time 0100 km / h, with
13,1
Speed, km / h
188.
Fuel tank capacity, l
60 (AI-95)
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km highway / city
5.8 / 11.3.
Engine
Working volume, SMZ
1587.
Power, hp at rpm
110/5750.
Torque, kgmm at rpm
14.98 / 4000.
Chassis
Drive unit
on the front wheels
Transmission
automatic, 4-speed
Suspension
Spring, CO transverse stability stabilizers
in front
Independent, such as Mac Foodson
behind
dependent, with an elastic transverse beam
Steering
Rack type with amplifier
Torkemose
Disk, ventilated front
Tires
205/55 R16
Alexey Sergeev, Maxim Goncharov
A source: Journal Buy Auto [05/2005]
