Dodge Avenger test drive since 2007
Dodge Avenger
Who was going to take revenge Avenger? The question is not idle, since the new Dodge model has an extraordinary appearance and is clearly created for the achievement of a certain ambitious goal. To whom and how he avenges these two questions can only give a test drive. The driver brought up on the Europeans and Japanese, Avenger, which is translated from English, will clearly conquer. Everything here is not humanly: both a strange, belligerently endured front of the asphalt, and emphasized brutal and, at the same time, obviously non-amodynamic forms. Yes, and windows with doorways could be wider and higher: when a person even penetrates deep into the avenger, you have to bend your head. And you look at the road, like through the embrasure.
All this resembles a warlike Hummer, but in a much more civil and comfortable form. And in fact, with such a front hand it is very handy to go to the ram. The main idea of \u200b\u200bthe car is not disguised, it is fed openly, and on specialized Russian sites, the new model proudly is called the elusive avenger. The creators are clearly not familiar with the local mentality and folklore. What is only a joke about the elusive Joe, which is therefore elusive that no one needs! So this is not the most successful PR for Russia. And after a closer acquaintance with Avenger, I would like to say that, in fact, this machine deserves a better relationship. And all her still unusual features for us have a certain, sometimes completely unexpected meaning.
First of all, due to its sizes and unusual muscular forms of Avenger, it has the opportunity to raise its owner to a more prestigious class height. In fact, this is a class C, it is positioned as D, and on the road it looks like a powerful SUV. And not only on the road, but also inside my universal passenger, in surprise and even frightenedly looking around.
claus: what kind of car is this? Jeep, or what? Or some superfront?. In fact, the height of Avenger 1843 mm is slightly higher than, for example, the famous Honda CR-V SUV, and is slightly lower than that of Toyota Land Cruiser. So this is not a fraud of vision, but in fact a large solid car with a weighty front, put forward like a jaw at a professional boxer. And there are many owners who will appreciate such nuances.
At the same time, an ordinary sedan in the Avenger management, moreover, is quite economical. Even with a top -top 2.4 liter and automatic transmission for Russia, it consumes an average of 8.9 liters of a long -haired sedan, but very economical for a large and immodest machine and its ambitious, but still not a rich owner. By the way, the second version of Dodge Avenger delivery to Russia with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine and a 5-step manual transmission.
The configurations are traditional. As an additional option, a dual-zone climate control and deflector grilles installed on the central console are offered. The CD/DVD player supports MP3 format, you can order CD/DVD chain for 6 discs. The press reports that the MYGIG multimedia information and entertainment system will be available on the 2008 model year. This acoustic and navigation complex with a folding panel is equipped with a 20-gigabyte hard drive, as well as a touch-sized TFT-display of 16.5 cm (6.5 inches), which supports up to 65,000 shades of color. On all options for audio systems, it is possible to connect an external MP3 player. In addition, the MYGIG will have a universal USB connector. Unfortunately, our test copy was not equipped with this miracle. 
The volume of the trunk is 438 liters, this is the average indicator in the classroom. There are no frills in the interior, everything is simple, but with dignity. Avenger is rude, but it is clear, buttons and levers that unlock the trunk and hood, you will not have to look for, like on many other machines. But the review leaves much to be desired, but such is the style of this slightly gloomy and aggressive American, and being inside, you begin to look at the world a little from the very late. Good Avenger and outside the normal asphalt. For off -road, of course, it is not suitable as the absolute majority of the imported so -called SUVs. But on a snowy or modest road, on a deep rut you can go boldly on it. At the same time, the front overhang will naturally limit your driver's fantasies, and you will not go to the assault on some crazy descent or rise. A high landing will also be useful. But on obstacles of medium complexity due to the redistribution of mass, Avenger front -wheel drive will work more efficiently than on a car with a more familiar design. I checked this thesis in the spring muffled snow and was very pleased.
It’s not so bad, as colleagues write, Avenger and on the highway, during acceleration and overtaking. Yes, the weight of the machine is impressive in the certificate of registration of the vehicle indicated as much as 1635 kg without load. But the 2.4 liter engine disperses this carcass quite decently, especially in the mechanical automatic transmission mode. It is good, by the way, that the machine is four- rather than five-speed: the hassle is less when switching, and the power of the 170-horsepower engine is enough and without an unnecessary stage. With proper dexterity, Avenger shows the overtaking very quickly, and you willingly believe in the number 11 from acceleration to 100 km/h. And the energy -intensive pendant absorbs the irregularities of the domestic roadway well for a foreign car. Yes, and solid mass, this uneven movement stabilizes. Like all modern cars, Avenger is stuffed with electronics, ESP is turned off, but I don’t want to do it at all, the mass is still great, and this car is done not for fussy flickering on the road, another, more solid, I would even say, tank style. I chose the direction and go, the benefit of power and mass is enough with a margin. In a word, Avenger is intended for special people, the whole question is whether these people will see the advantages of the new model through the fog of a strange name, or will stop at another, more familiar option.
Its creators clearly wanted to take revenge on those who believed that the modern world and iron horse of a modern person could be glamorous in fact, licked in shape and the same type in essence. The angular Avenger has become a hostage and conductor of this idea, and its owner will have to change not only the usual image and style of driving, but also the views on the foundations of modern world order. Yes, everything is very neglected and very radical, but otherwise the new Avenger would not have received this strange name for the Avenger. Debut: July 2007.
Length/width/height: 4.850/1.497/1.843 mm.
Base: 2.765 mm.
Equipped mass: 1.635 kg.
Engine volume: 2.360 cm3.
Power: 170 hp
Maximum torque: 220 nm (at 4.500 vol./Min)
Maximum speed: 200 km/h.
Acceleration to 100 km/h: 11 sec.
Average fuel consumption: 8.9 l/100 km.
Price: 833,000 rubles (as of 02.2008).
Photo and video materials Konstantin Yurchenko.
Source: Autolet.ru
