Test Drive Mazda Xedos 9 2001 - 2002 Sedan
Ghost samurai
Now in fashion massive machines, such as Mercedes-Benz W221 or BMW 7-Reihe E65. Elegant cigar-like cars are currently not popular, but the time when they dominated roads, not so long ago it became past. And it is wonderful, since on our roads, there are still a great many cars that do not resemble authenic rods, among them, such as the elegant BMW 7-Reihe E38 or classic low Jaguar XJ, by the way, there are similar grills not only in the representative segment, but And in the business class: Nissan Maxima, Volvo S80 and Mazda Xedos 9. It is about the last sedan, known in Japan and the United States as Millenia or Eunos 800, we will also tell you more.
This is a sophisticated car, replete with curious technical decisions, annoying that the car, which appeared in 1993, was removed from production in 2001, and even those instances that were recently connected from the conveyor for many years. And besides, the next generation of this model in Europe did not appear, some replacement served six, which became famous and replaced by two Xedos 9 cars and version 626 / Xedos 6. What kind of problems are the considerable age of the Japanese?
Let's start with the fact that those who follow the fashion will certainly be unhappy: after all, the car is tailored along the old, irrelevant inkalam. However, it does not become less elegant and beautiful. Especially pleased with the restyling version, which appeared in 2000: the model looks quite fresh. Sorry, Xedos 9 is available only in the form of a sedan. Only one claim can be present to the housing: the elderly copies sometimes rust rear wheel arches. No other troubles are not necessary: \u200b\u200bthere are no compactors on the seals, the framework of the windshield will long retain the integrity (other Mazda of those years cannot boast).
Specifications
Body type sedan.
Number of doors 4
Number of places 5
Length 4825 mm
Width of 1770 mm
Height 1395 mm
Wheelbase 2760 mm
Road clearance 120 mm
Suspension type:
Front independent, double-click
Rear independent, multi-dimensional
Drive type front
Brakes:
Front disc ventilated
Rear disk
The volume of gas tank 68 l
Acceleration up to 100 km / h * 8.6 s
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b* 220 km / h
Fuel consumption, L *:
City of 12.6
Route 6.8.
* Data for a vehicle with a motor 2.5 l and manual transmission.
Good and salon: wonderful ergonomics, comfortable seats, high-quality finish materials, good equipment (almost all cars are equipped with an electric car, velor, and then leather upholstery, onboard computer and air conditioning) everything is quite decent. With an amendment for age: the interior looks not very modern even at the restyling version, which received some additions like an optimon dashboard. But it is thought out the internal space to the smallest detail: it received a variety of compartments for storing things. However, representative claims of the sedan are not entirely justified, at least behind the place for a car of such sizes is not enough.
This omission is compensated by a rather high level of comfort: the smoothness of the progress is excellent and the insulation of the cabin from noise and vibration is acceptable. And due to the suspension design, characteristic of the rear-wheel drive car, the XEDOS 9 is very decent. The overclocking dynamics of Mazda depends on the installed engine: with the base 2-liter motor, it is unhurried, and with more voluminous units of 2.5-liter V6 with a capacity of 165 liters. with. and a 2,3-liter engine with a mechanical supercharger, which allowed to achieve recoil at 210 liters. s., quite energetic. The last motor reports Xedos 9 very decent dynamics, but unreliable: the compressor is not different, and its bulkhead will cost a decent amount, moreover, not every company will take for repair. Therefore, a more reasonable acquisition will be a car with a 2.5-liter power device: he has a good overclocking speaker, although worse than the compressor unit, but on durability and low-cost operation, it will give 100 points ahead of time consuming and expensive in repair 5-stroke engine 2.3 l. This does not mean that 2.5-liter V6 is sureless for
it is characteristic of such malfunctions as extruding the oil through different seals and gaskets, noise of wear camshafts, the temperature sensor failure is out of sufficient level of antifreeze. The 2-liter V6 (144 liters) of the XEDOS 6 model (144 liters) has a similar set of faults, since structurally both motor are very similar. It should be noted that all models of consumables are considered a coarse filter in the tank, and in addition, the age of many cars are considerable, therefore, the risk of buying an instance that will require a major overhaul of the engine in the very near future. In any case, Xedos 9 must be serviced in a timely manner: to replace oil with filters every 810 thousand km, and the installation of new candles once every 20 thousand km.
And how do the gearbox behave? Surprisingly good: that automata that manual transmission is quite reliable. Unless in the mechanics can sometimes throw the gear selection mechanism (the car remains on the go, but the gear changes becomes more difficult than usual). As a consolation, a rare need for service: to climb into the manual transmission will not have more than once every 100 thousand km. Machines in this issue are more demanding: oil replacement they need every 3040 thousand km.
Construction concomitment Always a compromise: Improve the manageability to donse the smoothness of the stroke and vice versa, and if you try to combine it both, then the details of the running part are not too durable. Mazda engineers in the case of Xedos 9 managed to achieve a good balance of all qualities: the car is characterized by a decent level of comfort, decent handling, as well as relatively high reliability. More or less often will have to change except the front levers, and the fact that they come out due to a long period of operation, and not because weak. The brakes are also very good: 2-piston calipers are installed in front, the same as on the 280-strong Toyota Mark II Tourer V (except that Xedos 9 brake discs are slightly smaller diameter), which means that the braking efficiency should not be . By the way, since we started talking about the chassis, it should be noted that the 2,3-liter Xedos 9 are unique pendant details. This is another reason not to bind to such rare and expensive in the content of the car.
Despite its relatively high reliability, sophisticated appearance, good driving properties and rich equipment, many of this car are all. There are no suitable: one will not like the impracticality of the Xedos 9, another of its solid age (the youngest instances will soon be ten years old!). But the connoisseurs of the present classics will certainly take this car. After all, the Nissan Maxima protruding in the same class is quite widespread, almost consumer consumer goods compared to Mazda, despite the fact that real representation cars of the same sense, say BMW E38, is much more expensive and when buying, and in service.
Advantages and disadvantages of the model
Advantages
Elegant appearance, good road manners, high level of comfort.
disadvantages
Very expensive spare parts, outdated interior, the oldest cars are 16 years old.
Approximate price order in Moscow, in rubles:
170 thousand (Xedos 9th 1994 release);
200 thousand (Xedos 9 1996 release);
250 thousand (Xedos 9th 1999 release);
300 thousand (Xedos 9 2000 release);
400 thousand (Xedos 9 2002 release).
