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Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail
The history of world literature, concentrated in the pair test Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail, proclaims: carelessness is more valuable ... Designers work with the form, we, journalists, with content. The conflict is inevitable as death.
But this does not mean that we, writing, alien aesthetics. Nevertheless, the dear reader, the fatal negligence was on my part to agree to the proposal of our art director to write a test, in which three dozen of dramatic collisions described by George Pleight would be mentioned. The Frenchman proved that all the plots of world art can be reduced to a short list of situations. It would be better if I would learn to Ajulter, accompanied by murder. Why is this rivalry in the creative ... no, I will not take revenge, my triumph itself is punished for skeptics. And the main essence of the article not only did not suffer, but also played by reflections of the treasure of world culture.
ADULTER with Apple.
What is a modern family crossover, like not a plenty of transnational corporations about salvation: people, love this design, these motors and interiors, otherwise we will be overwhelmed with the second wave of crisis! Against the background of an economic recession and once again, automotive companies as if the stored animals. In the whole of this cattle, the auto business makes a brave attempt to surprise, attract and seduce that in itself the madness itself, whether there is ambition, whether the struggle against God. However, marketers consider it just an achievement, such as Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail.
The duel of these crossovers is hardly worthy of the audacious slogan rivalry of unequal or hatred between loved ones, there are rather small crimes of love, like Ajulter. For example, Mitsubishi, drawing Outlander, explicitly changed its traditions with a secretary from Apple's Office. The new Japanese crossover clearly copies the line of clear, laconic design of apple products at least flirting, vignettes and other art garbage, more free clean space. This style to the face of Mitsu is unlike the past throwing from Iquiban to the assault aviation in the spirit to sacrifice all for the sake of passion. The X-Trail in the design went its own way. He pulled out any self-sacrifice in the name of the ideal. Let everything be like on the playground, artists from Nissan have decided, and for many years they have been drawn on the face of their Nutcracker Parchatka, who has committed an invalid tool with rubber duckling.
Bumps.
On the irregularities of the relief Mittsubishi shook noticeably
Pleasantly.
Heavier and solid Nissan is more comfortable on off-Round
Hug driver
Nissan X-TRAIL inside as an ordinary scoundrel, which does not feel remorse. Indifferently gaps his hole in plastic with insensitive devices. Something far past you is watching the indiffered front panel with feverishly scattered control togries. There is no riddle or rebellion here, it's just some sudden misfortune. Let's look better inside the Mitsubishi, where every detail seems to be kidnapping your attention where around love, even if you meet individual obstacles. The newly found Mitsubishi interior style, which we can see, for example, in the old Chevrolet Tahoe is embodied in Outlander. Designer stroke, allowing the front panel as if to hug a driver from two sides. This is an old undeservedly forgotten incarnation of caring for a man behind the wheel, when all control functions are not simply located under the driver's drive friendly, but also as raised as possible for better availability peripheral vision. No doubt, this is one of the best interiors today in the class of crossovers. Refusal to this concept in the future, if such it will happen, will mean involuntary murder, dishonor, the loss of a close creature, a judicial mistake ... In general, full of madness.
Love.
The front panel Outlander as if hugs the driver and tries to show him all his charms
Saving. Navigation picture Mitsubishi budget, far from perfection
Parquet. Four-wheel drive Outlander created for slippery roads and to a lesser extent for off-road
Solid sacrifices
On the go, the opponents differ even stronger. If they were relatives and lived in the same apartment, hate broke out between them. Only imagine, one X-TRAIL, possessing not the most sociable, rather a slightly clamped character, would live on a schedule, got up at 8.35, went down at 23.07, regularly ate business lunch, did not forget the edge of the eye to follow suspicious subjects in the subway car. Another Outlander would drive an absolutely bohemian relaxed way of life, dinner at midnight, ordering sushi with delivery to the house, loudly listened to music and did not get out of Facebook even in the bathroom. Here I just described that Nissan is noticeably higher and harder than the opponent. To keep confident power over this booth, the steering has done the harsh, turn the battlefield, straining muscles, but there is a feeling of complete control over the chassis. The steering wheel of Mitsubishi set up engineers, in their free time, fond of playing with balloons, he obsessed even a little men. Accordingly, the suspension behaves as a faction of fair Russia in parliament, who has a self-sacrifice for the sake of loved ones, then suddenly the victim close in the name of the debt.
Look past.
Nissan Front Panel Sample Indifference
Off-Road. X-TRAIL electronic helpers on off-road is more adequate than Outlander
Look back. The rear view camera is built into the mirror. Tiny. But at eye level
Chocolate
When you go to off-road, Outlander shakes like unemployed jealousy. Any bump immediately penetrates the salon. By the way, the same on the asphalt. Every trifle under the wheels certainly makes itself felt. The advantage of X-TRAIL in its almost complete indifference to the quality of the earth's surface, whether it is a field or highway. Everywhere is very comfortable. X-Trail generally struck a rare combination, such as love for the enemy, that is, I wanted to say comfortable handling. Nissan's passability is also ahead. He wins not only in geometry, demonstrating correctly spilled front. His advantage and in more correct operation of electronic assistants. Withdrawing these lines, I am almost ready to buy him a chocolate, but the time came to call the winner of the duel. And since no one except me today in the judicial board does not consist, most votes are awarded Mitsubishi Outlander. Parketnik, whose exterior is drawn in the spirit of Apple, the interior is amazingly ergonomic, and the steering wheel is charmingly easy. Why does he defeat, and not Nissan X-Trail a car with a gloomy appearance and a cynical front panel? Because Mitsu thinks more about a person, although it expresses his attempts in a somewhat awkward form, but it sincerely. In addition, against the background of X-TRAIL with its pressure in the steering wheel, Outlander looks relaxed, and is it possible to defeat carelessness?
Air.
The roof in the back is higher than the opponent
Spacious.
These at first, small crossovers are becoming longer, and write about the tested rear ranks is already somehow indecent
Cargo.
The trunk Mitsubishi is noticeably less than a competitor. Sofa is better to stick in Nissan
Dirt.
Nissan trunk is practical, because it is lined with a dirt-resistant plastic
Technical details
Mitsubishi Outlander comes to Russia with gasoline 4-cylinder engines 2.0 and 2.4 l, with a capacity of 146 and 167 liters. with. respectively. In the new version, the crossover received an acceleration control function, in which the engine turnover and the actual speed of the car vary almost simultaneously. Due to this, the sensation of slip is usually created by the variator weakened. Other innovation, decent attention, wide-angle xenon headlights with an extended lighting zone. They create rays with a light stream equal to 1350 lumens. The width of each beam is 80, and not 42 like a conventional xenon. In the front suspension Outlander, a double subframe is embedded to increase hardness, improve control and stability, as well as security in collisions. The rear suspension has the effect of passive infringement due to the flat longitudinal levers of the new design.
Nissan X-Trail has a much larger choice of motors. It is available with two gasoline (2.0 liters, 141 liters. And 2.5 l, 169 liters.) And two diesel engines (2.0 l, 150 liters. And 173 l.). The main advantage of this crossover in Pentility. Short front and rear sinks (955 mm and 1055 mm, respectively), excellent angles of entry / congress (28/24) and fracture (21).
Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photos of Alexander Insurance Baranova
A source: 4x4 magazine [February / 2013]
