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The new Peugeot Partner is both a light cargo van and a roomy passenger station wagon. What is more in the newcomer, Yuri Nechetov weighed. Photo by the author and Peugeot.
The guard of the Chantilly Palace turned out to be a great diplomat: in fact, you can’t call here, but I might not have noticed your car at once. In any case, for about five minutes, a booby castle on the water probably had seen a lot in five centuries. Here, it would be in a hurry to wander, listening to the rustles of the time, and we use it as a background of the pragmatic children of the intelligence century.
Wigwam on wheels
Five -not five, but ten minutes later we leave the smiling guard, waves his hand and, pointing to the car, raises his thumb. Our car is really curious this is a new Peugeot Partner, and not just a utilitarian truck, but a pretty passenger version of Tipi (Teree), and even in the most advantageous version of Outdoor: with tinted glasses, all sorts of overlays, throat, alloy wheels and other beauty. True, it should not literally translate outdoor, all the non -resistance is limited to the additional 10 mm of the road clearance and the protection of the motor compartment.
But TEPEE can and should be translated: this is the name of the Indian wigwam, with whom the partner can argue in volume and arrangement of a hint of a mobile house more than transparent. However, I will not undertake to say that when choosing a car, I would prefer a model of this class of a mini-van or an ordinary wagon my neck my most ordinary length, I don’t wear a cylinder, I rarely translate furniture and refrigerators. Perhaps I just justify the inertia of my thinking, probably more advanced buyers will not embarrass the body eighty meter and some of the chest of appearance. In any case, if anyone is distinguished by the ability to destroy stereotypes, then these are the French who position the partner of Tipi as MPV (Multi Purpose Van Multi -purpose Van), in which you can go on vacation with the whole family.
Both quality and quantity A real hard worker is alien to shine and tinsel. The cargo van, which will have a large share of the release (by the way, all these dietary versions have grown from it), looks modest and unpretentious. Compared to the previous partner, a new model, of course, has somewhat grew in size. An additional 130 mm width allowed: a) to seat three people in the driver's cab; b) Place two transversely located European USsacles in the cargo compartment. Long live by no one canceled the principle of transition of quantity to quality!
However, the dialectic of the weapon of mutual construction is in the new partner and examples of a different kind. Well, for example, a qualitative leap appearance of the steering wheel adjustments along the corner and length of the column, the transfer of a short lever of the gearbox to the central console, different-shaped additional equipment, a quantitative consequence of more than kilometers will pass in comfort and eventually earn more. So the working overalls to the partner is quite to the face.
The volume is united A curious fact: all six different power units for a new partner have a working volume of 1.6 liters. You ask why and why? It is very simple, if earlier the power was mostly dependent on the volume, now it is easier to adjust it with a change in brain firmware and in the presence of a contraining pressure compressor. No hassle with different dimensions of the cylinder piston group! In fact, the same atmospheric gasoline engine produces 90 or 110 hp. Or, for example, four HDI turbodiesels with a capacity of 75, 90 (two options: with a turbine of changed geometry and ordinary) and 110 hp. By the way, both 110-horsepower engines are designed only for dynamic passenger modification.
It swept on the weakest gasoline and the most powerful diesel. The first is moderately treated, but even with a half ballast of 300 kg requires intensive work with a gearbox, the benefit is clear, with good selectivity. The diesel diesel is very peppy at revolutions above two thousand and takes out from any transmission, but it significantly sours in the bottom.
Given the wide habitat of partners, all motors are adapted for starting at temperatures up to - 35C, and diesel engines, except for the usual euro IV execution in Europe, have the Euro III version. In accordance with the commercial purpose of the machine, the intervals of its maintenance were increased: two years or 30 thousand km for gasoline and 20 thousand km for diesel. And the gas distribution drive belts now go no less than the previous chains of 160 and 240 thousand km, respectively.
The price of the issue When this material was being prepared, Russian prices were not yet known. But the French please: the most affordable van with a gasoline engine 90 hp. It costs 12,900 euros. However, for Europeans, the diesel is much more interesting than the weakest (75 hp) will cost 14,000 euros, only 600 euros more than the old partner Orijn with the same engine. Passenger typi with the same units 15,450 and 16,600 euros. Given the ratio of French and Russian prices for other models, the battle for our sympathies and wallets promises to be hot.
Compared to the predecessor, the new partner (622850 kg, 33004100 l) added 240 mm in length and 130 mm in width. Thus, in the line of small commercial Peugeot, he filled the gap between the previous generation (600 kg, 3100 l) and a larger expert (10001200 kg, 40007000 l).
For the first time in the classroom of light van on a cargo Peugeot Partner, a three-seat driver’s cabin was offered. Multiflex system (Multi-Flex) is a wide right seat, divided into two unequal parts. When folding the right, the maximum cargo length increases by 1200 mm, and the volume of the compartment by 400 liters. The gearbox lever is located on the ledge of the central console and is not confused at the feet of the average passenger. However, to be honest, it is better to plant lilipr in the middle: three mid-senior men will survive here for ten to fifteen minutes very closely.
The distance between the rear wheeled arches increased to 1229 mm, which allows you to load a standard European ward (800x1200 mm) across the body. Thus, two pallets are now included in the compartment with a length of 1800 mm. Swing widths of unequal width, opening on 90 and 180, conventional for the cargo version. But the cutouts around the lanterns should be noted: thanks to this, the overall lights are visible at almost any position of the doors.
The sliding door opens the opening almost to the roof of this tall car, you can come in barely bent! In the second row, a split (60/40) sofa or three folding seats (option) with adjustable backs, in front of them are a pair of folding tables. A comfortable mezzanine is in the back under the ceiling, and the total capacity of different boxes is 64.5 liters (80 liters with a zenith roof).
The new partner will be released in two lengths: 4380 and 4628 mm with the same base of 2728 mm. The standard version of the L1 has a cargo compartment with a length of 1800 mm and a volume of 3300 liters. The L2 option is characterized by a quarter meter with the rear overhang, due to which the length of the compartment increased to 2050 mm, and the volume to 3700 liters (with the multiflex system, respectively, 3000 mm/3700 \u200b\u200bliters and 3250 mm/4100 l). A hatch is done in the roof for transporting long -breeders, the French call it a giraphone to evaluate the imagery of thinking! Top passenger modification off-road Peugeot Partner Tipi Outdore. Its features of the roof religion, black unpainted bumpers with a silver frame-lining, increased by 10 mm road clearance, protection of the motor compartment, tires 215/55R16 on alloy disks and ... standard front wheel drive. The raised cargo version of the Site Pack (construction pack) is practical without diet of the same additional 10 mm clearance and wheels 195/70R15.
In terms of interior design and equipment, rich versions will not yield to a light car: on-board computer, cruise control, speed limiter, light sensors, rain and tire pressure, an audio system with a 5-disk CD player, a built-in Hands Frees, a 7-inch color screen , two-zone climate control, up to six airbags, a helping system for touching the Hill Asistent mountain, parking sensors. At the end of the year, the GPS navigator and even the associated automated fleet control system will appear with it
Active Fleet Data partners. The trunk of the partner of Tipi is distinguished by the correct rectangular shape and a huge volume: 505 liters to the glazing line and 2800 liters under the roof with folded rear seats. Fans of heavenly light transparent roof Zenit. Under it in the console, additional air ducts and a transparent Plafon regiment for any little things.
Typically, crosses are placed on the roof, in a tall partner, another couple managed to mount inside. It will fit skis or other loads up to 2 m long and 20 kg weighing. The solution is original, but not without disadvantages, melting the remnants of snow from skis will drip for the collar passengers.
Unlike a cargo partner, the passenger version of Tipi has a single lifting door of the trunk. Only glass can be opened, loops are talking about this. An aluminum lining under the bumper issues an off -road version of Outdoor.
Yuri Nechetov
Source: The magazine "Driving"
