Test Drive Renault Sandero Stepway since 2010 Hatchback
Pretender
StepWay Basic Equipment includes ABS, air conditioning, fog, front seats heated and front electric windows Omvayaki ended suddenly and treacherously. And no light bulb on the dashboard did not bother in any way to warn the driver in advance. Measurement of a quiet kind word of economists from Renault, I had to urgently mooring Sandero Stepway to the side of the side of the road with her, although the snowdrifts were designer.
It is impossible to say that Renault Sandero Stepway greatly struck the imagination in the process of the test drive. From the fact of the maximum possible unification with Renault Logan will not dismiss if you know. In fact, StepWay is nothing more than a complete set of ordinary Sandero. The meaning of his appearance in the line of the French automaker is more than understandable. Since the fashion went to all sorts of crossovers, SUVs, stupid not to try to not earn it. And a solution was found. Such a low-budget, like the entire platform in0 with its maximum redundant Logan & Co. We take the standard Sandero, let it be on board a plastic strip (allegedly for protection). The front and rear bumpers are pretty adding the same uncroligated plastic. Yes, do not forget about the fog in the forefront, what kind of jeep without fog, eh?! Realies, outdoor mirrors, door handles, side linings are covered with plastic a la chrome. We add alloy-alloy 16-inch wheels, slightly (20 mm) increase the road clearance, and voila! SUV ready. Rather, almost an SUV. There is no full drive from Sandero Stepway and will never. Not allowed. The company's marketers have decided that the Logan's all-wheel drive relative will be exclusively Renault Duster, and StepWay will only have to pretend steep. Sales of Sandero Stepway produced at the Renault Moscow Plant began in January 2011.
It is curious that it is sold in a single modification only with a 1.6-liter eight-point capacity of 84 hp and mechanical five-speed front-wheel drive transmission. Representatives of the company promise that in the bright future cars will also be equipped with a 16-valve (103 hp) by the version of this engine and the ACP. But at the moment, such benefits of civilization remains only to dream: marketers assure that it is the 84-strong unit most popular among Russian buyers. It is to his share accounts for about 80% of the sales of the Logan family.
In the city of Sandero Stepway behaves quite predictably as the average small hatchback with a sufficiently high driver planting. Engine power for tasty in traffic jams and traffic lights with tightly tinted Nexia and Lada 2112 is enough for the eyes. And enlarged clearance and short skes very by the way in discipline called border parking. It seems that the future owner of such a typewriter will not be especially shy to ride the wet primer leading to his beloved dacha. But the behavior on the track may have questions. First of all, we note that a long-term ride with a speed of more than 100 km / h on Stepway hinders noise: the engine begins to exist on revolutions more than 3500. The fuzzy steering wheel does not require high attention only when driving on freshly linked asphalt. However, the price of about 450,000 rubles for this reason is just ridiculous. For the potential owner of this vehicle, much more important to know that two frontal airbags for the front passengers are laid in the basic bundle, and the folding back seat is divided in proportion 60:40, so that the capacity of the luggage compartment can be increased from 320 to 1200 liters.
The folding rear seats and the mounting of the spare wheel under the bottom are radically expanding the cargo capabilities of the machine.
SPECIFICATIONS
Renault Sandero Stepway.
Dimensions (mm) 4024x1746x1550
Road clearance (mm) 175
Mass (kg) 1129
Engine volume (cm3) 1598
Max. Power (hp) 84
Max. Torque (nm) 124
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b(km / h) 163
Acceleration 0100 km / h (c) 12.4
Trunk volume (L) 3201200
Cf. Fuel consumption (l / 100 km) 7.6
Price (rub.) 445 000
A source: MKMOBIL magazine [April / 2011]
