Renault Sandero STEPWAY test drive since 2010 hatchback
Logan’s Brother
The new product of any large car concern in the Russian market always arouses interest, especially when it comes to a quite affordable and practical model. Especially as in the case of Renault, if the production of new items is carried out in Russia.
The assembly of Renault Sandero started on March 1 at the Moscow factory of the French company Autoframos. And they introduced a new car to the press in one of the most beautiful Baltic cities, the capital of Estonia Tallinn.
Despite the sharp fall in our country, demand for cars as a whole, the French concern managed not only to survive, but also to raise sales. In many ways, one of the bestsellers of the Russian Renault Logan market contributed to this. This unpretentious little car won the location of our motorists. The main trump cards are a good ratio of price and quality and excellent, according to reviews of both critics and consumers, an elastic suspension that can easily digest domestic roads. So Sandero, built just on the platform of the Romanian-Russian-French Logan, has every chance to survive on the harsh battlefield for the buyer.
Right at the Tallinn airport, my colleagues and I distributed the keys to new Renault Sandero, which smelled of paint, which had to make a fascinating voyage in Estonia. Cars were offered in two trim levels: Prestige top and the so -called average set of expression. Only one was proposed as a test power unit, but the most powerful engine with a volume of 1.6 l (V16, 102 hp). At first glance, the exterior of the new car makes a quite favorable impression on the model looks noticeably more attractive than the stingy for the external design of Logan, although it has a lot in common with it. Stylish body lines, high road clearance (155 mm), short overhangs
A solid trunk deserves special attention, the value of which in the standard version is very good for a 320 -liter hatchback, and with folded rear seats and all 1200 liters! This fact could not but please the numerous test pilots, many of which are family people, and gold, as they say, are not rowing with a shovel. In addition, the rear seats are quite easily folded here, which is important, because before that, the owners of Logan had to remove the backs of the rear seats for transporting long goods.
In the cabin, a lot will seem familiar, especially to the owners of the Road Machine. The same torpedo, the same plastic, just as comfortable are the buttons of the electric windows and the heating of the seats. It is clear that the whole thing is in unification and, accordingly, to keep the reasonable price of the car.
But the front seats became much more convenient, the back does not get tired even after a long trip at the wheel, and you, you see, can be used to everything else. In addition, two adults of strong passengers are easily placed behind, and if desired, another one is easily fitted there, because with a length of 4020 mm and a width of 1750 mm, the wheelbase of the car is 2590 mm, which allows the rear passengers not to squeeze their legs.
Sendero pendant deserves special attention. This fact was noted by all the highway of leading Russian publications without exception. Its design according to current standards is relatively simple, but reliable, good that is strengthened. In front of Macpherson with A-shaped levers, semi-dependent behind with screw springs and vertical shock absorbers with an increased move. Such a combination allows you to confidently travel on almost any coatings and is guaranteed to be reliable. The steering cannot be called sharp as a razor, but it does not claim to do this, coping well with its task and so. Yes, and the gearbox may well taste lovers of mechanics, the benefit of switching has become clearer, and the passages of gear rates are more understandable to the hand. It is felt that we are not dealing with a BMW box verified to the micron and not even with the form of the Ford Focus class, but the changes are clearly evident for the better.
And in general, Renault Sandero is positioned by the manufacturer as a car not only for a family, but also for young people. That is why the concern made a maximum possible to keep the value at an acceptable level, because at the present time everyone understands that the price tag is very important.
To date, Renault Sandero is already produced in Brazil, Romania, Colombia, Morocco and South Africa. Now the Russian Federation has also been added to this list, which cannot but rejoice the potential owners of the car. By the way, despite the fact that our tests took place on the territory of the former Soviet Socialist Republic of Estonia, which has long been entering the European Union, local residents, who are exclusively at foreign cars of good and solid models, looked at Sandero with interest, and the most dares dare to approach And ask questions. Agree, this says a lot
In conclusion, it is only worth noting that in addition to a guarantee of three years or 100,000 km, Renault offers unambiguously attractive prices for the model. The basic version starts from a mark of 319,000 rubles, and the most sophisticated will cost 428,000. And you must admit that the final opinion is always behind the buyer, but in this case the opinion is most likely formed in advance
SPECIFICATIONS
Renault Sandero
Length (mm) 4020x1990x1534
Wheel base (mm) 2588
Road clearance (mm) 155
Mass (kg) 1062
Trunk volume (L) 3201200
Engine operating (cm3) 1598
Max. Power (L.S.) 102
Max. Twist the moment (Nm) 145
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b(km/h) 180
Acceleration 0100 km/h (c) 10.5
Fuel consumption 9.4
Price* (rub.) From 386,000
* The cost of a car similar to a test.
Competitors
LEADER
Lada Priora Russian model, which has long been almost the best offer for the price/quality indicator in the budget car segment. In fact, being a slightly enlarged clone of the Tenth Family, Priora is especially in demand in Russian regions among consumers who are accustomed to operate domestic cars. It is characteristic that, despite the public friendship between VAZ and Renault, the French consider Priora the main competitor to Sandero.
Chanced
Zaporizhzhya Automobile Plant, having received the entire technological equipment for the production of Chevrolet Lanos for its undivided use, could not help but take advantage of the chance and began to release the clock of Chance the same Lanos under a different brand, with the only difference being that the gasoline engine was taken from under the hood of the car. Melitopol.
CLASSICS OF THE GENRE
Hyundai Accent, collected in Taganrog, Korean sedan, was at one time perhaps the bestseller of the Russian market. This machine for many Russians has become the first foreign car in life. However, recently, this segment of the Russian car market began to attract the attention of almost all major players. We can say with great confidence that the age of the Taganrog Korean is slowly but surely tending to sunset.
Tallinmoskva
Source: Mkobil magazine [March 2010]
