Test Drive Chery Tiggo (T11) since 2005 -

Tigrenok

The CHERY TIGGO body shape unequivocally indicates similarity with Toyota RAV4, and the front is decided to arrange in the style of Honda CR-V.
For the first time, seeing the Chery Tiggo on the road, it can be taken for the fruit of crossing Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. And opening the hood, you find a 2,4-liter power unit there, having a lot of common with Mitsubishi motors. Here is such a vinaigrette we took the test drive
One of the main laws of marketing read the price of goods is determined not by its cost, but by the value that he can bring the buyer, and the amount he is ready to pay for him. In the context of the automotive industry, the possibility of a car to move in space has long ceased to be defining. Machines are chosen for the image, the quality of service, permeability, level of equipment, etc. In accordance with this, the price is formed that sometimes leads to funny metamorphosis. For example, it was so that any parquet SUV, even a front-wheel drive, built on the chassis of a golf class model, is more expensive than a family sedan class D. It is believed that a high planting improves visibility, controlling on slippery coating and security when colliding, which leads to overestimation.
As they say, the client is always right, and if he is ready to pay more than 27,000 dollars per parcking lawn, it means so to be. However, the market is that and the case excitement of tempting proposals. Nissan offers Qashqai at a price of 23 thousand dollars, but for this money there is an extremely simplified machine with front-wheel drive, an engine 1.6 liters and with a modest equipment. Against the background of the total high cost of parcktails, more spacious Chinese Cherie Tiggo for $ 16,499 with air conditioning and a 130-strong 2.4 liter engine looks like an incredibly profitable purchase. Let's check if this is?
Attitude towards Chinese cars, we have a fairly contradictory. Yes, they are cheap, but at the same time absolutely unsafe, they often break quite often. Moreover, the supply of spare parts from the Middle Kingdom, alas, not so stable, as the supply of the machines themselves, and the quality of service sometimes lames on both legs, the Chinese save on everything that is only possible from the sale of cars from open areas and ending with warranty repairs. And to achieve an even lower price of Chery Tiggo, as well as Amulet hatchback, assembled at a screwdriver technology at the Kaliningrad Auto plant, which allows to significantly save on duties.
So, Chery Tiggo externally looks like at the same time on Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4. Rather, in general, the body shape unequivocally indicates similarity to Toyota, and so that the Japanese do not argue, the front is decided to arrange in Hondovsky style, and the machine of the 90s is taken for the sample. Be that as it may, externally, Tiggo turned out very cute: there is nothing trendy and screaming, which is possible and good for the car applying to the status of mass, especially in the regions.
The salon is even easier. Gray plastic used in the finish, absolutely hard, the front panel design is uncomplicated, although all the details are seized surprisingly well. A little animating a gray picture inserts on the seats and doors without them in the Tiggo cabin could die from boredom. In the center of the console, a huge 2Din radio tape recorder with a large display, on which very large numbers are displayed. With this size, the screen could be used as a small TV, but it shows only the numbers of the selected radio frequency, and it is very challenged: both in the afternoon and in the evening. In sunny weather, music has to choose at random. And the soft front seats are very amorphous, and in a long distance from them you probably will probably have to buy orthopedic covers or at least a pillow for the loin.
Sitting from the back lucky more their sofa is divided into two parts, and the back can be adjusted along the angle of inclination in a sufficiently large range. Of course, the third here will not be very convenient here, but the two feel quite comfortable in length and in height is enough with a margin, and the visibility on the sides is good. What else do you need for trips with the whole family to give or on vacation? Of course the trunk! And at Tiggo, he justifies hope assigned to him. The spare wheel is fixed on the rear door, and therefore the floor is lowered to the limit down. On the backs of the rear seat and in the side niches there are pockets for various road utensils, and the jack attached to the edge under the floor comfortably and practical. For even greater convenience, it would be good to translate the door so that it opens towards the road, but this is the traditional problem of all cars that lead their pedigree from Japan, they are structurally adapted for left-sided movement. Although the Chinese could take into account this, because exports to Japan clearly do not threaten them.
On the asphalt, the commander turned out to be simple and simple. The front-wheel drive transmission is noticeably easier than the full drive, and therefore, with a 2.4-liter Motor Tiggo demonstrates excellent dynamics. And let you not scare the power of only 130 horses: thanks to the solid workshop, the Mitsubishi motor is excellent, and the reactions to gas are very fast. As a result, it turns out a very clockwork motor, which is trying to supplement its work with a bass rocometer, with increasing revolutions developing into banal noise and howl. The gear shift mechanism is far from the clearer, but Tiggo goes fun and zero. The motor is easily unwound up to 6500 rpm and allows you to easily leave behind the heavy Toyota Rav4 and other eminent all-wheel drive parquets, like a small, but remote Jackie Chan, famously scattering his rivals in different directions.
On the track of Chery, without visible labor, he brings the speedometer arrow to 170 km / h. What is the real speed of the car, you can only guess, but to manage Tiggo on the track turned out to be very convenient: the sough at all reacts at all reacts to the rut. He would still be a little more rigid body so that the reactions to the turns of the Branca were more precisely, and he would claim the title of Drivers Car. But it is not very convenient to slow down from high speed. The effort does not always grow proportionately to the movement of the brake pedal, besides, Tiggo is strongly peaked with his nose, and the front wheels with cheap Chinese tires begin to be blocked quite early, making a shrill screech. In the turns of the tire, too, it is incredibly squeezed long before the car really starts to demolish with a given trajectory. At the same time, Tiggo is completely under the control of the driver and for a second does not scare the possibility of a coup. So in turns, you can also enjoy and tease owners of more expensive and solid cars.
If you first accept the gas and present yourself with a family man who is lucky to give all his households, then in this role Tiggo behaves quite organically. The suspension reports about small joints, but it is distinguished by high energy intensity and allows you to famously storm the lying police. The only thing that will irritate passengers is a fairly high noise level, which penetrates the salt from the engine compartment and from the wheeled arches.
Looks like Chery manages to justify their name Tiggo, which can be translated with some liberty as a tiger: not yet real tiger, but already with fangs, ready to show the eldest that he has. That's just with his family, he was not very lucky younger Chery Amulet turned out to be a round two, who does not withstand not only crash tests, but also on the road in full-time modes behaves very dangerous. Tiggo is balanced much better: it is nice to ride every day and you can safely go beyond the city of both one and with the company. And as far as possible, so he is not very needed to get into the forest to the picnic, it often happens just enough solid clearance and short sinks. Unknown remains only how Tigrennik will behave with the crash test, but we will not talk about sad thoughts materializes
Posted by: Leonid Pavlov
 
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Price
Engine
Spacious salon and trunk
 
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Noise
Plastic quality in the cabin
 
Price of the Tested Car - $ 16,499

Complete set of tested car
Frontal airbags
Abs
Steering amplifier
Adjustable steering column in height
Electric heating front seats
Remote central castle
Air conditioner
Electric drive and heating outdoor mirrors
Electric windows front
Power windows rear
Folding in parts rear seat
Adjustable tilt angle back seats
CD-audio system
Luke with electric drive
Fog lights
Alloy wheels
Full-sized spare wheel
Metallic painting

Specifications
body sizes, mm 392
Body
Body type 5-door hatchback
Number of places 5.
Curb weight, kg 1420
Full weight, kg 1850
Length, mm 4285
Width, mm 1765
Height, mm 1715
Wheel base, mm 2510
Road clearance, mm 180
Engine
Type gasoline with injection
Location in front, transversely
Location and number of cylinders R4
Working volume, cm 2350
Cylinder diameter / piston stroke, mm -
The degree of compression 9.5
Number of valves for cylinder 4
Maximum power, hp / rpm 130/3000
Maximum torque, nm / rpm 195/2500
Transmission
Gearbox 5-speed, mechanical
Drive front
Front suspension independent, McPherson
Rear suspension independent, McPherson
Front brakes disk
Rear brakes disk
Tires 215/70 R16
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 190
Acceleration time 0-100 km / h, from 13
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km
urban cycle 11,2
country cycle 8.5
mixed cycle -
Fuel tank capacity, l 57
Fuel gasoline AI-92
   
   
   
 
 
 

Source: Carclub.ru.