Test Drive Chevrolet Lacetti Sedan since 2004 Sedan

European Korean

If you forget about the not too good gearbox and inexpressive beep :), Chevrolet Lacetti looks like one of the most advantageous offers in its class.
Test cars live fun drivers are changing like mittens, which means that every time a new style of management, new roads and new sensations. Three days and they are leaving to make new acquaintances. But we choose the car not for a week, and for two years, therefore, the fleeting acquaintance is clearly not enough. And for a serious relationship, we decided to get acquainted with a typical representative of the most popular C-class in Russia, not with Ford Focus, but with one of his competitors Chevrolet Lacetti.
And let the color be the most typical, and the body is the most common, and the range of options is the average: Black Lacetti sedan with a 1.6 liter motor and mechanic decided to stay with us for three sufficient deadlines to decide.
How do such machines usually choose, giving them preference among the stylish coupe and self-confident SUVs? Perhaps, first of all, focusing on the price of what to take within. As for Lacetti, the limit reaches 542,400 rubles, and the basic cost of the machine is 370 100 rubles. For this money is offered a good car after all the design of Sedan was engaged in the famous Studio PinInfarina, hatchback ItalDesign, and the wagon was created on the basis of Sedan specialists from Korea. The hatchback is completely elusive to Alfa Romeo at all, but the rear racks of a more phlegmatic sedan resemble clear and solid German cars. He would have an even more aggressive view of the headlights of the cosmopolitan theme develops a squeezed cross of Chevrolet on the grille of the radiator, which does not give the car anything American, except the brand name. However, it is worth recognizing that renaming from Daewoo in a Chevrolet The idea is very successful: in the eyes of potential buyers, the American logo adds a prestigious car. But the Korean origin in his youth was called Nubira and under this name still known even in some European countries to guess Lacetti.
Well, what will see neighbors in traffic, found out. Let's go to the salon. The first impression of the interior is very spacious! Inside the machine looks more good than it may seem outside. Rear passengers will not complain about their fate in the far road. The sofa is molded under two, but the third there will also be placed with relative comfort. The trunk volume of 405 liters is not great, but it is convenient for downloading it, and you can open it with a button on the driver's door or remotely from the key.
The light velor interior is not very practical in the context of the Russian winter, but just in slushful weather, he protects comfort from harsh realities. Soft turned out to be black plastic with light inserts for aluminum on the front panel. In the salon of the busy pockets and all kinds of departments: to the left of the steering wheel, in the armrest, in the doorway, and in the rear with the cupboard, even on the back of the passenger seat, there is a pocket with a small mesh for cards. And under the passenger seat, the retractable box was hidden, in which the things during a sharp turn arranged arranged there with a sharp turn. The size of the glove box does not particularly please, but it boasts a cooled compartment. There is a case for glasses, but there are no eyepieces there, unless Pensne.
Having distributed things on pockets, it's time to get drunk. Wide seats have good lateral support. The driver's chair has adjustments to the tilt of the pillow and even lumbar stop, but the adjustment at a height of low drivers may not be enough. And if it is too close to move the steering wheel (it is adjustable in height and by departure in a large range), the Branca rests on his knees. But it is rather a caprise of the ergonomics of a driver's seat at the level. But who came up with, tell me, place the cl.xon signal buttons on the helm spokes ?? It was not possible to get used to them so and did not succeed in the potential danger of the hands in advance convulsively groped the cunning keys to have time to burst and warn the gazened member of the movement. But the leather upholstery of the steering wheel and the lever of the gearbox, which is provided for the configuration for us, is very pleasant to the touch.
The central place in a combination of instruments with a stylish metal edging is proudly occupied by a speedometer that surrounds a more modest tachometer and temperature pointers and fuel levels. The control panel of the radio on the steering wheel is a convenient solution, but in the evening the desired keys will have to find a touch of backlighting is not provided. By the way, the BLAUPUNKT regular radio tape recorder in such a good salon looks like it bought it on the Mitinsky Radiorenka on the cheap. Alien shines a bright blue spat adjusting the volume, knocking out of the total green backlight background, and the sound is medium.
By pulling up the ring on the gearbox lever (hello, Opel!), Turn on the back and take off the parking lot. About the definition of switching lacetti shifts did not write, perhaps only in the press release General Motors. They say, and to stick the third transmission from the first time is not possible, and the course of the lever is long, like an old truck, etc. These shortcomings at the car did not take away the mechanical transmission spoils the overall positive impression of the car. However, having flowning a couple of hours, adapt to the features and the first one will not confuse the third. Nevertheless, the endlessly long course of the lever tires and sometimes steals the fraction of a second when overclocking. Another drawback was found in the first snowy day when the roads of the capital were poured by a cocktail of Luzhkov, "the front glasses and the mirrors themselves instantly splashes.
The rest of the ride on Lacetti is only pleased. The 1.6-liter motor justifies its 109-strong potential, but wakes up only by 3,000 rpm. Earlier, it's no point from the engine invested by Euro-4, no sense. But the car is touched on the second gear and does not lose turns into the slide. To stall on it, you will have to try. And the brakes are good, by the way, disk on all wheels, and the basic package includes ABS at the same Ford Focus it is offered for extra charge.
Lacetti does not provoke an active ride: his element is a leisurely powerful comfortable movement. Supports a valorie ride and suspension style: the car smoothly rolls over the lying police and other irregularities. But in the turns of the rolls are insignificant: the car perfectly listens to the steering wheel, you can present passengers of acute sensations. And at speeds in the area of \u200b\u200b150 km / h, Lacetti is not discomfort.
Expect Mercedes noise insulation from the Korean sedan, naturally, it is not worth it: with a growing speed, the motor and especially the noise of tires is perfectly audible in the cabin. And to the Russian winter, the machine was prepared not too carefully heating the seats no even in the top configuration! But the air conditioner copes with his task perfectly.
As for visibility: Mirrors give a fairly clear idea of \u200b\u200bthe situation around the car, but in the parking lot they distort the picture like, the future owners of Lacetti will not hurt Parktronic.
By the way, the recommended fuel for Lacetti - AI-92, which at the current prices for gasoline can be written in its advantages, as well as fuel consumption.
If you forget about not too successful gearbox and beep (!), Chevrolet Lacetti looks one of the most profitable offers in its class. This is actually a good car for every day. Basic equipment Plus with a 1.4 liter motor with a capacity of 94 hp It costs from 370 100 rubles. For this money, the sedan is offered with front windows, driven mirrors, radio with MP3, ABS, two pillows and even a central lock with Du. Only here without air conditioner buying a car meaning does not have the minimum cost that will be added for Lacetti 391 500 rubles for the STAR package. The platinum is equipped with a 1.8-liter motor, machine gun, an electric car, rain sensor, climate control, CD-changer on 5 disks, 4 airbags and alloy discs will cost 542,400 rubles.
The choice of a car with an average motor of 1.6 liters is optimal in the middle of the ELITE. Price with mechanics 430 700 rub, for the machine will have to pay another 36,500 rubles.
The cost of the hatchback with a 1.4-liter motor in the basic configuration begins from 358,900 rubles to 530,700 per 1.8-liter motor with a machine gun. The wagon is offered only with mechanical transmission and 1.6 or 1.8 liters engines. The car will cost at least 410 900 rubles, and 530 100 rubles will be given for the top package.
Text: Svetlana Aleeva
 
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Affordable price
High security in the database
 
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Long moves lever gearbox
Lack of heating of seats
 
Price of the tested car - 451 100 rubles

Complete set of tested car
Frontal driver and front passenger airbags
Fastening for children's seats ISOFIX
ABS
Fog lights
Disc brakes of all wheels
Central castle with Du
CD-audio system with 6 speakers
climate control
Steering amplifier
Remote control lock trunk
Adjustable height and departure steering column
Electric windows front and rear
Electric and heated mirrors
Adjusting the driver's seat height
Adjusting the lumbar driving seat
Central Armrest between front seats
Folding rear seats in proportion 60/40
Trimming Skin Steering Wheel and Gearbox
Front seat
Driver Sunglasses Case
Chrome domestic door handles
Coloring metallic

Specifications
Body
Body type sedan.
Number of seats 5.
Curb weight, kg 1255
Full weight, kg 1660
Length, mm 4515
Width, mm 1725
Height, mm 1445
Wheel base, mm 2600
Road clearance, mm 145
Engine
Type gasoline, with direct injection
Location in front, transversely
Location and number of cylinders R4
Working volume, cm 1598
Number of valves on cylinder 4
Maximum power, hp / rpm 109/5800
Maximum torque, nm / rpm 150/4000
Transmission
Gearbox 5-speed, mechanical
Drive front
Front suspension independent, type McPherson
Rear suspension independent, double-click
Front brakes disc ventilated
Rear brakes disk
Tires 195/55 R15
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 187
Acceleration time 0-100 km / h, from 10.7
Fuel consumption, l / 100 km
urban cycle 9,2
country cycle 5.9
mixed cycle 7,1
Fuel tank capacity, l 60
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 

A source: Carclub.ru.