Test Drive Chevrolet Lacetti Sedan since 2004 Sedan

Preference by the average

Consumer basket cars
How in addition to the price determines the choice of the buyer in the widespread class with? Lack of queue for half a year? Sizes of the cabin and trunk? Riding qualities or aesthetics of the cabin? And appearance. How does it affect the choice? In all this we will try to figure out, comparing five popular cars, representing the bottom of the price group in their segment.
 
Who is something
Ford Focus II.
Price tested car $ 21605
Max. Power 125 liters. with. at 6000 rpm.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b193 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 10.8 s
Renault Megane
Price of a tested car $ 20922
Max. Power 110 l. with. at 6000 rpm.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b192 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 10.9 s
 
Nissan Almera Classic
Price of a car tested $ 17090
Max. Power 107 liters. with. at 6000 rpm.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b177 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 13,9 s
 
Chevrolet Lacetti.
Price tested car $ 15590
Max. Power 109 liters. with. at 5800 rpm.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b187 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 10.7 s
 
Mitsubishi Lancer.
Price tested car $ 15490
Max. Power 98 liters. with. at 5000 rpm.
Max. Speed \u200b\u200b181 km / h
Acceleration 0-100 km / h 12.6 s

Chevrolet Lacetti.
Chevyanist who changed his name and nationality

 
Engine
Type petrol
Working volume, cm3 1598
Max. Power, l. with. For rpm 109/5800
Max. Moment, nm at rpm 150/3600
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 187
Acceleration 0100 km / h, from 10.7
Total information
Fuel consumption (EU), l / 100 km 6.4-10.1
Fuel tank volume, l 60
Wheel base, mm 2608
Length, mm 4515
Width, mm 1725
Height, mm 1440
Mass cutting. / Full., Kg 1180/1665
Price, $ 15590
 
Born like Daewoo Machine sold from us under the name Lacetti, this is, in fact, three built on the common platform of different cars. The hatchback developed in Atelier Giugiaro just brought with him the name Lacetti. The sedan from the PinInfarina designers and the semi-model Korean station wagon had its own name Nubira. In terms of the edges and roundings of the external panels, the features of a variety of stamps are viewed.
 
Such entry seemingly promises a lot of cheap plastic in the cabin, but ... inside Lacetti surprises suddenly high quality materials. And the presence of its own style of style. The design of the torpedo can be safely called interesting. The shield is even slightly frightened and for a small machine a little more solid than necessary. But it is not overloaded and read well.
 
Lacetti management authorities are simple. And in the genre of our class of cars simplicity, the key to success. Alien looks like a BLAUPNKT radio. This is especially noticeable at night, when despite the green lights of all other appliances and buttons, it shines a bright blue eye.
 
At first, I liked the Flat Seats in the end, we liked: comfortable, with wide adjustment in all directions (including with separate adjustment in the height of the front and rear parts of the pillow). For a car of this class is very good. Places abound everywhere. Rear passengers do not have to be particularly crowded, even if the driver will move badly. The trunk is capacious and quite comfortable.
 
The steering wheel, for my taste, is thin, is large in diameter and has a bulky hub. But there are adjustments in both planes another bold plus!
The arm box in the hand falls easily. The fingers are spoiled by the ring, which must be pulled to turn on the rear rarely applied decision today. But the main box does not shift clarity. It is especially noticeable to 3-4-5 transmissions.
 
Uncomfortable and the fact that from the driver's side there is no pass-through handle inside the door. But external excellent. What you can not say about the mirrors. It seems they would not be small, but the review through them is perfect you will not call. You have to constantly twist your head.
 
The dynamics of the car with a motor of 1.6 liters is quite sufficient. Cheerful motor, moderately noisy and economical. If you do not yaws correctly unscrew the engine and join the necessary gears in time, Lacetti is able to drive quickly. Noise at the same time, exactly as much as the average C-class car. Most of all tires.
 
Threshing Chevrolet mediocre. At least many of his test competitors have a better slowdown even with a larger weight. And disk brakes on all wheels do not help here.
 
The suspension (Front McPherson, behind a double-per) Chevrolet Lacetti combines tangible rigidity that causes a strong shaking of the entire body on irregularities, with moderate stripping steering. It seems that she is simply obliged to give the driver to the maximum information on the steering wheel, but Lacetti does not indulge the owner perfect turning. And efforts on the steering wheel, and the trajectory is obtained by some kind of uneven, with noticeable retardations of reactions. Despite the strong shame, this car is not for incendiary damping.

DESIGN
First show 2003
ITALDESIGN design.
OUTSIDE
This comparative test is the most agronized, from the point of view of style and design, car. Architecture and plastic are calm, and the relief is filled and expressive. But this is not a masterpiece. Reviewality from the face is low, and the case does not help neither a golden cross Chevrolet, nor three floors of silver planks. But, surprisingly, all together creates a sufficient background to manifest the individuality of the brand. On the dense lubrication of the silhouette, he can remind German design. Behind, however, too. But in general, everything looks high quality and, most importantly, solo.
INSIDE
The tonality in the perception of the interior sets the laconism of the instrument panels, which is not newly connected to the console with the pad on the floor tunnel and is elegantly supplemented with an upper pad, smoothly flowing appliances. Everything else only complements the declared topic. Including a four-span steering wheel and upholstery of doors, characterized by simplicity, quality of drawing and relief.
Smooth lines make lacetti visually more than the car is actually

The trunk is very decent size. And the opening is great. Volume 405 L.
 
Range of steering and seat adjustments is pleasantly surprised!

Magnitol and niche look under it alien. The remaining parts of the torpedo are quite nice. KP lever convenient, but switching clarity is small

Ford Focus II.
IDEALIZATION
Artist of the desire
 
Engine
Type petrol
Working volume, cm3 1798
Max. Power, l. with. for rpm 125/6000
Max. Moment, nm at rpm / min 166/4000
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 193
Acceleration 0100 km / h, from 10.8
Total information
Fuel consumption (EU), l / 100 km 5.6 / 9.7
Volume of fuel tank, l 55
Wheel base, mm 2640
Length, mm 4340
Width, mm 1840
Height, mm 1490
Mass cutting., Kg 1250
Price, $ 21605
 
Oxygen came out with Ford. Not fundamental, but annoying. No, that you, God forbid, with a car, everything was absolutely in order. But the car, who came to the place of shooting the latter, ironically, was ... Hatchback.
 
We grabbed the phone numbers and gained air to pronounce many expressive words ... But after a couple of seconds, I exhaled, deciding that because of the championship popularity and almost altogether of this car we will compare all sorts of driving and aesthetic nuances. And to draw a trunk in this case will not be difficult. And who did not see the Vsevolozhsky sedan? Everyone was seen!
 
Ford handsome. Harmonious and proportional. Sedan, of course, is not so sophisticated as Hatch, but still. The trunk of the second focus, in contrast to the first, does not look like a foreign drawer. We take a door handle for amazingly lying in your hand, open the door. We slam back. Jerked again ... What a nice sound!
 
Ford's insides through a strict prism of budgetary views look amazing. Not cooked, stylish and unstable. Champion? Unconditionally, yes!
The instrument shield is laconic and read easily. The steering wheel with four metallized knitting needles with all its simplicity is in hand. The console is generally above all silence. In the CD / MP3-changer version, it is also very beautiful.
 
A little pushing the handle of the box, but the moves and clarity of five with a plus. What else is needed for happiness? Seat? Front can be considered the best among competitors in the test. Hard, with good support. In these you will not get tired even if you spend all day on the way. Rear in the length of the place is enough, but the high passengers will get the top of the ceiling. The width of the rear row allows you to quite comfortably accommodate three passengers if they are not too compound. Plus, the folded rear armrest does not protrude beyond the plane of the back, and does not crash into the vanes to the average passenger.
 
Touch from the place. How does he go? Cancelled. The only common Ford defect requiring addiction and some skill, touching the mountain. A bit implanted with gas stalling. The little went over the jump forward. A thin game of gas and clutch on focus with a manual box The only visimo facing the future owner of the task.
 
Everything else is easy to manage and exclusively obedient car. About the focus manageability go if not legends, then odes exactly. Dozens of times have already experienced delight from taxiing on this machine. Thanks to the rear multi-particle suspension, Ford Focus in this discipline standard. As with the part of the brakes, which lost in the deceleration intensity of only equipped with disk mechanisms from behind Renault. If, however, you will not get a budgetary version with drum rear brakes, greatly worsening a pleasant picture. What annoys in Ford? The deaf knock of the suspension and quite large vertical accelerations when passing the police. To obtain ideal taxiing, part of the comfort had to donate.
 
DESIGN
First show 2005
Design under the guidance of Martin Smith (Martin Smith).
OUTSIDE
The branded dish of stylists of the European branch of the Ford 2006 model year, the kinetic design here is only punctured and still cautious. But still the key is energetic and emotional as specified in the picture and plastic. We recognize that the FOCUS FASHAS was more characteristic. In the profile, perhaps, too. Recall the bold relief of the wheeled arches and the beautiful union of the third side window and the rear lamp was beautiful. However, the time goes and it remains to enjoy the very fact of novelty.
INSIDE
Finally, a sliding side of a cream cake style in which the instrument panel of the first Focus was solved, caught in the fly. Now everything T-figuratively, traditionally and ... less expressive. Still in plastic, few words from kinetic design, the image of silver elliptic defrosters takes off somewhere from the main and declared theme outside.
Attention to detail made the appearance of Ford recognizable and harmonious. Sedan, of course, less elegant, but much more spacious
 
Excellent seats, comfortable steering wheel, beautiful handle box. All comfort together on the road
   
The third headrest is better removed. It prevents reviews back

Large trunk. The volume of the sedan is 525 l, at the hatchback 385 l
 

Mitsubishi Lancer.
Provoctern-san
Evolution Drive

Engine
Type petrol
Working volume, cm3 1584
Max. Power, l. with. at rpm 98/5000
Max. Moment, nm at rpm / min 150/4000
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 181
Acceleration 0100 km / h, from 12.6
Total information
Fuel consumption (EU), l / 100 km 6.8 / 10.7
Fuel tank volume, l 50
Wheel base, mm 2600
Length, mm 4540
Width, mm 1695
Height, mm 1465
Mass cutting. / Full., Kg 1275/1780
Price, $ 15490
 
Each Mitsubishi Lancer and at least some familiar with the car world, mentally adds the cherished word Evolution to the title. Well, or even remembers him. Some possessing an extraordinary fantasy imagine themselves athletes and try to felt in an ordinary car on narrow wheels standing at one end of the line of complete sets, the most, the regulatory-carrying miracle, closing this line on the other side.
Does there be traces of his fire-haired brothers in the most easily of Lanserors? There is!
 
Not in appearance, of course. The appearance of this sedan is laconicity and unassuming. Even after restyling, which is just a tribute to fashion, not the cry of the soul of the designer. But not the challenge of everything and everything that, given the traditions of the Eastern Auto industry, is already good.
 
And in the cabin you will not find anything that I would talk about Evo IX about two hundred eighty horsepower and acceleration to hundreds of less than seven seconds. Everything is simple and twice as slower here. On our demanding taste is almost utilitarian. And while all at hand.
 
Is the corner of the panel on which the receiver and climate handles are located? Unusual? But they are accessible, and certainly do not have to be drawn neither with her hand or look. It is good when all attention on the road. Still distant echoes Evo? KP handle seems long. But moves and selectivity what you need! Do not miss. Another chamber to the best results on the track?
 
Seat. Dense, with cloth friction insert. Already do not get back from side to side. And support is present. And behind the normal sofa on three, and the average passenger in the blade will not be lit the hard armrest.
 
The trunk at Lancer is big, but the opening is greatly cleaned by the oblique surfaces of the rear lights.
 
Flaws? They are here. Born by right-handed, Lancer has a handbrake on the passenger side of the tunnel. Have you remembered the old good Japs from the eighties? To say that this machine to manage it is easy to say nothing. She rides naturally. Without demanding from the driver, no special skills or some complex manipulations. The steering wheel is transparent as the first autumn ice lady on a puddle. Feels every trifle, but will save even novice from errors. Non-reliquiquious motor in 98 forces fully pulls in a rather large range of revolutions. It is nice that he comes to life without delay even with a small touch of gas pedal. There is no complaints about the clutch and disk brakes in a circle.
 
Thanks to all this simplicity and naturalness, the car constantly provokes to sports riding. It turnsone a little bit here, gladly noting the competent selection of the gearboxes of the box, then it will rebuild almost in the rearrangement mode. Lancer All this can make with great pleasure. And this pleasure is necessarily transmitted by the steering.
 
DESIGN
First show 2005
Design under the direction of Akinori Nakanischi (Akinori Nakanischi).
OUTSIDE
The style of the style and design of the style is boiled over this model with the inevitability of the appearance of the next Evolution series: VIII, IX ... It seems that all this originality and design, and the style is made in favor of the utilization and functionality of the WRC brand. From here it is so inexplicitable face features and the contours of the silhouette are clearly clamped, which is clearly not successful (from a consumer point of view), and is not endowed with due expressiveness. Perhaps this is the only case when the antiques on the trunk lid should prefer to prefer holes on pedals.
INSIDE
There is something in it. He is honest and, in a certain sense, no. Rather, the same as the exterior. Any of its parts or functional blocks with ease and without prejudice to the integrity of the style can be removed and replaced by a serious instrument necessary to participate in the World WRC Championship. It will not be worse. Will be better.
 
Long box lever makes his job canceled. But I would change the steering wheel to more modern
 
Developed support seats are well fixed by the driver and passenger

Championship trunk. Volume 590 L.
 
Nissan Almera Classic
Recipe success
Second derivative
 
Engine
Type petrol
Working volume, cm3 1596
Max. Power, l. with. for rpm 107/6000
Max. Moment, nm at rpm 146/3600
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 177
Acceleration 0100 km / h, from 13.9
Total information
Fuel consumption (EU), l / 100 km 7.6
Volume of fuel tank, l 55
Wheel base, mm 2535
Length, mm 4510
Width, mm 1710
Height, mm 1450
Mass cutting. / Full, kg 1240/1700
Price, $ 17090

This sedan impresses the largest of all cars in our test. Although it is just a fundamentally recycled Korean version of the well-known almers, which existed for some time under the name of Samsung SM3 and was once again overflowing for some markets, among which we also fell.
In Classic forms, deliberate similarity is felt with large classes. There are hints and Passat, and on Mondeo. In general, a rather expressive car. Noticeable in the stream, and, thanks to its unusually large lanterns, no one like.
 
Door handles for almers Classic to full-fledged end-to-end and did not reach. At the only thing in the test. And inside the pull the door for itself is for not too comfortable deepening in the armrest.
 
Inside, of course, for the most part, the familiar Nissanov forms and details prevail. A little different, compared to the former almers, plastic. Cute in appearance and not too pleasant to the touch. The uncomplicated shield on which everything is being present to the driver, and less yielding console. Climate control buttons and handles are located in front of the KP handle. It is not too comfortable and not at all clearly. Even old-fashioned. Here the competitors are clearly ahead.
 
But the steering wheel is good! Tightly lies in the hands, the diameter and the cross section are optimal, and the devices through it perfectly visible.
 
The front seats in Nissanovsky are flat, although the driver has a separate adjustment of the front and rear parts of the height pillow. But support is not enough as if reminding that the side acceleration is not the element of this car.
 
Behind the threesome frankly closely. But if the passengers are two, their services are serviced with cup holders.
 
From the explicit advantages of this sedan, it is worth noting the full size of the spacing under the floor of the spacious trunk, the cover of which can be opened not only from the cabin, but also with a key fob button.
 
We try to classic almer in business. The new Motor is 1.6 liters noticeably more than a two-liter predecessor. Noisy, but fast and unexpectedly resporing the pedal to the floor.
 
What you can not say about the box. You can't call it high, the moves are great and the gears turn on rather chain. Perhaps worse only in Renault. But it slows down the almera classic well. All four disc mechanisms on the Four with a plus. And dispensing effort easily.
 
Nissan Almera Classic with an adapted multi-dimensional suspension highly floats over the road, and inevitable rolls accompany each sharp driving cutting. Not that it does not fall into the turn, but he answers the tangles of many classmates.
 
But nothing is just like that. The same suspension, thanks to large strokes and elasticity, allows you to practically not notice most of the irregularities. And without difficulty, it allows you to get to the highest border. Without some risk, something somewhere to tear off. For this, the special and deepest bow to suspension.
Moreover, it was possible to preserve quite a lot of branded Nissanovsky smoothness.
 
This is a big plus.
 
What really annoys is the vibration of the engine at idle and noise from tires at high speeds. Otherwise noise insulation is acceptable.
 
DESIGN
First show 2006
Design under the guidance of Shiro Nakamura.
OUTSIDE
In comparison with the previous model, the design became, on the one hand, more European, and on the other he lost the individuality. From face the car began to resemble the products of the VW concern. The silhouette, although harmonized in terms of proportions looks unnecessarily correct and, as a result, simply none. Not too much
the common arrangement of the license plate in the rear bumper is perhaps the only entertainment for the sophisticated gaze. When the night hooligans are torn off from the lid of the trunk curlel emblem, the individuality will fade completely. Alas...
 
INSIDE
Everything is very neat and right. Such sensations arise mainly due to a well-balanced T-shaped composition of the instrument panel and extremely agronized detailing, each fragment of which is assigned its own role. As a result, it all looks almost perfect and, naturally, a little boring.
 

Classic salon Traditionally smooth Nissanov lines and neutrality in everything. But nothing cuts
 
Soft seats, preds with a large adjustment range. But support is small

The trunk is good. True, the opening is slightly narrowed by lanterns. Volume 460 L.

Renault Megane
Meganastro
Renovnels and francophones

Engine
Type petrol
Working volume, cm3 1598
Max. Power, l. with. at rpm 110/6000
Max. Moment, nm at rpm 151/4200
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km / h 192
Acceleration 0100 km / h, from 10.9
Total information
Fuel consumption (EU), l / 100 km 5.6 / 9.1
Fuel tank volume, l 60
Wheel base, mm 2625
Length, mm 4210
Width, mm 1755
Height, mm 1455
Mass cutting. / Full, kg 1230/1335
Price, $ 19299
Even outwardly, Renault Megane looks completely unlike the rest of the test participants. Looks like a hatch, but still sedan. And hence immediately the first question. How to access the trunk? So-so. A short lid at least opens to a big angle, it is not too great opening, ship in which, say, a big suitcase is inconvenient.
 
Dive into the salon. Along the way, we note comfortable handles inside and outside and some kind of frivolous sound, with which the doors slam.
The chubby seat is happily takes the saddle with his pleasant texture and correct softness. With quite a highly developed support from the back, the front seats pillows seem hardly convex. Strange combination.
 
The steering wheel looks bulky due to the huge size of the hub. This is too large visual stain constantly clogs all other organs and appliances. By itself, the Branca has too large tides where thumbs should lie, and the hands are more convenient to accommodate below at the level of the spoke.
The shield is simple, although digitization and smallness. On the convex medium console, they are familiar to all models of the brand radio and climate control buttons. Although not too familiar, but without big mysteries.
 
The gear shift knob over the right speed competes with Nissanovskaya. There is a business connection of manufacturers.
The pedal node Renault, according to the tradition of the brand, is strongly shifted. So much that transplancing from the car into the car, at first you do not get into the right leg.
The handbrake with a transverse handle and the side button also looks different. But just it is quite comfortable.
 
Touch, we go. Very quiet. This is a plus. And gently. Small irregularities The car swallows without noticing. But before a certain limit. Then there will be a tangible leap, accompanied by bu-boom. On this car you need to ride neatly.
 
The dynamics of the motor is sufficient for urban conditions, but the high-speed ride this car is contraindicated. Motor, in favor of environmental requirements, slowly gaining momentum and coupled with viscous switching boxes does not add confidence to the driver in the future.
 
Now let's make Renault Megane turn. I suppose, so reluctantly the car responds to driving driving. Carnating and goes outward turning. Elastokiematic beam behind this is not a Ford Multi-type. And we began to ride smoothly and the steering wheel turn slowly. For what, strictly speaking, this car is created.
 
And everything became much harmonious. Just do not squeeze all juices out of megan. Drive calmly? You will enjoy this car. Especially if a woman will be driving. Because the caring French provided the car truly by the brake supervillers. Thanks to which Megane leader in its class along the length of the braking path.
 
DESIGN
First show 2004
Design under the guidance of Patrick Le`keman.
OUTSIDE
For modern design, the same vitality of a bright style in a rapid hatchback and a balanced sedan is rare. Renault stylists demonstrate the ability to do it easily and gracefully. Finding on the face is great and subordinate to the emblem branded rhombo. The silhouette is quite harmonized, and the trunk protrusion does not look rudiment or violence it is organic and even dorienne.
 
It is not confused from behind. Thanks to the lanterns and V-shaped submarines on the trunk lid, the image correlates with modernity, and with the Renault brand.
 
INSIDE
Composition of Clea, and the style is removed and simple. This does not reduce its originality, especially in comparison with other participants in the test, which are traditional, and sometimes even boring.


In the Salon Reno-Style is all! With the exception of the receiver not a single straight line. Many curved surfaces and non-standard solutions
 
Seat material unusually pleasant to the touch

The trunk is very spacious. The lid opens on an unusually big angle. Volume 520 L.

Definitely, when choosing an inexpensive car, the price of the issue comes out, however, with the advent of modern cars equipped with a multi-dimensional suspension, advanced brake systems, attitudes towards them, as the primitive vehicles change. Increasingly, such cars are capable of not only to take to the goal, but also to deliver a lot of pleasure.

1ST PLACE
Ford Focus
+ Excellent handling, good dynamics, high-quality interior and ergonomically verified controls. In addition, this car is out of competition on a combination price / quality
- rear suspension knobs when driving irregularities, insufficiently powerful drum rear brakes in budget versions
2ND PLACE
Mitsubishi Lancer.
+ Transparency and simplicity of all controls and pleasure derived from driving. Explicit plus hardy suspension and a small price
- The interior looks insensitive, weak engine insulation and wheeled arches
3RD PLACE
Nissan Almera Classic
+ The suspension of this car is not better adapted for domestic roads. Excellent noise insulation at the level of cars class above. In addition, the Almera has an outstanding and fairly modern appearance
- Tangible rolls in turns and fuzzy gear shift
4th place
Chevrolet Lacetti.
+ Fairly high quality finishing of the interior. Relatively low price. Spacious interior, good seats
- fuzzy gear shift, insufficiently comfortable suspension, uninformative steering mechanism
5th place
Renault Megane
+ No one has a similar exterior and interior design. Excellent brake dynamics and high-quality interior trim
- Traditionally, for the cars of this brand, a displaced pedal node, smeared reactions to driving driving, weak side support for seats

Evgeny Hapov Text Photo Leonid Deduch
 

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