Test Drive Chevrolet Lanos since 2005 Sedan
Another approach
Today's rivals are the most popular small cars in Russia. But it is hardly the only thing that unites them. Moskvich and Zaporozhets
Logan and Lanos appeared on our market just a year ago, but it seems that we know them all your life. After all, today every third sold superminic is Russian Renault or Ukrainian Chevrolet. This year, these machines will be sold at least one hundred thousand. In 2007, Reno promises to increase Logan's production to 80 thousand cars. Yes, and the Ukrainian Zaz, where Lanos collect, reports about the willingness to release as many sedans as Russian buyers claim. And therefore, everyone who intends to purchase a new car for $ 10-11 thousand, can not not pay attention to Renault with the Moscow Region and Chevrolet with Zaporizhia Passport. Who is more worthy of your favor?
About appearance, as usual, we will not speak a lot. Especially since both are not handsome. Maybe in the end, someone else will come to the soul of chopped forms of apparent exorbitant, right, hypertrophied against the background of small royne body wheels. Someone - smooth lines and the absolute lightness of Lanos. But even if you do not like it, nor another, do not hurry to get a look. In these cars, what inside is much more important.
More expensive - does not mean better
Updated in the cabin, you understand the undeniable - and in the most expensive configuration Logan remains Logan. In the top version, there is even stylish inscriptions on the thresholds and chrome knockers of the instrument panels. But they can not overpower the feeling of total savings. Uncomfortable climate block, symmetrical in favor of the technologies, ugly housings of mirrors, poor wipering algorithm, a muster door handles, cast at the same time with the upholstery, stupidly located the buttons of the windows - Lypov here will be twisted for two cars. After any modern supermini - from Aveo to Yaris - the interior of Logan causes disappointment.
Contemporary decoration and worthy of the budget machine quality assembly The main trumps of the Logan salon. And fix most of the flaws in terms of ergonomics is the case of one inexpensive restyling restyling
Compared with cheaper configurations in the vacuine chaser, the royal chair. There is adjustment of the lumbar stop and adjustment of the height pillow
Renault glove box is not bad. And the volume is quite decent, and the holder for the handle with a pocket for business cards in it
I have long become familiar in the class of superminy, the electric drive mirrors in Logan is available as an option and only on the most expensive version.
Another thing is that against the background of the products of Vase and Chinese classmates, that is, their direct competitors, the most affordable Renault looks worthy - almost as well, but extremely good. In the cabin, nothing rattles and does not hang out. In addition, let Logan and looks cheap, but he is quite a modern car. In proof of this - a digital odometer and a shutdown passenger airbag. But Lanos is just an elderly model.
Lanos could argue for the title of the Spartan car itself. Let's say the tachometer in it can not be in principle. And, as in Logan, it is impossible to get an adjustment of the steering wheel even for surcharge
The driver's seat of Lanos is equipped with a minimum neither adjustment in height, nor the handle of the lumbar stop
No, this is not a glove box. Judging by the volume rather a big ashtray
Double cup holder hardly not only serial luxury chevrolet salon
Without a small 10 years on the conveyor - this is not a pound of Izyum. But if you distract from the long-release interior from fashion, it turns out that inside Chevrolet turns out to be quite worthy. And ergonomics at the level, and the design is by no means repulsive. At the same time, the quality of the assembly is also rather happy - no outsiders, vibrations and creaks. It is alarming except that the installed steering wheel and the abundance of sensors and the Russian production relay. However, while nothing knows about the mass reviews of Lanos.
Logan Power Personnel buttons are inconvenient - but in the legs of the rear passengers
Thanks to the plastic washer in the door lock, Renault closes softly and almost silently
After the tiny mirrors of Logan, the rear review in Lanos seems luxurious
Both cars trunk can be opened either by a lever from the cabin or a key. Buttons on the lid are not provided
Big deal
Logan is considered one of the most spacious supermines. And right: such a roomy sedan in the class b is simply not. Especially impressive stock of space above the head. Which visually increases the large area of \u200b\u200bglazing. But Lanos, oddly enough, loses the champion not so much. By and large in the back row of both cars, there is enough space for two adult passengers with growth of 185 cm. But, given the greater width and the absence of a pronounced sofa molding, it will be comfortable and three in Logan.
The rear head restraints of Lanos, unlike Logan, do not require surcharge. But in Reno, comfortable pockets in the backs of the chairs that Chevrolet are not
Upholstery of the doors of both cars do not shine neither design, no convenience of pockets are too small and shallow
And the most obvious minus Chevrolet is too tilted back the back of the sofa: you are sitting here. That is how the layers-linkers tried to achieve a satisfactory stock over their heads. But for a long time to linger in the back seat of Lanos does not pull - I want to sit more vertically.
Dimensions are given in centimeters. * Distance from seat cushion to ceiling.
Space for feet sitting rear indicated provided that the driver's growth is 185 cm
We are engaged in mathematics
Every schoolboy will be known soon - Logan's trunk is the largest in class. From the point of view of mathematics - unconditionally. The 322-liter Lanos chest seems unperventy against the background of 510 liters of Renault. But only at first glance. In this fantastic sizes, the trunk includes two large road suitcases. More space does not remain. Small vertical size does not allow you to put suitcases on the edge - interfere with the speakers on the rear shelf. There is a place only for shallow or relatively flat boosted: bags from the supermarket, all kinds of convolutions. However, given the folk essence of the car, this trunk has one advantage: potatoes in bulk will enter seven or eight bags here, no less.
As can be seen in these pictures, in a formally more roomy trunk of Logan (left) in fact, it will be possible to put a lot more cargo. And due to the folding back of the sofa, the chevrolet is much more functional
Powerful springs and rear shelf speakers limit the useful volume of Logan trunk
In the tiny trunk of Lanos can be squeezed ... the same two suitcases. Yes, the baggage opening of Chevrolet is too uncomfortable, yes, his internal geometry is far from the perfect parallelepiped. But the back of the Logan sofa is screwed tightly. And in Lanos, you can fold the back and at least twice the useful volume of the trunk. Not to mention the obvious advantage in the carriage of the long runs.
Normal level Do not believe the stories of the owners who declare that Lanos is ahead of the head of Logan on the dynamics. Not worth it, however, trust and those who claim the opposite. In fact, the accelerating dynamics of both cars is approximately on the same one, and the level is very mediocre. Lanos-1.5 and Logan-1.6, the smooth operating characteristics of the engines is not to meet either annoying failures or perky pickles. Dimensively, not that slowly, but somehow everyday and boring both overcome the threshold of the first hundred and at all slowly get up to 140-150 km / h. Further, the very concept of dynamics against these cars loses its meaning. And it is quite normal. The same 8-valve vases really do not go faster.
Basic 75-strong Logan-1.4 Many are called redemption. Well, recreated on it with a modern golf-class hatchback with a 16-valve motor, you really feel that the car is as if it holds for the rear bumper. But you just need to adequately select an object for comparison. In the city, 1,4-liter Reno will almost not give way to a more powerful brother. On the highway, it is quite predictable by his fence enough is that up to 120 km / h. Of course, if you often travel in four and at least half a filled trunk, 90-strong Logan is preferable.
The decisive advantage of Renault achieved due to the brakes. Slows succeed in Logan obviously better than Lanos. Chevrolet also does not have avs, so winter riding a lot of unpleasant surprises.
About the benefits of amplification
Immediately, let's say that Lanos and Logan without a power steering is poorly amenable to training, not self-respecting owner and simply self-willed creatures. To amazing discomfort, which you experience, unscrewing heavy steering wheel in the parking spaces, absolute amorphosis is added with an active handling. At a speed of 60 km / h Steering wheel in both cars, you can safely rotate degrees to 45 left and right - nowhere with a straight line. What feedback and definition of management in turns can we talk in such an case? So storming fast blocks by car without an amplifier can only be recommended by members of the suicide club.
Reinforced Logan and Lanos completely different song. In Chevrolet even appear perky sports notes - the tuning of the servo is sharp. Renault in any case remains more thoughtful than the regulatory. However, its reactions to the steering actions are already quite adequate and do not cause amazement.
When traveling outside the city and just snowy winter, you will definitely appreciate the high road clearance of both cars. Logan also has regular crankcase protection
The conclusion is unambiguous: no matter how much you want to save, you just need to pay extra for the hydraulicel.
Golden mean
Noise insulation in Lanos worked out truly ingenious. In the sense that the level of external noise in the cabin does not exceed the comfort threshold and at the same time gives a fairly accurate idea of \u200b\u200bwhen it is necessary to switch up - in the absence of a tachometer, a very useful feature.
Logan Pusher. Moreover, oddly enough, the 1.6-liter Renault turned out to be more vastly, rather than its less powerful 75-strong fellow.
But the comfort of Logan suspension does not depend on the engine. It is the suspension - the main trump card of the car. Russian Renault combines excellent smoothness and enviable energy intensity. To break through such a long-time suspension, and even if there are high-profile tires, something from a row is required. It is not surprising that Logan drivers storm the tramways and pressing the lying police do not slow down - this luxury is included in the basic configuration.
Lanos is also quite comfortable in part of the suspension. According to the lessons of the Chevrolet class, it takes care of both the driver and passengers. Shakes here except that slightly. But the energy intensity of the suspension stands is missing - so that the driver will have to pass into the driver.
What is bad
As a rule, the creators of budget vehicles do not bother for EURONCAP crash tests. But for any rule there are exceptions. In the end, passive safety is a real fetish, so that the concrete EuroKapovsky cubic Logan was sent before the start of sales. The result was quite acceptable - 3 stars and 19 points. A good assessment of Russian Renault by and large lost due to a pedal assembly, during the frontal clash of a strongly injured dummy. But the experts praised Logan for the strong power structure of the body.
It remains only to divert compilers of Russian Renault. After all, the passenger pillow and ABS, standard for Europe, they sent to the Options list. You will have to order them even in the most expensive bundling. Sit - three, even with a plus card ...
In the budget category Logan, the safest supermini in our market
The passive safety of Lanos Experts EuroNCAP was rated in two and a half. Although in general the power structure of the body turned out to be quite reliable, the picture was spoiled by the little things. Here and high loads on the chest of safety belts, and the driver's ribs injured during the side impact, finally, even the neck of the passenger mannequin received a painful stretching. On the side of Lanos, the fact that he received his assessment is honest, having only a driver's airbag on board. True, with recently, in the basic Chevrolet for the Russian market ... There is not even it. Moreover, ABS for Lanos you will not get at all for any money.
Cheaper not found In order to achieve such an attractive price of $ 8980, the compilers of the packages were thrown out of Lanos, everything that can, and the hydraulicel, and airbags. However, you get them, surcharge not so much - $ 500. Another 700 green and you are already the lucky owner of the Top version of Lanos. For $ 10,180 at your service and air conditioning, and front electric windows. It is a pity that the tachometer, the central castle and the ABS already mentioned by the owner of Zaporizhia Chevrolet is not available. Nevertheless, in terms of price / number of the car, it is Lanos better offer on the market. In the class of supermini in any case.
Logan will be more expensive. After all, even in comparison with last year's prices, Renault added $ 400-500. Moreover, the ignite for $ 9499 is nothing more than an advertising leaflet. And the registered hydraulicer (+ $ 450) will not fix the situation - in the suspension of the basic version they also saved on the transverse stability stabilizer! That is why it is necessary to start an account with an express version that costs $ 10,399 with a 1.4 l and $ 10,999 with a more powerful one and six. The list of equipment becomes richer on the central lock, the hydraulicel, as well as the front electric windows (1.6 liters). I plute the cost of air conditioner ($ 750) to this, and it turns out that the Logan-1.4 is more expensive than the equipped Lanos for $ 1089, and the 1.6-liter Renault requires a overpayment of $ 1569.
The difference when buying a budget car is obtained, agree, not small. But this is not the limit. Unlike Chevrolet, Logan can be made as comfortable as possible. Let's say, for vaccine-1.6 (from $ 12,999) to recruit passenger Airbag, ABS, CD magnetic, seats and alloy wheels. The final amount - $ 13,989 - shocks a little, but at least buyers Reno have a choice.
Finally, a limited lot of Logan-Storia appeared on sale. A sedan with a 1.6-liter engine is offered in a fixed version with a driver's airbag, air conditioning, heated seats, music and electric mirrors for $ 12,699.
On the top version of the Reno, you can get almost all the attributes of a modern car: heated seats, adjusting the lumbar stop, CD magnet and even a route computer
However, more expensive when buying, in operation, Logan will allow you to save great. One planned then for Chevrolet when running 60,000 km will cost three times (!) More expensive - $ 1410 against $ 416. Indeed, unlike Renault, the interval between the visits of the maintenance station is not 15,000 km, and one and a half times shorter. Buds and prices for spare parts. If the front headlights and bumper on the Logan are $ 82 and $ 216, respectively, then for Lanos, the same details will stand at $ 205 and $ 445. Given that buyers of inexpensive machines are more often saved on insurance, Chevrolet's high rise disappointing. So Lanos is not an excellent card, but only a good one.
We decided: The main plus of these budget machines is to date the best prices in class. The main one is not the only one. Cars were for their class to rarity spacious and even quite comfortable. Curiously different. The same task is to provide a customer to a measure convenient, the available means of movement, these two classmates solve two different ways.
Lanos (average rating is 3.6) - the old-age car. However, on the background of Vazovsky and Chinese models, this quite successful sedan of the mid-90s and today looks decent. Moreover, it is precisely because of its origin - the car was created for the European market - he has no minuses of Logan: ahova ergonomics or a solid backrest of the sofa. But age problems are weak safety and outdated design - also obvious.
Logan (average rating is 3.7), on the contrary, a modern car made as cheap as much as possible. An unraveling tangle of compromises, which is any budget model, Renault engineers preferred to the convenience of the trunk, the quality of finishing and ergonomics more understandable to most buyers, a spacious salon, excellent adaptation to heavy road conditions and an affordable price in the solidity of external dimensions.
Which of the two approaches is better? It seems that the test answered this question: the one that was elected the French. In our opinion, wonderful, right in Russian, the configured Renault suspension, which is absolutely everything, a more attentive attitude towards passive safety and advantageous maintenance rates justify the extra charge of $ 1000-1500.
Mikhail Medvedev, Maxim Potcharov
A source: Journal buy cars [20/2006]
