CHEVROLAT ORLANDO test drive since 2010 Minivan

Chevrolet Orlando: Dedicated to many children

The Chevrolet Orlando test was held in Sunny Valencia, in Spain. But before that, a large group of Russian journalists had to spend many hours in Paris. And we did not enjoy the beauty of the Champs Elysees there. We slept in an abandoned train at the Northern Station, warmed ourselves with our black brothers cold night near special thermal cabinets, lay several hours on the floor at Charles de Gaulle airport. In general, in Paris, instead of 40 minutes laid down according to the program, we spent almost two days due to snowfall due to snowfall all the airports in the city were closed, trains went interrupted, it was unrealistic to catch a taxi. In addition, all hotels in Paris were scored to capacity by unfortunate tourists. Catastrophe! And this is because of some snow there


But stop calling a sense of pity. Best of all, we recall the recent message of Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev to the Federal Assembly. Surprised by such a turn? But remember that in this message the president expressed the idea of \u200b\u200bthe need to stimulate Russian families to born a third child. Like, they give money for the second, and for the third they will begin to allocate land plots. But did anyone think about which car will the law-abiding Russian, who follows all the advice of the country's leadership?

But people who plan to give birth to a third child just need to have a large car, preferably with three rows of seats. Recently, several new models that are suitable for large families have been shown at once: Mazda5, Ford Grand C-Max, restyled Volkswagen Touran. The cars are not bad, no doubt. But you can’t call them cheap. Therefore, the show of one of the most affordable seven -seater cars in the Russian market aroused great interest.


The steering column is regulated in two directions: along the corner of the inclination and flying out. The range of changes in the angle of inclination plus or minus 2.4 degrees. From the stop to the stop, the steering wheel makes less than three revolutions. The diameter of the Orlando turn is 11.3 m.

Russian prices for Orlando have not yet been announced. They will largely depend on the assembly site, the Chevrolet management is seriously thinking about the Orlando production organization in Russia (the Americans have three options at once: the plant in St. Petersburg, where Opel Astra and Chevrolet Cruze, GM Autor-Auto-Auto-Auto-Auto-Auto-Automobiles Kaliningrad). But now it is known that the price of the car will be exactly between the Cruze sedan and the Captiva SUV. That is, there should be about 700,000 rubles. For the model in the basic, but pretty decent configuration. There are not so many for a seven -seater car. What will you have to sacrifice? What will we get for this money? Let's try to figure it out.

Orlando is based on the platform from Cruze, but the same crew is still more than the sedan. The increase in length is about 12 cm, but outwardly the car looks much larger than Cruze. And in general, in the design of Orlando there is something unusual for single crews. Many of the European MPV are cars with a very functional single -combed body. But Orlando is a little different. It has a biaxual body in which there are features of ordinary MPV and SUV class cars, which allows Orlando to go beyond the existing classification of the bodies, the vice president of the GM DAT design Tevan Kim is sure. And he was absolutely right from afar Chevrolet Orlando really looks like a crossover, although the road clearance is the same as that of Cruze. And this move may work, especially if the car is shown into 18-inch wheels that go as an option (in the base of 16- or 17-inch). Although personally, I would refuse 18-inch wheels. They look, of course, spectacular, but they do not add smoothness. In this case, the machine, which claims to be the role of family, turns out to be very rigid and accurately informs about the passage of joints and small holes even on even Spanish paths.

With 16-inch wheels Orlando is softer, so I would choose them. With them, smoothness becomes a little better (although there are complaints about comfort here), and handling does not suffer too much. True, we will not make a verdict in advance about comfort. After all, for sure for our market, the characteristics of the chassis will be revised.


The average fuel consumption of a 1.8-liter gasoline unit in a mixed cycle is 7.3 liters per 100 km. The maximum speed of Orlando 1.8 is 185 km/h, the acceleration time 0-100 km/h takes 11.6 s. Diesel spends 6.0 liters on every 100 km. The maximum speed of the 163-horsepower machine is 195 km/h, the acceleration time is 0-100 km/h.

But the gasoline 1.8-liter engine will remain the same: 141 hp, 176 nm. Only instead of Euro-5 we will have Euro-4, but the character of the power unit will not change this. We know this, this unit is put on the Cruze collected in St. Petersburg. Middle motor. It seems to be enough for a confident driving, but there is a feeling of some kind of lack of failure. As if the engine has an inviolable supply of a dozen horsepower. As a result, for a relatively dynamic driving, the motor has to be promoted to 4000 revolutions or more, but even after this explosion does not occur. Although the sound in the cabin is as if we burn with all the money.

2.0-liter diesel with a capacity of 163 hp And a moment of 360 nm is good (there is another option with 130 hp and 315 nm). Compared to a 1.8-liter gasoline engine, it looks just better. Or maybe two. There is already a power supply of power, the engine allows you to accelerate sharply if necessary, in addition, the diesel engine in the average revolutions works quieter than the gasoline engine. And it is more economical and can be equipped with a good six -speed automatic gearbox. The latter works softly and without special delays (it is not clear why, but the ORLANDO gasoline has only mechanics, but probably in Russia the automatic transmission will eventually appear, Cruze 1.8 is equipped with automatically). And now the most important thing. Representatives of Chevrolet said that a 2.0-liter diesel will be sold in Russia! This is a very good news, I would choose it, especially since in the segment of the average -sized seven -seater single -combat diesel engines is not offered so much.


If you add the second and third row of seats, then you can even sleep in Orlando. And not one, but, for example, with some kitty

But we somehow forgot about the salon. But there is something very interesting there. No, we are not talking about the third row of chairs that can be folded in one movement of the hand (you can fold the second one, and also without effort you will get a large and even platform where you can sleep if you want to sleep). And not even about the fact that due to the adjustment of the angle of inclination of the back of the second row on the third, not the smallest men can sit relatively tolerably.

The main feature of the cabin is in the head of the audio system, it can be leaning back. As a result, we have an excellent container for small things. You simply can’t imagine the best place to store the storage, especially if the wife does not know that the radio has a double bottom.


Behind the panel of the audio system hides a secret compartment for trifles. In addition, standard connectors for connecting audio devices or USB port can be placed there

As for everything else, here Orlando did not disappoint. It used to seem to me that the interior of this car would accurately copy Cruze. But the Chevrolet decided not to save on the work of designers. Of course, everything was done approximately in the same style, but at the same time Orlando's insides were more serious. It was not possible to find problems with ergonomics. Unless the chairs on the base machine have insufficient side support, although optional seats with leather decoration are already good. But otherwise everything is as it should. Koreans (and Orlando developed in Korea) learned to create not the most memorable, but very convenient salons.

So, what conclusion can be drawn after the test of the new Chevrolet Orlando? This is a good car that has a very interesting appearance and decent completion (already in the base there will be almost everything that drivers require a decent foreign car, including condo, six pillows, music and so on). Of course, she has flaws. Some competitors have better smoothness and sound insulation, and they have more interesting engines. However, let's not forget about the price. Orlando should become noticeably cheaper than its rivals (we, recall, focus on 700,000 rubles per car with a 141-horsepower engine). And this factor alone guarantees him success in Russia. After all, buyers of cars who have three or more children are simply forced to count money. Therefore, we will closely look at competitors.



Competitors

Ford Grand C-Max
The new generation of the Ford Grand C-Max is the latest novelty in the segment of seven-seater medium-sized single crews (in Russia only Grand C-Max will be decided not to supply us). The easiest Grand C-Max will cost in Russia from 799,000 rubles. For this money, a car with a mechanics and a gasoline engine with a volume of 1.6 liters (125 hp) will be offered. A machine with a 150-horsepower 1.6 liter unit is already 850 100 rubles. The basic equipment of the model is very decent: condo, music, electric package, six pillows, a contrast system and so on.

It is pleasant that the Ford will also sell the Grand C-Max diesel, and such a machine will only be equipped with automatic (gasoline options have exclusively mechanics). Ford Grand C-Max with a 2.0-liter diesel engine (140 hp) and PowerShift automatic transmission will cost 934 100 rubles.

Mazda5
Mazda5 is another novelty of this year. This car is sold in Russia only with a 2.0-liter gasoline engine (144 hp) and only paired with a gun. Two configurations: Touring for 930,000 rubles. or Sport for 1,009,000 rubles. Moreover, the Mazda5 can be equipped with an option such as the electrical mechanism for opening the side doors.

Toyota Verso
The seven -seater version of Toyota Verso is sold in Russia only in the richest configuration of prestige, where there is everything: xenon headlights, alloy wheels, light and rain sensor, parking sensors, a contrasting system, a complete set of pillows, including side (!) Rows, and so on Further. Price 999 999 rub. The gasoline engine with a volume of 1.8 liters (147 hp) is equipped only with a stranded variator.

Citroen C4 Grand Picasso
This French car has a very unusual appearance and salon. Thanks to the current discounts, the basic version of the seven -seater C4 Grand Picasso with a 1.6 liter gasoline engine (120 hp) and a manual box costs 822,000 rubles. A car with a turbocharged unit of the same volume (155 hp) and a robot is sold for 911,000 rubles.

Volkswagen Touran
Touran has been modernized this year. The car costs from 820,000 rubles. True, the equipment of such a Touran will not be the most gorgeous (you will have to pay extra for the third row of seats 26,670 rubles), and the engine here is only 1.2 liters (105 hp). Touran with a 1.4-liter engine (140 hp) costs from 903,000 rubles. (with a machine gun, or rather with DSG, from 971,000 rubles). There is a diesel engine. The 2.0-liter engine gives out 110 hp, and the diesel can be taken both with mechanics (974,000 rubles) and with DSG (1,119,000 rubles).

Opel Zafira
Due to the fact that Opel Zafira is gathering in Russia at the Autotor factory in Kaliningrad, this car has a very interesting price. But only on basic versions. So, the machine in the Essentia configuration with a 1.6-liter gasoline engine (115 hp) is sold for only 669,000 rubles. Zafira in a better version of Enjoy with a 1.8 liter engine (140 hp) is sold for 754,400 rubles. (with a robot of 20,000 rubles more). A car with a 2.2 liter engine (150 hp) and a traditional automaton 947 200 rubles. And this, you see, is not so profitable for comparison, the Mazda5 with a 2.0-liter engine and automatic transmission is cheaper. But Zafira is already a fairly old model that will leave the conveyor next year. Nevertheless, thanks to the interesting prices for basic versions, Zafira in 2009 became the most popular single -collector in our market.

Kia Carens
The Korean single -coater can not be called a new market. The seven-seater version of Carens with a 2.0-liter engine (145 hp) costs 759,900 rubles. (version with a machine gun by 30,000 rubles more). They also sell in Russia diesel Carens (2.0 liters, 140 hp, only mechanics) 804 900 rubles.

Denis Smolyanov
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