CHEVROLET ORLANDO test drive since 2010 Minivan

Chevrolet Orlando. Orlando Majik

Chevrolet Orlando. Price: not defined. On sale: June 2011

Oh, not for nothing, ancient eastern wisdom says: how many halvah say, it will not be sweeter in the mouth. But the saliva will be drunk! Here is a good-selected car name. The first step is in an extremely difficult process of flashing the future buyer.

Test pilot
Mikhail Medvedev, 34 years old, car journalist, driving experience 14 years old, personal car - Mazda3

I have no doubt, Chevrolet fell into the apple with the new Orlando. Just one word, but how the mood changes! After all, Orlando is not just a city in the United States. This, which is much more important, the city in Florida! Single the Sunny staff is associated with in summer, beaches and tanned beauties, others with a basketball team of the NBA, third with Disneyland. Agree, all these are pleasant and unfinished things.

So Chevrolet Orlando will not let you get bored, despite the fact that the debutant of the recent Parisian car dealership refers to the class of CD-WaNs for the definition of serious and not all mischievous. However, Chevrolet marketers themselves prefer to call the car with a crossover, and certainly not monosopece. After all, it is out of ORLANDO here, well, it's not at all similar to CD-VEN in the usual understanding. Which look, it does not look like a bus, even if it is small. In terms of design, this is really a crossover, then you mean a model that has absorbed the features of cars of different classes. Something in the appearance of Orlando from a purebred SUV, for example, faceted jaw hood and a huge Chevrolet cross on a radiator grille. But, let's say, in the profile, the car clearly looks at a sports station wagon with muscular undercuts. Finally, deliberately rough forms give the car similarity with the main tractor. Do not agree? Your right. The main thing is that the car does not get lost the fact.

And now what. Looking at Orlando, it is absolutely impossible to guess that the car is built on the chassis of Chevrolet Cruze. It definitely seems much larger than the sedan, although the wheelbase has grown only 8 cm. An area of \u200b\u200bview, however ... in the cabin such an error is prevented. Cruzovskaya DNA is obvious in the design of the torpedo and dashboard, in the texture of finishing materials, and most importantly, in not the most successful turbid-green backlight. Compensation to my filtered aesthetic feelings were Russified navigation with a competent speech of an electronic guide and, of course, a seven-party salon. And the third row of ORLANDO seats is highly high. For the unnecessary rear sofa, NIC falls with the skill of the experienced Efreitor at the command of the outbreak on the right! Just pull the handle only. Well, if we still decided to go to Disneyland, capturing not only our, but also neighborly children, the sixth and seventh man easily removed into the light of God. And I don't want to say at all that the Orlando Gallery is ready to take only teenagers. In fact, for a short time, the hourly, the graduates of higher educational institutions will be able to take off here. Another thing is that the volume of the trunk with quite convincing 454 liters in the 5-seater configuration is reduced to funny 89. But this is the feature of all seven-bed CDs.

So far, for ORLANDO, three motor couple of turbo diesel engines and idle gasoline are offered. Of course, for our market, the latter is of particular interest. Alas and ah, but 1.8-liter four frankly lights. Suddenly noisy and thoughtful, she barely justifies the 141 liters promised in the passport. with. True, it should be noted: in Valencia during the first test drive of CD-VEN, I managed to ride only on the European version of this engine, sharpened for the hard norms of EURO toxicity 5. On our market, the car will be supplied with a more familiar firmware under Euro 4. A So, the hope that the basic Orlando will not make the yawning of Russian buyers, still alive. Although, if my will, without thinking to take Turbodiesel. That's it! The two-liter motor is available in two options with a base 130-strong and forced to 163 liters. with. So my advice to you: Take the database! The magnificent on the bottoms for modern diesel engines is already becoming a rarity, amazingly quiet, he also goes to heap and is going cool, bringing a more powerful gasoline colleague for more than a second during acceleration to hundreds. This is really Orlando Magic! In a pair with a well-tuned chassis, such a Chevrolet, with proper pricing, promises to become the most bright and driver among inexpensive CDs.

Yes, there will be summer!
ORLANDO European sales have already begun, and we will have to wait until June. The prices and configurations for Russia have not yet been approved, so it is known for certain. If you believe rumors, the basic version of the model (1.8 liters, mechanics, air conditioning) starts from the area of \u200b\u200b720,000 rubles. At first, the version with a 1.8-liter gasoline engine will be equipped with only mechanics, and the ACP will only go as an option for a diesel engine. However, by the end of 2011, gasoline is promised to automate. In addition, in contrast, let's say, from Mazda 5 or Volkswagen Touran, the younger brother with a 5-seater salon ORLANDO will not be. But, as it was possible to find out, Chevrolet in all develops a compact crossover direct competitor Hippov Nissan Juke. While still a secret novelty makes debut after one and a half or two years.

Driving
No rolls in the rotations or rags on the speed direct control rate of ORLANDO will not give way to passenger hatchback. Chevrolet engineers managed to instill CD-Wen's driver manners.

Salon
Not too catchy, but qualitatively and conveniently the best characteristic of the inner world Orlando. And the most important possibility of transformation at the height.

Comfort
The non-winter motor is noisy for 3000 min-1, and 18-inch top performances recalculate every little thing.

Security
In the European version, six airbags are already in the database. We hope that on the way to Russia, the pillows are not confused.

Price
Unspecified


Love not love
Panel Magnitols folded behind her hides a very practical cache. Original

After folding the seats of the second and third rows, you get an absolutely smooth loading platform. Comfortable

Turbodiesel is not only more economical than gasoline motor, but also excitement with a dynamic driving style. Famously!


Advantages and disadvantages
+ Roomy interior, 7 seats in basic configuration, handling, magnificent turbodiesel.

- Pensive and noisy gasoline engine, ACP only on diesel, smoothness on 18-inch drives.


Specifications
Brand and Model - Chevrolet ORLANDO 1.8 MT (2.0 TD MT)
Dimensions - 4652x1836x1633 mm
Engine - gasoline (T / diesel), 1796 cm3 (1998 cm3), 141 hp / 6200 min-1 (130 hp / 3800 min-1)
Transmission - 5-speed, mechanical (6-speed, mechanical)
Dynamics - MAX 185 km / h (180 km / h); 11.6 C (10.3 s) to 100 km / h
Competitors - Mazda 5, Citroen Grand C4 Picasso, Toyota Verso


Our opinion
In ergonomics, quality finishing of the cabin and the possibilities of transformation, and in the driving qualities, Orlando does not expand the horizons of the possibilities of CD-WaNov. His trumps in the other. Not fundamentally inferior to Japanese and European classmates, Chevrolet will certainly cost cheaper.


Author: Mikhail Medvedev


 

A source: Magazine 5 Wheel [February 2011]