Test drive Chrysler Pacifica 2003 - 2006 Minivan
Polynomial
Can you give an example of a polynomial? - as anecdote, a professor is a student. WHAT DO YOU! I can't even imagine this! To imagine that one car combines the features of many is easy. An example of this is Chrysler Pacifica. There is such fun: make ideal images on the principle of a children's designer. For example, to obtain the most perfect feminum, you need to take Britney Spears, the legs of Angelina Jolly, the eyes of Julia Roberts, and so on ... Alas, even the charm of sources disappears as a result of such virtual experiments. And the resulting photobot can cause sympathy perhaps the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. On the other hand, this experience is not worth the experiments.
In the automotive industry, on the contrary, any experiments are expensive. And before they decide on them, marketers should measure seven times. Launching a pacific on the conveyor of the Canadian Windsor, in Daimlerchrysler it seems to have been measured enough. The car was set before this car - to spend fans of universals, minivans, and business class sedan. Everyone at the same time.
Mix, but do not shake. The car that everyone should like is also assembled from different parts. Already to someone belonging. So, from the Chrysler 300m Pacifica sedan received a 3.5-liter engine. From the new Mercedes E-Klasse station wagon, a pendant got a pendant. The four -speed Autostick machine is no different from that which is installed on Sebring, for example. This box also has the possibility of manual gear shifts. Moreover, the algorithm of its work is again characteristic of many DaimlerchrySler models-the handle must not be swayed back and forth, but to the left and right. For the dashboard - thanks to the S -class. The rear door that opens and closing from the key fob or from the passenger compartment is, of course, not quite a Mercedes little thing called Easypack, but very similar. Having shown a certain meticulousness, you can find many more direct or indirect borrowings. But all this is particular, subordinated to the general plan - to create a single whole from cars of different classes. As far as it succeeded, the question is subjective. In appearance, Pacifica is a typical station wagon of increased cross -country ability with front or all -wheel drive. But in its dimensions, statues and the size of the wheelbase, it surpasses such classmates as Audi Allroad, Volvo XC90, Mercedes E-Klasse 4Matic. Extra centimeters outside are especially good inside. The spaciousness of the salon and the height of the landing are such that they create the illusion of a parkingese management. By the way, the spare wheel here is located in the same way as on some asphalt SUV - under the bottom.
Not at all an illusion, but a real fact - a three -row layout of the cabin, which is related by Pacifica with a minivan. How complete it is, passengers of the second and third rows are probably different opinions. On the second, you can calmly stretch your legs, spread your hands on the armrest, where the glove compartment and cup holders are hidden, adjust the blowing temperature, feel the spilling heat from the heating of the seats, watch the film on DVD. On the third - only the latter is possible. But to name the disposition of the third flawed language does not turn. If only because there is also concern for a person and his safety. Inflatable curtains protect even those who sit on the gallery. The level of security is generally the pride of Pacifica engineers, who received five stars from the American National Road Safety Administration (NHTSA) based on the results of crash tests. By the way, as many as three pillows are intended for the driver of Pacifica: frontal, side and another pillow for the knees.
The reverse transformation of the minivan into a station wagon occurs with a slight movement of the hand. It will take no more than a minute. The number of seats is easily varied. They hide on the floor, forming a completely even surface, both places for kisses and the seats of the second row. The released cubature is used for its intended purpose. Either as a bed, or as a cargo compartment or table.
MY WEALTH. Utility is usually poorly knitted with such a concept as comfort. But if you play the designer and take high -quality components, then nothing is impossible. The equipment of the Luxury of the Pacifica car is close to the one that is commonly called All-Inclusive and which the owners of luxury sedans usually enjoy. Pacifica seems to be not surprising anything special, but all that is supposed to be obvious. You open the door, and two light bulbs illuminate not only those puddles that are under your feet, but also those that are a few meters from you. Convenient provisions (10 adjustments for a driver and 4 for a neighboring) leather chairs with heating are captured in a computer memory or adjusted using a block located on the doors. By the way, the latter is taken from Mercedes S-Klasse. In memory, both the height of the installation of pedals and the position of the rear view mirrors are stored, one of which (driver's) has a built -in autocraticity. Turning on the ignition, you will immediately understand that by your name (in English Pacific means a quiet, calm) car is owed not to a soft disposition and modest dynamic characteristics, but by excellent sound insulation.
Soft purple light illuminates the dashboard on which the navigation card and computer data are projected. European digitization of devices changes to the American and back by pressing the button. By putting your hands on the steering wheel, you feel that the thumbs are conveniently falling on the duplicate control keys of the cruise control and a rather decent audio system with a cassette, a 6-disk chainer, a subwoofer and seven columns. In addition to the audio system, there is also a DVD chamber, a two-zone climate control, a tire pressure monitoring system ... And in the upper part of the console, old-fashioned analog hours are sweet. Above your head - and this is also an indispensable attribute of a solid North American car - the Home Link system buttons, which allows you to remotely control the garage gates, alarm and lighting the house. Speaking of the house. Borrowing from Mercedes so much material, Chrysler Pacifica could well have lend his branded slogan: from home to the house without leaving home.
Text Khasan Ganiev, photo Alexey Ilyin
Model/Modification Chrysler Pacifica
Manufacturer/country Daimlerchrysler/Canada
ENGINE
Type/number/location of gasoline cylinders/6/V-shaped
Working volume (cubic cub) 3518
Power (kW (L.S.) at about./Min.) 186 (250) at 6400
Moment (nm at about./Min.) 339 at 3950
TRANSMISSION
Front drive, connected front
Gearbox automatic, 4-speed
Brakes, safety
Front/rear disk, ventilated/disk
ABS, assisting electronic systems 4-channel, emergency braking system Brake Assist
Front and side airbags for the driver and front passenger, inflatable -row -sample -wires, pillow for the knees of the driver
Dimensions/mass
Length/width/height (mm) 5052/2013/1688
Wheel base/clearance (mm) 2954/149
Tires 235/65 R17
Equipped mass (kg) 2121
The volume of the fuel tank (L) 87
Maximum speed (km/h) 240
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 9.2
Fuel consumption average (l/100 km) 12
Price in Moscow $ 66,000
Source: "Autopilot"
