Daewoo Matiz 2001 test drive - 2005 hatchback
Frog Traveler
The hottest hit of the autumn-year season in Russia. A preferential look
There are no ugly cars, I repeated to myself, looking at him. It doesn’t happen in my head, in addition to the will, Garshinsky climbed anyway: there was a living frog in the world. Large round eyes, a couple of orange dwarf moorings, blurring in a smile of a face. And the baby itself is less than 3.5 meters long, probably, in the trunk of that chevrolet-tacha will fit. Well, a spilled frog traveler from the tale of Garshin: the expression of this muzzle was the radiant that the frog was capable of.
Like? I admit no. Let Europeans go to such boxes with their miniature parking and tight streets. It is they who complain of Peugeot 106, Reno-Twingo, Toyota-Yaris, Ford-Ka, Suzuki-Vegon-R+... The list can be continued for quite some time. We even have cars on the class above on the road in a penny.
But! Firstly, there are no ugly cars whether Jacock, the famous American manager, noticed 30 years ago not without surprise. And secondly, almost five thousand were sold Matizov for six months. It was these numbers that made us look more closely at the non -casual type of typewriter. What is special inside her there, what attracts a Russian buyer so much to her?
A child of four nations When in 1988 the Koreans mastered the assembly of the Suzuki-Alto microphores, they called it Dau-Tiko. In 1998, Matiz replaced her. The platform still remained Japanese, but the Malyutka owes a pretty appearance and thoughtful interior to the concept of the Karu, Georgetto Jujaro Chinkvect Licciolla (in the picture), shown in Geneva in 1994.
As a result, Matiz also received a spacious salon and a delicious price. Offended by success, in 2000, Koreans held restyling cars, and a year later they allowed its assembly in Uzbekistan at the Asakinsky automobile plant.
Than to conquer your beloved
The first thing that made me change the opinion of Matiz 180 degrees its salon.
And what do you have? A clearly displeased man said, who had just grunted out of the cabin of the Vazovskaya eight. Dau-Matiz, from $ 5890, the show-Rum manager was abused. Irin, take a look, he shouted from the salon of the Uzbek car to his companion, only on our thing is more expensive than ours, but I like it much more here. After a minute of communication with Matiz at the long -legged girl, her eyes joyfully burned. Want! Great, sold.
The salon is really a pleasant surprise. Not rich, but obviously cheerful. Postotsky black and gray plastic? But that you, excuse me, were expected in less than seven thousand. e., red tree? And how is everything soundly fitted. On the dashboard, blue dials with like a turquoise mascara of edges. A neat visor, funny round air duct deflectors, miniature, but comfortable door handles and easily opening doors. Successful buttons and levers, friendly upholstery.
I was also pleased that with a height of 180 cm, I sat down in a driver's place with decent comfort. Review of a solid five. The pillow is a little short, but adjusted in height. The pedals would be a little harder, yes the steering wheel in the section is larger. But maybe for ladies it is just right? After all, it is the fair sex who will often see Matiz at the wheel of Matiz.
The clock a la Nexia is by no means a free option. The cheaper car has a plug in this place
Remote opening lever is included in the basic package, and the fifth door is only for the surcharge
It is easy to reach the joystick regulating the right mirror (the same for the left)
The backlighting right above the mirror will delight any coquet
The creators, of course, were ducked by calling this body 5-seater. But the four adults of medium height will clearly like it. Moreover, those who find themselves on the back sofa will not clarify their heads with their heads, and do not push the backs of the front seats with their knees. Who had to sit from behind in the same eight will understand what I mean. It is a pity that the headrests on the gallery are not provided. Of all the joys of life there, passengers have only antediluvian pens of mechanical windows.
However, it is unlikely that a watga of fastidious athletes will travel in the Uzbek crumbs. I repeat, his mistress is a modern mother, most likely with a couple of children. Everyone can be calm down with a three -point belt, close the doors to the children's lock so that they do not open from the inside, and with music on the road.
The lid of the gas tank on such a door is not to be attached
The trunk seems quite spacious, but its minimum volume of only 165 liters
Blue scales with turquoise edging seemed to be specially created for the delight of female eyes
Matiz has neither pockets nor speakers in the basic configuration, and instead of upholstery in the upper part of the door, an uncised metal
But with what music? Is the car good in motion? Will it shake on the road? Does it save before the first one or less serious rise?
Fun buzzing, universal trembling Here is a shit! Although for a miniature 3-cylinder engine it is excusable. In addition, with his modest 796 cm, he is lucky for all one and a half liters. This is not two duck forces from a fairy tale about a frog-traveler. Remember? I will take a hook for a twig and you only need so that you do not grunt, and I do not croak. How did the Koreans achieve such results? Yes, very simple.
The old Suzuki-Alto carburetor engine is taken, is equipped with a multi-point injection, a direct-flow plastic intake manifold, an optical sensor that determines the exact adjustment of the ignition aid, the sensor ... However, I will not load you with technical details. What do we have in the end? 52 l. With. 725 kg of weight. Do you think not enough? Little power 64.9 liters. S./l. And the 100-horsepower Volkswagen-Golf has only 63.9. I tried to move out with the third frank mockery, unnecessary in ordinary operation. And nothing, strained, but lucky.
But the vibrations of the engine are large. This is especially noticeable when the machine is funny on idle. At the same time, not only the steering wheel and lever of the checkpoint is slightly vibrated, but even all the seats. I add revolutions, and the fever removes like with my hand. Maybe the idle speed is worth exhibiting a little higher at the factory? And I must say, Matiz’s arrow of a tachometer in the region of 34 thousand rpm is always glad. He is pleased to support the cheerful rhythm of movement.
Commercial sneaker The very first kilometers showed to start a car from a traffic light so that at first, at first up to 60 per hour, the most fighting domestic dozens will easily leave behind. Oh, how they do not like it! And it’s too late to drink Borjomi guys! My frog is jumping and in the ladies. In the sense of a narrow gap between the trucks. And already before the bully, the red rings of the reflectors of the rear optics of Matiz are loomed. In the dark, the spilled Ford Mondo.
However, no matter how you unscrew the motor, it is really possible to argue on the FEU highway only with Russian classics. In the best case, 17 seconds up to a hundred is a bit a lot by modern standards. But the maximum speed is 144 km/h and the cruising comfortable speed of 110120 km/h for the city car is more than enough.
The suspension, which at first showed rather stiff, allows you to freely measure smooth city kilometers and not even notice small pits is amazing for a car with such a short base and small (155/65 R13) wheels. No need to overcome tram tracks with the summer, and you will probably be satisfied.
Brown down the brakes! Again, a pleasant surprise: a very adult reverse acceleration. It’s not even an hour, a mustachioed uncle on a brazier field will slow down, already resting on my bumper.
What else does a city machine need, especially if a fragile lady is supposed to be driving? Of course, maneuverability and ease of control.
Ahead is a narrow street. I cling to the limit to the right, I turn the steering wheel 3.2 turns from the stop to the stop. Having famously described a cool arc, the baby is already looking in the other direction. Who else can be like that when a little more than 9 meters from the border to the border? By the way, Matiz has 4.4 turns without hydraulics in the steering. Do not want your passion to be wrapped in a tight steering wheel, do not stir up on a car with an amplifier.
I try to park along the sidewalk, where the other is only in an angle will put the nose of a long sedan and this is easily. And now it would also be happy to load products of kilograms ... And Matiz seems to be happy about it. Do you want a platoon or a company? With folded rear seats, the trunk volume is 625 liters.
Under the floor of a spacious trunk hides a modest set of tools and stock
In a word, the baby was adapted to city life as well as possible. It’s only a pity, the weather was badly spoiled in the evening. And then some unpleasant moments became clear.
The enemy of water procedures The rain drizzled on her variegated lacquered back; His drops leaned under her abdomen ... And it was delightfully pleasant, so nice that she did not start a little fermented so much about her frog. The real Matiz turned out to be a terrible opponent of water and even more so mud and salt procedures. It turned out that the wipers work out of their hands poorly scraping around the glass and reserve treacherous stripes. In addition, the car also needs the rear wiper for some reason in the basic equipment. Miserable one -stringing nozzles of glass miners are watered with anything, just unnecessary zones of purification of the lobby. Pluting cars quickly made the side glasses by almost not transparent. It may seem like a trifle to someone, but all my rainbow mood has disappeared.
Awakening to the owner of the Lada with great experience, I, of course, regulated the nozzles, replaced the branded worthless wipers with normal with silicone ribbon. But with side glasses attracting dirt due to poorly thought out aerodynamics, nothing can be done.
Do not save on options
Matiz in the basic configuration of STD is essentially a body with a motor and four wheels. Of all the joys of life, there is only a remote-open-discovered gas tank, an additional stop signal, headlights electric corrector and a corporate radio receiver. But such a car costs $ 5890.
It is much more profitable to take DEU in a richer equipment. For example, the DLX equipment for $ 6760 is the central lock, the front windows electric drive, the lock opening the fifth door from the cabin, the radio with a cassette, a tinted strip on the windshield, the bumpers and electronic watches painted in the color of the body. But the main thing is such a matisa boast of the steering hydraulic power steering, the rear wiper and a full -fledged upholstery on the doors. The great economists from the east and the last point of this list were recorded in the option. Those who are ready to pay $ 7440 (DLX Luxe) will receive a car with a light alloy and roof religions. Among other things, in any configuration for an additional $ 450, you can get air conditioning.
Suitable for drill So, we calculate the pros, look at the disadvantages. If I had to choose a small city machine with my wife, would I buy Matiz?
Well, he is easy to manage, surprisingly roomy, pretty. But still, this baby is still too many in Russia causes an attack of rudeness, the desire to show who is stronger. She has a noisy motor, but for a frisky disposition, painfulness and efficiency, this can be forgiven. Matiz is far from the best choice if you want to go to the country with your wife, mother -in -law and child, but has enough trump cards to like a housewife. The main thing is only six thousand dollars for a completely modern, albeit tiny, but such a spacious car. No wonder in Europe they managed to sell a million such frogs in four years.
In Russia, a little more than a year ago, this Korean miracle was sold at $ 10,500. Such a high price became a real sentence for Oka's classmate. Now the situation has fundamentally changed. For 68 thousand dollars, this is a worthy city baby. It is about such a convenient typewriter, I am sure that many ladies dream. In any case, my wife, only once swept on him, fell ill with Matiz.
PER
Good assembly quality, excellent maneuverability, roomy for this class, a rather painful, despite the modest working volume, a very attractive price
AGAINST
Low image of the brand, the absence of a tachometer, headrests in the rear seat and adjusting the steering column, insufficiently effective operation of wipers and washers, unsatisfactory sound insulation of the wheel arches, vibration of the engine when working on idle, poverty of basic configuration
Daewoo Matiz
common data
Body (number of places/doors)
Hatchback sedan (5/5)
Equipped mass, kg
725
Length x width x height, mm
3495x1495x1480
Base, mm
2340
Front/back, mm track
1315/1280
Road clearance, mm
140
Radius of turning, m
4.5
Maximum speed, km/h
144
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
17.0
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
6.1
Fuel supply, l
38
Trunk volume, l
165/625
Engine
Location
Front transversely
Design
gasoline, 3-cylinder
Diam. cylinder/piston stroke, mm
68.5 x 72.0
Working volume, SMZ
796
Compression ratio
9.3: 1
Power, L.S. (kW) at rpm
52 (38)/5900
Torque, kgsm (nm) at rpm
7.0 (69)/4600
Chassis
Transmission
front-wheel drive
Transmission
Mechanical, 5-speed
Suspension:
spring, with hydraulic power absorbers and with reptile stabilizers
front
independent, on the racks of McExonon
behind
dependent, on longitudinal levers with a traction of Panar
Steering
rhealo type
Brakes
hydraulic, with a vacuum amplifier; in front - disk, behind - drum
Tires
155/65 R13
Alexey Sergeev, photo Alexander Sadovnikov
Source: Magazine "Limousine" [03/03]
