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Daewoo Matiz
0.8 l, 51 liters. p., Mechanical 5-speed gearbox, air conditioning, DLX, $ 7900.
Daewoo Matiz.
0.8 l, 51 liters. C., Automatic 4-speed gearbox, air conditioning, DLX, $ 9300.

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Daewoo Matiz
Factory guarantee 20 thousand km or 1 year, depending on what comes before. However, some dealers give their own guarantee, the longest 100 thousand km or 5 years. The cost of Normochas on repair work in Moscow is $ 20. TO-1 (2 thousand km) in the capital costs $ 80, T-2 (10 thousand km) $ 100, T-3 (20 thousand km) $ 180.
What cool colors! Colleague's face broke into a smile. The editorial office had two matise, yellow and salad. Indeed, funny. But on the test of the Uzbek experts of Korean origin, they fell differently: a modification with a machine gun appeared on sale. In pair she took MATIZ in the same configuration, but with a manual transmission.
Documents, instructions, price lists
So what kind of machine? A classic four-stage hydromechanical box, quite compact under the hood, you understand, do not walk. In addition to the main modes, the selector can be translated into position 2 or l, then the box will not switch above, respectively, second and first gears, and the Overdrive function will exclude the fourth step.
It is curious that the Matza with a manual box manual instruction can be filled with gasoline with octane number 9195. Only one AI-95 fuel is indicated for modifications with the machine. Strange, the engines are the same! It turns out that the Matiz with two pedals is not only augable of his relative (consumption in the city, according to our attacks, by 11.5 l / 100 km more), but also expanding.
Price lists on matizes begin with 6500 dollars. For reference, the same amount stands upgraded Samara Vaz 2114. But Matiz with an automatic box in the cheap configuration is not found. The simplest version with the radio and four speakers, the power steering, the central lock and the pair of electrical windows on the front doors can be bought for 8700 dollars. For the mechanics with the same set, they are asked almost one and a half thousand less. We got the test for the test and more expensive cars; We hope that the cost of this room is not raised.
Matza under the magnifying glass
There are no bodies, not flawless, rather well. To the European and Japanese level still have to reach. But an inexpensive car small flaws forward. The gaps between the outer panels are not the smallest, but uniform. There are no visible distortions, and the parts are completely decently painted. The only wish to establish at least in low-cost black bumpers modifications. The car is relatively affordable, and many owners are ready to sacrifice the appearance in favor of practicality.
Interior decoration to become an appearance: good, without excesses. But this is a puncture: the driver landing in two matizes varies. Jobs in this unequal height of the seat cushion. An impartial mannequin confirmed the human sensations distance to the ceiling in the yellow Matze is less than 15 mm. It seems to be a trifle, but when landing it is felt: a high driver stopped into the ceiling. By the way, Salad Daewoo sinned. All attempts to fix the back of the rear seat turned out to be vainly the lock and did not snapped. Unallowned
Despite the fact that the seats in the matizes are slightly different, the lack of the general are inconvenient. The pillow is short, and the back is deprived of a lumbar back. I don't complain about pain in the back, and then suddenly snapped after a short trip. Perhaps the fault is not only the chair, but also a shaking suspension, which, like a copying machine, repeats the relief of the road.
We will go, do we not seem?
As expected, yellow matiz with a mechanical box behavior is not different from the countryman, which has recently been registered in the editorial fleet (SP, 2004, No. 10). Weak, shaking suspension, quite decentive dynamics and balanced brakes. Some strokes to a portrait of a small Uzbek. Plus, a good review, power steering, moderate appetite. What else do you need a car, most of whose life occurs in a close city with more or less smooth roads and frequent traffic jams? Is that an automatic transmission.
I frankly confess: from a salad matzik with a 0.8 liter engine and an automatic was worse. There are dynamic indicators and elasticity because the suspension, steering and brakes in our small Uzbeks are the same. It is a little inferior in the dynamics, but the driver does not feel flawed in the urban stream. True, when you press the gas pedal to the floor, the machine is scheduled for a short time. Then, from under the hood, the threatening roar of the engine is heard, the box jumps to reduced gear and the car vigorously accelerates.
The smoothness of switching Matiz is ready to argue even with expensive machines. With intensive acceleration, the transitions from the step on the step feel at the drop in the engine speed, and not according to the characteristic barns in the transmission. True, noise in the cabin provides an abuse of an 800-cubic motor often strained in full force, and sound insulation is weak. The difference between yellow and salad matises in the protracted plugs is noted. It is not necessary to squeeze the clutch (even if you even mild it) and pull the lever with the machine to carry the congestion almost painlessly.
It is the opinion that we do not like small automobiles with low-power engines. However, last year more than 10 thousand matizations sold in Russia. Apparently, stereotypes change. And this is quite explained, because for relatively small money you get a new foreign car, let it go small and not without flaws. But in this price niche at Matiz, one indisputable advantage over competitors to the purchased car does not need to put hands, and you will have to go to the masters only on planned maintenance.
But they love the Matza not only for it. Some value in them economy, other simplicity of design and maintenance. Will there be a car with automatic boxes after all, they are more difficult, growing, and much more expensive?
And what really appeared matzics with automata? asked his wife. And I realized that she asks a question not just out of curiosity.

SUMMARY
Daewoo Matiz (with mechanics) is the cheapest foreign car in Russia. Completely assembled Oka with a weak suspension and a good power unit.
+ Gasoline AI-92, a relatively low price, spacious salon for its class, good dynamics.
- Weak energy intensity suspension, uncomfortable landing, increased noise.

SUMMARY
Daewoo Matiz (with automata) The cheapest way to free up your left foot and right hand from unnecessary work. This car is worth this car.
+ Soft box work, spacious salon for its class, acceptable dynamics.
- gasoline AI-95, weak energy intensity suspension, uncomfortable landing, increased noise.
 
 
Maxim Sachkov
Photo: Alexander Kulnev

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"