Test Drive Daewoo Nexia (Kletn) 1995 - NV Sedan

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How cheap mass models focused on the ordinary consumer correspond to it today's needs? Sergey Voskresensky has tried to state employees. Photo: Alexander Kulnev.
Lada Priora 1.6 l, 98 hp, 5-speed manual gearbox, luxury equipment, 335 900 rub.
Daewoo Nexia 1.6 L, 108 hp, 5-speed manual gearbox, GLE, 309 000 rub.
Geely MK 1.5 l, 94 hp, 5-speed manual gearbox, equipment Elegance, 369,000 rubles.
There are products with an attachment of the light, simply speaking, lightweight. Some promises to keep the figure, others fill the lungs harmless smoke. In fact, they are surrogate properties and sensations born by substitutes and sweeteners. That is, the smoke and the truth is real, but his taste is very conditional.
Our rivals also sometimes seem to be unreal in need of the light console. But it is not at all because cars, which for the price of three hundred (with a good tail) of thousand rubles are considered budget, suddenly become ultralight or economical. Superior technology is not for them. Just in each, whether it is packed by the full program of Lada Priora, Daewoo Nexia or Gili-MK, there is some artificiality that breaks the harmony of the car. What is the taste there, the more aftertaste, when the annoying smells are constantly pursued, then unnaturally great efforts, almost excluded on the overwhelming majority of modern cars. Obviously, it is possible to come to terms, take everything as it is. But agree, for 12,00013,000 conditional units still want to have a car, and not just a means of movement, to which you constantly adapt. And if so, we take a look at the trio more closely.
Age centers
At first glance, Daewoo Nexia car is the most balanced. The German-Korean roots, a construction, tested, besides, not playing a special role in this price segment. And then the old woman knew himself, began to play with new outlines, after the interior, flooded with fresh forces, stubbing under the hood as much as 108 horses. And if the external cosmetics thing is controversial, then everything else looks quite harmonious. Comfortable levers, twisters and keys, advanced efforts, cute appliances and general design. Looking inside, it is possible to recognize Nexia if not the most modern, but quite decent car, a unpretentious workhorse.
However, if you dig deeper, reasonable claims arise. In the updated car, there are still no airbags, ABS, adjustment of the steering column and even a hint of the rear seat transformation. The trunk is big, and the long period can not be put anyway. The quality of the assembly is so-so, on the troeuchka: the glass of the driver's door is constantly inspired and thrown away, and the upholstery is also fruitful. Note, on a completely new car!
The fact that these flowers, you know when trying to jump on the driver's seat. First, the legs are stuck between the wheel and the pillow. You are squeezing, unsubstantially remembered for a long time saved tolerances and allowances of a simple design. Then the skews begin in the head, after all, the ram of Nexia is noticeably unfolded away from the driver, and here the back of the seat in the process of evolution frankly fell into the middle rack. It is not only possible to fit normally all the time sliding to the exit!
No wonder the colleague was so happy when, after a couple of years, the torment eventually put a corporate armchair on the editorial loaf and sighed with relief.
The key to the start! Oh, this is not just an engine, but a call to competitors, counterweight with age complexes. At first it works with a light Lenza, not always finding the perfect mutual understanding with a stretched transmission. But it is worth waiting when the tachometer arrow will overstep the mark of 3000, and the Nexia Mig will turn into a prime, cheerful projectile. Now I'm ready to forgive the uncomfortable landing, too noticeable, even the annoying noise of the motor and much more.
However, it is soon becoming obvious: the engine is still busting. After all, the brakes leave to desire the best, puzzling with weak efficiency and vibrations. Controllability protrudes the disadvantages: an empty steering wheel, big rolls and unstable behavior at high speed. This nonxince, possessing excellent dynamics, good smooth stroke, emphasizes that absolutely not adapted for fast ride. It must be updated again, now already reconfiguring suspension, brakes and steering.
On nicknamed the smell
The sharp vinyl spirit comes from all parts, soak through, causing the headache in the end and the urokomin, which seems to soon learn to define the Chinese even blindfolded. And even to the business card, the Gili necessarily adds the concept of the steering wheel with a roll. This is when at low speed you start rotating the ram, and in the depths of the mechanism constantly pulsates something, giving rise to unevenness and some mysteriousness of the effort. Oh, these needlewomen! They spied there, they copied there, wrap it all cheap, in places with uneven plastic, weathered the skin. True, outside the car is quite pretty, although quite faceless, but inside too differently.
An attempt to move the simple, similar to the combination of devices to the very center of the front panel (they say, so modern) only emphasized the budget of the design. The interior did not become brighter, rather, on the contrary: the emptiness that appeared was cheaper and the mediocre quality of the materials. To the small and distant speedometer scales and the tachometer in Gili, it is necessary to look after, straining vision. A short seat cushion strives to slip out at the most inopportune moment, and the hatch on the roof (expensive equipment) to pass the shoulders: the gap above the head is not consistent with the high landing of the driver and the passenger. And only three branded TOYOVOV regulators of the ventilation system, like alien creatures, look at the interior with some bewilderment.
Nevertheless, against the background of Nexia, the Chinese car is not only much better equipped (two airbags, ABS), but also looks preferable. There are no such disagreements between the steering (by the way, adjustable) and the seat, the landing is more correct, spacious from behind.
Emotions, brightness and expressiveness? The ride package of the model of Gili MK is not provided. China is in many ways trying to be good: it slows down reliably, it holds well by the road, it demonstrates good smoothness of the stroke and the ability to resist Ughab. In short, it works fine. Only makes it too boring. Let's say the engine as a whole is quite comfortable and elastic, but, of course, he is inferior to the penetration of the nonxicine motor and annoys smooth, even boring overclocking. You feed on the accelerator in anticipation of at least some expression, and Jili, rude, does not go to anything.
Noise and specific handling two components that frankly fall out of the general ideology. The engine sound is so transparent that he frankly interferes with 2000 rpm. With a calm ride with him somehow get along, but it is worth gazing from the soul, and the rattle roar becomes very annoying.
And how to explain that the car is sluggish at low speeds after 7080 km / h suddenly acquires almost racing mobility, sharply and temperamentally reacting to any movement of the steering wheel? It happened? Why did the creators really tried to correct this feature to the amplifier settings? After all, with an increase in speed, its performance increases, making a ram of almost weightless! It turns out that copying does not mean to be able to
In the colors of Robin Hood
What eyes it is necessary to look at the world to black, like anthracite, Lada Priora caused an association with a historical character? Onions, arrows, finally, the forest greens of all sorts of shades Why did this color named Robin Hood?
Serious upholstery, plastic, impressions. Perhaps, in this car, the spirit of contradictory incompleteness is stronger than in the rest. On the one hand, the prior is pleasantly surprised by a neat, thoughtful interior. Here and adjustable steering wheel, comfortable, well-readable devices, simple, but without problems (especially on competitors' background) Seats, roomy boxing between them, modern air conditioning system with auto function. The soul rejoices well, just like in a foreign car! But it slammed the door loudly, hit the door on the ears, not wanting to close with the first attempt, clashed, as if lowered for the last time, side glasses and did so familiar
Is it really extradited: the upholstery of the seats in a unthinkable salad cell, a large, rough and gloomy steering wheel, a tight lever of the box (from the driver's effort is made by the brutal expression of the face)? The range of longitudinal adjustment of the driver's seat for an unknown reason is shortened by about a third, now behind the wheel, the priors will normally go out by China. I do not know how to comment on a similar savings on AvtoVAZ. An annoying, after all, as a whole, the landing in the domestic car is more correct and more convenient than in the rest.
And again in search of Optimum we are moving from one to another. It would seem that a very good engine: alive, torque, dynamic. Of course, it does not boast of acne of nonsense, but it fulfills his work confidently, and after 3500 rpm, even with a twinkle. Yes, the transmission of priors is stretched more than I would like, but the motor quite grabs the trap, so as not to tire the driver with frequent switching. (It is clear: I slightly touched the lever and as if it was flying.) It is quite comfortable Lada in terms of noise and vibrations. At least they are not so frank and annoyed, like competitors. But the rest does not give another: how much of it, the car is enough? After all, after measurements, the longitudinal dynamics of the prior becomes noticeably nasitly, first of all due to noise in the box.
Controllability? This machine would add sharpness yes to put round, normally balanced wheels, then you look, it will be and ruling no worse than slowing down, understandable and very good. And now you have to make an amendment to delay when you turn the steering wheel, get used to the nevoznetic control accuracy. Although in general the prior behaves no worse than competitors, but at high speed even safer.
That's where she has no equal, so it's in smoothness! It would seem that rivals with her very well, but the pendants of the Lada allow us to not pay attention to the road because you feel the legal sense of pride in the Russian product. Exchange comfort on small and medium irregularities, good energy intensity on serious cords. Agree, such indicators will envy any parquencenik (that's just not to smooth out again!).
For Commonwealth
We are separated by borders, religions, lifestyle, but ... cars are equal! In the worst sense: the same unfinished, and reference, unfinished. They acquire the external gloss, updated, are improved, grow up in price. But every time in the designs, it would seem
dozens of times proven, the worm of worm is necessarily located, and often not alone. Do not envy the consumer: after all, choosing, for example, between Nexia, Gili MK and Prior, he prefers not a car, but some separate properties. Surely, after reading this article, someone will rush in a chance for 108 horses under the hood and promised unpretentiousness. Another preferred modern forms and good equipment, beyond which, alas, mainly plagiarism and Chinese licensed technologies. Well, those who will choose their own, domestic, even if they rightly have the best in this test, still will not stop doubting: will it be withstanding? Will not break?
Cars for a test provided by the companies: Asakar (Daewoo Nexia), Auto-Start (Gili MK), Autocuses (Lada Priors).
Daewoo Nexia
The updated car, which received the factory index N150, is presented to the Russian consumer's court in the summer of this year.
Engines: gasoline 1.5; 1.6 L (80; 108 hp).
Transmission: 5-speed manual.
Required: GL, GLE.
Price: 254 000317 000 rub.
+ Uncommon in this price segment the possibilities of the engine, a spacious trunk, a neat interior, good visibility and smoothness of the stroke.
- Bad brakes and ergonomics of the workplace, close back, Non-transformable rear seat, mediocre accumulatory comfort.
Total rating of 7.4
Modernization only aggravated the age-related problems of the car. Now he needs a serious engineering and technical operation.
Geely MK.
C-class sedan is produced in the PRC from April 2006, this year they began to sell in Russia.
Engines: gasoline 1.5 l (94 hp).
Transmission: 5-speed manual.
Required: Base, Comfort, Elegance.
Price: 319 000369 000 rub.
+ Spacious outstanding salon, transformable trunk, high level of equipment, good brakes and smoothness.
- noise, mediocre driver's seat, utmost engine, strong chemical smell inside.
Total rating 7.5
Externally promises much more than can in practice. Nevertheless, progress is obvious. But there is still a lot to work on the machine.
Lada Priora.
A seriously upgraded machine under the name of the prior began to push out from the Lada-110 conveyor in 2007.
Engines: gasoline 1.6 l (98 hp).
Transmission: 5-speed manual.
Completion: norm, suite.
Price: 289 400335 900 rub.
+ Convenience for passengers, good equipment, excellent smoothness, good dynamics, brakes, acoustic comfort, impressive ground clearance.
- Mala longitudinal adjustment of the front seats, great efforts on the gearbox lever, mediocre manufacturer.
Total rating of 7.7
Great when the level of equipment of a truly Russian car changes for the better. But quality, alas, invariably.
Sergey Voskresensky: Evaluating cars of this level, I seriously think about the introduction in the scale of our score assessments the concept of the quality of manufacture, it hurts it. In this test, we still tried to take into account the claims of experts, reducing the assessment in the column operation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"