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Twin Brother Suzuki SX4 - Fiat Sedici

A new Fiat Sedici Golf Class Crossover appeared on the market, Suzuki SX4 clone. By virtue of the specifics of our magazine, we will begin to review the full drive of the novelty. Connecting the rear axle is implemented through an electron control coupling.
Moreover, there are three modes of operation: 2WD, 4 AUTO and 4 LOCK. It seems that everything is an adult, but the potential of a 1.6-liter motor is not enough to drag four wheels in the snow height of all centimeters ten. Still, a moment in 145 nm at 4000 revolutions is tears for off-road. And the horses are a considerable tabernchik in 107 goals do not solve anything. They are upper, not harp. In the sense that the thrust appears from the middle of the operating range of revolutions and up only increases. In the city and on the highway, if you include the necessary transmission in time, everything is fine. But on the ground the poor will be bonus, badly smells with grip, it cleans the valves and suffer in every way. Eh, here would diesel or a demultiplier, or just lower the first gear. Alas, what not, there is no. You say: Well, well, why not try the behavior of the version with the machine? Yes, because the four-wheel drive goes in a pair only with a mechanical checkpoint. That this is a tricky marketing course or complexity in production is unknown. However, in the monotrifer version Sedici is quite good: the ground clearance in 190 mm, the flat bottom and a small mass allow it not to be afraid of high road obstacles. Although in areas with hilly mountainous terrain with their icing roads version 4x4 is the most.
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With a price of 680 thousand rubles (at the beginning of February), Fiat is well. Electropacket: glass, mirrors, heated seats. Control locks from the key fob two-stage first driver's door, then the rest. Steering wheel adjustment, and height seats, fog lights. Even climate control, and four airbags, and the audio system on six disks with duplicate control on the steering wheel. True, the audio system reads only the CD format,

and the control from the steering wheel does not go through the station specified in the memory, and every time a new search is conducted. There is still a FIAT branded anti-theft system, essentially an immobilizer with a floating code.
In the cabin, a pretty living seating color, and the material is not cheap rag. Rear seats are folded in parts, and not only the back, but also sidushka. The trunk is not small, under his Falsefolu lies the dance. For fastening of goods there are four massive brackets. When opening the rear door in the trunk, the backlight is turned on. And for the convenience of closing it has an inner handle.
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Pendants from behind, consider, no: the twisted P-shaped beam and springs with shock absorbers. Front simple McPherson. Despite the rear drum brakes, the effectiveness of the system is worthy. ABS, by the way, correct: and on the ground, and on the asphalt it does not do. No more systems were present in Fiat, and this is its main difference from the SX4 clone, where the ESP e-course stability system is in the standard. And since we were talking about comparing these brands, both inside and outside, with the exception of the nameplate, they are almost identical. And on the equipment, all-wheel drive Suzuki is distinguished by the presence of window curtains and the audio system reading MP3. And he stands on a hundred with small thousand rubles more, and is also available in Europe, at the Hungarian plant Suzuki.

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On the road I was immediately unpleasantly surprised by behavior on a hut. The car simply falls into the rolled chute and ship on them as a train along the rails. At the attempt to exit a rut, he with delay in vigorous jumping. You can get used to, but tires. Although perhaps the matter is here in winter studded rubber. The electric power steering wheel is good, the steering wheel is heavy, and in the parking lots. In general, Sedici's impressions remained pleasant, especially if you remember about its price. It is really convenient in the city and suburb, economically: according to the readings of the on-board computer, the consumption did not get out for 10 liters. Accepted dynamics Overclocking is quite worthy: up to one hundred spending 10.8 seconds. And with noise insulation everything is in order, and with ergonomics. Of course, the Fiat brand in our country is unpopular, but the money decide everything, especially in the era of the crisis.
Author: Evgenia Lyubimova, photos of Alexander Insurance Baranova