Test drive Fiat Stilo 5 doors 2006 - 2007 hatchback
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The Italians weary of the sun and the Chanti are now looking for inspiration in the northern shadow, sipping beer. Recently, Fiat Stilo was born from his foam. Do not confuse fashion with style, they said in one television program dedicated to clothes and cosmetics. Fashion, they say, is transient, and the style is once and for all. Since 1995, Fiat and Alfa Romeo cars have won the Car of the Year title four times - a success that could not be achieved by any other concern. And what's the point? Sales went no matter that the fifth of the shares sailed over the ocean, the sale of the Ferrari brand is seriously discussed ... for the opinion of experts who can evaluate the design and other components of Italian fashion is one thing. And the wallets of the wide layers of poorly educated workers are completely different. The style, which is customary to call a golf class, has been set by a company from the German city of Wolfsburg for more than a dozen years. So if you want
money, you need to take a styl and, sighing, draw something Romano-Germanic to them. Translation from German. Rather, even just German. In front, Fiat Stilo is almost Passat, only the VW letters on the new round emblem of the Italian company are not enough. On the side - Golf. No biode design experiments. No rear breaks-strips familiar to us on Brava. Everything is functional and technological. Inside, there are also no elaborate bends and Zagogulin: the flat shelf of a torpedo, almost a Volkswagen instrument shield ... Is the model with which the famous company connects the hope of the return of past successes is just a golf of the Italian assembly?
The volume of the trunk is 305 liters. It can be increased by moving forward the rear sofa forward and changing the tilt of its back.
This is not true. Firstly, the very concept of the southern assembly should now undergo changes. If earlier, in exchange for hot emotions, many forgave the fiats of the unreliability of individual nodes, the low quality of the assembly, etc., now the leadership of the company is packed up with a lot of money to minimize claims to both constructive whims and the notorious human factor . One hundred percent galvanizing of the body, including the inside of the roof, which still need to try to try, impressive terms of factory guarantees, expensive materials of the interior decoration, enviable fitting of all parts ... Secondly, standard equipment compared to which the base Golf is just a machine for poor. Judge for yourself.
The Stilo body is galvanized wherever possible, however, the resonator is a weak spot of all previous Fiat models - menacingly close to the ground
Standard luxury. The five -door Stilo in the Active configuration, which will be sold for $ 15.7 thousand, involves the presence of six airbags plus ABS, Brake Assist, EBD, as well as ASR and MSR systems that prevent the wheels in acceleration and inhibition, respectively. The steering column is adjustable not only in height, but also by removal, a driver's seat, in addition to the usual settings, in height and in the lumbar zone. Air conditioning, an on -board computer with a liquid crystal display, which, like in adult machines, can be displayed on medium speed or fuel consumption. The whole space around the driver is densely dotted with buttons-rich cars are now trying to leave this, but in golf class it is this abundance that tells the car signs of wealth. The My Car system allows you to configure Stilo for yourself as a computer or a mobile phone - whether it is the number of unimposed doors with a signal from the remote control, setting sensors sensitivity or installing the maximum speed value. Dynamic equipment-the Russian price of $ 17.3 thousand-adds to the above system ESP course stability, two-zone climate control, cruise control, a winter package, which includes the front seats heating, as well as the nozzles of windshield and headlights. Plus, such pleasant things, such as the rear seats with separate adjustment, as well as the back of the front passenger seat back forward: to place the cargo long, stretch the legs from the rear sofa or put the bottles-banks-special stamping are made in the plastic of the backs. By the way, the salon in Stilo has an exceptional expanse, which, however, is not surprising - the car is longer than the same golf by 10.5 cm plus 8 cm higher: the landing in Stilo is more vertical, therefore, even if the knees were pushed to the stop. And the feet of the rear passengers do not feel discomfort.
When the car is in motion, it is not possible to control the combat computer from the central console - the My Car buttons will be acted exclusively, the block of which is located to the left of the steering column.
The back of the front passenger seat is completely overturning - now the rear passenger can put his legs on it
Rich cars are now trying to move away from many buttons in the cabin. In the golf - class, it is their abundance that tells the car signs of wealth
Sliding boxes for the seats are very deep
If desired, the owner can increase the cost of his Stilo more than one and a half times. On the version in the Dynamic configuration, there was a leather interior - we add $ 870 to the database. A five -section glass hatch in the roof is simply an amazing thing, in fact, capable of turning Stilo into a convertible - another $ 1199. Front seats - with electric drive, heating and memory. The Easy Go automatic identification system with a Start/Stop button, as well as rain, parking sensors and automatic turning on the headlights to date, only the machines of the class above could boast. Of course, the headlights can be xenon, there can be a CD changer in a glove box, and a subwoofer in the trunk. There is nothing surprising in this. In Germany, for example, you can easily find six hundredth with cloth seats, but at the same time full of people who want to invest a lot of money in a small car. And this trend, according to the Fiatites, will only increase: not without reason the slogan, with whom Stilo is offered to the market, Forward Thinking - with an eye on the future.
City-Car. Under the hood of our five -door - a 1.6 liter gasoline engine with a volume of 1.6 liters. For a leisurely driving in the city stream, this is more than enough. In second gear, you can generally move like on a machine, if necessary, accelerating as much as 100 km/h. If you want more dynamics, click the gas pedal all the way, the engine comes to life only after 4 thousand about/min. Note that even at high speed the motor, as well as other noises in the cabin, is practically not heard. The suspension behaves very comfortably on the straight lines - it swallows irregularities, but it does not lull it with transverse buildup. But in sharp turns, the body rolls are noticeable, which, combined with an empty steering wheel, is not too pleasant. 
To the left of the gearbox lever, the City button, which gives the steering electrical power to go to the city mode, and the ASR button, turning off the anti -wings system when accelerating, if you need to move with a thorough of wheels
The abundance of steering wheel switches is Fiat's corporate sign
The glove compartment, in the latest fashion, is two -part. The upper part is a cooled box for drinks. For a fee, a cd changer can be integrated into the glove compartment
The steering amplifier on Stilo uses the power of not a hydraulic pump, but an electric motor, which has recently become more and more fashionable. The reactive force on the steering wheel, according to the manufacturer, depends not only on speed, but also on depreciation when passing the turn. We note that it depends on ourselves that it is still not enough even with conventional tuning. What can we say about the city mode - just press the City button on the central tunnel and the steering wheel is spinning with one finger. On the one hand, this is understandable. Four fiat all fifths sold in the same Germany is Punto. And disciplined, not jumping from a row to a series of German aunts, for which the ease of control is one of the components of comfort, for Stilo are also a target audience. On the other hand, the setup acts only at a speed of up to 70 km/h - only teapots drive on the streets of domestic City.
FREESTYLE. However, again, you do not need to confuse style and fashion, and Stilo - with Modena cars. On the specimen we got the vertical surface of the rubber, it was as if burned with a soldering lamp-apparently, someone tried to light up before us in an adult way. A five -door hatchback is still a family car, and for a sports style there is another Stilo. The three-door for styling is somewhat reminiscent of the Alfa Romeo 147. The car is below five centimeters, the landing in it is more sports, which in combination with a 170-horsepower engine and the SelySpeed \u200b\u200bbox should give the driver completely different emotions. Only this is not about us yet - for Russia, only 1.6 liter gasoline engine is certified, 103 hp. Which is clearly not enough for records.
Dmitry Gronsky, photo Alexey Ilyin and Fiat
Model/Modification Fiat Stilo
Manufacturer/country Fiat Auto SPA/Italy
BODY
Type of hatchback
Number of doors/places 5/5
ENGINE
Basin type with electronic injection
Front location, transversely
Working volume (cubic cub) 1596
Number/location of cylinders 4/row
Power, kW (L.S.) at about./Min. 76 (103) at 6000
Moment (nm at about./Min.) 145 at 4000
TRANSMISSION
Front drive
The gearbox is mechanical, about./Min.
SUSPENSION
STEERING
Type gear rack with an electric power
Min. The diameter of the turn (m) 10.5
Brakes
Front/rear circular ventilated/disk ventilated/disk
ABS 4-channel, with EBD, Brake Assist, ASR, MSR, ESP systems
Dimensions/volumes/weight
Length/width/height (mm) 4255/1755/1525
Wheel base (mm) 2600
Equipped mass (kg) 1205
Tires/Disks 195/65 R15/6.5J
Dynamic characteristics
Maximum speed MSR, ESP 183
Acceleration to 100 km/h (sec.) 10.9
Economy
Fuel consumption (city/highway, l/100 km) 8.3/5.5
The price in Moscow is $ 17.3 thousand.
Source: "Autopilot"
