Test drive Ford Kuga since 2008 SUV

Express to Myshkin

Before you, undoubtedly, are the most interesting news in the most popular class. They have unlike characters, caused by close in power, but with different power units in design. Sergey Voskresensky was dealing with the three recruits of the Army Army. Photo: Alexander Kulnev.
Volkswagen Tiguan 1.4 liters, 150 hp, 6-speed mechanics, equipment Track & Field, options, 921 063 rub.
Ford Kuga 2.0 L, 136 hp, 6-speed mechanics, Titanium equipment, options, 1,099,300 rubles.
Renault Koleos 2.5 L, 170 hp, variator, equipment Luxe Privilege, 1,074,000 rub.
A gloomy, which had a heavy clouds, the morning eats the remnants of a woman’s summer. Dampness, cold and an indestructible desire to leave the weather at least somewhere. Tver, Kimra, Dubna, Sergiev Posad, Uglich and suddenly here it is - Myshkin! We go to the provincial town, where almost certainly stands on the high Volga shore of the church, there are a couple of museums and, as the map shows, the ferry crossing. In addition to her, the route implies a wide variety of roads.
Our wards do not seem to mind. Very optimistically sly with motors, and each in his own way. The two-liter Ford-kuga bassovito hits an energetic turbodiesel. It is at times that Volkswagen-Tiguan echoes him, whose gasoline engine 1.4 TSI is so hung with boosts that it starts with a characteristic diesel current-current, and then humbles the disposition, starting to make more familiar sounds. Against their background, Renault-Colery, just a few hours ago, is registered with its classic 2.5-liter gasoline atmospheric. They have already crossed the swords at the training ground, demonstrating different characters, but close -of -line ceremonial indicators. And the 500-kilometer route is designed to put points over I.
Hunting for emotions
It seems that Renault stylists this time did not seek to protrude a cruise against the background of competitors. What happened turned out to be quite pretty, but purely collective, and even with a pronounced Korean bias. Even according to its own PR managers, the car does not look aggressive, and its design is expressive and unobtrusive. And what about inside?
Honestly, not very comfortable. Some randomness and at the same time faceless officiality violate the charm of even the most expensive version of Luxe Privilege. I will pay tribute to the glass roof, spacious seats, convenient controls and excellently readable, but some kind of French combination of devices. Everything is: leather, solid audio system, separate climatic installation. That's just the dull front panel, on which only a brick window with a clock and a thermometer is noteworthy. I have nothing to catch on! And after all, the advertisement immediately echoes: one of the distinctive features of Kohlos to the driver is very easy to get used to the wheel. Yes, there is nowhere easier, although it is not possible to understand the climate installation on the move. The buttons are painfully small and bored against the background of desert well -being.
The engine and variator are the main objects of criticism of experts: they say, noisy, boring, and the Kolex accelerates is not as energetic as you expect from 170 horses. Probably, they are not fed for the sake of ecology. Indeed, the competitors of the turbine, pickups, temperament, at first, at first a vigorous jerk from the place, and then the power is lost in the monotony of the variator. However, the car is not as simple as it seemed in a landfill. On the highway it quickly turns out that the initial pressure is quite enough for confident overtaking, and the engine and transmission perfectly understand each other. The driver simply does not reach the gas gas regime. Hence a completely different sense of dynamics and quite comfortable sound accompaniment.
In general, he loves to give comfort. The suspensions do a great job with most irregularities. On the gentle waves of swing, maybe it’s harsh, especially at high speed, but you should get to gravel or lane, you are simply conquered by the capabilities of pendants that easily extinguish most of the pardon. Here, the Kohlios is really worthy of admiration!
But to the brake pedal too sensitive, you need to get used to it, as well as to a kind of controllability. In its electron-response, perhaps the largest flaws in the car are hidden: it is very thoughtful. In the most ordinary turn, the driver turned the steering wheel, and the crossover first tits and only then, having caught himself, executes the command. Alas, the feedback is quite conditional, and here you still have to take into account the delay: it is not very pleasant to steer.
 

Passion over parquet
Ford-kuga is turning right in front of his eyes into a universal favorite. At first glance, there is nothing unusual in appearance, but against the background of quite balanced and possibly even this Ford, even too calm in appearance, attracts attention.
Sensations are amplified, barely finding yourself in an elastic driver's seat with pronounced side support. The kuga persistently envelops ... No, rather, takes a vice, surrounding a high console, a grave steering wheel, a comfortable lever of gearboxes. Nothing more, but everything is done with a designer highlight. He laid his hand on the door armor, fidgeted in a dense arms of the chair, appreciated the high landing, Russified menu, ocular instruments, a functional climatic installation and did not want to go out. Although it is still cramped because of the emphasized sports notes.
The turbodiesel fills the car not only with characteristic vibrations of the floor, the lever of the box and even the seats, but also the peculiar energy, since the SROS is enough and the moment is enough. At first, it seems that 136 horses are made from a completely different test and, of course, will give in to the possibilities of more powerful and steep gasoline competitors. It wasn't there! Thanks to the well -chosen gear ratios of the Kuga transmission, it starts to start well, and barely the tachometer arrow will pass 1,500 rpm, the acceleration spurred by the turbine gently, but persistently presses the chair in the back. Know twist the programs! The main thing is not to twist the motor, because by 4000 rpm, acceleration is noticeably weakening. In the highest gears, the crossover will arrange excellent elasticity. There is, however, one feature is worth, having believed in the ideal settings, drop the tachometer arrow below the treasured mark, and the car almost instantly draws a very sharp border between rides and does not go, forcing to work feverishly box.
At high speeds (90130 km/h), the noise of the diesel engine becomes very moderate, even inconspicuous, but the rumble of tires, very sensitive to the roughness of the road surface, is replaced.
The pendants, unlike the French, do not indulge in comfort, rather emphasize muscle. Ford as if saying: you can suffer a jumping and sharp vertical swing, but on serious potholes the car can, for example, dashingly jump from a springboard, without a breakdown of shake on a gravel.
Sharp, whole, elastic in the control of Ford Complete opposite of Kolera. But he was sunk for a short while: in quick turns, this clog is inclined to side swing and dumping the front axle out. However, it is worth reducing the pace a little, and the car becomes simple and understandable in management.
 
Surrounded by the drive forces
To say that you fall in love with Tiguan from the first minutes of acquaintance, scoop up. It blows from goodness, German practicalism, but outwardly it is too Volkswagen: serious, strict, impressive.
But from below, unlike competitors, it is equipped with an impressive steel protection. It slightly worsens the front rates of the road clearance, but inspires confidence.
Although, perhaps, unreasonable. After all, being in the Tiguan salon, you catch yourself thinking: well, he is not a crossover at all! Rather, an ordinary passenger car. There is even Off Road tooth swore, but everything in you protest due to standard low landing, lilac backlighting devices, a gloomy climatic installation, completely ordinary steering wheel and a lever of six-speed mechanics.
But this is by eye, and then an excellent, ideal proportions, the seat does not try to be sports or too comfortable. Sitting in him, you understand that you hardly wanted the best. At least in everyday life. No crowding around, perfectly thought out space, verified logic of adjustments.
When this allegedly small -leaf (1.4 liters of a lot?) Starts, it seems that she has no equal, so light, even explosive acceleration in the first two gears. A little later, the idea of \u200b\u200bthe creators becomes clear: the box is also designed to ride a crossed area, so the first two steps are very shortened. Therefore, when when a maneuver, you automatically turn on the first the program, Tiguan responds with a dissatisfied growl: he could stretch out onto the second. The motor is somewhat similar to a diesel engine: even, moment acceleration, excellent painfulness, because of which you begin to get confused in the programs. That's just these sensations are shifted to the zone of higher (20003500) revolutions. And the working range of the gasoline engine is noticeably wider.
A hard sound of a mechanical compressor sometimes breaks into the salon, and above 3500 rpm and just bass grumbling of the engine. But in general, Tiguan does not tire.
The behavior on the suburban highway resembles a passenger car. Dense pendants rather significantly shake the riders like ordinary golf, only with a more developed muscles. Uzri, reliable, we are impenetrable on a broken gravel, but you don’t have to count on comfort.
Compensation for the fundamental suspensions verified to the smallest details. Here everything is really easy: accurate reactions, a minimum of rolls, good feedback on the steering wheel. In quick turns, Tiguan pleases with understandability and stability, rides not only correctly, but also fervently.
 
Defeated the worthy
A small journey turned out to be interesting and rich: Myshkin met the sun, well -preserved merchant mansions, tidy streets. The only frank bust is with a huge number of mice here, sold by local boxes.
Cars drained a wide variety of roads, fully revealing the features of their characters. But he won the most solid and correct, which was also the cheapest in this trinity. He had to forgive him in the category of options of the jack and the doom. However, without flaws, as you know, it does not happen, it is important that they do not outweigh the merits.
Cars for the test are provided by Russian representative offices of Renault, Ford, Volkswagen.
Renault Koleos
The first compact crossover Renault was represented in March 2008. In Russia since the fall of this year. It has a twin Samsung-QM5.
Engines: gasoline 2.5 liters (170 hp).
Gearboxes: 6-speed mechanical or CVT variator. The drive is complete.
Complete: Expression, Dynamique, Privilege, Luxe Privilege.
The price of basic versions: 869 4001 074 000 rub.
+ Convenient accelerated dynamics, rational interior and trunk, good smoothness and acoustic comfort, full -size reserve.
- Too sensitive brakes, inexpressive handling.
General assessment 7.9
He would be slightly less unobtrusive and simplicity, and you look more than the bright, memorable features, on the contrary, you look more, and will turn from a good man in an excellent student.
Ford Kuga
The compact crossover is represented in the spring of 2008 at the Geneva Motor Show. In the summer, sales in Russia began.
Engine: turbodiesella 2.0 liters (136 hp).
Gearbox: 6-speed mechanical, full drive.
Complete: Trend, Titanium.
The price of basic versions: 881 000961 000 rub.
+ Expressive workplace of the driver, flexible and temperamental motor, convenient handling, brakes and climatic installation, energy -intensive pendants.
- vibrations on the pillows of seats and controls, mediocre smoothness.
General estimate 8.0
Cubger of energy. However, when the delight will subside, much is less bright than it was seen at first.
Volkswagen Tiguan
Presented a year ago in Frankfurt. Produced and sold in Russia since August 2008.
Engine: gasoline 1.4 and 2.0 liters (150 and 170 hp).
Gearbox: 6-speed mechanical or automatic, complete drive.
Complete: Track & Fild, Sport & Style, later Trend & Fun.
The price of basic versions: 904 0001 053 550 rub.
+ Convenient for a driver and passengers, a rational luggage compartment, outstanding engine and transmission, excellent handling and brakes, good acoustic comfort.
- hard pendants, mediocre visibility through external mirrors.
General assessment 8.2
Real Volkswagen: It is stingy with emotions, but bribes the quality of the characteristics and thought out of most characteristics.
Sergey Voskresensky: An interesting observation: when, after refueling before the Reno-Koleos, the control lamp finally lit up, and the minibus showed a range of 56 km, in the Tiguan, the shooter barely got to the red zone, and in Kuga showed a little less than half. Curious information for reflection.
 
 
 
 
 
 




 

 

A source: The magazine "Driving"