Honda Fr-V (Edix) 2004-2007 Minivan Test

In two lines

The name Honda FR-V Abbreviation from Flexible Recreat Vehicle multi-purpose car for relaxation. It is a pity, of course, that it was not possible to load the car with a fully crew of six people. But a weekly trip with a length of 3,000 km along the roads of four test countries that fully meet the spirit of the car
The color is such that the tongue is not to be thrown and your eyes do not take your eyes: Vivid Blue Pearl is a bright blue pearl! Outside, Honda is good, although a high glazing line and massive bumers make the silhouette somewhat heavy. Perhaps this is a deliberate expression of a sports nature, emphasized in a press release. We'll see
The front panel in the splendor of polished plastic and the radiance of aluminum is like a multi -storey music center! The deflectors of the air ducts resemble the intricate crate of numerous speakers. But the chair is not soft, but not very comfortable: the lower part holds, and the shoulder blades hang in the air. Okay, I will stick out my chest and I will consider this a prevention from stoop. Landing is a vertical commander, but the steering column is tilted, like a car for a bus steering wheel Renault does not have a hint. The feeling of bulky does not arise, only on the right is slightly more spacious than the usual one. Although you involuntarily be careful when traveling narrow places.
It is great that I got exactly the Honda that will begin to sell in Russia for $ 28,900, with a two -liter power unit, in the Comfort configuration. The equipment is rich: xenon headlights, alloy wheels, climate and cruise control, stabilization system, radio tape recorder, six airbags (including a two-seater front of 133 liters for the middle and right passenger) and much more.
The salon is really huge: in each row there are three completely full -fledged chairs with individual adjustments. The width of the door is 147 cm! The most interesting thing is that in terms of external dimensions, Honda FR-V practically repeats the five-seater scenes and less Ford-s-Max! The rear passengers in front of their knees are a good quarter meter and a dozen centimeters over the head of basketball players to carry, or what? But according to the number of different secrets and boxes, it is very modest, no more than in the middle car. The trunk is capacious, under his floor, a dock on a poorly painted disk! Some kind of nonsense, it cannot be! No, imagine the front side of the disk is painted, and the back is only slightly sprayed. Maybe out of savings?
Which day is going, and I will not get used to the lever gearbox, which I move in one movement of the brush! It seems to be located at hand, and unusual in moderation, and six gears are no longer news, but everything in one bottle is completely confusing. Each switch is forced to do consciously with feeling, with plain, with a placement. There is no need to think about the sports pace of driving, God forbid not to miss the program. Yes, and a two -liter engine of 150 hp. In fact, I was pleased only with a low level of noise and high efficiency: 8.1 l/100 km in high -speed autobahns, lively cities and alpine serpentines an excellent result for a lobed car with a equipped mass of more than one and a half tons.
As for the dynamics, passport seconds and kilometers without equipment can not be checked, and elasticity is more important for the convenience of driving. There is practically no reserve under the pedal on the VI gear, there is practically any overtaking or the rise is forced to take up the lever, and even switching, it is better immediately on IV. By traction capabilities, the first five gears approximately correspond to the usual five -speed box, and the sixth seems economical. On the other hand, in the VI gear at 120 km/h, the motor holds not at all small 2800 rpm, and at V and completely raises to 3500, but the expected jerk, given the peak of the moment by 4000, no. Most likely, setting up for strict ecology requirements.
Well, I could not refine in advance and now to the nearest column crawling at an economical turtle pace. At first, at first the arrow of the fuel level pointer, it was worth it to light up the light bulb, falls down, like a buffet. Twenty to thirty kilometers and already at zero!
The comfortable stretching handle of the parking brake was very pleased, until it jammed in an elongated position. In a foreign country, without any instrument on board! Half an hour of hassle and picking with a penkal knife solved the problem, but I did not touch this poker anymore.
Italian drivers are still abnormal! I swing down myself on a winding mountain path on average such a pace, I rejoice at the excellent stability and obedience of Honda. Thanks to the wide rut, it really holds well in corners. And suddenly, in a short straight line, I was overtaken by the unknown from where the enormous four -axle concrete mixer that arose in the mirrors! By the way, the mirrors are godlessly lying, especially inner people in it look egg -headed. Okay people, but it is impossible to identify an approaching car! Do you think it doesn't matter? Do not tell me you can understand the annoyance of the driver Porsche, which I perceive as a high low -speed minibus, slowly giving way.
So, 3000 km was added on the odometer. Previously, I happened to travel to the fiat-multiphlas (ZR, 1999, No. 12; 2004, No. 8) the first car with a passenger formula 3+3. It is not too good for sale. The new Honda FR-V is more traditional outwardly, but inside it is no less original than the Italian. Maybe such a combination will bring her a happier market fate? ..

Honda Fr-V
The car made their debut in the summer of 2004 at the end of the year sales began in Europe, in the summer of 2005 in Russia.
A six-seater mini-linen with two rows of three seats in each uses elements from the CR-V all-fruit platform.
Engines: gasoline 1.72.0 l (125 150 hp), turbodiesel 2.2 liters (140 hp).
Gearboxes: 5- or 6-speed mechanical, 4- or 5-speed machines. Front drive.
Complete: Sport-Compact, Comfort, Executive.
Prices in Europe: 20 83026 330 euros.
Test car: 2.0 liters, 150 hp, a mechanical 6-speed gearbox, Comfort, $ 28,900 (in Russia).

SUMMARY
Honda FR -V is not an athlete, but a spacious and practical family liner for distant voyage.
+ Huge doorways, a very spacious interior, excellent sound insulation, good economy, good stability in corners.
- mediocre elasticity, an unusual lever of the box, not very comfortable seats, distortion in the mirrors, nonlinear fuel.
 

 

Yuri Nechetov
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"