Honda Fr-V test drive since 2007 Minivan
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![](http://www.bibipedia.info/media/photo_testi/22699.jpg)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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 his debut in the summer of 2004 at the end of the year sales began in Europe, in the summer of 2005 in Russia.
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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.
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Yuri Nechetov
Source: The magazine "Driving"