Honda Pilot test drive since 2009 SUV
Japanese rebus
He appeared unexpectedly, like a thunder in the middle of a clear sky, but quietly, like a balloon. Few people would have thought that one of the largest crossovers in the nature of the crossovers would be quite officially in Russia. After all, analogues of this machine, by which it is possible to at least predict demand, as it turned out, and there is no The little animal is unprecedented
Why still a pilot? I look at a huge blue alternate and perplexed. The stalker is among the dark, inhospitable Karelian forest, and only no other comparisons begs. Maybe he is all -pleasing or super -free? Hardly. A small clearance of 203 mm, not at all for the trophy raids. And with the aerodynamics of the kitchen set on the highway you will not freeze. Is it really another American with a loud name, behind which it costs nothing? But the Hondovsky logo on the chrome grate of the radiator, as always, promises something intriguing, non -trivial. What kind of car is this, which the creators compare in size with the Lend-Croizer-Prado, in terms of comfort from the discovery, in speed with the XC90. And in terms of security, capacity and price, as the Japanese boldly say, he has no equal
Under the onslaught of hordes of mosquitoes, who support the armades of heavy bomber of blind and gadflies with high -speed squadrons, I begin to unravel a strange rebus. It seems to be a lot of words in it.
And kindergarten in addition
The key to start and quickly and quickly ... no, do not move, but turn on the full power of blowing a three-zone climate installation, expelling the creatures that fell into the salon. Understand which key on the greenish, as if the phosphorescent central console is responsible for the fan, and activate its second business. A few moments, the air in the car is clean, and you can look around.
The combination of American scope with Japanese thoughtfulness is impressive: play the place above your head in badminton, and the length of the cabin is such that I am thinking about a negotiation with a gallerine. High -quality yellowish skin of slightly profiled seats, a light shade of door panels and torpedo additionally expands the space. There are, of course, dark interior options, but light colors in this machine look festive, rich. And lives and breathes!
The abundance of buttons on the steering wheel and the central console should not be scared. They are large, comfortable, understandable
The rear view monitor is small, but with a large length of the car and this is a gift
The seats are enough to ensure a convenient landing to the driver of any complexion
Of course, to give one and a half million only for decoration the top of waste, even taking into account the fact that competitors on this basis are much more expensive. But the completely even floor in front of the sofa and the interior transformation system are already worthy of investments. It turns out that you can still do without a central tunnel, which turns the average passenger into a cavalryman. The folding armrest is soft and does not rest on the back, and the sofa is adjusted in both the longitudinal plane and the corner of the back of the back. I never liked to ride behind due to long legs and height 185 cm, but now I envy those who have collapsed there.
There are, however, three more places. A minute ago, the gender of the trunk resembled a billiard table, and turning over, turned into a chair. Did I think that they would accommodate here, albeit an elbow to the elbow, three hefty men? Indeed, the vast majority of 7-seater cars have a third row of seats narrow, cramped mother-in-law in its pure form. The pilot is not at all. Yes, my head is slightly clinging to the ceiling, my knees are not so comfortable, but you can go and go far. And if you give these places to women and children you will not believe in the car four isofix mounts for children's seats! No one has so many.
So, the first word in the rebus is solved by family. And then what is the meaning of all -wheel drive?
Not in boots, but in galoshes
Yes, Schaub Bulo!, As they say in Ukraine and Canada. To think that a large family with a whole brood will go on an excursion to the taiga, it is not worth it. You will see a bear in the zoo. In addition, as we have already noted, the pilot does not have enough geometric cross -country ability for slutty off -road. The overhangs are big, and the cardan shaft is suspended low. But on an ordinary forest road, I have no fears that I will have to run around the tractor.
The services of passengers of a spacious sofa are individual music settings and climate control
The correct shape and even floor of the trunk make the simple transportation of bulky
Even in an eight -seal seal, there is where to put several bags or a couple of medium -sized suitcases
On the way to the asphalt, I master the intricacies of handling a simple, at first glance, lever of a 5-speed automatic transmission. It is not in the center, in the floor, or on the steering column, like the Americans, but on the left side of the central console. How convenient! Regulation 2 and 1 for off -road or winter, D for normal movement. There is no dirt, and blocking the rear differential with a button on the dashboard does not make sense. It is a pity, not winter to feel his work on a snowy rise. But it will come in handy in the city!
As for the moment, it is almost impossible to catch how much it is transferred through a long -term coupling to the rear axle of 10 or 70 percent. At a prayer, the car licks the bumps with pleasure, only shaking a little sides, and does not think at all at all on slippery after the rain of the grass. In short, the second word of our reburian rebus.
Flights at small altitudes But it is no accident that the pilot was less likely to be a pilot than the jeeps. So, the element is still a track, not a tract. What then prevented the designers from making an all -wheel drive minibus without masking it under an all -around? Yes, safety! The hefty hood, under which a powerful engine hides, makes such a machine and subjectively, in the eyes of chadomed parents, and quite objectively, due to its considerable, crushed in the event of an accident of the length is much more impact -resistant than any single -collector. Of course, the Japanese, not limited to theory, added a dozen basic airbags and a particularly durable body, which received a lot of five safety pillows on European and American crash tests.
On the Finnish building, nothing prevents the use of the entire potential of a 250-horsepower engine. The first, second, third programs are very dynamic. When the fifth turns on, I seem to hang in the air. Silence in the salon is like in a Mercedes Benz, and even then not in everyone.
It is not surprising that behind the wheel of such a machine a sense of dimensions is somewhat lost and even slightly blurred the limit of the permitted. If you do not look into huge external mirrors, and when revealing in a small rectangle of the camera monitor built into an intra -tower mirror, it seems that I'm in an ordinary car. The landing also contributes to the same, even high, but completely not bus. You go and enjoy, forgetting that Honda weighs more than two tons. That 50, that 170 km/h the pilot is all one. It is a pity, the ECO indicator, saying that two or three out of six cylinders are disconnected does not light up as often as we would like. But when compared with similar systems, for example, on Chevrolet-Tachu, Honda VCM is more effective. At least on a flat section of the road with a cruise control or at constant speed, it honestly saves fuel.
The fact that the high speed even on such a car can be dangerous, I understand, only having moved with gas in a bend. Despite the fact that the reactions on the steering wheel are accurate, the motor does not roar, and the suspension does not rattle, the pilot has to be kept. But if you do not drive, as on the last journey, then almost any turn of Honda draws that on the pattern, only a little roll. And I also marveled a lot of a pilot’s reversal of 11.8 meters, like Honda-Cr-V! If you have already talked about the steering, it should be noted that almost four steering wheel turns from the stop to the stop with such sizes are more than more great.
And yet I will repeat once again: in no case should not forget that this honda is half a ton heavier, a quarter meter longer and 14.5 cm above the same CR-V. The illusion of passenger control is instantly dispelled with emergency braking. Here, please, the patrol machine seems to be in the distance, the disc brakes are accurate and the moderately grip, they must have time, but the laws of physics, and therefore a decent braking distance, cannot be circumvented. Although in this mode, the wheels with all their might stick to the asphalt, as if kissing it sucking, and therefore ABS works once and barely noticeable when the speed has already been repaid.
It seems that I have already unraveled almost the entire riddle. What other word will follow the adjective track?
Beyond the horizon of good On poor asphalt, the pilot unexpectedly got nervous. Speed \u200b\u200b80, the D3 button on the left end of the automatic transmission cuts off two upper gears, holding the motor under the thrust. It is even in the entire range, but frequent holes of shock absorbers make you reduce the pace, which only increases the shaking. It is a pity, but the suspension is too short and its blows cannot even drown out the sound of a smart audio system, which independently analyzes extraneous noises in the cabin and extinguishes them as much as possible. But after all, the pilot stood such a terrible run, did not lose his bolts and nuts, brought passengers to the place. So maybe in the word reliability lies the secret meaning of the name, and hence the last word of the rebus?
What is the size, what is spacious, that the pilot’s pilot is not in the equipment for such money. CHs90 loses 5 seats, 2.5 liters and manual transmission for 1,591,500 rubles in all respects, though Murano is equal in terms of engine volume, but less and more expensive. After a couple of months, the Korean verakrus and the Japanese CX-9 will be able to argue with the big honda. But so far there are no alternatives to the novelty.
Shark branch
The large parquet all-around Acura-MDX entered the US market in January 2000. A year later, his twin brother Honda-Pilot appeared. In 2004, the car survived restyling, and in January, a second generation model appeared. It is curious that sales of a new pilot in the States began in June, almost simultaneously with a debut in Russia.
Our car is sold in two trim levels. For 100 thousand rubles. A leather interior, hatch, front seats and trunk doors, rear -view chamber, alloy wheels, side sunglasses, an electric rear -view mirror will be added to the basic equipment of the eleganes. Metalik for any version costs 10 thousand rubles.
Honda Pilot
general information
Body, number of places/doors
Universal, 8/5
Equipped mass, kg
2082
Length x width x height, mm
4845x1995x1845
Base, mm
2774
Front/back, mm track
1720/1714
Road clearance, mm
203
The diameter of the U -Burnort, M
11.8
Fuel consumption, l/100 km (highway/city)
10.7/14.7
The volume of the fuel tank, l
80
The volume of the trunk (8/5/2 places), l
589/1251/2464
Engine
Design
6-cylinder, V-shaped, 24-valve
Working volume, SMZ
3471
Power, L.S. at rpm
250/5800
Torque, kgsm at rpm
35.0/4800
Chassis
Drive unit
permanent
Transmission
5-st. Automatic
Suspension:
Independent, spring
front
Type McEzerson
behind
Mollycent
Steering
rhealenic type with hydraulic power steering
Brakes
disk, ventilated
Tires
245/65 R17
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Excellent balance of capacity, capacity, handling on the highway and dirt roads, comfort, safety and prices
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Excessively short -flowing suspension with a large weight of the car; insufficient on -road geometric patency
Kirill Savchenko, photo of the author
A source: Magazine buy a car [07/2008]
