Hyundai Grandeur test drive since 2005 sedan
His degree
Hende has already tried to establish themselves in a business class. However, XG did not justify hopes. But his follower, perhaps, has a chance of success. The request is not to be confused
Black, playing in the sun chromium and very large. Solid. There is not enough for a driver who helpfully opening the door, it hurts an aristocratic suit at this dandy. True, he constantly reminds me of someone. The grate of the radio ator, for example, is similar to the one that Maxim's ... or Leddena? And Toyota Avalon had almost the same feed. Although, maybe this is rather the influence of the Bavarian seven? And how suspiciously the rear wheel arches are mannered. Why this goose, as a famous master of unraveling the reboshes, citizen Koreiko would say. Well, of course, the fashionista of Mazerati-Kvattoporta! However, everything together looks quite harmonious and is not at all pretentious, as is appropriate to the car of a respected master.
With the exception of one, perhaps, details. The reflective red jumper with the inscription Grandeur between the rear lights that play LEDs turned out to be a little funny. Imagine the Mercedes E-Class would have the same cataphote as the 1987 Lancer. It seems that the Koreans seemed to make a solid car for those who are more expensive than show -off. And then come, so typically Asian, akin to Chinese lanterns, a trifle exclusively for decoration. Well, perhaps these are the problems of my taste.
But I remembered the prestigious representative sedans not in vain. Hyunde sometimes declares that the Grander belongs precisely to the Great Caste. In fact, of course, the length of 4895 mm is a real business class.
Chic and simplicity in American
However, it is clear why the guys from Hende are so trying to exalt the grandiucer. I have not met such decoration in any of the Korean sedans. Here is a leather salon, and electric drives of the front seats and a steering column, a good audio system. There is even a sunscreen on the back glass, helpful downward when reversing.
The volume of the glove box is small, but the cards and documents here will easily fit
There is even an electric hatch in the only configuration of Grander
Only the most advanced rivals from Germany and Japan can also boast of the rear view cameras or color displays. However, all kinds of electronics are not cheap, and you sometimes manage to manage it. But the first grader will be able to set the required temperature or turn on the climate control in the Grander. It is not surprising, because the main market of this hand America. And there they do not like to rack their heads, wandering along the labyrinths of advanced menu.
If the curtain interferes with the review, it can be lowered by pressing the button
The passengers of the rear sofa have their own deflectors of the corrugation system
The sofa is matured for two people. However, it will not be closely here and three
Another undoubted plus of Grander is a spacious salon. On the back sofa, even tall passengers will be able to sit with their legs stretched out. True, the front is not all glory to God. Yes, the range of longitudinal adjustment of the driver's seat is very large. But even lowering the seat into the lower position, I almost rested the crown against the ceiling and exactly see a anti -linen visor in front of me, and the rim of the steering wheel closes the parts of the scales of a tachometer and a speedometer. So drivers with growth above 185 cm will not be very convenient. And this is in a huge car. It is very similar to an unambiguous hint: you have nothing, they say, dear comrade, go for the traffic jams yourself hire the driver. And again, it turns out that the Grander Personal Classes.
On the front seats it will be convenient and very large people. However, not too high
The trunk is already huge, but its volume can still be increased by folding the back of the sofa
The armrest has two decent dimensions of the department suitable for different small things
The quietest
But no one dares to call the engine to call the American engine, he is the most European one. Completely aluminum, 24-valve, with two distribution shafts in each of the cylinder heads and electronic fuel injection, the motor is located transversely above the front drive wheels. Power of 235 liters. With. The V-shaped six-liter of 3.3 liters allows almost a two-ton hand to accelerate to hundreds in 7.8 seconds. By the way, this is only 0.7 more worse than 2023 liters. With. More powerful (and almost twice as expensive!) Audi A6-3.2 and BMW-530ia. Moreover, the 5-speed automatic changes the program so decorously and noble that it seems that there is a stranded variator. And the engine even at revolutions slightly above the average works almost inaudibly. As a result, sound comfort in the grandiose is hardly worse than, say, in Lexus.
The engine does not differ by efficiency, which once again confirms the competent on -board computer
The dynamic stabilization system is disabled, which increases the chances of getting out of snow
And not only from the noise, Hende tries to protect his passengers. In terms of smoothness, he, however, nevertheless does not do not reach the above Japanese, however, small bumps, potholes and joints swallows without sound and the slightest shaking. And what is very pleasant, despite the comfort of the suspension, the grand, unlike his dad XG, does not swing at all on longitudinal and transverse waves, allowing it to keep speed under 180 km/h without much strain.
Do not rush, gentlemen And if you go faster? And if in an arc? With the first, Hyunde does not have problems. It retains good accelerated dynamics, even if on a speedometer 200 km/h. But with the second a little worse. You are going quietly or slowly, the steering wheel rotates equally easily, like on the game console, without the slightest hint of feedback. Therefore, in a speed turn, you feel not quite confident.
Quickly pass steep turns Grander is also not a great master. Everything happens, as if in a slowed movie. First I turn the steering wheel, then the car squats on the outer front wheel, and only when the suspension stroke is chosen, with a noticeable roll enters the turn. She unequivocally hints that you do not portray a racer, and you go calmly and measuredly a business class to you not a formula 1.
More saddened by another. Once upon a time, managing my first nine, I barely escaped an accident, being almost without brakes. All because I drove through a deep puddle. On a grandiose, I did not stop in a puddle, just fell under heavy rain. And as a result ... Before a steep turn, I squeeze the brake, and the car slows down barely. He barely left the chipper. Why not dry the pads? As they do, for example, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, imperceptibly for the driver, pressing them to the discs.
The system of dynamic stabilization also in this case turned out to be, to put it mildly, not at a height. She could not extinguish the speed with the help of the brakes, she only strangled the motor, in this way I have been the opportunity to pull the car out of the rotation with gas. And finally, I got a whole bouquet of surprises. About half a minute, the Grander did not respond to gas, and then the engine did not drop the speed below 2000 rpm. I had to drown out the engine and start again. The idle turns returned to normal, but then they jumped again. Such glitches, of course, can be single, arising from cars from the first parties ... But the sediment, as they say, remained. So if you want tranquility at the wheel, with the gas pedal and the steering wheel, turn calmly, and do not forget in the rain, pressing the brake, dry the pads. Or be sure to inform your driver about it.
Although I will remind you once again: no matter how you wish it in Hende, the Grander does not go to the representative class. Neither in prestige, nor in size. But in the business class, it can well be declared about itself. A solid, with a large salon, richly equipped, and even with a lively motor and good dynamics, it is one and a half times cheaper than German competitors in similar trim levels. Agree, a significant difference is that you are not particularly interested in the pathos emblem on the radiator grille. Another thing is that the new Camry, more powerful, is also cheaper by $ 1100. However, it is known that in Hende more than once reduced the initially overstated prices. Maybe you should wait?
The height of loneliness
Buyers of Grander have no choice one motor and the only equipment. But truly exhaustive. Cast discs, electric drives of front seats and steering wheel, xenon, rain and parking sensors, a dynamic stabilization system, 8 airbags, separate climate control and a very advanced audio system with an external amplifier and acoustics of Infinity. By the way, none of the competitors can boast of similar basic equipment.
PER
Spacious salon, good dynamics and sled comfort
AGAINST
Mediocre manageability, low image of the brand, one engine and equipment, high price for a Korean car
Hyundai Grandeur 3.3 A/T
common data
Body (number of places/doors)
Sedan (5/4)
Equipped mass, kg
1790
Length x width x height, mm
4895x1865x1490
Base, mm
2780
Front/back, mm track
1580/1565
Trunk volume (standard VDA), l
525
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
7.8
Speed, km/h
237
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
7.4/15.1
Fuel tank capacity, l
75
Engine
Location
Front transversely
Design
gasoline, V-shaped, 6-cylinder
Working volume, SMZ
3342
Power, L.S. at rpm
235/6000
Torque, kgsm at rpm
30.9/3500
Chassis
Drive unit
On the front wheels
Transmission
Automatic 5-st.
Suspension
Independent, spring, Co stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
front
on double transverse levers
behind
Mollycent
Steering
rack type with amplifier
Brakes
disk, in front ventilated
Tires
235/55 R17
Car
from 0.45 $/km
Andrey Koltun, photo of Maxim Goncharov
Source: Magazine buy a car [12/2006]
