Hyundai IX55 test drive since 2009 SUV

Hyundai IX55: in pursuit of lux

Finally forget about reputations and price niches makes a personal acquaintance with IX55

At first, Hyundai reasonably and leisurely trained on inexpensive cars, which quickly gained popularity with affordable price and acceptable quality. Having accumulated experience and feeling the strength, the Koreans moved further in the dull, to the classroom class. The old budget models of cars remained at the factories of countries in need of them, where they are still successfully sold, for example, on Russian Tagaz, and Hyundai, meanwhile, rolled forward Genesis and Grandeur, new generations of Santa Fe and Sonata, updated the line of the middle price category, Having appropriated her a new index I, and quietly stepped over the line of 2,000,000 rubles.


The new large crossover ambitiously claims to be in the luxury segment

It is not so easy to step over the current reputation, but the new seven -seater SUV HYUNDAI under the IX55 index speaks for itself. First, the price of 1,799,900 rubles for the Korean crossover is outraged! Then the stated competitors are called the Japanese Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-9 and Subaru Tribeca.


But when viewing the list of options, the claims gradually cease to seem inadequate: there are also electroregies of the steering wheel in height and departure, and the driver’s seats in 10 directions, as well as passenger, heating the front seats and seats of the second row, the electric power output of mirrors, a system of non -closed access, a two climate control, control of the heating and ventilation system from the second row, ducts at the legs of passengers of the 3rd row, an electric drive, an electric drive of the trunk door and unlocking the gas tank, cruise control, the rain sensor, self-clever rear-view mirrors as intra-sun and external ones, adjusting the back of the seats of the 2nd row and their longitudinal adjustment, parking sensors, hatch, and much more.

Finally forget about reputations and price niches makes a personal acquaintance with IX55.

In American, huge and rude, like Honda Pilot, asianly intricate, like Subaru Tribeca, Mazdovsky sports and fit as CX-9, and at the same time stylish and balanced in the profile of Ai-X resembles Lexus RX, and is similar in behind on Audi Q7. Designers managed to combine the massiveness of the body and the dynamism of the lines.

The interior of the fifty -fifth is to the taste of the threshold in the literal sense of the word: the thresholds are highlighted with atypical red, and the soft light emits a niche of mirrors and the foot area when the car is in the parking lot. True, the thresholds themselves are not too comfortable and make landing.

The architecture of the central console and many cup holders remind that the machine was originally developed for the American market: the central console is similar to the tower, in the attic of which the clock settled below the radio, and the first climate control lives with many balconies-cones. True, a full -color display would look more appropriate. In the luxury configuration, an Infiniti audio system with a great sound is installed. A pleasant bonus of the radio tape recorder is the ability to read Russian tags, and not show incomprehensible badges instead.


The manual brake in the IX55 foot, so between the seats is a flat flat surface, under the cover of which can be hidden from outsiders a bunch of things, systematically cluttrating the salon. The armrest has a roomy cooled box. But the glove box is modest.

At the same time, the decoration of the salon in quality reaches for Europe: the skin pleasant to the touch, the plastic alternates hard and soft surfaces, an artificial wood inserts. The futuristic glow of the blue spotlights can be turned off if desired. And do not forget to extinguish it when leaving the car, the lamp does not turn off automatically when the engine stops. Of the inconspicuous little things that quickly become necessary, an additional advanced section of the anti -loner visor, as well as obscuring side mirrors saving from blinding.


A driver's seat can be adjusted both under a person with a meter of fifty and a two -meter basketball player, and then fixed both settings using the memory function. The steering wheel is also conveniently adjusted in the large range, the only small nit -pick in the upper position, it resembles a bus in the corner of inclination. When the motor is stopped, the steering wheel pushes and rises, facilitating the exit from the car, and at the start of the engine, it automatically returns to a given position.

In the back row, it is quite spacious, the climate system deflectors are original on the ceiling. Also, separate reading lamps are carefully installed on the sides. The backs are adjusted by inclination, and the seats themselves are longitudinally. The third row, as in the pilot, cannot be called especially comfortable, but it will quite fit two small-sized passengers for a short march, while in most of these cars the third row of seats is usually nominal.


The backs of the rear sofa are adjusted by inclination

The seats themselves are regulated longitudinally, opening access to the third row

Of course, the trunk of a five -meter crossover is more than a capacious 1,130 liters (and in the largest resolution with folded rear rows 2,460 liters, with a seven -seater layout there is also not so few 184 liters), while it has an electric drive of the doors.

The advantages of the new Korean crossover are fully revealed in motion. The car managed to combine the advantages of high landing and large clearance with smooth and confident behavior of a passenger sedan on the asphalt.

IX55 is built on a 10 cm platform Santa Fe, in front of McPherson, a multi -link suspension behind. The car rides very smoothly, indifferently reacting even to excessively reputed bedridden police, while maintaining excellent exchange rate stability and without scaring the rolls in corners. The steering wheel is pleasing: grip, from the stop to the stop three turns, optimal feedback. You get used to the car very quickly and feel here at home.

AI-X 55 is equipped with a 3.0-liter 240-horsepower diesel or 3.8-liter gasoline V6 with a capacity of 264 hp. We got a gasoline modification for the test. Of course, from a herd of 264 hp It is hardly worth expecting lazy behavior, and Hyundai does not disappoint: despite the environmental collars, the car reacts impatiently to the pressing of the accelerator pedal both from the place and when overtaking on the highway. This is a considerable merit of a successful six -speed Aisin machine, equipped with a module for the control of the gear force, which sorts through the transmission quickly and smoothly. Despite the almost slight maneuverability and a good review, in the rows on the crossover you don’t really jump impressive dimensions do not allow. ESP with a bang works out its tasks both in sharp turns and at starting in snow porridge, under which hidden ice is hidden.


The fuel consumption on the highway is quite modest up to 11 liters per hundred, in the city the appetite grows to not so pleasant 20-25 liters. Of the shortcomings that the current winter revealed (this year the cold, it seems, have become a full -fledged tester of all cars), - a long heating of the engine and salon: in half an hour in a frozen salon you will curse everything in the world. It seems that with diesel it is even more fun.

Noise insulation is worthy, the engine when driving is practically inaudible. With an increase in speed, plastic rummaged slightly, and with loud music on a test car, a column of the audio system from the driver's side was distinctly creaked.

Unlike the same pilot in Ai X, the rear review cameras are not provided, parking sensors are working instead. With such a large machine in close urban conditions, the camera would be preferable. But a small radius of a turn of 5.6 meters greatly facilitates the process.

Despite the high -profile marketing definition of an all -around and an impressive look, IX55 is still a large city crossover. A 4WD all -wheel drive with a Haldex coupling automatically redistributes the torque between the front and rear wheels, in difficult road conditions a system of automatically maintaining the level of the back of the body (in top trim levels) helps. There is a 4WD Lock lock. Clearance of 205 mm, an entrance angle of 35.5 degrees and an angle of longitudinal patency of 17.9 degrees allow a joke to storm urban snowdrifts, in abundance packed in full-fledged parking places, and overcome light off-road, but on trophy-raids on ah ix is \u200b\u200bunreasonable, The potential is obviously not enough, the diagonal hanging is clearly not a trump card of the crossover.


Despite the high -profile marketing definition of an all -around and an impressive appearance, IX55 is still a large crossover. Full-wheel drive, 4WB Lock, 205 mm clearance will make it possible to storm urban snowdrifts and light off-road, but it is unreasonable on the troph-raids on ay-ix, the diagonal hanging is clearly not a trump card of the crossover.

Did Hyundai get a suite in the crossover segment? Quite. IX55 is an attractive, stylish and impressive car with off -road claims, while it is comfortable, like a passenger sedan, and a frisky. Koreans also did not stir up on the interior decoration, only small flaws in the form of a noisy plastic and a creaking column spoil the impression of the assembly. And most importantly, subjectively, the car is also perceived as expensive and luxury, and not trying to seem like that. Despite the shortcomings, after personal acquaintance, the price tag is 1,814,900 rubles for the Luxury equipment that was on our test, no longer seems too daring. Luxury diesel modification is slightly cheaper than 1,799,900 rubles.

Svetlana Aleeva
Photo: Kirill Kalapov



pros
Impressive appearance
Comfortable driving characteristics
Many options
       
Minuses
Noisy plastic
Mediocre off -road characteristics
Fuel consumption
       
The price of the tested car is 1,814,900 rubles

Complete the test of the tested car
driver and front passenger airbag
Side airbags + safety curtains
Front seat belts
Active front head restraints
ABS+ EBD
ESP
A package of improved visibility (headlight lamps+Farrier's headlights+Auto -Corrector PHAR+SECTOR+Light sensor)
immobilizer
Electroregulation of the steering wheel in height and departure
Electroregulation of the lumbar support of the driver's seat
Electroregulation of the driver's seat in 10 directions
Electroregulation of the passenger seat
heating the front seats
Heating of the seats of the second row
Power steering
Electric windows
Electric drive and heating mirrors
Electric drive of the folding of mirrors
Central Castle + Alarm* with DU BRELOK
SMART KEY system - access without key
Double-zone climate control
Air quality control system + salon filter
Management of the heating and ventilation system from the 2nd row
Air ducts in medium racks
Air ducts at the feet of passengers of the 3rd row
Subber of a driver with a cooled box
Trip computer
Luke with electric drive
Trunk electric drive
Cruise control with driving control
Rain sensor
Higher -door illumination
Self -delayed intra -axial rear -view mirror
Self -deleted external rear -view mirrors
Adjustment of the back of the seats of the 2nd row
Longitudinal adjustment of seats of the 2nd row
Rear parking radar
Heating of the wiper rest zone
Antenna on the roof
Audiosystem 2 DIN (radio, CD/MP3, CD Chenger 6CD, external amplifier, central speaker, subwoofer+ USB & AUX) Infinity
IPod connection cord
Radia control unit on the steering wheel
Rolling the steering wheel and handle of the gearbox skin
Wood interior decoration (beige interior)
Leather salon
Mirror for communication
Folding back of the rear seat (6: 4)
Chrome lining on door rapids
Doors and mirrors in the color of the body
Chrome door handles
The system of automatic maintenance of the level of the back of the body
Toning the rear glasses
Heat -shielding glass (frontal and front side)
Protective overlays for the body
Additional stop signal
Turn indicators in the rear view mirrors
Fog lights
Stone discs 18 with rubber 245/60 Kumho/Hankook
Full -size spare wheel
Side steps
Roof rails


Specifications
Body
Type of body crossover
The number of places 7
Trunk volume, l 184/1130/2460
Equipped mass, kg 2110
Full mass, kg 2700
Length, mm 4840
Width, mm 1945
Height, mm 1807
Wheel base, mm 2805
Road clearance, mm 205
Engine
Basin type with distributed fuel injection
The location in front is longitudinally
Location and number of cylinders V6
Working volume, cm 3778
Cylinder diameter/piston stroke, mm 96.0 x 87.0
Compression degree 10.4
The number of valves per cylinder 4
Maximum power, L.S./rpm 264/6000
Maximum torque, Nm/rpm 348/4500
Transmission
Gearbox 6 -t. Automatic
Drive 4WD
The front suspension is independent, McPherson racks with springs, with a reptile stabilizer
The rear suspension is independent, multi -link, with a reptile stabilizer
Front brakes 17 vents. disk with wear indicators
Rear brakes of 324 mm disk with wear indicators, parking drum
Dynamics
Maximum speed, km/h 190
Acceleration time 0-100 km/h, from 8.3
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
city cycle 17.6
country cycle 9.1
mixed cycle 12.2
Fuel tank capacity, l 78
AI-95 fuel
 

Source: Carclub.ru