Hyundai Matrix test drive since 2001 minivan
Car disputes
In the view of most people, CD -luster is moderately a thick car with a passenger car. Of the indispensable advantages - a spacious salon that can be rebuilt as you like at your discretion. That is the Hyunde-Maitrix. However, numerous options for interior transformation are sometimes similar to a complex transmission of an alternate - they are rarely used, but it is nice that there is. And if you limit yourself to reasonable sufficiency - leave a large salon and save on what is not always necessary? Such an approach to resolving the issue is demonstrated by Suzuki Liana, which can boast, moreover, and all -wheel drive.Hyunde-Maitrix
Maitrix looks like a funny chubby baby: the original appearance is developed in the Italian studio Pininfarin. However, at the closest acquaintance, the car was by no means toy. Having opened the wide doors and passing-yes, precisely going inside, you understand: the first impression is deceptive, although it is compact, but still Van. The recipe is verified: short motor and luggage compartments allowed not to skimp on the length of the cabin, and thanks to the high roof they made free entrance and vertical landing. And look at the rear wheels - they rolled back almost under the bumper and do not interfere in the doorway! By the way, the double seal is located on its outer and inner edges, so the opening, and with it your clothes, will remain clean.
The chubby of the body is the key to its sufficiently large width (inside 141 cm), which, in combination with almost vertical sidewalls, provides three passengers from behind quite a decent existence. The floor is almost even - the legs do not cling to the thresholds and the central tunnel.
However, one can donate a sofa by a seam with a spaciousness, the sofa, entirely or partially. In this case, you will not be particularly related to the back, but the volume of the cargo compartment will increase by 120 liters. If there are not a lot of things, then, given 60 cm of the height of the trunk, you can do with a half -length, simply bringing the hind backs to the vertical position. They are adjustable in the angle of inclination in a wide range, so if you wish, get a configure at least reclining.
What else should the mini-wen have-patch boxes? They are, so much - you will get tired of listing! Better mention the unique element. It seems that the designers of Meitrix had dawned on the other, which is more convenient to take up the door handle not with two fingers, like the vast majority of cars, and not even three, which the minority can boast, but four (ura-a !!!), which we had only seen before On a huge American pickup Ford F150 with doors under a centner -weight, each.
Thanks to the ergonomists for the well -located ignition lock - to get into it with a key, do not look under the wheel. But the instrument block in the middle of the front panel is unusual - at first the look is diving under the rim of the steering wheel and,,,,,
only slipping along a narrow window with a line of pictograms, he searches for the silver speedometer scale at the top right. However, the driver of a leisurely mini-wen some neglect of the testimony of a tachometer-sipidometer is more excusable than when driving a powerful sedan or a hot compartment. It is more important here in time to notice some emergency light bulb, and they are in the usual place. Yes, and passengers feel involvement in the process - then they look at the window, then all kinds of arrow ... Two levels of configuration are provided for Meitrix - GL and GLS. We got a richer; Among other things - the steering wheel amplifier with a column adjustable in the corner, ABS, Immobilizer, two frontal airbags, belts with a tensioner, electric drives of glasses and mirrors, a central castle, air conditioning, heating the front seats, an audio system with six speakers, fog lights, alloy wheelset Disks. With a 1.8 liter engine and a mechanical gearbox, such a machine will cost $ 18,400. Ours, with a machine gun - the only exhibition copy in Russia is still $ 19,500.
Ay-yu! How not embarrassing! They only praised him, but here such a puncture is that, you know, blocking the selector movement in an automatic gearbox is not like an unprepared brake pedal, but even without a ignition key.
But this is not a whim - the norm of safety for most machines with a machine gun. Well, at least, the engine starts only in R and R. Want to take the soul behind the wheel of Maitrix? Not the case. No, if you squeeze the accelerator and wait until the box switches a couple of gears down, you will feel a sufficiently powerful acceleration to the angry roar of the motor. But it is much more pleasant to pedal on the verge of the operation of the kick -dowan (my will - I would turn off this regime at all), achieving even, without jerks, and at the same time quite energetic acceleration. Yes, in general, and the status of a mini-wen incline. Then you enjoy the ride: the review is good from above, the steering wheel is light, the machine is a brisk, compact, very convenient in the city crowd. True, it is pretty shaking on the potholes, well, so in Europe, for which Maitrix was made, only all -terrain vehicles make their way on such obstacles.
The five -seater Meitrix debuted this year at the Leipzig Motor Show. Built on the Lantra platform and is released with it on one conveyor in Ulsan (Republic of Korea). It is equipped with four -cylinder gasoline engines of 1.6 liters or 1.8 liters, as well as a three -cylinder turbodiesel 1.5 liters. For gasoline versions, along with a five -speed manual gearbox, a four -speed machine is also provided.
+Large doorways, a spacious salon with rich transformation capabilities, comfortable seats, many boxes and holders, comfortable door handles, a powerful ventilation system, a rich equipment.
-Inable location of the devices, the lack of blocking the automatic transmission selector, a narrow trunk, there is no protection of a motor compartment, a rather rigid suspension, mediocre dynamics.
Hyndai Matrix 1.8 GLS
General data: number of places - 5; Equipped mass - 1286 kg; full weight - 1820 kg; maximum speed - 170 km/h; acceleration time from a place to 100 km/h - 12.7 s; fuel consumption in conditional suburban and city cycles - 6.9*; 11.5* l/100 km; fuel supply - 55 liters; Fuel is unhealthy gasoline AI -95. Dimensions, mm: length - 4025; width - 1740; height - 1620; base - 2600; The track in front/back - 1485/1485; Road clearance - 160; trunk volume - 350/1284 l; The turning radius is 5.2 m. Engine: a four -cylinder two -cylinder two -cylinder, four valves per cylinder, located in front transversely; working volume - 1796 cm; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 82.0x85.0 mm; compression degree - 10.0; Power - 97 kW/132 l. With. at 6000 rpm; The maximum torque is 166 N.M at 5000 rpm. Transmission: front wheel drive; gearbox - automatic four -speed; Transporting numbers: I - 2.85; II - 1.58; III - 1.00; IV - 0.68; h. X. - 2.18; The main program is 4.38. Suspension: an independent type of McExeson with repetitive stability stabilizers, collected on subframes, in front - transverse levers, from behind - one longitudinal and two transverse rods. Brakes: hydraulic with a vacuum amplifier and ABS, in front - ventilated disk, back - drum. Steering: rheck with a hydraulic wrap. Tire size: 195/55R15. *With a mechanical gearbox.
SUMMARY
Real mini -wen is a transformer. A convenient and practical car for a city dweller, committed by a calm driving style.
At the back you can get a reclining ... ... or move forward.
Suzuki liana
While I think where to start, a frivolous thought climbs into my head: not without reason, apparently, the car has a female name - to look at it is most pleasant ... behind. But he was chopped, he looked at the side; I overtook, looked into my eyes - and Sharm melted. The chubby monotonous sidewalls slightly heavy the profile, and the anfas without bright, expressive strokes - like a face without makeup. What are you, dear, did not paint? In order to avoid reproaches in vulgarity, it is better to abandon the development of the topic, and we will consider all erotic associations that have arisen among readers. Our Suzuki Liana Devasheva is $ 17,500. However, for this money, a 1.6 -liter engine promises a hot temperament, and a manual gearbox and always ready to include an all -wheel drive transmission (back through Viskuyoft) promise to immediately implement it in any situation. The front -wheel drive modification is more disassembled to operating conditions - but it is even cheaper by a thousand. A trouble -free life with a machine gun will cost about the same as much more.
However, with close acquaintance, the anticipation was not destined to come true - maybe I did something wrong, but I could not dissect Liana. No, she tried, very convincingly accompanying herself with a growl, but the sparks from the asphalt did not work - such an acceleration, no worse than others. By the way, it was the sound accompaniment that was partly misleading - it seems that it is enough to spur it, it's time to switch to the next program. And it is difficult to check the sensations: the arc of luminous squares in a narrow slot of the dashboard is beautiful - there is no strength, but you will not recognize the tachometer in it, and you get used to it for a long time. In general, if you want a complete return - the melting pedal, despite the sounds. The immediate implementation should also be approached with understanding. No, sand, small dirt or snow and ice, even if all this is on the slope of some mound - 4WD is not a question for a vines. The main thing is not to confuse it, say, with Vitara, not to drive into the ravines -bourloma - the clearance is not the same, but there is no protection. By the way, about protection for every day - the motor open from below is unlikely to feel comfortable in the critical seasons. Curious, but the color of our beauty is like a tan. No, I’m not a color blind, it’s not a matter of color: only the outer body panels are covered with a gray-blue metallic, but such intimate places as a motor compartment and a niche of a gas tank neck are painted only with a light primer.
Inside, the symmetrical front panel with a spacious box in the center for installing an audio system primarily attracts attention.
Technologically, this is justified: for countries with left -handed traffic, it is enough to transfer the devices to the right. Without demanding extra money, Liana is ready to offer an amplifier of the steering wheel, two front and two side pillows of safety, belts with tensioners and efforts, central castle, immobilizer, electrical drives of glasses and mirrors, heating seats, air conditioning, audio training and even Alloy wheels - all this is in the basic configuration. The fact that you are sitting in a mini-wen resemble only a ten-centimeter gap above the crown and the front racks bifting below. Otherwise, like an ordinary car: conveniently, the landing is not busy at all, moderately spacious in length and not very - for three in the back - in width (here 135 cm). A very neat salon is finished with inexpensive hard plastic and velor, the interior revives silver inserts on the steering wheel and ventilation regulators. Of the attributes that distinguish mini-wen from a passenger car, there is only an adjustable (three positions) on the corner of inclination the back of the rear seat and a small trough under the right front. Surprisingly, despite the exhaust system and the cardan shaft below, the floor tunnel is just tiny - only ten centimeters high. And what about the economic abilities of Liana, what is hidden behind her pretty fifth door? The opening is wide only in the middle part,
the luggage compartment of medium sizes and quite low - the height to a shelf of 40 cm. For the transport of a large -sized dowry, it is possible to lay out the cut (in an unusual proportion of 45/55) the back and the rear seat pillow. True, the lying back forms a step, rising above the trunk floor by 8 cm, and, surprisingly, the gap remains exactly the same thickness under it - yes, the logic is not the strongest of the female features ... The mini-ven Suzuki Liana on the Baleno platform was first shown in March 2000 at the Geneva Motor Show. A five -seater car is equipped with 1.3 or 1.6 liter gasoline engines. With a more powerful engine, in addition to a five -speed manual, a four -speed machine is offered, and along with the front -wheel drive, it is also full. In Japan, it is sold as Aerio only with a 1.5-liter engine and various transmission options.
Suzuki Liana 1.6 4WD*
General data: number of places - 5; Equipped mass - 1200 (1140) kg; Full mass - 1670 (1640) kg; maximum speed - 160 (170) km/h; acceleration time from a place to 100 km/h. d.; fuel consumption in conditional suburban and city cycles - 6.3; 9.3 (5.9; 9.2) l/100 km; fuel supply -50 l; Fuel is unhealthy gasoline AI -92, 95.
Dimensions, mm: length - 4230; width - 1690; height - 1545; base - 2480; The track in front/back - 1450/1445; Road clearance - 160; trunk volume - 480/1062 l; The turning radius is 5.0 m. Engine: four -cylinder gasoline with distributed injection, four valves on the cylinder and two camshafts in the block head, is located in front of the front; working volume - 1586 cm; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 78.0x83.0 mm; compression degree - 9.7; Power - 76 kW/103 liters. With. at 5500 rpm; The maximum torque is 144 N.M at 4000 rpm. Transmission: all -wheel drive, rear axle is connected using viscousyft (front -wheel drive); gearbox - mechanical five -speed; Transporting numbers: I - 3.54; II - 1.90; III - 1.31; IV - 0.97; V - 0.81; h. X. - 3.25; The main program is 3.94 (4.10). Suspension: an independent type of McExeson with repetitive stability stabilizers, collected on subframes, in front - transverse levers, from behind - one longitudinal and two transverse rods. Brakes: hydraulic with a vacuum amplifier and ABS, in front - ventilated disk, back - drum. Steering: rheck with a hydraulic wrap. Tire size: 185/65R14. * In brackets - differing data in front -wheel drive modification.
+The original design of the back of the body, a high interior, the presence of all -wheel drive modification, a rich standard equipment.
-Midic dynamics, a hard suspension, a noisy engine, the delay of the steering wheel amplifier, fuzzy gear shift, lack of protection of the motor compartment, a small trunk, an non -transformed salon.
SUMMARY
So believe the women after that: it looks like a mini -wen, and in fact - a high hatchback. Although this lady has her own all -wheel drive highlight ...
Text / Yuri Nechetov
Photo / Alexander Polunin
Source: The magazine "Driving"
