Hyundai Solaris Saoralis West Drive since 2010 sedan
Hyundai Solaris. Solaris - myths and reality
Only a year, as Hyundai Solaris appeared in our market, and there are already so many rumors and legends ... We decided to confirm or refute some of them by taking the car for long -term operation Hyundai Solaris. Price: 604 000 p. On sale: since 2011
Oleg Kalaushin, 42 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience 23 years old, personal car - Renault Logan
However, before starting our investigation, a few words about the car. For a long test, we have taken Solaris with a body sedan in the maximum configuration of Family. What does it mean? This means that the machine has a 123-horsepower engine, a 4-speed automatic box and the maximum level of equipment from climate control and ending with six airbags. About trifles such as electric windows and heating the seats, it is inconvenient to remember. All this in such a configuration is by default. But the ESP system is still worth mentioning. The latter is available only in this configuration. Like a non -clock access system. By the way, the first of the myths, which we had to hear, is about him. Like, if the battery in the key fob is sitting, then it will not be possible to open the car. We refute. In addition to electronic filling, there is also a mechanical, namely, which is integrated into the body of the key, in addition to electronic filling. So if the battery suddenly sits, then it will be possible to open the car with this jala key. It is enough to press a small button and pull it out of the keyboard body. In general, read the instructions, gentlemen.
The second myth touches the engine start button. Eyewitnesses argue that if you press this button in motion, then the car will immediately stall. And this is fraught with serious consequences. On the one hand, of course, a sensible person will not do this, but by chance it is still possible to hook it during movement. The fact is that just above this button is the button of the route computer, and quite close to the start button, and therefore we admit that the car can be drowned involuntarily. It is possible, but only if the speed is not higher than 5 km/h. One has only to cross this line, as the engine start button becomes inactive, so there is nothing to fear.
A lot of disputes is also caused by ECO mode. Most of those who include it begin to note a noticeable decrease in fuel consumption. However, with all confidence, we can say that this regime has no effect on the engine or transmission. This function only allows you to control whether in an economical manner you are maintaining a car or not. If so, then the green icon ECO is on the shield, if it does not burn, then you are going with all the money.
Since the conversation about the alarm has come, it is appropriate to recall the system that warns the drivers traveling for you about your emergency braking. Until now, disputes are not subside on the Internet that it is the stop signal or emergency. And most importantly, whether they all blink. They blink at everyone, and not an emergency, but a stop-signal, and twice as often as an emergency gear. But it does not always begin to blink. This begins to work only at a speed of more than 55 km/h. Before this threshold, the function is inactive. I must say that this improvement is very useful, especially in urban conditions. Attracting attention in case of emergency braking before the intersection or before the pedestrian crossing by blinking stop-signals is much easier. And as a result, a decrease in the accident on the roads. However, you need to remember that when the emergency rod is not activated, this system is not activated.
Many of those who are already operating Solaris are lamented about the function of daylight, more precisely, about the impossibility of turning it off while parking with a working engine. Meanwhile, turning off automatically turned on during starting the engine is quite simple. Pull the parking brake handle on yourself and the light will go out.
The armrest, although it moves, is still located not very conveniently far from the wrist
But most of the keys are erased in disputes about the suspension. The fact is that until September last year, Solaris was equipped with excessively soft rear shock absorbers. Whatever our entrepreneurial people did to get rid of the dancing stern. And cut springs from the VAZ classics were put. And he introduced her shock absorbers. Someone changed the angle of installation of standard shock absorbers. In general, the work was in full swing. Someone managed to achieve a compromise in controllability and comfort, someone does not. Now it's all in the past. The new rear shock absorbers with which the cars go from the conveyor are absolutely adequately coping with the extinguishing of the body fluctuations at any speed and on any coating. We were convinced of this personally. In any case, for those 2000 km that we have already traveled to Solaris, there are practically no complaints about the suspension. However, where did you see the perfect car? The test drive continues, and that we managed to notice, next time.
This pen allows you not to get your hands dirty. But open the trunk, without getting dirty, does not work in bad weather
Love - do not love
The audio system is able to recognize a flash drive with a volume of up to 8 GB. Farewell, discs! Powerful
Opening handles are simple and convenient. Just
The volume of the trunk is enough 454 liters. Enough
After 30,000 km of run, the polished lining began to look unpresentable. It remains a mystery why ...
Driving
The dynamics is tolerable, but the steering is not enough information content. New shock absorbers have improved exchange rate stability.
Salon
Pretty spacious, although there is not enough space above the head, especially tall passengers suffer from this.
Comfort
The noise insulation of the salon was especially pleased.
Safety
6 airbags, ABS, ESP.
Price
Adequate.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
A painful engine, adequate automatic transmission, good sound insulation. High level of equipment, roomy trunk.
The terrible dislike of the suspensions to the lying policemen.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions 4370x1700x1470 mm
Gasoline engine, 1591 cm3, 123/6300 hp/min-1, 115/4200 nm/min--1
Automatic transmission, 4-speed
Dynamics Max 180 km/h, 11.4 s to 100 km/h
Fuel consumption mixed 6.6 l/100 km
Competitors Kia Rio, Renault Logan, VW Polo Sedan
Opening handles are simple and convenient
Our opinion
The popularity of Hyundai Solaris is understandable in our market. Appearance, equipment, dynamics, comfort, all this previously, was associated exclusively with cars of the class above. Now it has become available for quite moderate money. The main thing in modifications is not to get confused because of their order of fifteen.
Photo: Igor Kuznetsov
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [January 2012]
