Test Drive Hyundai Trajet since 2004 Minivan
For seven "I"
Hyundai Trajet.
Five-door mini-Ven debuted in the fall of 1999 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. Engines: gasoline 2.0 and 2.7 liters (136 and 173 l.), Turbodizel 2.0 liters (112 liters p.). In Russia, only gasoline 2.0 l.
Transmission: 5-speed mechanical and 4-speed automatic.
Complete set: basic.
Price: $ 22 99024 190.
Test car: 2.0 l, 136 liters. p., Mechanical 5-speed gearbox, $ 22 990.
Preparing for a meeting with the tradition, once again thought that a family car was? Spacious and cozy, practical and comfortable but now not about it. Very many languages \u200b\u200b(English, French, German) borrowed the word Family from Latin, where the generic Familia even in the most affectionate translation means home power or subordination of the power of one.
Whether the big Russian language, we have seven. As the classics would notice, no oppression of man by man. So the family, from our point of view, the car would not be good not just to accommodate seven, and also take care of them with equal respect.
By clothes
With the advent of high-capacity universal, the concept of mini-Ven was increasingly broken. But the average of those of those real mini-Vennes single-visuous, with separate light grates, high fit and vertical layout. By the advantages of the car, we will certainly take its cost the lowest among the analogues. Even Kia Carnival of the Russian assembly is a bit more expensive, the truth is offered with more interesting motors.
Relative disadvantages range the calm interior decoration without a leather steering wheel and plastic inserts under a tree or aluminum. But we note: first, we have the most affordable from the mini-WaNov of the Russian market, and secondly, the car provides all the necessary benefits. There is air conditioning, ABS, a pair of airbag, roofing, electric drives and mirrors, heated front seats. And inserts, as it were, we look like, there are little on consumer properties.
Inside no avant-garde. If you are familiar with other Koreans, the traffic authorities will perceive as relatives. Unless the eyes stop on the trifles. Wide armrests on the doors, two glove boxes, a mirror in both visors. Very convenient dual-use grid in the trunk. She and the cargo holds on the spot, and because it is doubled by half, allows you to carry the little things as in the crash.
On the passenger standards in the tradition of the landing is not high, but very high. It was she who allowed to comfortably accommodate up to seven people in a relatively small mini Wen (230 mm shorter than the closest competitor of the carnival). So I want to say: I sit high, I look far away.
The driver will delight a very large range of wheel adjustment in height. I can not remember where I still fixed the Branca almost in the middle of the range usually I pull it into an extreme top position. However, it's time to leave.
Where the eyes are looking
Two times right, then left, once again went to the street. And the car has a pleasant car rather light, grasp. Not very comfortable front racks reinforced with backups, but the big mirrors are good. It took some time that the legs learned quickly and smoothly coordinate the characteristics of the clutch and engine. Lack of bottoms or inadvertent clutch? .. perhaps, only a little. However, and the gearbox itself for the clarity of work I put only four.
A two-liter engine from the spot does not tear: it is so I want to call the middle-coordinate. There is something from the bottom, but the stock is small. After 2500 revolutions come to life, but already to 4500 everything goes into noise so the main trump card of the motor moderate appetite. Agree, for an inexpensive mini-ven, it has not the last meaning.
I liked to slow down: the pedal is not too light, which makes it possible to dose the effort even on a slippery road. At the same time, it is not so great that the driver (any gender) is tired of caring the pedal in urban traffic jams.
The suspension copes with its task well, representing a successful compromise between comfort and energy intensity. Handling at moderate speeds and incomplete loading is pleasant. The car is a little bit of thoughtfulness, the driver has a feeling of peace.
Play in Tetris In addition to two chairs of the first row, everyone else can be removed and set arbitrarily! Just and comfortable, although we mention a few smallelers.
You should engage in the redevelopment of a strong half of the family for fragile ladies of the chair are heavy. In the second and third rows, they will not replace different each other. Putting all seven seats, you will leave very little space on the gallery for a couple of big bags.
Designers tried to endure all the equivalent comfort. It begins with large doors. Rear not sliding, but swinging. Perhaps it will help those who will go in the second and third rows, feel not the passengers of the minibus, but members of a large family. For them, useful little things are also seeded: comfortable armrests, cup holders, light bulbs.
If in the car you need to go to the henchman (or four of us), it is more convenient to leave only two chairs in the second row, putting them to the sewn.
The tracket equipped with a machine gun is another feature, rare for the Russian market. The selector box is not located on the floor, but on the steering column. Americanism? Of course, but thanks to him and in the first row there is a passage. Suppose any of the members of the big family decided to change the driver without leaving the street.
Agree curious. And why did these cars start to supply us only now?
HIPPO Comment Owners Elena Readykova
Arrival in Moscow of the first batch of the traditions, in which our car was, in the family was waiting for almost the same impatience as the birth of my sister. At first, for a large family was going to buy a used mini-Ven. However, learning that Hönde starts selling in Russia the traditions on a very attractive price, we decided to take a new car.
Hippopotamus, as his affectionately called home, did not disappoint anyone. We had the soul of a spacious salon with many cup holders, and a strong half of the family highly appreciated the opportunity to shoot the seats of the rear rows, released the place for the cargo.
Concerns that mini-owl management will cause serious difficulties in vain. Of course, the hippopotamus will not call back, but it turned out to be quite obedient and convenient in management: a high landing and large side mirrors provide a great overview, very helping parking sensors (installed additionally).
Alas, until it does not manage to get acquainted with the family purchase by our dogs. They are terribly like a trip, but at all do not know how to behave in the car. So first you have to pick up the seats covers: the factory upholstery was too bright and means the brand.
SUMMARY
Hyundai Trajet is the most affordable segment of seven-bed cars. It does not try to look more expensive than it is, but offers a wide range of equipment.
+ Successfully combining energy intensity and comfort suspension, rich equipment, wide range of adjustments at the driver.
- Noisy engine, moderate dynamics with full load.
Alexander Budkin
A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"
