Test Drive Hyundai XG 2003 - 2005 Sedan

Bioclassica

Fourth gear. Speed \u200b\u200bsomething about eighty. Hyndai XG easily rolls on wet asphalt, as if not noticing the water-salty disgrace under the wheels. Strange car. Who would have thought that the biodisine squeezed his years ago could turn into a real classic? And everything we need to add a little sharpness.

 
Fourth gear. Speed \u200b\u200bsomething about eighty. Hyndai XG easily rolls on wet asphalt, as if not noticing the water-salty disgrace under the wheels.
 

Strange car. Who would have thought that the biodisine squeezed his years ago could turn into a real classic? And everything we need to add a little sharpness. Within reasonable limits. Chrome-plated radiator lattice frequency, visually supported by the vertical notch of turn signals, faceted firewalls on the hood and trunk, on the showrooms of the sidewall, chrome moldings what else? A little bit of England in the back of the back (rear lights, generally clean rover), doors without frames, handles under natural grip and here it is quite a classic image. A little puzzles only the absence of emblem. But maybe without it better. Mysterious.
 
Probably, it's all about these shoulders. They pay attention to them every time, approaching the car, with each view in the rear view mirror, resting on a massive leg (also, by the way, classic).
 
Hyundai's shoulders perceive as their own, and immediately want to be solid, but light, flexible, but inflexible, strong, but good.
I want to even skip the grandmother, which, probably, is trying to go through the road for a long time. And, skipping (yes, go through, granny, do not be afraid), once again feel the brakes work clearly and informatively. And if the grandmother rushes across the road unexpectedly (or if the decision comes to mind suddenly), you can evaluate the work of the ABS.

 

Everything is gently and reliably even happened under summer rubber ice, the system will still develop a solid braking force and will not allow the car to leave the trajectory. For the life of the grandmother can not worry.
 
In the meantime, Granny crosses the roadway, we will examine the salon. Leather and tree. I am writing a tree, because in this I was trying to assure representatives of the company. But the eyes convince plastic. Word fingers: plastic. Well, of course, maybe a tree. Only some strange, plastic breed. And a lot of it. Even the steering wheel is half wooden. Well at least in the places of grab skin.

  

And otherwise great. Spacious and convenient. No fissures solid soft lines. All under the exterior. And the green backlight of the buttons and appliances looks good. Soothes.
 
Motor also does not bother. Lucky easily, but without a light. The four-band automatic machine H-Matic stepwise transfers. Everything is very smooth, but without delay. And the suspension tries: the trifle swallows the badly, the waves do not give the car to swing, and in the turns to roll. With such a chassis you want to ride.

 

Maybe try low start? Selector in manual mode. Gas!
 

No, there are no such sharpness to anything. Motor, almost not audible up to 3,000 revolutions, cheerfully spinning, buzzing, but a surge of thrust on top is not observed. In addition, the box for some reason slows down when moving from the first to the second. Further faster, but the desire to light is no longer in mom.
 
But there is a desire to translate the selector box back into the drive, get comfortable in an electrified leather chair, subordinate the work of the janitors to the rain sensor and again become solid, but light, flexible, but inflexible, strong, but good
 
And won, by the way, grandmother has a pedestrian crossing. Long, see, worth
 



The car is provided by the East-Auto.
During the dough, the car is insured by Rosno.
 
Autography
Hyundai XG.
Still known as
Grandeur.
Predecessor
Grandeur (1993)
Prototype
XG (1998)
Platform
Mitsubishi Debonair.
Premiere
april 1999.
Modernization
spring 2003.
Body
sedan
Engines
2.5-3.5 L (160-220 liters.)
Production
South Korea
Expected replacement
2005/06

 
Text: Nikolay Svistun
Photo: Vsevolod Konovalov
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
 
 

A source: Magazine "Wheels" [№87 / 2005]