Test Drive Isuzu Trooper 5 Doors 1998 - 2002 SUV

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Narrow circle of these people, they are terribly far from the people. This is not about the Decembrists - this is about the fans of the SUVs Land Rover Discovery and Isuzu Trooper.
It so happened that both cars did not meet our proud names. Land Rover only opens the market for his Discovery, and Isuzu has been bogged down with Trooper in an ariecard in numerous Cruiser and other Patrol. Nevertheless, these two cars look very worthy and have every chance of heading off-road hit parade. The high price is fully consistent with their internal content: the rich filling is combined in Discovery and Trooper with beautiful road and off-road qualities.
AMMUNITION. These cars have a lot in common. The main thing is the old reliable frame structure. Many jeepers she saved in critical situations on off-road. Although its advantages in the city are doubtful, at least due to an increase in the weight of the car.
The second similarity is the continuous rear axle, which is used for the time of the century on SUVs. The system is again reliable on off-road, just need to not forget to change the oil after the forcing the water obstacles.
Rodnit Discovery and Trooper also the fact that both preserved the appearance of the early 90s. Although they were subjected in the recent past of restyling, but the body was saved their classical impact. The fact that we have enough new cars, only minor details are spoken - smooth circles and chrome lops mirrors on Trooper and modern block headlamps on Discovery. And so on both cars even preserved remote spares, which immediately suggests that we have serious SUVs, and not parquet scarcs. Unfortunately, under the Trooper belt, it is too frankly visible to protect the disperse and silencer, which can be pulled out on a serious off-road. But Discovery does not cause concerns in this sense.
DISLOCATION. Much more attention, the creators of Discovery and Trooper were given in the interior. From the inside, they look more modern and more elegant than outside. First of all, light interiors create a feeling of space. Although the use of expensive pale cream skin in both cases is controversial. Jeeper in dirty shoes and elegant-negligent clothes from Columbia looks against the background of all this magnificence as a lemonade straw in a glass with expensive wine.
But sit in both cars is convenient, regardless of the style of clothing. Trooper looks more spacious, thanks to the absence of a central armrest cardage and a low tunnel of the cardan shaft behind. Discovery feeling closer, but seven people are elementary in it. Two unnecessary - on folding places in the trunk.
More Discovery frankly beats Trooper on visibility. Side mirrors are better and does not interfere with the back rack. The fact is that in Trooper the back door is double, and the massive rack is very harmful. In addition, the journal is equipped with only one door, and a large dead zone is formed in the rain.
We have claims to ergonomics of jobs on both SUVs. In Discovery at a driver's seat is quite close: a large driver will constantly beat the left elbow about the door. Trooper is strongly limited to the adjustments of the driver's seat - horizontally and tilting the back. Sit, in general, convenient, but too much a bus vertically. The track constantly wants to take a more relaxed pose. In addition, the ACPP selector moves too easy - as a result, when switching to the drive, we constantly missed and fell to reduced programs.
AMMUNITION. Discovery is in the form in which he got to our test, was preparing to conquered Europe. Economical diesel engine with excellent characteristics. The turbine is included in the work already from 2 thousand turns of the engine and spoors a car on acceleration so that he is a nostril in the nostril with a much more powerful Trooper. The numbers in the table - the thing is shy. Isuzu cooked Trooper to landing on the American continent - hence the powerful gasoline engine, which is absolutely indifferent to the wallet of its owner. Especially since the highway power in 215 hp It is not particularly felt - there is no hurricane acceleration from the place, there is no powerful pickup with medium revolutions. Discovery reactions turned out to be more adequate ambitious driver desires on a flat road.
But in terms of controllability, these cars look like children from one shelter. As it should be a heavy jeep, they are distinguished by the complete lack of reactive effect on the steering wheel. These cars are simply not created for active drive. The steering type of the type of screw-nut requires active work even during rebuilding from a number in a row on the highway.
PREPARATION. Despite the fact that Trooper, unlike Discovery, has an exceptionally rear-wheel drive mode, transmission can be considered similar. In the sense that they require a minimum of attention from the driver.
To Trooper is the Isuzu Torque-On-Demand brand system. It is activated by pressing the button on the center console. It is possible to use it when moving along a flat asphalt. Most owners of the TOD system do not disconnect at all and constantly drive on a full drive. It is safe for the design, since in automatic mode 4WD Trooper saves the drive to the rear wheels. Only when they are slipped, the electronics includes a multi-disc clutch in the distribution and distributes a portion of the torque to the front wheels. This process is displayed on a special indicator on the left side of the instruments - the more moment the forward is transmitted, the more intense the fill with the green light of the graphic image of the front wheels. When the downstream is turned on, the force is distributed in the 50:50 ratio.
Discovery has a permanent four-wheel drive 50:50. In addition, the engine force can be redistributed between the wheels using the ETC electronic system, which slows down the axle wheel. Only where did we bounce?
DISPOSITION. After the terrible Moscow drought, find a good off-road - it's like looking for a swamp in Sahara. Therefore, we were limited to a broken capping and frightening on the species of Kosnikor to experience cars on off-road.
According to the cape, rugged in deep ruts, we moved on a full drive, dispensing in 4H mode (increased). Koshibor stormed on a full drive and on reduced transmission.
On the Discovery it demonstrated its absolute advantage. Firstly, thanks to the HDC system (traction control on the descent). Suffice imbedded a special button on the console, and a two-ton car yourself slipping from hillside - electronics keeps the speed of about 10 km / h, simulating engine braking. Secondly, the very presence helps the rear active suspension. Just press another button - and the rear part of the car is raised above the ground on 15 cm This significantly reduces rear overhang, and Discovery did not hook the bumper surface..
The lane Isuzu and Land Rover are moving about the same, but Trooper seemed to us less comfortable - on potholed body swayed with the ever-increasing amplitude, even though the car quite soft swallow large irregularities. And on the asphalt in sharp turns Discovery definitely more comfortable. Thanks to electronic-hydraulic system, ACE, which in time extinguishes too sharp fluctuations in the body, increasing the stiffness of the suspension.
In the end, give a clear preference for one or the other SUV we could not. Strength and chances are about equal. Is that Discovery looks more stylish and elegant than the angular Trooper. But to impose their aesthetic preferences - the thing is known to be ungrateful. Especially that both off-road, as we have said in the beginning, people choose consciously and with his sight.
Text Nikolay Kachurin, photo Alexey Ilyin

MODEL / UPDATING Land Rover Discovery Isuzu Trooper
The manufacturer / country Land Rover Ltd./Angliya Isuzu Motors Ltd./Yaponiya
BODY
Type wagon wagon
Number of doors / seats 5 / 5-7 5/5
The carrier element frame ladder of the ladder type frame
ENGINE
Diesel turbocharged petrol with multipoint fuel injection
Location front longitudinally in front longitudinally
Working volume (cu. Cm) 2495 3494
Number / cylinder arrangement 5 / line 6 / V-shaped
Power, kW (horsepower) in the vol. / Min. 101 (137) 4200 at 158 \u200b\u200b(215) at 5400
Torque (Nm at vol. / Min.) At 1950 340 312 at 3000
TRANSMISSION
Full rear drive, all wheel
Automatic Transmission, 4-speed automatic, 4-speed
Gear ratio (norm. / Red.) 1.211 / 3.269 1 / 2.05
SUSPENSION
Front / rear spring, continuous bridge on longitudinal levers, Panar tag / spring, continuous bridge on hinged levers, Pneumatic amortizers Torsion, dual transverse levers, transverse stability stabilizer / spring, continuous bridge on longitudinal levers, Panar
STEERING
Type of screw nut with hydraulic cylinder screw with hydraulic
Min. The diameter of the reversal (M) 11.9 10.8
Torkemose
Front / rear disc ventilated / disk disc ventilated
ABS 4-channel with ETC, EDB, HDC 4-channel systems
Sizes / Volume / Weight
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4705/1885/1900 4795/1835/1840
Wheel base (mm) 2540 2760
Mass Curb (kg) 2270 2080
Tires / Discs 235/70 R16 / Light-alloy, 7J 245/70 R16 / 7J
Dynamic characteristics
Maximum speed (km / h) 157 180
Acceleration up to 100 km / h (sec.) 17.1 11.8
Economy
Middle fuel consumption (city / highway, l / 100 km) 12.7 / 9.0 20.6 / 11.7
Price in Moscow from $ 46 thousand $ 42.9 thousand.

 

A source: "Autopilot"