SUV Test drive Jeep Commander 2005 - 2007 SUV
Militarization
In Kraisler, they are now playing not only the Indians, but also in soldiers. Commander is the first jeep in which almost a whole compartment will fit. Buttons in a row
Denim suit and sneakers eh, I look wrong, completely wrong. Now, if I pulled the camouflage, unloading and berets, it would be the most. And so I stand next to him, like a ballerina, who mixed up the entrance of the Bolshoi Theater and the checkpoint of the military unit.
The jeep, for nothing that it does not smell like gunpowder and weapon lubricant, is very much like an armored car. Side square glass, like observation slots. The narrow wind was so simply placed almost at right angles. That the aerodynamics from this is not to hell. Why do the driver of an armored personnel carrier think about such subtle matters as an aerodynamic resistance coefficient? The main thing is that the fighting vehicle on the enemy would lead fear.
And it leads. Sharp corners, flat faces of the body, bumper, in shape resembling concrete jumpers, and impressive sizes, expanders of arches with decorative bolts, sparkling that buttons on the tunic: Smir-R-RNA! Now, if you still have a chrome from the grilles of the radiator and moldings, and paint this monster in khaki, to pierce the on -board numbers, it would be like a people from the streets without looking back.
But the dark green color is also quite on the topic. There is no desire to walk around this jeep with a cloth and shake dust dust. Despite the price of 63,500 euros and a chrome decor, it is not a pity to drive him over his ears into the mud. We have never had problems with the latter, so we will find it, I have no doubt.
How good it is to be a general
Only our armored car is intended more for the highest command personnel. Behind the impressive doors hides a very luxurious interior. No, for the ordinary chairs, no one will be sheathed with skin, albeit oak to the touch. Again, so that the commanders, stressfully solving tactical tasks, do not sweat, separate climate control. But what if on a huge, like a General Stable, the front panel, a map of the terrain was deployed, and suddenly there is not enough light? It is not a problem, you can open the hatch curtains and two amazing small windows (neither give or take the loopholes to observe the enemy aircraft!) Above the second row of seats. Severe colts constrain movements? So in the door pockets they will apparently fit. And the spare clips in boxing in the armrest. Tired of military marches from beautiful speakers Boston Acestix listen.
And even the most seasoned, most well -fed generals will be convenient here. The front seats have huge range of settings. If they are pushed back to the very end, sitting from behind will not be constrained. The one who drove can still adjust the pedals in height for himself.
The T-shaped lever next to the box selector is by no means decoration. Pulling for it, you block the central differential and turn on the reduced series of gears
There are more than enough space in the cabin, but the glove box is small only for road maps
Luke with electric drives and windows cost 1200 euros, but you will not have to pay extra to the limited
They also thought about general security in Kraisler. This is only at first glance a 5-seater commander. You open the back door, pull the special loops and get two more chairs. So a couple of soldiers can be placed. The seats of the second row are easily folded, and it is convenient to climb into the gallery. However, it should be borne in mind that fighters should still be lower than average height, say, tankers, otherwise they will be crowded. But they have a climate control control panel will go with complete comfort.
That's just the general belongings in this case will have nowhere to put. If there are 7 passengers in the cabin, the trunk volume is reduced from 1028 to 212 liters. Which, however, is logical. It is less logical that the materials of the finish in an expensive car are left to be desired. The front panel is not only trimmed with cheap plastic, but there are also burrs on it ... And next to the pathos chrome door handles, the windows buttons are like that of the Lada.
The chairs in the cabin are installed as in the amphitheater, from any of them the road is clearly visible
Three large suitcases will enter, provided that there are no more than five passengers in the cabin
Having folded the last two rows of seats, you can easily carry longs
For those sitting on the gallery, containers and pockets for drinks and personal belongings are provided
With commander's pressure Yes, you need to handle such a thunder very carefully. Not only is the jeep almost five meters long, it is still worth it a little stronger to press the gas pedal, tears from under you fragile. Oh, not to hurt all this civil fragment for the wheels. True, everything is in order with visibility. You sit so high that even Kamri seems to be the kingall, and the outer mirrors are huge. But it is not easy to turn around in the city streets in the city streets in the city streets, and it’s not easy to find a place for parking.
Another thing is on the highway. A green box on wheels weighing two and a half tons can unscrew no worse than some sportsmen. Even on paper, acceleration to hundreds of 7.4 s is impressive, and while driving the sensations are simply unrealistic. The most copper -faced generals, and those, tired of rubbing the bruised backs, would ask to press the gas more tenderly. But 326 horsepower forces of the Hemi motor is not a herd of calm biblical cows. Although we must pay tribute to a 5-speed machine, it calmly digests the moment in 500 hm, so that switching occurs almost imperceptibly. Do not want this small island of calm, you can play the racer. The box has a manual mode. If the revolutions allow, before the turns, you can, switching to the lower step, slow down.
That's just the turn of the jeep passes without much enthusiasm. The steering wheel is empty, and the car could roll less. But if the road without longitudinal and transverse waves, the commander holds well in gentle turns.
Incidentally, the base, track and the suspension circuit is exactly the same as that of the latest Grand Cherka. The controllers of which the engineers seriously worked on, lowering the steering rack below and replacing the front hard bridge with an independent suspension. That is why the commander in this discipline is generally not bad, especially considering the high center of the masses and the all-resistant chassis.
But quickly you go or slowly, the armored car absorbs fuel in incredible quantities. For 500 kilometers, of which I drove about a hundred in the city, the jeep burned 125 liters of 95th gasoline. So, despite the system that turns off at a uniform speed, part of the cylinders, the consumption was 25 liters per 100 km. The Mercedes diesel diesel would perfectly suit this monster, which is put on the Grand. But so far, the company’s representative office does not believe in the quality of our diesel fuel, so only gasoline commanders are being taken to us.
Quite a general business But in terms of all-terrain weapons, the new jeep is in no way inferior to the Grand Counts. I found dirt, and with it a deep rut, steep climbs and descents. And the only thing he regretted was the absence of off -road tires. Despite the permanent all -wheel drive, on the fragmented clay, a huge torque was striving to expand the car across the road. With the rigid locking of the inter -ease differential, things went better, but still had to constantly catch the stern. But it is not at all scary to jump into the rut at all the details of the transmission, the motor, the fuel tank is protected by steel sheets.
Good and geometric cross: 34 degrees entry, Congress 27. But most of all, the operation of the full-wheel drive system of square-drive II is most impressive. It is almost impossible to arrange so that the land concerns only one wheel. Nevertheless, the car will continue to move even in such fantastic conditions. It is worth one of the wheels to freely cake at a few degrees, one of the inter -coil differentials is immediately blocked. So the generals will be able to drive almost wherever the Private infantryman crawls.
That's just a similar vehicle of transportation will cost them. Even with a 4.7 liter engine, a commander is almost $ 10,000 more than 8-seater, by the way, Ford-expedish and chevrolet-tacha. Unless Lend-Croizer is a little more expensive. However, we can recall that the commander is not just a good alternate with an image of an adventurer and American dream. This is also a legend. After all, it was in the jeep, and not on some other car, General Eisenhower drove into liberated Paris.
It will not seem a little
Commander is equipped with a truly American scope. Six airbags, ABS, traffic stabilization system, air conditioning, cast discs are already in the database. There is such a car with a 4.7 L engine 47,800 euros. A jeep with a package of 2 to 1900 euros more. But here there will be power protection of the bottom, alarm and acoustic system Boston acoustics. However, the leather salon and climate control is only in the limited, and this is at least 54,400 euros. And only in this configuration you can get the Hemi motor, however, you will have to pay 9100 euros.
BEHIND
Spectacular appearance, spacious and comfortable interior, excellent cross -country ability, powerful motors
AGAINST
The quality of the finish, high price, inaccurate to the level of European and Japanese classmates
Jeep Commander 5.7 (4.7)
Total information
Body (number of places/doors)
Universal (7/5)
Equipped mass, kg
2318 (2235)
Length x width x height, mm
4787x1899x1919
Base, mm
2780
Trunk volume (VDA standard), l
212-1940
Acceleration time 0100 km/h, with
7.4 (9.5)
Speed, km/h
208 (190)
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
12.3/21 (12.2/19,2)
Fuel tank capacity, l
78
Engine
Location
The front is longing
Design
gasoline, 8-cylinder, V-shaped
Working volume, SMZ
5654 (4701)
Power, L.S. at rpm
326/5000 (231/4500)
Twisting, kgsm at rpm
51/4000 (41.8/3600)
Chassis
Drive unit
Constant full square-pile II
Transmission
5-st. Automatic
Suspension
spring, with telescopic. shock absorbers
in front
independent on double transverse triangular levers, Co stabilizer of the anti -cross stability
behind
Dependent, on 4 longitudinal levers, with a panar reactive traction
Steering
rhealenic type with hydraulic power steering
Brakes
disk, in front ventilated
Tires
245/65 R17
Car
from 0.59 $/km
Andrey Koltun, photo of Maxim Goncharov
Source: Magazine buy a car [11/2006]
