Test Drive Kia Rio 5 doors since 2011 Hatchback
On someone else's land
We experience the Russian Kia Rio by European roads. This summer, the engine decided to drive through Belorussia and Poland to Germany on the Kia Rio hatchback to find out how the budget car will behave, designed specifically for Russia, on unusual European roads.
The result of our run: it is more than 4500 kilometers of run and 58 hours carried out at the wheel of Kia Rio for ten days. The trip route was built around Warsaw by one of the points of the past in the past summer of Euro 2012, which thousands of Russian fans visited. And many of them came to Poland on their own cars.
Travel route
1. Moscow Warsaw: 1255 km
2. Warsaw Wroclaw Dresden: 624 km
3. Dresden Warsaw: 682 km
4. Warsaw Gdansk: 378 km
5. Gdansk Warsaw: 378 km
6. Warsaw Moscow: 1255 km
TOTAL: 4572 kilometers
Kia Rio can be considered a truly folk car. In Russia, Rio confidently keeps in third place on sales: From January to August, this model has been separated by a circulation of 56,425 copies. True, statistical data does not share Rio by type of body. This includes more common sedans and hatchbacks, which in our country are produced and sold only from March.
We had exactly a hatchback. Practically new, with a 123-strong engine 1.6 and a machine gun, with mileage a little more than 300 kilometers, in the maximum package Premium for 669 thousand rubles. Of course, such a price is already with difficulty calling Rio People, but do not forget that the initial plank on the hatchback with a motor 1.6 on the handle is installed by as much as 120 thousand rubles below. And for surcharge, the client receives (in addition to automatic transmission) also a number of options that are not available in less expensive equipment: 16-inch alloy wheels, chrome-glossy radiator grille, optimile dashboard, skinned handlebars and an ACP lever, trimming lacquer Central console, side pillows and security curtains, ESP stabilization system, invincible access SmartKey, climate control, heated steering wheel, Bluetooth interface and rear parking sensors.
The set, of course, is not entirely characteristic of the budget foreign car. And it is very strange that it cannot be supplemented with such useful things as rain and light sensors or cruise control.
Kia Rio in the Premium configuration is equipped with an invisible access system. If there is a chip key in your pocket, the car opens by pressing the special key on the door handle, and starts the button on the instrument panel
The machine on Kia Rio is still a four-stage, with breathtaking long gears. For a good acceleration on overtaking, he has to first move onto the second transmission, and then hastily put the third
The optimal instrument panel, which completely goes out after the ignition is turned off, is perfect. But it is the prerogative of the expensive version of Premium
Music and myroklimate blocks are comfortable and do not require any addiction. Via Bluetooth can be connected to player or mobile phone
Parktronic in Rio not only gives sound signals, but also has a graphical display on the dashboard screen
With increasing about 180 centimeters, it is quite possible to pressent for yourself. Knees only touch the backs, but if the passenger is higher, then the head will be written the ceiling
In the glove box are placed as A4 paper, folded in half
Cruise control would be very useful on the route Moscow Brest. This is a road of excellent quality that is closer to Belarus and turns into a practically deserted direct autoban. Evaluate the dynamics and controllability of RIO here is difficult for a car just rides all the time with the selected speed. But noise insulation on the highway seems good, and on 150 kilometers per hour you can still calmly talk to the fellow traveler. And the chairs, although they have a simple form, the minimum set of adjustments and not a very long pillow, distribute the load evenly and do not give the body to get tired in the far road.
Monotonous monotony of the M1 route provokes to exceed speed. And although the restriction on the Belarusian part is 120 kilometers per hour, still want to apply. But remember the video confixation cameras of violations, which from July 1, 2012 work no longer in test mode, as before.
Motor does not encourage violating traffic rules, but the route M1 is so good that sometimes to stay in the established framework is very difficult, especially at night, when traffic cops are sleeping. In addition, it was interesting to find out how much fuel consumes Rio at such speeds. The result is 10.3 liters per hundred. It is quite normal, given the negotiation of the car and high average speed.
AIDS cameras on the route M1
On the federal highway M1 Moscow-Brest installed a lot of video promotion chambers of the violations of the speed mode. On the Russian part of the road, console-placed cameras are most often found, which are shooting in the forehead. There was no accurate description of the location of the chambers in Russia. We counted about 10-12 pieces. They are all well noticeable, although information signs are not established in front of them.
But on the Belarusian part M1 officially established 15 video devices, which are configured and operating from July 1, 2012. Speed \u200b\u200blimit on M1 120 or 100 kilometers per hour. But it is worth remembering that Belarusian radars look a little differently, located at the height of the car, mostly shoot in the back and are often not marked with special signs.
Here is a list of currently current photo and video cameras (kilometer from Brest):
150th km (this is a junction with Dear P6)
287th km (not far from the village of Sloboda)
297th km (turn to the village of Kolosovo)
306th km (turn on ultimate)
314th km (about d. Vishnevka)
322nd km (near Dzerzhinsk)
368th km (nearby)
388th km (junction with dear m2)
At customs in Brest, problems arise, as a rule, on weekends, when many Belarusians go to Poland for purchases. On ordinary days, the transition takes no more than an hour. In our case, the border crossing process took only 40 minutes.
After the gorgeous Belarusian autobahn on the Polish roads of narrow and loaded from Kia Rio, all of its 123 horsepower is required to make overtaking in rare places allowed for this. The automata has to switch to the second transmission for effective acceleration, and then, in the process of overtaking, quickly covered into the limiter, go to the third.
Speed \u200b\u200blimits on the Belarusian part of the M1 track: 100 kilometers per hour for trucks and 120 kilometers per hour for passenger cars. But at the exceeding speed of up to 20 kilometers per hour, Belarusian police are watching through the fingers.
However, it is not necessary to overtakely: solid settlements, many overtaking signs are prohibited and, as a result, the average speed on the Polish part of the run has fallen to very modest 70s, and then 60 kilometers per hour. And in those places where you want to register, the Polish traffic cop may well be in the bushes.
Overcoming 200 kilometers to Warsaw takes about 3.5-4 hours. But the fuel consumption at the entrance to Europe immediately falls. In such a way of movement, despite the frequent overtaking, when the KIA automaton displays the motor to high revs, Rio consumed about 7.6-8 liters of gasoline. But do not forget that if in Belarus liter of the 95th stands somewhere on three rubles cheaper than in Moscow (27 rubles against 30), then in Poland, a liter of gasoline Super costs an average of 58-59 rubles. Therefore, before the Polish border, it is better to refuel under the urban.
In the urban stream, Warsaw dynamics RIO is enough. Even in the third gear, the hatchback is accelerated by living things. And if you wish, you can block the automatic on the second stage. And then there are already 123 RIO forces more than many Polish small carbs. But the first plan in the city overlook the benefits of a pretty comfortable suspension, which allows not to slow down the move even on the broken areas.
Anyone who traveled this summer to the European Football Championship by car on the route from Warsaw to Wroclaw, probably witnessed the extensive construction of a new motorway, and at the same time hosting a temporary organization of movement with a maximum speed of 70 kilometers per hour. Only one side of the auto, separated by a solid line into two bands, so 350 kilometers to Wroclaw can go for six hours, and even more. True, with a record low fuel consumption for Kia Rio 7.1 liters per hundred. However, after a year, the same 350 kilometers can be driving almost three times faster.
On the streets of the old Wroclaw with frequent tram rails and lubrications, we have repeatedly remembered the smoothness of the course of Rio. The car, though he reads all the small irregularities, but almost does not disturb the passengers with blows, and larger potholes are so softly, which soon at all cease to pay attention to the quality of the coating.
The Rio suspension is easily given and joints of the bridges, and sleeping cops, and broken roads. The level of comfort is very good for the V. class car. In addition, it is possible to drive around the parking lot on the parking lot: the clearance of Rio is quite serious 160 millimeters.
The next point of our route Dresden, the beautiful city of East Germany. From Wroclaw, you will have to get only about 270 kilometers on the autobahn A4, which, barely crossing the Polish-German border, almost immediately rests on Dresden. On the highway A4, it is possible to say only good: its Polish part differs from German only by the presence of a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour, which on the side of Germany is no longer valid.
And this means, let live unlimited autobahn Germany! It is nice to realize that no one will finish you for speeding. Here we managed to dispersed Rio painlessly and unpunished to passports 178 kilometers per hour. However, the overall noise level at such a speed grows. Solns the motor that constantly has to work at high speeds, and Kumho Solus tires. But the aerodynamic noise is a bit.
But the consumption of expensive German gasoline at a speed of about 170s increases to the indecent 13 liters per 100 kilometers. The mode is completely unsuitable for long-distance trips, because a small 43-liter benzobac ends in three hours! Yes, and the pleasure of movement in such modes Rio does not give. The steering wheel, which in the usual modes is not devoid of feedback, at high speeds becomes much less sensitive, the zero is very smeared and the feeling of not fully controlled over the machine appears.
Despite the fact that in fact there are no speed restrictions on the autobahn of Germany, sometimes they are still found. As the police meet, which often patrol on cars without identifying signs, dressed in a civilian. It is most likely to run into a fine that the crew is likely to pay to pay the credit card in place, you can easily.
Parking in the center of Dresden stands just more expensive than in Warsaw 18 euros (about 700 rubles) per day. But in two days, Dresden ride (one of them is a day off) Rio showed a very humble fuel consumption of 7.3 liters per hundred kilometers. However, it is not surprising: in Germany a very thoughtful organization of movement, and there are very few cars on Sunday. It is hardly possible to repeat the like in Moscow or St. Petersburg.
On the way back to Warsaw, in order to air the unfinished area from Wroclaw to the capital, had to make a small hook (682 kilometers instead of 617) through Frankfurt-on-Oder and Poznan.
E30's route, which had to go to the side of Warsaw, this is a car in Polish: wide, even, but with a speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour and the first on our path of payment items. In just 500 kilometers, which E30 goes through the territory of Poland, I had to lay out about 700 rubles. But time on the way was only about six hours, instead of quite possible nine hours through Wroclaw.
If before that we traveled together plus three sweaty bags in the trunk, then on the road from Dresden to Warsaw, two more friends have joined us. They settled quite comfortably, despite the fact that the growth of any of the front passengers is not less than 179 centimeters. From above, two more bags lay down on the trunk, while I didn't even have to clean the shelf. Of course, the hatchback trunk for as many as 111 liters is less than the trunk of the sedan, but it does not seem at all. And considering the possibility of downloading to the top, he and the sedan shave.
The Kia Rio hatchback trunk volume is 389 liters, which is 111 liters less than that of the sedan of the same name. Nevertheless, three large road bags easily stand in one row, and the same place remains above them.
You can fold the back of the rear sofa (in proportion 2: 3), thereby increasing the useful volume more than three times. But even the floor does not work.
The floor of the luggage compartment is covered with a cheap rug, which is constantly wrinkled.
But below it is a full-size spare place (195/55 R16) and a minimum set of tools.
It cannot be said that with such a rather serious load, Kia Rio has greatly lost in dynamics or manageability. Of course, he became less mobile, but on the autobare there is almost no one to sense. If only when moving into a protracted climb, when the speed begins to fall, despite the gas pedal recessed into the floor.
Loaded suspension on straight has become superformed, very soft and smoothly smoothing oscillations. But the corner of the roll increased on the junction, which is understandable: the mass has increased, the center of gravity has shifted. But the main thing is that all these 700 kilometers comfortably had all four passengers.
Two- and three-track roads, the business fell on our route, again and again forced to regret that our car is equipped with an automatic transmission, and not honest mechanics. Up to 100 kilometers per hour, the car with a machine gun accelerates for a second slower than its mechanical analogue, and it loses noticeably on elasticity.
So if you decide to buy Kia Rio for an active ride, take the car on the handle. Such a car has quite decent accelerating dynamics, perceived as more powerful, and to overtake it is much easier.
Kia Rio against the background of the largest in Eastern Europe of the Gothic Cathedral of the Mariatsky Church (the Church of the Ascension of the Blessed Virgin Mary). The construction of the temple lasted from 1343 to 1502
At narrow streets of old European cities, you pay attention to the good visibility of Kia Rio. The glazing area has a large car, and the mirrors provide a sufficient overview back. But sometimes when moving with reversal, I still want the racks to be a little lure, and the glass of the fifth door is a little more. Well at least rear parking sensors work properly.
How does the budget Rio behave on the roads, which in Russia will not meet on serpentines? We checked. It turned out that looking for refined handling in the folk car is empty. Her Kia is not. As, however, there are no frank flares that would spoil the impression of the car. Rio is not quite a mattress, although it follows the wheel with some Lenza. The suspension will not call too soft, but the rolls could be smaller.
According to rio rio, this is a middle arithmetic, with some loaf on a calm driver who is much more important comfort than the control is much more important.
In total, driving Rio we spent almost two and a half days! No wonder that for such a long time, special attention is starting to pay the quality of the interior and the thoughtfulness of ergonomics. Salon Rio looks modern, but materials, of course, are rustic, and leather seats, for example, cannot be ordered in principle. The backlight of the devices lack brightness in sunny weather, and the piano lacquer of the front panel is quickly covered with fingers.
Nevertheless, the interior is assembled efficiently, no creaks and crickets. There are solubular containers and a special compartment for a mobile phone. And one more important feature: despite the red light, nothing in the instruments or controls Kia Rio is not annoying. The first read perfectly, and the second are easily accessible.
Interior
The interior of Kia Rio looks quite modern and does not give out the budget of the car. Plastic is different in hardness, but the same in the texture. Comfortable multifunctional steering wheel, neat doors and seats, leather trim visor dashboard, beams and ABP lever.
Below, under the microclimate block, two 12-volt sockets are located behind the machine selector. In one can be recharged, for example, the phone, in another navigation. Here the AUX and USB inputs. All this was useful in the long road.
The driver's seat is regulated not only longitudinally, but also in height. Seats, a special, non-branded cloth, simple in shape, but quite comfortable. That's just a greater density and more accented lateral support.
Are we ready to answer after this mileage to the question, what is the reason for the popularity of Kia Rio in Russia? Yes. The secret of success in the balance of consumer qualities Rio. It is impossible to say that Rio is incredibly good. But at the same time, he did not fail.
Rio is not an athlete, but he is not a smear. Its suspension allows you to actively go even in uneven Russian roads and at the same time not much to lose in comfort. In the calm rhythm, the smoothness of the stroke is also great, and the fuel consumption figures in Europe fall to quite adequate for such a car 7-8 liters per 100 kilometers. Let the consumption in Russia grow up somewhere on a liter, but only our conditions will be to blame.
Rio with a machine gun is practical in traffic jams, but too unstoppable for an active driver car. Four steps of automatic transmissions. Cartoon day. Machine with mechanical transmission Here is a more appropriate option. Rio becomes much more further, the flow rate falls, and the package can be picked up victory and cheaper.
But in any modification, Rio will be quite spacious for a class of class in the cabin, a good finish, a stylish interior, a powerful motor, road clearance of 160 millimeters and special modifications for Russia (Carter protection, an increased capacity battery, sprinkle, a more spacious washer tank, anti-corrosion Body processing), which are already available in the COMFORT base configuration for 479,900 rubles (with 1.4 engine). Not so little for that kind of money.
How much gasoline?
The average price for the 95th gasoline (Super brand) in Russia, Belarus, Poland and Germany:
Russia 29-31 ruble
Belarus 26-28 rubles
Poland 58-59 rubles
Germany 63-65 rubles
Mileage in numbers
Mileage from the beginning of the test 4572 kilometers
Time to 58 hours
Average speed on route 82 kilometers per hour
Middle fuel consumption 9.1 liters per 100 kilometers
The average cost of fuel on the route 42.1 rubles
Total travel budget
Fuel costs near (6553 + 10947) 17 500 rubles
Paid roads about 700 rubles
Insurance Green Cards about 1400 rubles
Paid parking about 4000 rubles
TOTAL about 23,600 rubles
Specifications Kia Rio
Engine type gasoline R4
Working volume 1591 cm
Max. Power, hp / rpm 123/6300
Max. Moment, nm / rpm 155/4200
Drive type front
Transmission 4 Stage ACP
Front suspension independent McPherson
Rear suspension half-dependent
Brakes Disk Ventilated Front and Disc Rear
DHSHV dimensions, mm 4120x1700x 1470
Wheel base, mm 2570
Curb weight, kg 1145
Max. Speed, km / h 178
Acceleration 0 100 km / h, from 11.3
Fuel consumption Comb. l / 100 km 6.5
CO2 emissions, g / km 389
Volume of fuel tank, l 43
Volume of luggage compartment, l 389
Tire size 195/55 R16
Price, rubles 669 000
A source: Motor magazine [September 2012]
