Test Drive Land Rover Discovery LR4 since 2009 SUV
Local battle
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 its 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 to head off-road hit parade. The high price fully corresponds to 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 the increase in the weight of the car.
The second similarity is the continuous rear axle, which is used by the time of the century in SUVs. The system is again reliable on off-road, only we must not forget to change the oil after the forcing the aquatic obstacles.
Discovery and Trooper Rodnith also the fact that both preserved the appearance of the beginning of the 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, they say only minor details - smooth circles and chrome lops mirrors on Trooper and modern block headlamps on Discovery. And so on both cars even preserved outstanding, which immediately suggests that we have serious SUVs, and not parquet scarcs. Unfortunately, under the trouser Trooper too frankly visible details of the protection of the dispensing 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 paid the interior decoration. 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 dear 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 to sit in both cars is convenient, regardless of the style of clothing. Trooper looks more spacious, thanks to the absence of a central bandac armrest and a low tunnel of the cardan shaft behind. Discovery Features more closely, seven people are elementary in it. Two unnecessary - on folding places in the trunk.
Another discovery frankly beats Trooper on visibility. The side mirrors are better and does not interfere with the rear stand. The fact is that the back door is a bivalve, and a massive rack will hardly harm the survey. In addition, only one door is equipped with a janitor, and a large dead zone is formed in the rain.
We have claims to ergonomics of jobs on both SUVs. In Discovery on a driver's seat is quite close: a major driver will constantly beat the left elbow about the door. Trooper is strongly limited to adjustments of the driver's chair - horizontally and tilting the back. Sit, in general, comfortable, but too much a bus vertically. The track constantly wants to take a more relaxed pose. In addition, the ACPT 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 conquer 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 a 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 his owner's wallet. 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 desires of the driver 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 most absence of a reactive effect on the steering wheel. These cars are simply not created for an 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, in contrast to Discovery, has an exceptionally rear-wheel drive mode, transmissions can be considered similar. In the sense that they require a minimum of attention from the driver.
On 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 of the owners of the TOD system are not disconnected at all and constantly drive on a full drive. It is safe for the design, since 4WD Trooper automatic mode saves the drive to the rear wheels. Only when they slip 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 in 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 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. By cutting, rugged in deep ruts, we moved on a full drive, dispensing in 4H mode (increased). Koshibor stormed on a full drive and on reduced gear.
Discovery has demonstrated its absolute advantage. First, thanks to the HDC system (control over the descent). It is enough to trigger a special button on the console, and the two-ton car itself slides from the koyra - the electronics holds a speed of about 10 km / h, simulating the braking by the engine. Secondly, the presence of a rear active suspension is very helpful. It is enough to press another button - and the back of the car is raised above the road by 15 cm. This significantly reduces the rear Sve, and Discovery will not hook a bumper surface.
According to ISUZU and Land Rover, they are approximately the same, but Trooper seemed less comfortable to us - on the rocks the body was swinging with a constantly increasing amplitude, although the car rather gently swallowed large irregularities. And on asphalt in sharp turns, Discovery is definitely comfortable. Thanks to the ACE electron hydraulic system, which in time it devies too sharp body fluctuations in time, increasing the stiffness of the suspension.
As a result, we could not give an obvious preference to some kind of SUV. Forces and chances of them are approximately equal. Is that Discovery looks more stylish and elegant than angular trooper. But to impose their aesthetic addictions - the thing is known to be ungrateful. Especially since both SUVs, as we said at the beginning, people choose consciously and with their sight.
Text Nikolay Kachurin, photo Alexey Ilyin
Model / Modification Land Rover Discovery Isuzu Trooper
Manufacturer / Country of Land Rover Ltd./anglia Isuzu Motors Ltd./iaponia
BODY
Universal type Universal
Number of doors / places 5/5-7 5/5
Ramation element of a ladder frame type frame type
ENGINE
Type Diesel with turbocharging gasoline with multipoint injection
The location of the front is longitudinally
Working volume (cube. Cm) 2495 3494
Number / Cylinder Location 5 / Angle 6 / V-Fig
Power, kW (hp) with rpm. / Min. 101 (137) at 4200 158 (215) at 5400
Moment (nm at rpm.) 340 at 1950 312 at 3000
TRANSMISSION
Full rear drive, plugged full
Transmission automatic, 4-speed automatic, 4-speed
Transmission number (norms / lower) 1,211 / 3,269 1/2 / 2.05
SUSPENSION
Front / rear spring, continuous bridge on longitudinal levers, Panar / spring, continuous bridge on hinged levers, Pneumatic amortizers Torsion, dual transverse levers, transverse stability stabilizer / spring, continuous bridge on longitudinal levers, Panar traction
STEERING
Type screw-nut with hydraulic cylinder screw with a 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 / 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"
