Mazda Mazda 2 test drive since 2007 hatchback

Toy for girls and boys

Even the smallest girls quickly begin to understand that an elegant doll in their hands is an excellent tool to attract attention. The new Mazda can be equally bright, purely female accessory. But in fact, this baby has much more talents than only one catchy appearance.
 



By the will of marketers
In Russia, we are already used to it: a hefty dark jeep car is unconditionally male, a female crumb is female. Do you think such sexual division itself appeared? No matter how! It is easier for PR people who thought outers to allocate a specific machine in the market. But it turns out far from always. If a long-eyed mikru or a glamorous New Bitter can be called toys for lovers at once, then what about aggressive and gambling mini or corsa-OPC? Just sit behind the wheel, and the theory of the female essence of the supermini will crumble like a house of cards.
 

Presenting Mazda-2, the marketers buzzed all the ears of their baby, they say, from the same girlfriend, just next to Mikra and Yaris. Low, two tops from the pot, and less than four meters long and pretty. In addition, her palette of colors is such that fashionistas will pick up the body to match their favorite handbags or shoes. And yet, even outwardly, much more is laid in the car. Look at the harmonious silhouette, it is rapid, even when it is motionless, as if it is already flying in space. The relief muscles of the front wheeled arches resemble the animal aggression of the RX-8 coupe. The accuracy of the lines of sidewalls drawn so that they give out bizarre light effects, also five with a plus. Something similar on the doors and wings can be found only in the BMW-Z4 predator. And from afar, if you look at ANFAS, an impressive air intake and slanting, fascinating headlights turn our cutie into five minutes of sports car. Pretty soon I was convinced that the car was taught to drive a manly aggressively.
    
What is more important to us?

According to the research of marketing mazda, in Europe, when choosing a small class car, the most important price and efficiency for the buyer. The following are the design and combination of compact sizes and spaciousness. In fourth place, controllability, then assembly quality, dealer, generosity of equipment, technical aspects and comfort. It is curious that safety only closes the top ten requirements.




Records of mountain dopes
Places that would be thickly distinguished by mountain turning than the Chanti area in the Italian region of Tuscan, still look. Some turns are so cool, the roads are so narrow, and the cliffs are so bottomless that at first I want to go here at first. That's just ahead of some local milkman on the truck rides. Left, right bevel, descent, lifting, turning, again left and right again, 40 km/h, and so for ten minutes for about ten minutes. In every turn, my Mazda puts it faster, faster, master! But there is nowhere to overtake very narrow. There is nothing to do, I let go of the short -legged forward. And now we will check what you are capable of. The second gear, closed left, and at 70 km/h, only a reliable lateral emphasis helps not to fall out. In the next Eska we are pushing all the money. Mazda again is very obedient at the wheel. Minimum rolls, tenacious tires, transparent force on the steering wheel for drive. Even the stabilization system, which interferes only at the very last moment, and that was clearly set up with that sight that could be driven.
 

That's it, now faster here can only be sideways. Girlfriend, how! The kopeck piece, it seems, was taught to set records on such mountain dopes here in the leaders of the male team. Even faster of the children of supermini on these serpentines, perhaps, only an expensive Cooper-S would be.
 

After half a minute, the truck is again in front of the front bumper. Hooray! Ahead is a direct highway. Chao Bambino! There would be more traction at small and medium speeds. However, after 3500 rpm, the 103-horsepower one and a half-liter engine is very cheerful. Acceleration to the second up to 90 km/h, Mazda and I perform on one short exhalation. Courage stability at 130140 km/h is also per five. The steering wheel is acute (2.7 turns), but not nervous. And you can’t call a noisy car. Dense layers of sound insulation wrapped a hood, motor shield and floor. Doors seals are clearly reliable. And for the sake of good aerodynamics, they added plastic overlays under the bumper, under the bottom and in the wheel arches.
 



R-time! And pierced
Half an hour later, rolling into a small town, I again portrayed a respectable leisurely Signor. Toroshka and in this role sought to help me in every way. At first, large side mirrors and the back of the waist line served a good service, providing good visibility. In the absence, notice, high, as others love, plantings. I appreciated the small, only 4.9 m radius of turning when, having missed the desired street, I unfolded on the site with a handkerchief.
 

And then naturally, like in a movie: a narrow lane turned into a real gap between the houses, then the sidewalk disappeared, and almost more than a couple of meters remained from the wall to the wall. I already remembered the embarrassment with Winnie with fluff, all because someone has too narrow doors. However, the Dirgo Giuseppe in front of the views of the Panda 20 years ago somehow managed to pour in this corridor a brisk, which is a cartoon patch. The secret weapons of my much more broad -shouldered Mazda were folding mirrors. R-time! And tightly pressed ears left no trace on stone walls. Electric drive of the folding of mirrors on the deuce, by the way, basic equipment.
 

The car’s interior is such that the two are by no means flimsy men do not interfere with each other's elbows. And as the impartial roulette later showed, the dual in some places is even more spacious than the older sister of Mazda-3: a centimeter is larger than the distance from the pillow to the ceiling in front, the extra 3 mm in the legs. I remember that in Mazda-2 of the previous generation, which had not reached our latitudes, I also did not have to complain about crowding. But she was Mikroven in the Constitution. And the current purebred car in the class of supermini. In general, I must say, the new is the rare case when the car with the change of generations became more modest in size, and noticeably easier.
 



Nutritionists from Hiroshima
The Japanese fought for reducing the mass with the greatest care. The body has become 40 mm shorter and 55 mm below. But this made it possible to reduce only 4 kg of mass. But the widespread use of high -strength steels has already given 18 kg. Another 13 kg saved the suspension, 5 seats, 2.9 wiring. The hood, the release system, even the cores of the speakers and those made light neodymium cores.
 

It is a pity only, with such an abundance of engineering delights, finds of interior designers were quite modest. Of all the noble decoration materials, there is a leather steering wheel and a lever KP. And the only part of the CD magnet in the form of a circle with a pair of wings that is not devoid of artistic zest. But the abundance of rusted buttons, plugs, unpainted door handles and widespread wooden plastic with the head give out a budget approach. The absence of pockets in the rear doors and armrests minus is already convenience in the column. Like the trunk without additional shelves and secretaries.
 

The best modern babies, such as Corses, Polo, Peugeot 207, and in the nobility of the finishes, and in household arrangement are a step higher. But there are serious reasons to hope that Mazde will forgive all these flaws. After all, European and Japanese models with motors similar in power and in proper equipment are more expensive. The kopecks, generously giving blessings, managed to keep in hard budget framework. A bright, gambling super -mini -assembly at a price of 423,800 rubles will undoubtedly become a profitable offer. With mechanics, this is the real demon for greedy to the fast turns of the driver. However, if your girlfriend wants, for example, a salad two -legged, so that only two pedals do not refuse. For the same money, a more lively supermino can not be found with a machine gun.

 
   
A small -looking glove box nevertheless contains a lot of everything. And the A4 format magazines can be placed without opening the lids

The audit between chairs is useful if you need to connect, for example, a portable CD player
  
 
  
Chairs with height adjustment, heating and quite reliable lateral emphasis are laid for all kopecks

Tiny, without frills, the trunk can be increased threefold, folding the back of the sofa. On the floor, however, an uncomfortable step will remain

The rear sofa is not cheap, but two adults up to 185 cm is enough
 
    
Better to get in advance

To accept orders for a kopeck piece in Russia will begin no earlier than the New Year. And the first cars will appear by April. Given the profitability of the purchase, there will probably be a queue. In order not to run into it, try to reserve the car in advance. There will be two configurations, and the engine is one 1.5 liters. Basic touring (423 800 rubles) has heating the front seats, an electric package, MP3-magnet, ABS and 6 pillows. It is still unknown for the air conditioning for the air conditioner. The machine will require 31,200 rubles. How much will the version of the sport with climate control, fog-tunnel, a leather steering wheel, disks made of light alloy, ESP, an flight comprehensive compartment is also not yet clear.
 
Mazda 2

common data
 
Body, number of places/doors
Hatchback, 5/5
 
Equipped mass, kg
960
 
Length x width x height, mm
3900x1695x1475
 
Base, mm
2490
 
Speed, km/h
188 (168)
 
Acceleration 0-100 km/h, with
10.4 (12.1)
 
Fuel consumption, l/100 km
4.9/7.6 (5.5/9.1)
 
Trunk volume (5/2 places), l
250/787
 
The volume of the fuel tank, l
43
 

Engine


 
Location
Front transversely
 
Design
4-cyl., Gasoline, in order
 
Working volume, SMZ
1498
 
Power, L.S. at rpm
103/6000
 
Torque, kgsm at rpm
14/4000
 

Chassis


 
Drive unit
On the front wheels
 
Transmission
Mechanical 5-st. (automatic 4-st.)
 
Suspension:
Independent
 
front
Type McEzerson
 
behind
semi -dependent, elastic transverse beam
 
Steering
rack type with amplifier
 
Front/back brakes
disk, ventilated/drum
 
Tires
195/45 R16 (185/55 R16)
 

Car
from 0.14 $/km
 

+ 
Bright appearance; excellent handling; good sound insulation; thoughtful ergonomics; a clear mechanism of the manual transmission; A rather generous equipment
 
-
Abundance of budget decisions in the interior decoration; insufficiently burdensome motor at low speeds; flaws of compilation of configurations; Unfinished trunk
 
 

Alexey Sergeev, photo of the author and Mazda
 
 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel [October 2007]