Test Drive Mitsubishi Grandis since 2004 Minivan
Brightness and contrast
Mitsubishi Grandis.The European version of the car debuted in 2003.
Engine: gasoline, 2.4 liters (165 hp).
Transmission: 5-speed mechanical and 4-speed automatic.
Required: Invite, Instyle, Intense.
Price in Russia: $ 31,09035 250.
Ford S-Max The prototype was presented in 2005, serial VEN version of the Galaxy model in 2006
in Geneva.
Engines: gasoline 2 and 2.5 l (145 and 220 hp), diesel 1.8 and 2 l (125143 hp).
Transmission: Mechanical 5- and 6-speed.
Hardware: Core, Trend, Titanium.
Price in Russia: $ 24,90031,760.
A half dozen years ago, the phrase sports mini-Ven would cause most ironic smile, and even the desire to twist a finger at the temple. Spacious, roomy, convenient, but no way sports ... The authors perceived such cars, as if dishes from dietary dining room useful, but unnamed, without salt and kissing. Today we are 15 years old, we treat Wenam with great understanding. In addition, in the hands of truly elegant and dynamic cars. Withdrawing to the Russian market, Mitsubishi Grandis, he was represented as an alternative to a business class car, and Ford S-Max is directly called sports, unlike family galaxy fellow.
Connecting space and space
In fact, the grown passenger car, elegant and harmonious. And inside the Grand, as it should be a fresh Ven, three rows of seats. The seats of the middle and rear can be folded. Even by no means fat and certainly not a basketball growth driver can not get driving. The adjustment set like the standard, chair, at first glance, is not bad, and sit neutral! That head rests in the ceiling, the fifth point is on a short pillow.
But in the absence of a bright, memorable finish will not blame. After the first long trip of the salon, the salon standing for a long time before his eyes. What is there just no! Several shades of plastic (rather rough and hard) and leather, wooden inserts on the steering wheel and pad on the ledge of the instrument panel, where the gear selector is located. Imagine brightness attracts the eye, but soon begins to call it. Fortunately, it was so hot now in a cunning, and even unnecessary slot of the selector of the machine. The climate control is at least a simple, to make the situation in the cabin completely comfortable did not allow.
That is hot, the legs are frown. And now it sweats the glasses with anything. You look around and in the mirror: it seems to be a sea of \u200b\u200bfree space. Alas, sitting in the grandpa is clown, uncomfortable not only at the driver's seat. On the chairs of the second row there are still nothing, although there is a ceiling low. And the third row is only suitable for very short trips and patient passengers. Seat pillow too close to the floor. Although in comparison with the five-seater Ford, additional places, of course, the advantage. But a small one: the places in the luxury configuration of the Grand is all the same six. Therefore, the S-MAX has earned a higher assessment of the back of the cabin: the quality won the quantity.
The rear row of seats in Ford is really no, but the one is that most of the mini-shops call the middle fairy tale! It is quite expected that each of the three places with individual adjustment.
But what you sit like in the amphitheater, and even putting a very pleasant surprise on my leg. For him you can forgive something. For example, stroked in relation to the accelerator of the brake pedal or itching in the hands of the steering wheel and lever box. To a certain extent, Ford in relation to Mitsubishi, the opposite, contrast. It will look like a more massive, faceted. Salon is not so bright: black elastic plastic and aluminum in the style of high-tech. But the common severity, even a certain pedanote of the interior is bribed with thought. At first, one of the authors was a little annoyed by a red backlight of the buttons on the steering wheel. But to buy something, ought: And how else to highlight the characters so that they are clearly visible in any situation?
In Ford, markedly spacious, air than in Mitsubishi. Neither touch the ceiling head can not be speech. The length of the pillow and the driver's seat adjustments and the helm with an excess. Trunk airfield! That's just from the spare trouble: the grand grand is staffed at least the dock, but there is not even her in S-Max!
You can not be athlete
No, everything is not so bad! We are discussing the riding opportunities of the Grand. The engine and 4-speed automaton perfectly understand each other. Their coordinated work, despite the non-religious power compared to the Ford, is enough for quite a decent acceleration by no means a small and not a light car. However, rattling, some cheap sound of the motor makes its way into the salon already at 25003000 rpm. At first it is very annoying, then you get used to it, although it is not at all noticeing the sound does not work. There are much more negative emotions cause too light, non-informative steering wheel, noisy and some kind of untidy suspension operation. They are noticeably wrapped on the tramways and allow excessive, even for high Vena, the splint of the body on wave-like irregularities. Hands itching to finish the contrast (now towards himself) car. To good energy transport, clearly and at the same time, a smoothly working box, excellent, understandable brakes pull up everything else.
A few minutes drive to Ford and it becomes a shame that in the street Winter and Tires on Wen appropriate. They diligently cast spikes in places Ice, but more often sly asphalt and even allow you to feel the excellent dynamics of the car. But you can only guess about well-minded manageability. On spikes, the car, of course, begins to slide too early, its reaction to the taxi is not clean. The five-cylinder engine with turbocharging conquers excellent savory and at the same time no less expressive attitude. The engine begins to go with 1500 rpm, then 2500 flashes with an upward pickup, and it seminates its electronic limiter only 7000 rpm. On S-MAX is a pleasure to shoot from the traffic light! It is not believed that it is so easy and rapidly accelerated by no coupe and not even an elegant sedan, but a high, spacious mini-Ven. No less pleasant to roll in slower, using only by the highest gears. By the way, the moves of the lever are closer, and the fixation is clear. So and switch once again, if there is a need for, not too lazy.
Even with intensive acceleration in Ford almost not audible engine. All ready at any time to show itself the power somewhere there, deep down. Her modest, muffled voice does not annoy. Ford slows down perfectly, the pendants are confidently coped with irregularities, not allowing neither the bunch of body, nor, on the contrary, too detailed repetition of the road profile. I want to say about him: just in moderation.
Not a para
Agree, choosing a car (even Ven!), We are not always guided by rational, practical considerations. Surely someone will be built on the spectacular, original design and bright, memorable salon Mitsubishi Grandis. For such a person, the disadvantages of the car are unnoticed, and the advantages will become weighty.
We liked Ford more. Not only not so much because it is younger, faster, spacious. S-MAX has a different ideology, it seems more successful than the Grandis. Make an elegant, rapid, almost sports car from a mini-ven task more perfectly than to build a dynamic Ven, guided by the principles of a car. Who would have thought about such a contrast of 15 years ago?
Widely looking?
The lateral triangular window near Ford Windshield is clearly higher than Mitsubishi: this item initially did not attract special attention. Then, when driving on S-MAX, there was a feeling of additional confidence and comfort. And then we conducted a simple experiment, captured it in the photo and added Ford an estimate for visibility.
Sergey Kanunnikov: Mini-Ven is quite optionally fresh, boring, only a shopping car. However, elegant and dynamic, while the spacious and spacious model is more logical to build on the carriage than on passenger principles. Mitsubishi Grandis is rather a passenger six-bed car than Ven.
Total rating of 7.5
+ Not bad dynamics, intelligible and efficient brakes.
- Eclectic interior decoration, cloth salon, flaky suspension.
Ford S-Max is full, spacious, besides fast and pleasant in management, although only a five-seater Ven.
Total rating of 8.3.
+ Excellent dynamics, dense suspension, excellent visibility.
- Only two rows of seats, a small road lumen, there is no spare wheel even a dock.
Sergey Voskresensky
A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"
