Test Drive Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X since 2008 Sedan

Eurasia

At first glance, in this test, Renault Megane II was not in advance of the hatchback between two sedans. But here you do not care: first, the new Megane-sedan French promised to give it to sale only at the beginning of next year, secondly, it became interesting for us, whether an externally unusual titled champion can be worthwhile worth about 20 thousand euros. A worthy competition with its more utilitarian, that is, practical, fellow in the Hyundai Elantra and Mitsubishi Lancer class.
Of course, compared to Elastra and Lancer Reno looks like an aliest of a different world. Yes, it is still ease of Europe in it more. Not even so there is more designer French charm in it, unlike the practical East. Not causing, but a pleasant appearance of an updated elantry frankly was really pleased with the Koreans, finally, have a taste and something like traditions and style? It looks very pretty. I wonder how she will go, meet, as usual, by clothes. And Lancer ... He, of course, is another, he is Europeized by Mitsubishi Cedia, which was previously sold only in Japan, he should be replaced by replacing an adhesive carism and a collected Ladnenko and Drum. But ... there is something in his image from Tukan's bird: nosed. However, regardless of appearance, structurally these cars are very similar to the same types of suspension, 16-valve four and 5-speed mechanical gearboxes for each in front of independent and native McPherson, behind the independent multi-dimensional convection. But as it turned out, they ride completely differently.
Controllability
The one who prefers the ubiquitous active drive will certainly like Lancer. From the whole troika is the most pleasant car management. The reactions on the steering wheel are so adequate, so correct and accurate that our soul was at first jerked literally in childish. As they say, anything right up to the sports ride! The informativeness of the steering wheel is above all silence, any attempts to transition from uniform leisurely street movement to an aggressive assertive driver are accepted by Lancer with a bang! And he is cubed, as it should be, and to reset the gas in turn reacts, as it should be made, and only. If it were not for one nonsense, noticed by us at once during the passage of the snake at a speed of 60 km / h. Snake performs from the driver of active work with the steering wheel. There here, there here, rolls, tire creaking, hot smell of rubber in general, everything is like people. And suddenly, when detouring the next chip, the steering wheel of Lancer stopped rotating easily, and for his inquiry to the desired angle, the driver had to make a lot of effort. That's the times! What the heck? A fault in everything turned out to be the small performance of the power steering pump, which was simply unable to overtake the desired amount of hydraulics on time. As if buried and almost sleeved. However, on the tracks and in the city such a misunderstanding is hardly possible. By the way, in this regard, attention is drawn to the too sharp drop in the engine speed at idle when you have to turn the lancer ram on the fixed machine. A small pump is being worried and significantly selects power from the motor. Elantra on the background of Lancer looks more impulse. Not hot. He is strongly cubed, falling around in turning a little more prematurely than I would like it, and at high speeds also adding high side of the tires. Meanwhile, unintelligible reactions on the steering wheel can not be called, as you can not be called them and accurate, something average, but quite acceptable and even pleasant if you do not hurry anywhere. After the case with Lancer, we reinforced the work of the elantry hydraulicel, but no deviations were discovered, except that noise, but it is barely audible. Unlike its Asian classmates, Megan is equipped with a fashionable electric amplifier today, the disadvantages of which we have already written in the past number (cars b 10). But that's what was found taking into account the amendments to some delay of electrical reactions, Megan is managed very reliably and confidently, allowing you to pass the same snake at a higher speed and smaller rolls. It may be contributed to the widespread wheels, as well as their different widths and height: from behind 205th rubber on 16-inch drives, in front of the 195th on 15-inch.
Dynamics
Elantra appeared to us the most leisurely instance of our Trinity, although in fact it is not. It goes about as well as Lancer, and, however, like Megan, only transmission in Hyundai is strongly stretched. Such a box does not require attention superfluous and allows you to move on one and the same transmission in a slow urban stream. It is necessary to interfere only when the speed drops almost to the zero mark of the bottom sometimes lacks. What you can not say about Lancer. It is almost always enough for that, but a frisky motor and provokes once again to climb the transfer down and pull the gas to gas. Approximately the same situation with Megan. But everything is all the same in a different two first transmission short, but the third is long to infinity. You can break away from the place and quickly leave the pursuers who will definitely catch up. And then the third gear is capable of performing the functions of the machine. That is, the situation with Elastroy is repeated. At high speed, Megan's engine is probably the most noisy, and this is despite the fact that only the tachometer arrow reports at idle. On the road, the wrong noise is added from somewhere from under the feet, it does not matter with noise and vibration insulation of the wheeled arches. The elantry engine is no less, although if you are very trying and unscrew it up to the limiter, the sound of it will probably be the opposite megano motor. Of course, Lancer on dynamic indicators surpasses rivals. He is not just going, he goes, as it should. And it is damn nice. The relationship of the driver with a motor through excellently working nodes, as well as acoustic comfort, is perfect without unnecessary words.
Practicality
Actually, practicality is one of the basic requirements for golf class cars. For the quantity of cargo transported in urban and subgorod conditions is sometimes impossible to predict. All three copies to such surprises are ready for everyone to make up, and if necessary, the rear seat is completely removed. Visually the largest trunk of the elantra. However, this is not as much as 15 liters less than Lanserovsky. In Lancer because of the low rear side and ship everything is much more convenient. Is it worth talking to the good words about Meganovo space? Its here exactly one large suitcase is 330 liters. The mysterious car seems to be expanded precisely in favor of the cargo space, and in practice it turns out that this is an illicit.
Ergonomics and Comfort
How many times is spent, and confirmed in practice: the appearance of deceptive. Cute externally elantra is an example. It is worth only to open the door to the eye rushes a terrible black plastic, from which model clas usually glue. He, as it is, naturally defiles in a generally well thought out salon. As, however, a cheap tissue upholstery. However, the sequence form itself with five levels of adjustment in the amount with adjustable steering column in height correspond to a sufficiently high level of comfort. The seat can be adjusted by a person of almost any complexion, side support is noticeable, but not intrusive, but to the services of the second row passengers a comfortable hook in the back of the front right armchair, pockets there and a folding armrest with a mustard inside. And there is very spacious back there. Thanks to the additionally installed on the restaurant version, the noise noise in the cabin almost does not penetrate, as unnecessary smells do not penetrate. In the instrument panel, highlighted in the dark thick blue light, two convex, surprised dial speedometer and tachometer are distinguished. The numbers on them are large and read without tension, but damn, it is difficult to get used to such fun design. But in the new version, a on-board computer has already appeared in the database. In pedals, as in a long lever of the box, there is no proper clarity, the exact dosage of the brake should be used to the brake operation comes only after short training. But what a delightful handle of the lever itself! Rounded, soft ball with metal insert warms and hand, and soul at the same time. And suspension. Energote intensive and very soft, judging by the underlying police, where you can and do not slow down. Elantra on its concept more than all over big sedans. But nevertheless, it's nice, especially on the track. For the home-for family normally. Probably, the same can be said about Lancer. In the sense of internal comfort. Inside him, as in a warm cuddled and a very cozy apartment. Plush, pleasant to the touch seat, unobtrusive soft lights. The driver and the passenger shares quite high, closer to the sports tunnel, in the middle of which is towers a very comfortable and stylish lever of the box. In general, the inner decor of Lancer is a bit strange. STIAL Hi or from the 80s, or even from the end of the 60s, early 70s. Singing Honda Civic, and the wrong shape of the shield is generally reminded of some peugeot times of Batnikov with a wide collar. But at the same time the long, a la Retro panel is finished with a very high-quality plastic for a black tree and something reminiscent of the bent panel of modern BMW Z4. Unusual. Branca would only another. This very good in practice, the correct size, however, is completely ugly. A little more than aesthetics and at least a color or metal Mitsubishi logo in the middle. As for the suspension of course, Lancer is tougher elantra. But his character is Fight. Megan is a separate song. This is a separate type, with its own ideology, much more modern than Asians, and much more European. The steering wheel is thick, small and pleasant to girth, the column is adjustable up and down and there.
Security
Does it make sense to compare the security of the champion in this area of \u200b\u200bRenault Megane II with Elastra and Lancer? Of course there is, since modern measure of safety is so high that differences, relying on the practice of operating a golf class car in Russia, minimal. As we have already written, the power structure of the MEGANE body is 2% composed of superfloor steels, by 10% of high-strength and 43% of the hardened. And then on the text: four airbags, belts with pretensioners, ABS In short, modern and heroic safety vehicles, which from top-class devices distinguishes the absence of except EPS and other active technicians and passive anti-crushers. Asians in this sense are not lagging behind, no. And they are definitely in the subject. Ideology yourself, as well as the layouts of Mitsubishi Lancer and Hyundai Elantra, are so cherry that, speaking of one of these cars, you can mean another. Each two airbags, belts with pretensioners, ABS and ... Where to do rear headrest in Lancer, except to throw out? And so then the window is small, so they sunbathe!
Price quality
What should we build a house? What should we take and buy Renault Megane II for Euro19 750? Of course, in our test, the most unfastened megan, armed with climate control, stereo, full electric car, including four electrical windows and so on, took part in our test. But, sorry, even in the basic configuration, an extraordinary Frenchman is Euro14 500! Where are these prices? No words, good car: purely individual, unusual, stylish, rides good, safe ... But how to hope for good sales, when not so frightened outwardly, but quite worthy, but according to some parameters and superior Megan's technical plane are even In dollars much cheaper. Elntra with approximately the same saturation of $ 14,890, Lancer per thousand dollars is more expensive. What kind of money will be able to sell after three years bought megan? It seems that the price will fall out almost twice the secondary market of these machines is still very young, and according to the terms of operation, as well as maintenance, it is unlikely that anyone can answer something intelligible. At Elantra, the price after purchase falls immediately by about 30%, but further the drop slows down sharply. The popularity of Lancer on the secondary market is known, and perhaps the residual value will remain high.
Sentence
What do you tell about Magadan? Magadan ... Oh, Megan is an unconditional leader in impeccable advanced appearance, ideology and reasonable pathos. Someone he may even seem like the ideal of a modern golf class. In technical terms, it is not inferior, but however, it does not break forward his Asian competitors. But, no matter how cool, its popularity and the location of potential buyers are under threat of ceiling prices. Unhappy, but beautiful car. Sher Ami. Dear friend. Elantra Strong family middle journal in everything, from appearance before the technique. Family and school. Calculation and modesty in desires, complete absence of snobsm. Empty and more practical attitude to the concept of mentality. Finally, Lancer. Not quite a beautiful car with ornithological appearance. But his character is a combat, prime, he moves in any conditions pleasant and able to deliver real pleasure driving. Moreover, the quality of the Lancer assembly will not ignore the Lord French and the Lord Koreans an order of magnitude higher. So much that this is noticeable. You are alas, and Lancer for this is our gratitude.

HOW DO THEY LOOK
Nikita Rozanov
Outside: At first glance, it should be worse than just in such a company who should feel almost the classic hatch-bey megane, there is almost an almost classic Lancer and Elantra's classic sedans into the tested group. No! It only benefits a comparison. On a background of Megane, which is beneficial to some mysteriousness of the appearance, looks still beyrea and fresh and easily puts on the blades of any of its competitors. Despite the layer of cosmetics imposed on the eastern faces of rivals, Asians are well recognizable. True, Hyundai's face is not corporately, as it already has a place to be at Renault. The characteristic of the new Elantra can significantly affect the formation of a corporate person at Mitsubishi, which is already starting to penetrate. The silhouettes of the two oriental sedans are almost asbidden, which makes the rear Abris of the Megane body simply causing. So, if you love the classics, then your choice is Lanser; If you want to add an uniform to add to the classic look, stop at Elantra; Well, if you want to keep up with fashion and not afraid of increased attention, then the choice, of course for Megane.
Inside: It is impossible to say that inside cars fully correspond to the style declared from the outside. So, Megane unexpectedly demonstrates for its revolutionary exterior demonstrates a fairly banal T-shaped composition of the instrument panel, and Elantra mercilessly exploits the well-known Saabov boomerang (the single surface of the control and measuring instrument and the center console). In comparison with this, the architecture of the lancer instruments panel is unexpectedly fresh, where the central console is unaxistently inactive and the horizontal is dominated, which, as in aviation, share the functional space on floors levels. Eastern rudders are not in the topic, for not in rank of solid quadruptees, the steering wheel Renault, despite the significance of the developed pillow, elegance itself. An important feature of the family car infrastructure created for the rear passengers. Here immediately surrendered to Mitsubishi, which did not give its passengers with no armrest with a box, nor the lowered head restraints that Renault, and Hyundai.
SUMMARY: I think this is a rare case when the choice and sympathy are fully presented to the taste. Another conversation, of which taste, well, and this, as you understand, the topic of a separate article in our heading design.
Text Nikolay Ushanov photo Alexander Nozdrin
 

 

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