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Test drive Nissan Almera 2013: Cosmopolitan from Tolyatti
The segment of budget sedans created by marketers, like a philosophical stone, turns into gold almost any car that falls into its framework. The Kolesa.ru portal watches how the metal of the Japanese brand is precious as AvtoVAZ is precious.
When Nissan presented in Moscow a new Almera sedan, no one had doubts that this is another budget family car, a V-class sedan. Although the logic talked about the opposite: firstly, initially Nissans of Almera of several generations (and Korean Almera Classic, who had recently been offered by dealers of Russians), rival with cars more prestigious golf class. And secondly, the length of the new candidate for state employees exceeds 4.6 meters (4,656 to be precise): there are no sedans larger in the C-segment! Only the width pumped up: a little less than 1.7 meters. According to this indicator, Almera, on the contrary, loses the golf segment to all sedans, and among the state employees there are cars wider and more spacious - for example, the first Renault Logan, on the basis of which a new Almera was created. Yes, let the Japanese mask Nissan Bluebird Sylphy not bother you, which was pulled on the Russian almer: in addition to the face, the sedan of the two continents unites nothing. 
The French accent Nissan Almera was developed as soon as possible. The car was supposed to debut before the new generation of Logan loomed on the market, which is quite reasonable to consider not as a partner, but rather a competitor to the new Almer of the 2013 model. What such a haste responded, read the news ... Nissan’s interior is not much different from Renault Logan: the same devices, steering wheel, selector and gearbox lever, seats and sofa, as in the Logan, incapable of decomposition. This mistake will be corrected by the next generation of the Franco-Romanian bestseller, and the Nissan Almera will apparently remain this. At least, the life cycle of the model, voiced by the Nissan-East products manager Alexander Ponin as part of the presentation of the machine, is 5 years. And even if Almera survives restyling, it is not a fact that the sofa will be modified in this way. 
Ready for difficulties when car sellers are talking about the fact that they adapted the car for our Russian needs, it is very flattering to us. Nissan representatives talked a lot about what they did with the car before launching it on Russian land. The hardness of the body was increased by amplifiers and spacers; Cars from the factory go with the protection of the crankcase, 160-mm clearance and the reserve. In addition, additional protection are installed under a gas tank and tubes with important liquids. 5 liters of purifying liquid are placed in the washer tank, and the wipers were set up in such a way as to reduce the blind areas, increasing the area they clean. Even chrome was protected in a special way: in Nissan they developed a new - more stable - a method of coating with a mirror composition, which is already used on infinity models and the crossover Nissan Patfinder. The trivalent chromium used in the coating is better than the previous - six -moving - confronts corrosion. 
The body of the new Nissan Almera is protected from rusting by the method of cataphoresis. That is, the metal directly used in welding is not galvanized. But in the process of priming the body of cars, they dipped in a zinc -containing composition that prevents corrosion. Nissanists emphasize that this method is used for all models of the company collected in Russia, they say, there is nothing to be afraid of. However, the editorial office of Koles.ru has not yet observed rotten nitsans of the Russian assembly. However, sometimes owners of models of St. Petersburg assembly complain of corrosion. 
I managed to get acquainted with the car at the official sled presentation of the car, the route of which was laid between Yaroslavl and Uglich. The cities themselves are very picturesque, but the track between them is unremarkable, except for the affected by the budget, trucks and studded wheels of asphalt. Almera - well done, I felt discomfort only looking at all this, not feeling blows and knocks in the suspension. A long 2.7-meter wheelbase has made the sedan behavior more smooth than Logan, while the suspension also steadily opposed road defects. Despite the slight wolfness of the body and rolls with sharp maneuvers, Almera is understandable and predictable in its behavior. This is largely caused by the power steering, which many manufacturers change an electric counterpart - for considerations of saving two drops of fuel. 
The motor - the only 1.6 -liter - is lucky without enthusiasm, a little strained, but quite confident. This is ordinary, not unavailable and unshakable, a car with disabilities, but sufficient possibilities. The version with a machine gun was predictably slower. Nissan representatives mentioned the work on reconfiguring the gearbox, but I did not wait for some unexpected rate of fire from an automatic box. With mechanics, Almera is more interesting and more interesting; For frequent trips on the highway, I would recommend the option with the manual transmission. But at the sluggish pace of urban driving, the pauses when switching the machine do not particularly interfere. 
And the truth is budget! The new Nissan Almera 2013, despite serious dimensions, stands really as a budget sedan - from 429,000 rubles in the basic configuration of WelCome. It includes: two airbags, ABS with EBD, immobilizer, front electric windows, steering wheel hydraulic power, adjusting the steering column in height, on -board computer, steel crankcase, audio training. The most affordable car with a machine gun will cost 504,000 rubles, and the most balanced version of Comfort costs from 447,000 rubles. The maximum equipment with a machine will cost 553,000 rubles. For the version with navigation, you need to pay extra 13,000 rubles. 
Competitors Nissan Almera prices for the budget sedan Volkswagen Polo will start from the mark of 449,900 rubles for the Trendline version with the 1.6 engine and the mechanical gearbox. With a machine gun, a car cost 576,800 rubles performed by Comfortline. Korean sedan Kia Rio in the basic configuration of Comfort with a 1.4 l engine, 107 l. with. It costs from 479 900 rubles. A car with a machine gun is 40,000 more expensive: from 529 900 rubles. Frenchman Citroen C-Yelysee is available at a price of 455,900 rubles-with a 1.2-liter 72-horsepower engine and mechanics. With a 1.6-liter 110-horsepower engine: from 565 400 rubles, and the minimum price of a sedan with a machine will be 600,400 rubles. Hey on that shore! It is stupid to consider profit from the so far so far. As well as to draw conclusions that the magical niche of budget sedanov had already worked on Almer. But the number of readers' appeals to the news and articles about the new sedan says that success is not far off. He lurked on the other side of the Volga and is waiting for the opportunity to break out ... Source: Wheel magazine [March 2013]
