Test Drive Nissan Almera Tino 2003 - 2006 Minivan

City traveler

Almost all manufacturers, creating a modern small, but roomy urban car, come to the same formula - shorter and higher. So it turns out mini-Ven. And, depending on how shorter, above and more good, it will be or micro, whether compact (SMS, 2000, No. 7), whether a full-size car. One of the latest innovations in the popular class of compacts - Nissan-almert Tino, for which I went to the lowland lands.
This is how the name of the Netherlands is translated - the country, in the capital of which is the European representative office of Nissan. Having shifted on the outskirts of Amsterdam, I finally find the right address and I get a cute trailer with an excellent BirdView navigation system - a bird look. Now I am with geography on you.
Having drove a few kilometers, catching myself feeling that the motor works somehow unusual - the selector on the floor (by the way, rather short), like an ordinary machine, but there are no characteristic revolutions when switching transmissions. I remember that only the infinitely clinoremated CTV variator is attached to the two-liter motor. In calm traffic modes, it supports the engine speed at the level of 1500-2000 rpm almost regardless of speed, increasing them only with sharp acceleration. The connection of the motor with the wheels is quite rigid - there is almost no sensation of rubber cardan inherent in small motor with an automatic transmission, when the tachometer arrow walks across the scale, and the car, both driving and rides. There is here and the sport mode - in this case, the norm becomes 3500-4000 rpm.
On closely flooded cars of embankments of Amsterdam Channels, Tino maneuver and parks surprisingly easy: dimensions, like a golf hatchback, and a review thanks to a more vertical landing and great glazing much better. Pretty wide rear bodies racks where light blocks are accommodated, but the case corrected large mirrors. But the invisible hood had to get used to the invisible hood.
Driving almers of Tino sensations are rather passenger: there is no longer front panel, similar to the worktop and closed with a lower glass somewhere far ahead, neither flowing there is branched, with miniature windows, front racks. A soft comfortable chair with a wide pillow has a leisurely calm ride, but when landing each time I flinch a side roller on the back, although I don't differ obesity. By the way, with an average growth, I turned out to fit the lowest adjustment of the chair and the top steering wheel. So that there may be some problems with the choice of landing, but not because of the low ceiling - I measured about 120 mm over your head. The stylish front panel is crowned with a functional block that combines the navigator, an audio system and an instrument panel. The latter is comfortable convenient, but the selection of flowers is straining his eyes: on a light gray field - dark gray dials with white numbers. Left-down drove the mirror control unit and headlight proofreader - nor to see or grope. Another disadvantage was manifested in the evening: a bright navigator display was reflected in the inclined windshield.
At the desert asphalt site, some berth was convinced that with a quick maneuvering the amplifier slightly derses and the resistance jump appears on the steering wheel - you usually do not notice it, but with a sudden detachment of obstacles it can interfere. The suspension is rigid, in any case, in an empty machine, and at the layer policemen gently shook. On the other hand, it provides, despite the large height of the body, minimal rolls, the absence of a swing, as well as fairly clear and rapid reactions on the road. Very good powerful brakes: First, there is a break of an ESIST, which increases the efficiency of emergency braking, and secondly, almost imperceptible operating ABS.
As it should be compact, but still Venu, Tino has large doorways, smooth floor and high spacious salon with a variety of transformation options. The number of the latter reaches 24, mainly due to the three separate chairs at the back, which can be brought and folded together, to rearrange or dismantle at all. Under them, two boxing caches, another pair of bulk boxes under the front seats and, of course, a lot of small shelves, pockets, gloves ahead on the panel and on the doors, and on the backs of the front seats - folding tables. Considerable attention is paid and safety - two frontal and two side cushions, branded Nissanovsky active head restraints, pretensioners and limiters of safety belt efforts, shockproof bars in the doors. Finally, looked into the threshold trunk - impressive. It is a pity, under his floor only the dance, although enough space and for a full-size wheel.
In Russia, Nissan-Almert Tino will appear already in the present winter and will cost about $ 20 thousand.

SUMMARY
CD-VEN Nissan-almera
Tino is a universal car for everyday ride in the city (especially with a CVT variator), and for the transport of bulk household goods, and for long-distance traveling a large family. That's just all the big family he is on his pocket? ..
Nissan-Almert Tino was presented at the Geneva Motor Show in the spring of 1999, and a year later his release was launched at the Nissan Motor Iberika in Barcelona (Spain). The mini-VEN of the compact class is based on a common platform with an almer platform and is equipped with 1.8 or 2.0 liter gasoline engines, as well as 2.2 liter turbodiesel. With the most powerful gasoline engine, only the stepless CVT variator is aggregated, and with the rest - a five-speed manual gearbox. For some markets there is also a 1.6-liter gasoline unit. Produced in Comfort, Ambience and Luxuri.

Nissan Almera Tino.
General data: Number of places - 5; Curb weight - 1550 kg; Full weight - 1920 kg; Maximum speed - 180 km / h; overclocking time up to 100 km / h - 12.6 s; fuel consumption in conditional country and urban cycles - 7.2; 12.9 l / 100 km; fuel supply - 60 l; Fuel - unleaded gasoline AI-95. Dimensions, mm: Length - 4264; width - 1750; Height - 1608; base - 2535; Pitch in front / rear - 1525/1500; Road clearance - 150; The volume of the trunk - 440/850/1030 l; Radius of rotation - 5.2 m. Engine: gasoline, four-cylinder, row with distributed injection, four valves per cylinder, two camshafts, located in front of the cross; Working volume - 1998 SMZ; cylinder diameter and piston stroke - 86.0x86.0 mm; compression ratio - 10.0; Power - 100 kW / 136 liters. With. at 5800 rpm; Maximum torque - 175 NM at 4800 rpm. Transmission: Drive on the front wheels; The gearbox is a stepless clinorem CVT variator; Range of gear ratios - from 2.33 to 0.43; s. X. - 1.59; Main gear - 5.47. Suspension: in front - independent type Mac-Ferson with cross-stability stabilizer, collected on a subframe; Rear - dependent, with two longitudinal levers and Scott-Russell mechanism. Brakes: hydraulic, disc with vacuum amplifier and ABS, front - ventilated. Steering: Rack with amplifier. Tire size: 205/55R16.
+ Large doorways, a spacious salon with a lot of transformation options, a good review, comfortable chairs, a convenient CVT variator, an excellent navigation system (sorry, not working in Russia), good dynamics, minimum rolls and body rolling, efficient brakes, three-year warranty.
- Outdoor hard suspension, lagging steering amplifier, hard-readable devices, high fuel requirements (unleaded 95th gasoline), spare wheel - dance, small glove box, invisible doors blocking buttons.
 

Yuri Neduchov

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"