Test Drive Nissan Teana since 2008 Sedan

Calm, only calm

While my partner picks up the airport from the parking lot, I am located on the right, in the cozy soft-sole-ottoman. After the plane crashes, the Salon of New Teana seems just the same VIP-false with all the amenities.
 
The presentation of the new Nissan Teana has become the most western region of Russia Kaliningrad region. The measured pace of the local life, the calm style of driving motorists and the almost widespread limit of the speed of 70 km / h approached the TEANA, as it is impossible. Such conditions allowed to emphasize the main and indisputable advantage of the model, its life crew and comfort and comfort. Evaluate the changed appearance of teana we were able immediately after leaving the airport building. Directly before the entrance we were waiting for the rank of new colors of two colors: Framboise Red and Deep Amethyst Gray. Previously, there was no such flavor in the palette of possible colors.
Teana, no doubt, pretty looked pretty. The previous model seemed like such a heavy grinding. The same looks quite elegant, despite the fact that the total proportions of the body are stored, which is also not surprising, since the car in its dimensions remained almost unchanged. But still the exterior has become more sophisticated. Details that are striking the first, new front and rear headlights. Heavily covered on the sidewalls of the body, they emphasize the dynamism of silhouette. Increasingly on modern lighting vehicles bears in addition to the functional and artistic burden. TEANA did not exception.
 
In the rear embossed blocks of the lanterns built on the strip of the bizarre LEDs. It has gained a large massiveness and solidity of the radiator grille, which resembles such an Infiniti on the luxury models, but with fewer longitudinal ribs. On the bottom perimeter, the car is oboisan chromed molding. Wheeled arches, front air intake and appeared in its gaps, and appeared in the bottom of the rear bumper. According to Japanese designers, the shape of this peculiar waterline resembles the sword Katan and is designed symbolize the highest quality of manufacture. I do not know about the symbolism, but the fact that this item is successfully combined with the chrome-plated handles of the doors and edging of the side windows, gives the appearance of the feeling of completeness and refinement, this is a fact.
Nevertheless, I think the strongest place of the new TEANA interior. For a car, the cost of which hesitates in the area of \u200b\u200b$ 40,000, depending on the configuration (their three for versions with a 2.5-liter engine and two for machines with a 3.5 liter motor), the interior is simply great. In any color scheme, light or dark, he gives some kind of amazing feeling of warmth and comfort, and many potential buyers will only stop their choice on TEANA. Quality materials and fit all panels on very high level. Finish under the tree perfectly fits into the interior and successfully gives out itself for the real one. The total symmetry of the inner space relative to the longitudinal axis disrupts the left of the new instrument shield with three dials, a multifunction steering wheel, the shape of the hub remotely resembling the letter V, and the engine start button (all modifications are equipped with an Intelligent Key contact system). In the name of the purity of the central tunnel, the designers even hid the heated control buttons and the ventilation of the front chairs in the central box armrest. The decision is very controversial from the point of view of ergonomics, but beauty, as you know, requires victims. Well, before the seats themselves, then for those who are accustomed to at home to rinse on the greatest racking leather throne, they will come true. As if enveloping the body from all sides, this peculiar Ottoman carefully supports the leg of the right the front passenger, and the hand itself falls on the perfect chubby armrest. As if you did not come out of the house! Perhaps, there were no such soft, comfortable and cozy seats on modern cars. The same applies to the second row. Yes, and there are a lot of places there, it is possible to throw on my leg at a desire. But, as they say, no good without Hud. The negative side of all this household seats is lack of adequate support and the imperfect load distribution, despite the new material for packing used by Nissanov. But perhaps, in this case it is not so important, because the owner of Nissan Teana is unlikely to preach the active style of driving. Those who love to drive, TEANA is contraindicated.
The foregoing does not mean that the new sedan from the Nissan is a slow car. No. In terms of overclocking speakers, he is all right. Both V-shaped six and 3,5-liter, leading its pedigree from the engines 350z and Infiniti G35, but deformed up to 249 hp For less taxation and even greater reliability, and even a 2.5-liter, for which, by the way, the 92nd gasoline recommended, communicate a big car good acceleration. The intermediate link is a CVT variator, the work of which seemed not entirely correct: its hanging with intensive acceleration on turns around 6200 looks strange. Of course, on the TEANA 350, this is less common, and the car accelerates the exterior, just 7.2 seconds, unlike 9.6 in a less powerful version. But the youngest version liked the perky voice of the motor. Although why is it in this kingdom of comfort and pacification?
The engine gambling sound is not able to improve the TEANA handling. After traveling it seems that Nissan decided to oppose the majority of modern automotive companies that try to give sportiness most seemingly unsportsmanlike cars. Decided and did. Teana, like a yacht, sails around the neighborhoods of Königsberg. Calm, measured, if not to say slow reactions, burning suspension and good noise insulation (an order of magnitude better than the previous model) is a feeling of almost in absolute for a car of this class. And even a far from an ideal working climate system is perceived as the Fresh Baltic Breeze.
 
Payback for the amazing smoothness of the lack of feedback on the steering wheel, big rolls during maneuvers and noticeable suspension strikes when working with shock absorbers on a post when driving irregularities with sharp edges. The desire to drive comes down on no after the first bunch of turns. As a result, the entire route of the test drive and I went to your colleague slowly on the sounds of relaxing music, pulmoning from 11 speakers of the BOSE audio system capable of playing DVD Audio and MP3. And, oddly enough, they found their advantages. Or rather, one big plus comfort and disgrace from the outside world.
 
Remember the famous phrase of Karlsson man with a propeller behind the tranquility, only calm? It seems to me that she could well be a competent advertising slogan for a new Nissan sedan. Taking into account the fact that many are looking for in the car it is the possibility of comfortable movement, and not sharp controllability and nervous reactions, TEANA will certainly find their buyer. And if you take into account the quite adequate price for the car of this class and the presence of powerful 6-cylinder engines, the Japanese may well count on serious sales growth.
Dmitry Krotov
 
   
   
 

A source: Magazine Motor [June 2008]