Nissan X-Trail test drive since 2011 SUV
Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail
The history of world literature, concentrated in the paired test, Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail, proclaims: carelessness is more valuable than power ... Designers work with form, we, journalists, with contents. The conflict is inevitable as death.
But this does not mean at all that we, writing, are alien to aesthetics. Nevertheless, a respected reader, on my part, it was my part to agree to the proposal of our art director to write a test in which three dozen dramatic conflicts described by Georges Porty would be mentioned. The Frenchman proved that all the subjects of world art can be reduced to a short list of situations. It would be better if I was led to adultery, accompanied by murder. Why is this rivalry in a creative ... No, I will not take revenge, my triumph is a punishment for skeptics. And most importantly, the essence of the article was not only not injured, but also played with reflections of the treasures of world culture.
Adjulter with Apple
What is a modern family crossover, if not a prayer for transnational corporations about salvation: people, love this design, these motors and interiors, otherwise the second wave of crisis will swing us! Against the backdrop of an economic recession and once again an overhanging end of the world, automobile companies are like hunted animals. In all this Kuterom, the auto -business makes a brave attempt to surprise, attract and seduce that the madness, or ambition, or the struggle against God in itself. However, marketers consider this just an achievement, such as Mitsubishi Outlander and Nissan X-Trail.
The duel of these crossovers is unlikely to be worthy of a daring slogan rivalry of unequal or hatred between loved ones, there are rather small crimes of love, like adultery. For example, Mitsubishi, drawing Outlander, clearly changed his traditions with the secretary from the Apple office. The new Japanese crossover clearly copies the line of clear, laconic design of apple products at least flirting, vignettes and other art musces, more free clean space. This style for Mitsu, in contrast to past throwing from Ikebana to attack aircraft in the spirit, sacrifice everyone for the sake of passion. X-Trail in design went its own way. He rejected any self -sacrifice in the name of the ideal. Let everything be like on the playground, the artists from Nissan decided and for many years they draw on the face of their Schoolchanage School, who committed involuntary incest with a rubber duckling.
Bumps.
Mittsubishi is noticeably shocking on the irregularities of the relief
Nicely.
The heavier and thorough Nissan is more comfortable for off-road
Hug the driver
Nissan X-Trail inside as an ordinary villain, not feeling remorse. His hole in plastic with insensitive devices gaps indifferently. An indifferent front panel with feverishly scattered controls of control is looking around you somewhere far away. There is no riddle or rebellion, it's just some kind of sudden misfortune. We’ll look better inside Mitsubishi, where every detail seems to abduct your attention, where there is love around, even if you meet individual obstacles. Outlander has a newly found Mitsubishi found style of interior, which we can see, for example, in the old Chevrolet Tahoe. The design move, which allows the front panel, it is like hugging a driver on both sides. This is an old undeservedly forgotten embodiment of care for a person at the wheel, when all the control functions are not only located at a friendly to the driver angle, but also as well as possible for better accessibility by peripheral vision. Without a doubt, this is one of the best interiors in the classroom class today. The rejection of this concept in the future, if any, will mean involuntary murder, dishonor, loss of a close being, a judicial mistake ... in general, complete madness.
Love.
The front panel of Outlander seems to hug the driver and tries to show him all his charms
Saving. Mitsubishi navigation picture budget, far from perfection
Parquet. Outlander all -wheel drive is created for slippery roads and to a lesser extent for off -road
Continuous sacrifices
On the move, the rivals vary even more. If they were relatives and lived in the same apartment, hatred would have broken out between them. Just imagine, one X-Trail, possessing not the most sociable, rather a slightly clamped character, would live on a schedule, got up at 8.35, went to bed on 23.07, regularly ate business lunch, did not forget to follow suspicious subjects in the subway car. Another Outlander would lead an absolutely bohemian relaxed lifestyle, had dinner at midnight, ordering sushi with home delivery, listened loudly to the music and did not get out of Facebook even in the bathroom. Here I just described that Nissan is noticeably higher and heavier than the opponent. To maintain confident power over this booth, the steering was made severe, they have to twist the steering wheel, straining muscles, but there is a feeling of complete control over the chassis. The mitsubishi steering wheel was set up by engineers who, in his free time, are fond of playing with balloons, it is obedient even to the little finger. Accordingly, the suspension behaves as a faction of fair Russia in parliament, which has either self -sacrifice for the sake of loved ones, then suddenly a sacrifice to relatives in the name of duty.
A look by.
Nissan front panel sample of indifference
Off-Road. X-Trail electronic assistants on off-road are more adequate than that of Outlander
Look back. The rear view camera is built in the mirror. Malusky. But at eye level
Chocolate
When you go off -road, Outlander shakes like from unreasonable jealousy. Any bump immediately penetrates the salon. By the way, the same is on the asphalt. Every trifle under the wheels certainly makes itself felt. The advantage of the X-Trail in its almost complete indifference to the quality of the earth's surface, whether it is a field or highway. Everywhere is very comfortable. X-Trail was generally struck by a rare combination, such as love for the enemy, that is, I wanted to say comfortable handling. Nissan is also ahead of the cross -country ability. He wins not only in geometry, demonstrating a properly mowed front. Its advantage in the more correct work of electronic assistants. Bringing these lines, I am almost ready to buy him a chocolate, but the time has come to name the winner of the duel. And since no one except me today is in the judicial board, Mitsubishi Outlander is awarded by a majority vote. The SUV, whose exterior is drawn in the spirit of Apple, the interior is delightfully ergonomic, and the steering wheel is charmingly light. Why does he win, not a Nissan X-Trail car with a gloomy appearance and a cynical front panel? Because Mitsu thinks more about a person, although he expresses his attempts in a somewhat awkward form, but sincerely. In addition, against the background of X-Trail with its clamping in the steering wheel Outlander looks relaxed, but can control defeat the carefree?
Air.
The roof in the rear is higher than that of the opponent
Spacious.
At first, these small crossovers are getting longer, and writing about the cramped back rows is already somehow indecent
Cargo.
Mitsubishi trunk is noticeably smaller than that of a competitor. The sofa is better to drag in Nissan
Dirt.
Nissan trunk is more practical because it is lined with dirty plastic
Technical details
Mitsubishi Outlander is supplied to Russia with 4-cylinder engines 2.0 and 2.4 liters, with a capacity of 146 and 167 liters. with. respectively. In the new version, the crossover received the function of exploring control, in which the engine speed and the actual speed of the car change almost simultaneously. Thanks to this, the sensation of slipping usually created by the variator is weakened. Another innovation, worthy of attention, wide -angle xenon headlights with an extended area of \u200b\u200blighting. They create rays with a light stream equal to 1350 lumens. The width of each beam is 80, and not 42 like ordinary xenon. In the anterior suspension Outlander, a double subframe was introduced to increase rigidity, improve handling and stability, as well as safety in collisions. The rear suspension has the effect of passive stooping thanks to the flat longitudinal levers of the new structure.
Nissan X-Trail has a much larger choice of motors. It is available with two gasoline (2.0 l, 141 hp and 2.5 l, 169 hp) and two diesel engines (2.0 l, 150 hp and 173 hp). The main advantage of this crossover in patency. Short front and rear overhang (955 mm and 1055 mm, respectively), magnificent indicators of the angles of entry/congress (28/24) and fracture (21).
Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo of Alexander Ortnova-Baranov
A source: Magazine 4x4 [February/2013]
