Test drive Opel Corsa 5 doors 2000 - 2003 hatchback

Four dimensions

You can treat Chris Banlal's experiments in the field of BMW sedans design, but he seems to be right in one. We really live in an era of entertaining design, and the fair sex now more often has a temptation to choose a car based on what it looks. Even if contrary to the arguments of the mind and considerations of practicality.
The time of love (in the sense of spring), it seems, has finally entered into its own rights, and although the women's holiday has long been behind, a real (and at the same time wealthy) gentleman will always find a reason to please her beloved. However, many ladies today themselves earn enough to make appropriate gifts from time to time. Why are we all about women? It somehow happened that a small class car (c) in Europe (and now with us) is purchased as a second in the family. And it is acquired, as a rule, for a beautiful mistress. Especially in such a configuration that we decided to make the base for the test: a small (in working volume) motor, automatic transmission and basic comfortable equipment (air conditioning, electric windows, central castle). And the choice of eyes scatter. In the morning, the glass doors of car dealerships open, and charming babies leave for the spring sun, rejoicing in the spring sun, shining with washed headlights and lacquered sides. The colors of each other are brighter! And here is a newcomer -eyed ciminar, green Nissan Micra. He is the main culprit of the celebration, who invited three small brothers to the light of his way out.
Haute Couture or Pret-A-Porter?
Ka-a-oo is cool! The usual reaction of the young person to the brand new Nissan Micra. Well, for our market, its appearance is very timely: the current generation of young autocrators saw the S-3A motorized carrier (known as a frog) except in the operation of ... Gaidai (where is this damn disabled person! I am disabled!). And the hunchbacked Cossacks in our time are also not found on the streets every day. So no negative associations are of positive emotions. And for us, a reason to speculate about how much Nissan is prone to retro excursors: I remember that in the late 80s he literally put all Japan on his ears with his baby BE1 (still, by the way, a cult car). And another reason to think about the fact that each designer has some finds that he uses from time to time we have climbed headlights with peculiar bumps, we have already seen, right? On the ISUZU VEHICROSS SUV, which painted the same Nakamura. However, for most cute women, these reasoning are not important Micra causes radiant smiles in them. And in general, it attracts attention: leave a small Nissan in the parking lot and observe some showcase through the reaction of people passing by. Very interesting. The interior brilliantly continues the retro-toy theme. The plastic of the front panel imitating the upholstery with a cloth, rounded handles and buttons under the elephant bone is charming! By the way, did you pay attention to how the ventilation remote control is placed? Maybe you saw on cars of the 50-60s shields protruding from the panel? Successful stylization! And if you want an audio system, then be sure to immediately take the car equipped with it so as not to violate style unity.
Looking at Seat Ibiza, it is difficult to doubt that he came out of the pen of the same master that he created Alfa Romeo 147. No, in fact, everything is very cool, sports is rapidly aggressive, and Walter de Silva, without a doubt, A brilliant designer. But in the future, it is probably not worth using such a number of some finds for any model. Sports laconicism of the interior is very helpful here, and even large round deflectors ... just Ferrari or Lamborghini. It is a pity that it does not reach the design of the combination of devices and even the quality and color of the plastic that allocates the driver's interests. Though Korean Hyundai Getz, his design is from Europe. Energetic, modern, child of the century of high technology. Perhaps the fashion for clear lines will once leave, but we like it. The stylish interior is worked out for fame. As for the quality of the materials, you don’t even understand right away that the front panel is really not soft at all, and the silver lining is not even aluminum. Opel Corsa is perhaps the most conservative in this company, but this can just be a plus for many buyers. As they say, there are enduring values. And the sports outfit of our Corsa is very nothing, unless it is sewn not at birth, but in the court tuning studio. And even if in this case, the tuning is only decorative who will figure it out there, what is actually under the hood of this baby, which carries Irmscher nameplate on the door of the trunk, and besides menacingly roaring a configured release! By the way, after all, the cover on the console here is really aluminum.
Thoughts in the fitting room
     
     
Obviously, each of the presented cars in terms of style is both self -sufficient and fundamentally different from others. So, you have already decided at 70% which one is most suitable for your image, style of clothing and lifestyle. And yet, before you pick up the phone, we dare to add a few more observations that may be useful. It is clear that for the city advantages of a small car (maneuverability, convenience of parking) you have to pay the limited interior space. The nuances are how the creators of the car were able to dispose of this space. Hyundai Getz and Nissan Micra rationalists: they are higher than rivals, and high landing helps to increase capacity (keep in mind that Micra is shorter than all in the base). In addition, it is more convenient to get out of the high seat. Getz offers a greater range of adjusting the front seats: the driver of tall (even 190 cm) growth feels much more comfortable here, despite the fact that an adult can sit behind him. Micra greatly limits the driver’s scope: long -legged due to a high landing, of course, they will shed, however, the tilt of the seat pillow may not be insufficient to support the legs bent at the knees. But quite a lot of space remains for the legs of those sitting from behind, which, however, high passengers are unlikely to be able to appreciate, since they will earn their heads in a sloping ceiling.
Seat Ibiza and Opel Corsa Passenger classics. Well, a low landing is quite consistent with a sports image, although not very convenient for frequent landings-racks in the city. Ibiza will greatly delight long -legged drivers: according to the Volkswagen tradition, the seat can be moved far away and sit with almost straight legs. Naturally, at the expense of the rear passengers in the limit case, they can only be very young children. But the Opel salon (the most, by the way, long) provides more space sitting from behind both in the legs and in the heads. In addition, you can change the back of the back seat. And since Ibiza and Corsa in our test turned out to be three -door, we note that in this option, it is easier to climb in the rear seat: the right front seat shifts forward when folding the back. It is difficult not to note the opportunity to move the rear seat of Micra forward to increase the trunk, squeezing the rear passengers. Nevertheless, by the convenience of cargo transportation, Ibiza and Getz are unconditionally lead. The point is not only in the size and configuration of trunk, but also in the convenience of transforming the salon under a large luggage when folding the backs of the rear seats Opel and Nissan in the trunk a high step forms. The motors, although small in working volume, the tooths declared powerful characteristics are quite serious. Which almost implies the reserved nature of the engine, and for all four. So it, in general, is, and the difference in real dynamics is determined by the properties of transmission. Seat Ibiza and Nissan Micra has classic hydromechanical machines, but the difference between them is 0 subject. The SEAT transmission impresses very simple: for intensive acceleration to the top, the accelerator pedal must be drunk on the floor, in the initial phase of dispersal, efficiency is by no means impressive, the engine braking is practically absent in the third and barely noticeable on the second. But then very neat switching and sound work with a normal-calm style of urban ride. The Nissan automaton demonstrates much more modern manners: it reacts more actively to the driver’s actions and effectively slows down the engine in any gear. But in an effort to ensure sufficient traction, sometimes begins to fuss in the city stream, which has to be treated with a shutdown of an overdrive (for which there is a button). Fans of technology: both machine guns produces Japanese Jatco, but they put the same on the Seat as the very small VW Lupo and Seat Arosa, and Nissan received a more advanced transmission, designed, however, for models of higher classes (Almera, Primera). And in fact, it explains a lot.
Opel Corsa is equipped with an EasyTronic mechanical automatic, and therefore you will have to wean from many classical-automatic habits. First of all, keep in mind that when touched by climbing, the car can roll back a little (until it grabs automatic clutch), and therefore it is advisable to use a handbrake. Secondly, the regime P (parking) is not here, so, again, do not forget that there is a parking brake. However, a signal bulb reminds you of it, which will start blinking as soon as you turn off the ignition. When gaming, Easytronic deals with the clutch, but rushes with the discharge of gas, and therefore, with intensive acceleration, you are expected to sort the acute drift is unambiguously recommended only in manual mode. And when you get comfortable with him, we assure you, you can ask a pepper to any competing car with a classic automatic. Alas, at the time of the test, we were not able to find Hyundai Getz in Moscow with an automatic transmission, and therefore it remains only to say that the engine disperses the car confidently and evenly, without particularly noticeable pickups. I also liked the clutch and gearbox, but this is about more suitable circumstances. From the point of view of controllability and smoothness, the most balanced Seat Ibiza car. It is moderately fast, accurate, mobile, although at low speeds it may seem harsh. Sportsman. Hyundai Getz family man. He is more comfortable on an uneven road and in turns behaves, in general, correctly, but his steering wheel is less sensitive, and with sharp maneuvers, the rolls grow and reactions are delayed. By the way, you will be surprised, but it is at Hyundai that the most silent (in the sense of creaking on bumps) salon. Opel Corsa in everything in the middle: a little more thoughtful than Seat, somewhat tougher than Hyundai. Nissan Micra would have wiped the nose of even Ibiza, if it were not for the hollow of the steering wheel in the middle zone and not frank harsh of the suspension: those who often go on uneven roads would not have advised it vigorously.
Looking at the price tags
In general, if everything that we reported helped you with the choice, then welcome to the car dealership. There you will learn more accurate prices in relation to your chosen configuration. We are sure that the cost of Getz will make you think for a while. Although we dare to assume that women love the car primarily with their eyes. Therefore, the price, I think, will not be the most important criterion.
How do they look:
   
   
   
   
OUTSIDE:
This is probably exactly the case when the selection of cars satisfies almost the entire palette of the requirements of modern fashion and style. Opel, despite the intervention of the IRMSCher tuning studio, looks rationally and restrained, Getz is the true child of his time energetic and fresh. Its body is high, and this is almost a monument, which only does not reach the determination of the car. Micra Well, just like a soft toy! Small and cheerful. And finally, the three -door Ibiza is hot and dynamic hatchback without any tuning and special embellishment.
Results:
Hyundai Getz is modern and moderately a characteristic design solution that correctly shakes the utilitarian capabilities of a half -volume hatchback. The assessment of Nissan Micra today is an unconditional leader, despite the fact that it is a 100%Japanese who demonstrates national design in a very vivid manifestation.
Opel Corsa Irmscher is paradoxical, but in this company this solution looks like an alternative to brightness and notes, although the design is not devoid of the purity of the lines and originality of details.
Seat Ibiza is a very bright and characteristic design that would probably look better than anyone if there were no nissan micra evaluation among rivals
INSIDE:
As a rule, small cars are trying to compensate for the simplicity and conciseness of their external design with the complexity and much -purpose of the interior. This is especially applied by the architecture of the instrument panel. A pleasant exception to this tradition is demonstrated by the Ibiza interior, which disarms any opponent with the laconicism of shape and the scale of the details. The complete opposite of this is the other participants in the test. Even the interior of the hit of the Micra season in comparison with it is perceived by complex and verbose, and the expensive Irmsher steering wheel, implanted into the atmosphere of the modest charm of Corsa, begins to ask for an honorable place in the exposition of the home museum.
Results:
Hyundai Getz is a convincing and solid design that is somewhat losing exclusively from comparison with the laconicism of Ibiza style.
Nissan Micra East is cunning and very peculiar. Love for every detail paints, but, as it seems to us, Europeans, at the same time destroys.
Opel Corsa Irmscher commercial tuning is an art of adding excess, as well as an exclusively taste.
Seat Ibiza minimalism and functionality, mixed with impeccable taste, sense of proportion and scale.
 
Text Dmitry Filonov photo Alexander Nozdrin
 

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