Test Drive Opel Vectra Sedan 2005 - 2008 Sedan
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In Russia, Volkswagen is traditionally considered expensive and prestigious, and Opel, opposite, affordable and simple. Passat and Vectra at the barrier find out whose truth is. There is no money much money
With an increase in the well-being of citizens, appetites are growing. The clothes are more expensive, the TV diagonal is rapidly increasing, the country house grows the bath and sauna. The car is changing. If yesterday you could afford the European Golf Class hatchback, today there is enough money to the more expensive car than focus, Astra or Megan. What are we on the list? Yeah, middle class sedans: solid externally notable in stream, representative in their classic three-noteing. But if we dress at Brioni, we look at Sony and sneeze the black label, then the sedan we need a respected. Such as Passat. Of course, not with a ridiculous motor volume of 1.6 liters, but a 2-liter and necessarily with a machine gun.
Alternative? Koreans? Fi, we are higher than this! The Japanese and French sedans have a person who looks close to the Passat, will be considered hardly in most cases such people are convinced of the superiority of German technology. Prestigious BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz fall into a completely different price niche to the blue label and plasma panels, we still did not grow. There are only two options: Ford and Opel. But the Mondeo this year is removed from production. But the 2,2-liter venture, last fall undergoing a cosmetic surgery, the candidacy is suitable.
As for appearance, as usual, we will not argue about tastes. Someone my soul is the heavy to become a Passat, which is climbing out of the skin, so that at least the droplet closer to the business class, its immodest amount of chromium and the powerful mouth of the radiator lattice, obviously resembling expensive Audi. Another closer is emphasized by sharp, spectacular lines and clear edges of the spectra.
Lob's Attack
Perhaps more uncomfortable in the control of the climate control unit there is no middle class in any car. Imagine to change the direction of air flows in the Cleaner Salon, you need to enter the menu, choose the desired direction and then confirm your choice. Minus Serious, but by and large the only one. After all, the rest of the Ergonomics of Opel is close to the ideal. Even the impulse turn signals today are getting used to faster than before.
Perhaps at first glance, it is not obvious, but the driver's seat of the Vectra is really a work of art. Believe the word, and then the back will tell you thanks
Manage climate control through the logbook is inconvenient
Original, but not too convenient solution slider slider activates a couple of front or rear windows
From the number of adjustments of the driver's chair can be headed
Clauses between the panels of the Vectra more accurate than in the Passat
It is gratifying that Vetra also produces a pleasant aesthetic impression. The 2.2-liter Opel is supplied to Russia only in the top-equips of Elegance and Cosmo. The first is distinguished by light sand finish and wooden inserts, the second pleases sports leather-tissue seats. And the one and the other are elegant, miles and in moderation are exquisied.
Chairs and look luxurious, and in the case are good. Central suede inserts do not allow the pillow to slide, and the leather edging gives the gloss
To start the engine, you need to insert the key chain in the ignition lock and click. Undoubtedly, it looks spectacular, but is it convenient in real life?
Capacious box armrest can be turned into a refrigerator. Fortress and solid volume allows, and cooling is provided
Another new-fashioned fault instead of the traditional handbrake on the Passat electronic parking brake, disconnected by the button on the left on the front panel
A comfortable boxes in the left part of the torpedo is suitable for storing a mobile phone. But be careful: the tall driver hurts hurts
The interior of the Passat is amazing with a luxury. Well, how not to mow up the abundance of chrome edging of the dials or the indiscreet area of \u200b\u200bwooden inserts. However, looking at it, mark the hard as the frozen asphalt, the plastic of the lower part of the torpedo and door handles. And how much, I wonder, we managed to save on a dutch plastic hub, the rim of which will be trimmed with genuine leather? Glitter and poverty in one bottle. Yes, and the gaps between the upholstered doors and the torpedo in the Passat are more than in the word. Neakkutnyko somehow ...
Only four persons
Driving chair Vectra Sample imitation. Not only convenient and comfortable, but also competent from a medical point of view, it received a distinctive certificate from German doctors. As a result, a person of any growth and a set will be able to get a job in the workplace. And the lack of fatigue is guaranteed even on long trips.
Volkswagen diplomas did not receive, but by and large no worse. Perhaps the range of armchair adjustments is not so large, but a long pillow and developed side support reliably and carefully hold you in turns.
In the folded position, the head restraints of the Vectra do not interfere with the review
The apparent huge rear door of the Passat can in fact boast a very modest pocket. Maximum that fit there, a bottle of gas
The folding armrest with the retractable coaster turns the sofa of the Passat in the similar bar
And in width, and in length in the rear sofa, Volkswagen is superior to Opel, respectively, +3 and +2.5 cm. But that is a sense in this advantage, if the sofa molded under two persons is obviously not glad to the third passenger. And four adults under the meter, ninety without problems will be boosted in both sedans.
All sizes are given in centimeters. * Distance from seat cushion to ceiling. Space for feet sitting rear indicated provided that the driver's growth is 185 cm
Not liter one
565 liters trade wind trunk is not just the best result in the middle class, it is more than most car suite cars. But the trouble, the traditional constitution of the classic sedan spoiled the impression of the record. Despite the championship liters, two large suitcases and one medium are placed in the womb of Volkswagen. The result, of course, is good, but not outstanding. After all, the same rule on the shoulder of many models of the golf class, and the same Vectra is worse than one average suitcase. The main problem of both in the limited possibilities of transportation of overall objects. A narrow tunnel between the cabin and the trunk, as well as the folding step back the sofa obvious cons of sedans.
Places a lot of sense. It is so in a nutshell that you can estimate the trunk of both sedans. Here will fit a lot of small boosted, but if you arise
Need to translate a dimensional TV or chair, you will have to order a gazelle
The main advantage of the trunk of the trade wind is greater than height. It was at the expense of this that two large and one medium suitcases fit here
I was not able to take the grandmaster border of the bracket just because of a limited height, but a diagonal of Opel 2 cm more
Breaktra (right) and Passat that two large-sized apartments are the same uncomfortable planning. Have a separate folding back of the sofa, a ski hatch, as well as pockets for smallers on the sides
Emergency stop sign on trunk lid. The first-aid kit under the seat
In the left pocket, the elegant is stored a first-aid kit and an emergency stop sign
Entertaining arithmetic
In terms of power, the 2-liter motor of the new trade wind will not give way to removed from production of a turbo-four volume of 1.8 l 150 liters. with. A more modern 6-step automaton came to replace the 4-speed automatic automatic machine, but also the car added in the weight of good half-specific. On Paper, the Passat for half awend faster than before, accelerates to hundreds, while its maximum speed fell to 208 km / h. In fact, the 2-liter FSI has become noticeably thoughtful to gas. It seems that the machine works all the time in soft winter mode, overclocking is so slowly and transfers.
Motor Vectra is only five horses more powerful engines of the trade wind. But on the highway at Volkswagen there are no arguments against Opel
According to a passport, a 2.2-liter 155-strong venture is inferior to Volkswagen 0.3 seconds when overclocking up to hundreds. That's just a traffic light duel once again remained for Opel. And it is despite even less exquisite 5-speed automatic. The Vectra highway also seemed more elastic and anomy.
Different nature But on the part of the managed veter, I liked less. What is not surprising: the role of the lighter in the range of models of the Vectra is given by the Hatchback GTS with a reduced sports suspension. The sedan is more comfortable and, alas, more ram in the limit modes. Let's say, after a mark of 140 km / h, the suspension no longer copes with the irregularities of the road and the body floats, as in the waves. But most of all annoys the vague steering wheel. Recently, Russensheim engineers reduced the transfer ratio of the steering rack, making a ramp of a sharp total of 2.6 turns from the stop until it stops. But what is all this if the electric powerful is completely depriving the driver of the joy of feedback? About where the wheels are watched in a rapid turn, it remains only to guess.
Passat, on the contrary, decisive, assembled and chains. The pendant to the root stops the star, and the steering wheel is poured with reactive effort and absolutely truthful. Eh, such a chassis, yes Motor Messenger ...
Not yet the highest league At idle, the muffled rocomes of the engines is quite obvious, both in the cabin of the Vectra and the Passat. And at the speed, the first violin in the noise accompanies of German sedans are performed by studded tires that successfully muffle all other sounds, including aerodynamic noises.
But singeling riding is not a problem, but the data of the winter period. But compared to any Hatchback Golf Class and Vectra, and the Passat won in much more efficient insulation of the rear arches Acoustic comfort on the sofa is very high.
As before smoothness, the trump cards are preferable. Opel is more comfortable on the tram paving, almost painlessly swallows large potholes and very hanalently presses lying police.
The suspension of the Passat is comfortable in most situations. But be careful in pins. Here it can work on breakdown.
As good as it gets
In the EuroNcap security rating, Volkswagen crashed on the top five, and its basic equipment includes all imaginable means of protection. Here are 6 pillows, and a whole cascade of electronic insurers, including ABS, ESP and even very useful on slippery road interlocking differential.
Active head restraints that are included in the basic equipment of both the Passat and the Vectors work unnoticed for the eye, but their role in protecting the driver and passengers is difficult to overestimate
Thanks to the inflatable curtains established in the database, the Passat received the maximum rating for the side blow
According to EuroNcap estimates, Opel is only a strong middle jack of 30 points and four stars. Yes, and the basic equipment of Essenshi (only for motors 1.6 and 1.8 l) the poorest of the trade wind to the dynamic stabilization system (ESP). However, Six Air Bags and ABS leave us a choice to the fourth security election, add a weighty plus.
Beyond The base 2-liter Passat with the ACP costs $ 30,576. More expensive, by the way, than Toyota-Camry from this business class. But buyers prefer not a basic, albeit a very well-equipped version of the trendline, and more glamorous and expensive Highina. It is already spelled out and wooden finishes, and leather-suede seats, and climate control, and disks made of light alloy, and a lot more. However, it is a pleasure $ 33,753. However! Returning the Passat is so necessary to largely sedan Parktronic and painting it with metallic, we are on the threshold of 35 thousand! So you, grandmother, and middle class ...
The 2,2-liter Vectra-sedan is proposed performed by Elegance ($ 28 190) and Cosmo ($ 29,290). The latter is richer not only on the combined leather-fabric interior, but also climates, alloy wheels and rear power windows. Add metallic and parking sensors and get $ 30 090. On good five thousand cheaper of the trade wind.
We decided:
The main result of the opposition of two German sedans is lack of a winner. Yes, Passat (, average estimate of 4.0), perhaps, never approached the business class models. On external and luxurious interior decoration anyway. But in such important details as noise insulation, the Passat still displaces to the ideal. Yes, Volkswagen is remarkably safe and pretented, he has noble travel manners and a huge trunk. But a pensive tandem engine / gearbox is difficult to call the perfect pair. And the main thing in the pursuit of the business class Volkswagen leaned with a stick. For the price of the sedan from Wolfsburg, close to SABU-9-5 and Volvo-S80! And we are talking about a 2-liter sedan. Even scary to imagine how much the buyer will cost the Passat with the motor V6 3.2 l, which is about to be on sale ...
Vectra (, average rating 4.0) does not try to hit the buyer with the amount of wood and chrome, but in fact it offers almost the same (if not more generous) set of goods: spacious interior, high safety, comfortable suspension and optimal engine. The trouble is just that VERTE though cheaper than the insanely expensive trade wind, but nevertheless more than almost all the other competitors. At the same time, in the eyes of buyers, it does not look as prestigious as the Passat, there is no sports charm Mazda-6, there is no futurism examples and noble refinement of Avensis. And just a good car without a raisin and prestige symbol on the grille of the radiator is interesting to a little.
Mikhail Medvedev, Maxim Potcharov
A source: Journal Buy Auto [04/2006]
