Test Drive Opel Zafira since 2009 Minivan

MOTHERBOARDS

Such cars should be equated to maternal capital and viewed as a tool for the implementation of the National Project on the creation of large families. Because if you have 5-7 seats in your car, you will start to search and make people to fill the vacuum. However, marchs with children, if you believe manufacturers, not the only vehicle users, like Mazda5 and Opel Zafira. The target audience of compact representatives also focused, the so-called pragmatists, which are submitted and immediately: and space, and functionality, and comfort, and speed, and leisure is inexpensive.
Opel went on a single-volume arena in a CD back in 1999 with a built-based Aster Zafira. She holds the title of best-selling compactment in Europe is not too large, but a spacious, rather fast, but economical. However, the main highlight Zafira salon transformer. You want seven places, you want only two plus almost two cubes of the cargo space. To make such tricks, extra seats do not even need to be removed from the car. There is a miracle system Flex7. Klotz-Clast sofa drove down and formed in parts. Alone Klotz-Klotz suddenly, where neither take, the gallery from the pair of seats appeared (by the way, quite comfortable for passenger-teenagers). By the way, no one was able to make a compactan with a smooth trunk floor without removable seats.
Naturally, the 2008 Zafira model year inherited the elegant Flex7 mechanism. And the contour of the miniature rapid bus is also characteristic of the first accompaton. Added chromium in front and rear. Radiator lattice gave a playful V-imagery. Once square fog came round and curved. And the wheeled arches are athletic trottered.
Inside, there is nothing fundamentally new. Salon Zafira 2008 It is possible to distinguish between the chrome-plated edge of the audio system and climate control knobs. And the Cosmo version will now be able to shine black piano panels as on new sedans of Astra.
Opel did the focus on the equipment. The owner of a single application should not feel deprived. Bixenon adaptive light? Please. Adaptive suspension? No problem. There are all luxury attributes Panoramic roof, multimedia system with GPS navigation and a color screen, parking sensors. Surrepending and enjoy.
The main difference between the model range engines. On the replacement of the usual 1.6 Ecotec made a gasoline motor of the same volume with the system of changing phases of the intake and release of Camphase (115 hp). There is also version 1.6 on natural gas. Another 1,7-liter turbodiesel rails (110 and 125 hp) are very smart and at the same time very economical.
In Switzerland, where the test drive was held by the new Zafir, I first chose a 2.2-liter gasoline version with a 6-speed mechanic (it will be supplied to Russia so far only with a machine gun). Alas, the impression remains lubricated. The car itself is good. Leather interior, impressive ceiling, good, not at all minivan handling. But the motor who lied so on the first generation burials, it seemed to me now lazy and sleepy. Well, understandable ecology, toxicity norms, Euro4 ...
 
And the car itself is good. Leather interior, impressive ceiling, good, not at all minivan handling. You can agree to unconventional ergonomics on the steering wheel installed under the non-natural angle, as well as on the gearbox lever, which when switching to the fourth gear leaves somewhere down. However, by and large, these are the costs of the carriage layout of all machines of this class, and not burdens.
Diesel That's what you need a single account. It is not stupid, very turning, has an evil burden above 2000 revolutions per minute. Zafira 1.7 is well accelerated. Turbodiesel reliably pulls on steep climbs and holds back the car on the descents. And on the high-speed autobahn, it is easier to have a reserve for immediate acceleration and on the fifth, and even on the sixth gear, while the gasoline buffet will have to be translated to the fourth and unscrew the motor in order to safely complete the risky overtaking.
In 2005, 6 cars Mazda5 were sold in Russia. In 2007 1009. Such statistics, the former Deputy Prime Minister could safely write to the asset and lead to the evidence of a successfully prepared and skillful directional demographic explosion.
In the updated Mazda5, not only was updated what is always updated and all the automotive headlights, bumpers and lights, but what was really important to update, if you count on a positive response of the best half of humanity. It is not about a more fun coloring of the car, although it is also important: in the Mazda palette, seven new colors were found three varieties of blue, two red, white and sandy. Mazda5 matriarchal positions are much more significant that now the 2-liter version of the vehicle is equipped with a 5-speed automatic box.
Male drivers with a high content of gasoline in the blood can, nevertheless, do not worry: it will not become fat. First, the automaton has a manual mode and a high-desformer of a new design, due to which the five with its low windshield coefficient (0.29) prophesibate a good pickup (at least, the ability of the version with the mechanics has become noticeably higher: to accelerate until hundreds of now goes away. Not 10.8, and 10.2 s). Secondly, the car can be unnecessary, then emphasize the fast SAP SAP or SPORTS APPEARANCE PACKAGE.
The car with such a package is longer than 60 mm than the standard version. It is more effective: the grill of the radiator, the front bumper skirt, 17-inch drives, the ass in general, where a small spoiler appeared, and the rear lights in particular, the dozen of their LEDs is decorated with black edging. In the complex, the car began to look at sports and more dynamic. Here is the time to remember that once on the simplicity of Mazda5 even they did the focus and promoted with the help of an advertising video, where the fashion designer rolling on the Mazda5 girl-mannequin and at the end of the trip with the breeze found that she was either pleasure, but the nipples were swelling and hardening.
The concept of zoom-zoom in the company is now investing any meaning. But the real zoom-zoom of this model is manifested in the option, which none of direct competitors offers. This option rear slide doors with a height of 1083 mm with an electric drive. Doors open 700 mm in four seconds, and close in five. The attraction, however, fascinates and can stretch to hours if the owner of this miracle of technology will demonstrate his familiar and celebrating others.
The penetration process itself, thanks to the use of three-dimensional shooting, it turns out to be as easy as possible even for a woman with a 3-year-old kid on hand, especially since the rear doors open with and buttons on the instrument panel, and the door keys, and the remote control buttons on the universal key. The key from the key-less-go-go, which can not be removed from the pocket, provides input to the salon and start the engine, and also eliminates the user from the need to contact the dirty surfaces of the same rear doors.
Mazda5 has become noticeably more fashionable: the passenger is where to stick his iPod, to listen to 3000 entries (except CD, there is an opportunity to play both MP3 music), where to watch DVD and where to trace the docking mobile phone with Bluetooth.
But, probably, the other is much more important: the car practically did not lose anything from the fact that she was loved by dackets and strong business workers. The number of compartments in which you can hide everything, starting with glasses to a joinery of clamp, has almost fifty. Ten cup holders of different caliber are compatible with almost any package. The trunk door opens into two levels of height in 1810 and 1910 mm, and the useful trunk cube with the folded seats is 1566-1678 cm3. The transformation of the cabin of 5-7 local rooms in a spacious room occurs in strict accordance with the Karakuri concept. The second row is removed at all by pressing the button.

Opel Zafira 2.2.
Gasoline engine, 4 in a row
Farm volume (cube cm) 2198
Power (hp at rpm) 150 at 5600
Moment (nm at rpm) 215 at 4200
Drive front
Transmission automatic, 4-speed
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4476/1670/1801
Maximum speed (km / h) 190
Acceleration up to 100 km / h (c) 11.6
Fuel consumption average, (l / 100 km) 8.5
Price in Moscow () from 819,000

Mazda5.
Gasoline engine, 4 in a row
Farm volume (cube cm) 1798 | 1999.
Power (hp at rpm) 115 at 5300 | 146 at 6500moment (nm at rpm) 165 at 4000 | 185 at 4000.
Drive front
Box gear5mt | 6mt / 5at.
Length / Width / Height (mm) 4505/1755/1615
Maximum speed (km / h) 182 | 194/186.
Acceleration up to 100 km / h (c) 11.3 | 10.2 / 12,4.
Fuel consumption medium, (l / 100 km) 7.6 | 7.9 / 8.3
Price in Moscow () 606 000 | 736,000/775 000
 
Text: Ruslan Tarasov, Hassan Ganiev
Photo: Mazda, Opel AG
 

A source: "Autopilot"