Test Drive Opel Zafira since 2009 Minivan

Update - carefully

Since the beginning of production in 1999, 2 million cars have already made Opel Safera. The main advantage of the updated Zafir is that it is upgraded to the minimum degree, Anatoly Fomin believes. Photo by the author and General Motors.
 
The mini-Wen market began rapid growth in the United States in the early 1980s, but their popularity has come to Europe with a noticeable delay. Now in the new light, these cars rapidly lose their positions, but on our continent competition, on the contrary, is increasing. Opel has three disposable. Zafira is the biggest and only seven.
Less liters, more forces
Modernization of Zafir - is, first of all, the motors. Two new diesel engines - reduced volume. The base gasoline engine is 1.6 l due to the adjustable phases of gas distribution and inlet pipelines of the variable length added 10 hp. and 3.3 N.Mm, measuring fuel consumption by 4.3%. The technology of laser processing of cylinders instead of traditional honinging allowed to reduce friction and oil consumption. Diesels with a volume of 1.7 liters correspond to the current development trends - typical downsaysing, reduction of working volume with the same or higher power and torque indicators. The current 1.7-liter diesel engines with a capacity of 110 and 125 hp Replace the former 1.9 liters with a capacity of 100 and 120 hp, not at all losing in the maximum torque. A new generation of motors with the injection of Common Rail corresponds to Euro V and spends in a mixed cycle of 5.7 l / 100 km. However, these motors are not too interesting for us - their supply to Russia is not planned. But here will get the most powerful diesel engine - 150-strong, 1.9 liter volume. With him, Zafir, promise, will demonstrate the maximum speed of more than 200 km / h.
Journey to Syrlandia
Switzerland - banks, clock, chocolate and cheese. The test route leads from the financial center of Zurich's country in a small town of Stein, famous for cheeses.
What to go for cheese? At the site, Zafiri with new 1.7-liter diesel engines and gasoline engines: atmospheric with direct injection of 2.2 liters and 2 l with turbocharging. Let's start with the average car, especially since the fire-red color from the point of view of the photo will win in silver metallica both on narrow streets of old cities and against the background of snow-covered vertices. And the Cosmo equipment with a glass roof will focus on the richness of the equipment.
The engine with the direct injection of fuel, if you listen, can be identified according to the characteristic noise at idle - high pressure nozzles, of course, are not so noisy as diesel, but still much louder than normal. But at immediate motors, as a rule, a better response to the gas pedal and a good traction on the nizakh.
The shifting of the jig is quite suitable. It seems that the six-speed gearbox is a bit - the tracked motor could do even four. Here are only the front indicators in this case, they suffer greatly, because the range of gear ratios exceeding five times, it is difficult to cut into large.
In such a scenario, the help of an onboard computer is useful: in the mountains to determine the optimal mode of movement and the transfer is much more difficult than on the plain. That's just do not want to do this, because the management of Zafira is much more fascinating than you can expect from the family car. Perhaps on our roads the suspensions will seem harsh, but now much more importantly, what driving movement should turn, and not a car roll! Electro-hydraulic steering successfully connects the exhaust structure of the hydraulic agent and fuel savings due to the electric pump.
The fact that on Russian roads looks inappropriate and unnecessary sports, perceive in the Alps correctly. Unless sometimes in particularly precipitated left corners interfere with massive front racks. There is not enough inelency. However, there is no one to blame - he himself hooked on a fiery color and a glass roof a two-liter turbo - a completely different business! But there is also an OPC with a 240-strong motor! Just not this time
How about seven in the cabin? The layout of the buffins rather can be called 5 + 2. Folding rear seats are conveniently removed to the floor, but a long journey in the third grade adult will not consider comfortable, although there is enough space there is even the one who is slightly above average. For many hours of travel, the rear passengers will be too bent knees. The average row easily by competes with the regional airliner business class, the place for the legs and sedals is enough. Three in the width fit together, remember the university year - on the transitional landing. That is, if all the tolerance went into a plus, the minimum gap turns into a minimum tension. When seven on board, Zafir will still have a place for a pair of not the largest suitcases. More from a 4.5 m long machine to expect difficult.
A good car is not easy to improve. Touch and grind dangerous. After all, even the Ho-Nignation in the renovated motor replaced laser processing. However, some roughness should be to give individuality.
Update a good car should be carefully. This is how the creators of the current Opel-Zafira.
Causable leaving
The minimum burner with a 1.6 liter engine (Essentia equipment) and a manual transmission are sold in Russia for 549,000 rubles. True, the car will have to do without air conditioning, electric rear windows and trunk shelves. ENJOY equipment with a 1.8 liter engine pulls 619 thousand with a manual transmission or 20 thousand more with a robotic transmission isitronically. Finally, the price of a car with a 2.2 liter engine, 150 hp With hydromechanical automatic transmission and in the richest configuration Cosmo starts from 819 thousand rubles. Even the world's fastest mini-Ven Zafira of OPC with a 240-strong motor capable of reaching 231 km / h, it will still be less than a magical million. For the first time in Russia, a diesel version with the most powerful engine (150 hp) is available performed by Cosmo for 799 thousand rubles. At current times, a very attractive offer.
READ CAREFULLY!
Even in the basic burdens as standard, seven places and the original Flex7 transformation system. The press release states that the emission of greenhouse CO2 itself is the most eco-friendly version of the natural gas car, will be less than 20 g / km per passenger. Please note: not on the car! The car obtains 138 g / km - a great indicator. But without a hint of sensation. So I want to see the capacity of 16 hp in the technical data, and on the price tag: 89 thousand rubles - on each of the seven
 
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"