PEUGEOT 208 test drive 5 doors since 2012 Hatchback
PEUGEOT 208 test drive against Skoda Fabia and Opel Corsa: if a woman asks ...
When a woman selects a car, any arguments about the engine power, control settings and functional features, as a rule, go into the background. The criterion is one like or dislike! And the automatic box is also required. To evaluate the novelty from Peugeot against the backdrop of popular competitors, the Kolesa.ru portal also invited the representative of the target audience.
When the first official photographs of the predecessor - Peugeot 207 were published in 2006, something in my heart fucked but a dangerous thing was to fall in love with the picture. Behind an irresistible appearance, a nature that is far from ideal may be hidden. But the flared feelings did not deceive to resist the red -haired beauty 207, which was a month later at my disposal, I could not live together for two years and parted only by coincidence. 
And in front of me, the blonde Peugeot 208, and in the soul and heart is silence. The same as in November 2011, when the Peugeot concern published the first pictures of the new compact. What is in the photo, that in reality the appearance is clearly not enough expressiveness. From the bold young lioness, who was 207, the car turned into a chubby fluffy kitten of such a pretty appearance that I am a man far from stereotypes and dividing cars into male and female, embarrassed from surrounding eyes. But this is not about my tastes today. 
PEUGEOT 208 from and designer work. Such a number of bright strokes, bends of lines and intricate forms of individual parts are a rarity. Even a trim of fog lights is turned into a small decoration. 
Opel Corsa of the same field of berry. Even in the era, when cars were painted in Opel with the help of one square, the Cors was neat and smooth. The few sharp edges and protruding ribs look so harmonious that even now, six years later, the German hatchback does not look archaic. And after restyling, even a fraction of aggression appeared in the gaze. 
The middle -aged Skoda Fabia was originally created as a machine for all ages, floors and tastes. The Czechs with the task coped perfectly, managing to create a memorable image without a single controversial detail. In its own way, attractive Fabia is not as frivolous as Peugeot and Opel, and at the same time there is not a drop of severity in the design. Interior. Skoda Fabia salon is the territory of exceptionally harsh pragmatists. There is no place for paints, and any stylistic delights are unnecessary pampering. All interior architecture is subordinated only to one rule of maximum practicality. And Skoda in this regard is few equal. 
Fabia is the most spacious and roomy of the entire trinity. Thanks to the high roof and wide openings of the doors, it sits in the Czech hatchback is most convenient: what forward, what back. 
Skoda instruments sample of simplicity and information content. Even radial digitizing, gained by large and contrasting font, does not interfere with rapid data reading. There are fewer places in the Corsa than in Fabia. The roof is located closer to the heads, and the knees of the rear passengers almost touch the backs of the front seats. It’s not to say that in the second row it was already very crowded, but with a long trip, the limbs can be launched. In addition, because of the narrow opening of the rear door, it is difficult for an adult to get on the sofa - with your back you wipe the back rack, and you touch the doorway with your head. 
At the driver's place in the corsa more. Of course, the design of the front panel is out of order, but thanks to the lacquered black console, the edging of deflectors to the color of the body and striped seats, at least there is something to catch on the eye. But there are claims to ergonomics. First of all, you will have to get used to unfixed, steering wheel switches, a very controversial solution, which modern Opel models have already lost. On a large but dull display, which also glitters in the sun, almost nothing is visible. You have to aim in scattered small buttons, and setting up the functions of the radio is confused. 
The tidy of Opel is convenient for perception, but a little less informative than that of Skoda, due to the lack of secondary information before the eyes. And too laconic. Against the background of competitors in the PEUGEOT 208 salon - a flight of designer imagination! Here, much is not like everyone else: the stylish instrument shield is made in the form of a superstructure above the console, in the hands a very small but convenient steering wheel of an oval shape, and the crown of the work of the designers was an influx of a touch display with tablet graphics - it leaked from a torpedo. And froze. And most importantly - it is convenient and easy to use all this. In addition, the interior 208 is the most expensive look and touch, although the quality of the materials does not cause complaints in any car. 
In terms of space and convenience for passengers, the Frenchman is a middle peasant. Places in the back row for the legs are larger than in Corsa, but less than in Fabia. Of the inconvenience vertically set back of the sofa. And also due to a glass roof with a compartment for the curtain closing it, passengers of even medium height rest against the ceiling. 
The stylish and richly designed PEUGEOT 208 instrument shield clearly gives out the maximum of possible on -board information. There are two complaints: dense digitization with many guns and partial overlapping of the shirt depending on the driver's landing. 
Two hundred eighth, the first of modern cars in which there is no CD player (it is replaced by two USB ports at once). The sensory display, in addition to modern graphics and good sensitivity, has a logical interface. Nevertheless, the French cured: the Russian voice acting navigation is just screaming! All turns to the left are turning to the bridge, to the right are the turns to the station, and the congress from the highway is setting up. I really want to look into the eyes of the translators. Getting behind the wheel in all three cars will not be. Each of the hatchbacks has a complete set of necessary adjustments of both the steering wheel and the driver's seat. And yet there are individual nuances. 
The most comfortable behind the wheel of Peugeot. Moderately, the soft chair has an excellent profile and is placed above the usual obvious curtsy towards low ladies. And an excellent review: the 208th panoramic windshield and large side windows with low window sills. 
Against the background of Peugeot, Fabia, like in a tank. Through the windows, the light is reluctant to penetrate the already dark interior. But we must pay tribute to the review and the feeling of dimensions this does not interfere. There is only one claim to all parameters verified by all parameters - the lamb adjustment of the back of the back is inconvenient. 
The same disadvantage has a Corsa. The Opel seat has the most pronounced side support, but the hardest filler. The chair tenaciously holds the body from all sides, but you will not relax on such a road. 
In terms of trunk, with a slight advantage in front of Skoda Fabia 315 liters. Peugeot and Opel have 285 liters. However, the corsa of the back of the rear sofa is indecent, which greatly reduces the cargo -passenger capabilities of the machine. Dynamic characteristics and handling. Under the hood of the 208th, familiar with other models Peugeot 120-horsepower gasoline engine 1.6 The most powerful of the trinity. In addition, the French hatchback is also the lightest. It is not surprising that the car pleased both with a clear acceleration and a good stock of thrust in the upper tachometer zone. The sensation of the dynamics conceals only an old four-speed machine, which the French finally taught to switch without jerks. 
But the powerful engine is not the main trump card of PEUGEOT 208. Filigree tuning of the electrical power, coupled with a chubby card wheel, give real pleasure from driving. Two hundred eighth is so obedient and accurate in reactions that it provokes the game in the checkers in the stream, and to set records outside the city in a speed passage of turns. Peugeot Skoda is almost not lagging behind. The 1.6 motor is weaker - 105 horses, but the automatic box has six gears. It is at the expense of the machine gun that the engine gets faster to the optimal values \u200b\u200bof torque, allowing you to accurately control overclocking. 
But the Czech hatchback does not bother with gambling. The steering is understandable and informative, but with an increase in speed, it does not become sensitive-fast. The habits of the car are rather measured, without pronounced accents towards the drive or comfort. We got Opel Corsa with a 1.4 engine with a capacity of 100 horsepower. Engine 1.6 in the Opel line only with a turbine and on mechanics. Therefore, we will not blame the sluggish dynamics of the test cake. Moreover, the reason for slowness is not in the engine, but in very stretched gears as old as that of Peugeot, a four -speed box. 
In the movement of Corsa, it upset the too light steering wheel. If this is not so noticeable at a quiet course, and when rebuilding and parking, it adds amenities, then with an increase in speed it begins to significantly strain - after 100 km/h, you literally dig into the steering wheel. Opel is holding on the road properly, however, until the moment it remains flat. Driving comfort. The most omnivorous suspension is at Skoda Fabia. The machine easily swallows small potholes, tram rails, and even repair pits drained by road workers. But it does it rudely: the car is often shaking, but it does not knock down from the trajectory. 
Surprised by another. Against the backdrop of the competitors of Skoda, it turned out to be the most noisy. Moreover, louder of winter tires and howls of wind soloed the engine. And if, with uniformly, the sound of its work can still be drowned out by the radio, then after 3,000 revolutions the number of decibels gets to the uncomfortable level. 
Another thing is Peugeot 208. The Frenchman does not bother with external noises even at speeds for 100 km/h. But the suspension does not cope with all the realities of Russian roads: a little speed is higher, and the pardon is larger and the shock absorbers can break through. True, for the driver and passengers, this is reflected only by an unpleasant blow on the Peugeot road. 
In the Opel Corsa, the engine is almost inaudible, and when moving into the salon, only the noise of the tires unobtrusively break through. But the work of elastic suspension is ambiguous. Corses pass without breakdowns encountered, but even asphalt ripples are noticeably transferred to the body. Large pits in the bend completely knock down the car from the course. The cost and level of equipment. The most profitable of the three hatchbacks of Skoda Fabia. The tested car in the Ambiente configuration with 1.6 engine, an automatic transmission, a pair of front pillows, the ESP stabilization system, air conditioning, cruise control, a simple radio, heating seats, a full electric packet, fog lights and metallic color costs 598,800 rubles. 
If you want a richer version - with climate control, parking sensors, additional airbags, advanced radio with control on the steering wheel and cast discs, you will have to pay 70,000 rubles more. PEUGEOT 208 Allure 1.6 AT with six airbags, ESP system, two-zone climate, cruise control, parking sensors, rain and light sensors, heated seats, a complete electric packet, as well as with a multimedia navigation system and a panoramic glass roof pulled as much as 756,000 rubles . True, if you leave only the most necessary options in the car, the price can be reduced to 650,000 rubles. 
Price Opel Corsa Cosmo 1.4 AT stopped at a mark of 655 700 rubles. For this money, the buyer will receive the same six airbags, ESP, climate control system, cruise control, heating the seats, heating the steering wheel (!), MP3-magnetol, a full electric package and fog lights. Funning it in full (for example, to the level of Peugeot), the price can be increased to 726,700 rubles. 
Results. Class B hatchbacks in Europe leaders of sales ratings and support of manufacturing companies. Europeans more than the rest value compact dimensions, bright style, high -quality interior, verified handling, high level of safety and environmental friendliness. And for them, of course, that all this will have to pay the appropriate price. In Russia, the priorities of the majority are completely different. Therefore, cars of this class are perceived in the worst case as expensive and useless toys, in the best as the choice of a beloved girl, wife or daughter. And it is in this regard that the Peugeot 208 will become a win -win option. 
Unfortunately, many young ladies will never know that this French car knows how to give driver pleasure. However, a sweet plush appearance, a stylish, modern and comfortable interior, and also lightness, simplicity and convenience in managing them will definitely not leave indifferent. Yes, expensive. But aren't the happy eyes of your beloved woman worth it? 
Skoda Fabia is a very correct purchase. But not for a wife or daughter, but for the whole family. Especially for the one in which they can count money. The Czech hatchback is almost the only car in the class that most of the diverse family tasks set in front of it. Universal machine. 
The main drawback of Opel Corsa is age. If the pragmatic values \u200b\u200bof Skoda are not so obsolete, then the current Corsa does not reach modern standards. The appearance of the German car, which was toned with plastic, is the only thing that can be persuaded in favor of Opel. It is not surprising that the owner who participated in the cake test admitted that the Independent opinion of Polina Shipkov, a specialist in advertising driver’s experience: 4 years car: Opel Corsa 1.4 AT hurried 
When you have to choose from a rather large number of options, in the end there is still a doubt: is the choice correctly made? But is there any better, more interesting, more interesting? And when the portal Kolesa.ru called me to the test drive of small cars, I agreed with pleasure. Our contestants were the Peugeot 208 and Skoda Fabia. And the third participant in the test decided to make my Corsa, for the purity of the experiment, so to speak. First of all, I sat behind the wheel of Peugeot. After all, he is also white and some very very girl. The first impression is cosmos inside. A rich dashboard, a large touch screen. The steering wheel is small, and the chair after Opel is unusually soft. For me personally, this is a minus: I do not like to sit in the car like on the couch. Inside is quite free. I am a high girl, but I was comfortable. Although, when I adjusted the seat and the steering wheel for myself, the steering wheel, the upper part, blocked the tachometer and speedometer. What can I say, with a 120-horsepower engine, the car goes perfectly, and it is easily steep. An unusually small steering wheel at speed is pleasantly heavy, this added confidence in controllability. Special thanks to the translators of the navigation system of the Frenchman added humor on a trip! In addition to stations, bridges and landing, a pleasant female voice advised me to move out of the ring at the eleventh congress! While I was trying through laughter and tears to imagine the ring with at least 12 congresses, we have already arrived at the test drive, where the second contestant of Skoda Fabia was waiting for me. Outwardly, Skoda is more angular. The eye does not cling to anything, but the design is unlikely to cause rejection of male representatives. The Fabia salon meets asceticism: nothing superfluous, nothing sweet to the female look. Everything is strictly, in a simple way, without excesses. And rather scary, between us, girls, saying. Fabia was given to me in the same performance as 208 1.6 with a gun. So she goes expectedly well. However, from the very first minutes the difference was felt: in Skoda it was shaking and noisy. A particularly large thin steering wheel and a short voluminous lever of the gearbox delivered a particular inconvenience, but I suspect that this is an exclusively habit. I chose my car for a long time and thoughtfully, because I wanted to get something optimal in my own vice-earned in my parameters: it is convenient, trouble-free, beautiful, safe. In general, it is quite coping with the requests of Cors. Unless I would like the best dynamics, but there is nowhere to drive in the city. And yet now I regret that I did not wait for Peugeot 208! On this test, I liked him the most: the car that you sit in and drive comfortably, easy and pleasant. Despite the unusual interior, everything is intuitively clear, there is no need to get used to anything. In general, girls safely advise you to pay attention to two hundred eighth Source: Wheel magazine [March 2013]
