PEUGEOT 4007 test drive since 2007 SUV
A skewing lion, a hidden dragon
The raised French lion is no less famous than the hero of the Japanese myth Dragon. What happens if you try to cross two symbols of different cultures? The answer was searched for by Denis Harutyunyan, getting acquainted with the crossover Peugeot 4007. Photo: Alexander Kulnev. How to move from west to east in a couple of seconds? Carry out more in Peugeot 4007 and take a closer look. Strict functionality, excellent ergonomics, a combination of comfort and spaciousness remind of the best traditions of the country of the rising sun. The soft skin, which is sheathed with the steering wheel and seat, sets up for relaxation, automatic climate control caresses with warmth, and the light sensor allows not to think whether bixenon headlights are turned on. Against the background of such wealth, I don’t want to scold a rough hard plastic panel. We assume that it resembles a rough skin of a dragon from oriental traditions. Moreover, a couple of eyes on the panel are deep wells of devices with red pupils of the shooter supports the image of a fairy -tale character.
A fair portion of comfort went to the rear passengers. Convenient landing, an excellent supply of space would be fine if it were not for a flimsy folding armrest. But there are claims and more serious. Narrow and low chairs of the third row, hidden under the floor of the trunk, cause bewilderment: why sacrifice a useful area if it is difficult to plant even young children here? Moreover, to lay out a gurglated sofa, pulling in numerous straps, it is not easy, not very much help and slurred instructions.
Peugeot behavior in the city returns me to Europe. The Breton lion is leisurely and filled with dignity. Acceleration is smooth, lulling, without haste. A cotton steering wheel makes sharp movements meaningless, the mechanism lacks feedback and transparency. Small and medium irregularities the car passes in a whimper, as if touching the ground with soft pillows of the paws, but large joints and cracks still bring it out of equilibrium heavy blows in the suspension forced to lose speed. Alas, the brakes do not correspond to the status: the information content of the pedal is close to zero, which inevitably leads to annoying errors even at quite innocent speeds. True, you forget about these features (or shortcomings?), It is worth going to the suburban highway open open spaces of the lion's soul than stone jungle.
The spirit of the East manifests itself again when Peugeot 4007 leaves the way. As if straightening the leathery wings, it soars over a shallow but very slippery rut piercing the autumn field. The car is not afraid of either a hole or large bumps soft and a long -flowing pendant shows itself in all its glory. In most cases, for confident movement, it is enough to simply transfer the walnut of the modes to the Auto position about the rest of the automation that controls the intersosseum multi -disc couple. Only a huge puddle of liquid mud forced to turn on Lock mode and the car, grinding dark fountains and crunched with brakes, burst into a dry area without loss. But experimenting with the shutdown of the ASC+T system is not worth it. Her work deserves a separate praise: at starting, it does not allow the wheels to scroll overly, and on slippery coating carefully helps not to go astray. At the same time, electronics allow even small drifts, allowing the driver to amuse pride. Returning to a crowded city, he remembered a trip to a relative of the Frenchman Outlander-XL with similar motor and transmission. The Japanese crossover looked like a rubber ball: elastic pendants, a peppy engine, interesting steering and adequate brakes. It seems that taking advantage of the finished platform, the French deliberately removed all the sports notes, focusing on comfort. And they achieved their own: the car is deprived of racing features, but perfectly adapted for daily trips, does not save on a broken country country. And what else to demand from the majestic king of animals and an ancient lizard, which has exposure and millennia wisdom?
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