PAUGEOT Partner Minivan test drive since 2008 Minivan
PAUGEOT Partner Tepee Outdoor test
The portal Kolesa.ru discovered a new Peugeot partner of typically grown, with off -road entourage, and under his hood there were 30 horses more than before. People who, first of all, value practicality in the car do not particularly pay attention to the characteristics of the engine. What for? If the car fully performs transport and loading functions assigned to it, what difference does it make, for example, at what speed it does it. It is for this reason that many utilitarian models, such as Fiat Doblo or Peugeot Partner Origin, are still equipped with an eight -valve engine of 1.4 with a capacity of 75 horsepower. Even the new generation of the French hard worker in 2008 did not change this situation. Peugeot Partner, who received the TEEPEE prefix (TiPi), is equipped with increased volume of 200 cubes, but deformed to 90 horsepower, a gasoline engine. A little later, the diesel engine of the same volume and power came to the rescue. For everyday needs, such a herd was quite enough. But not everyone.
The fact is that the second generation of a partner from a cargo-passenger heel turned into a passenger-carbon, with a strong accent for comfort. Even the configurations until recently were called accordingly. The new Partner Tepee began to compete not only with its classmates, but also with golf-class station wagons and compactivens. However, for a full competition, a more powerful power unit was needed. And such a motor finally appeared! The new Outdoor equipment, in addition to the already existing diesel engine, was enriched with 120 strong gasoline engine 1.6, already familiar from models of 207, 308 and 3008. So we will try to figure out what gave a more powerful heart to enhanced passenger van.
Partner of Tipi covered chrome and cooled down
Consider Peugeot Partner Tipi with a 120 hp engine. Without interruption from the performance of Outdoor, it makes no sense, since when choosing the most powerful engine, the owner will automatically receive an expanded list of equipment. But unlike most direct and indirect competitors, the maximum equipment turned out to be very balanced. The car has slightly changed externally: the radiator grill is now completely surrounded by a silver edging, fog lights received a chrome frame, and the rear bumper supplemented the silver diffuser. In addition, the thresholds of the entire length were received by practical casings of unpainted plastic, depriving the opportunity to install front mudguards, and relings regularly appeared on the roof.
The interior of Peugeot Partner Tipi also underwent decorative changes: a new coloring of the cabin and internal plastic, complemented by chrome elements, made the interior of the car more solid and comfortable. The air conditioner finally entered the standard equipment.
The French and the pseudo -road characteristics of the new partner and the pseudo -road. Firstly, the car has become higher: thanks to sixteen-inch wheels, a dimensions of 215/55 the minimum road clearance increased by a centimeter and now is an impressive 18 cm, equal to this parameter with city crossovers. Secondly, a proprietary distribution system of torque has appeared in the list of options between the leading wheels of the GRIP Control, previously installed only on Peugeot 3008. Moreover, all these improvements in the compartment with a new engine were able to maintain the price of a car within 700,000 rubles.
New Peugeot Partner - Work on errors A distinctive feature of a deformed 90-horsepower unit was that the area of \u200b\u200bmaximum torque was moved to a lower zone (132 nm are reached at 2500 rpm). This made it possible for a partner with blush indifference to the weight of the cargo transported. In fact, the French tried to fit the characteristics of the gasoline engine to the parameters of his diesel partner. However, when driving in an empty car, the dynamic parameters did not increase much. The lack of power became especially noticeable on the highway: to overtake the wagon moving at a speed of 90-100 km/h, it was necessary with a good stock of free space in the oncoming lane.
It is the dynamic shortcomings that is designed to fix the EP6 motor, developed and produced by the joint efforts of Peugeot and BMW. Having a chain drive of timing with a characteristic metallic prize, this atmospheric engine produces 160 nm at 4250 rpm. At low speeds, the increased power and burden do not give themselves much, but as soon as the tachometer arrow begins to approach the red zone, the responsiveness of the gas pedal increases. The good resetting of the engine is also pleasing, which is at ease, despite the compliance with the environmental standards of the Euro 4.
For active movement around the city, you will have to equally actively operate the checkpoint with the checkpoint, maintaining maximum thrust. In the city of ride in this mode for a passenger van is hardly justified. A loaded one and a half -ton car, with a 1.6 engine, constantly operating in the range from 3500 to 5000 revolutions, will mercilessly absorb the contents of the gas tank. But those who regularly go to the highway, the 120-horsepower Peugeot partner will definitely please: overtaking began to be given much easier and safer.
The main thing is to wait ...
As a result, we can say that the appearance of a more powerful power unit in the Peugeot Partner Tepee Outdoor looks quite justified. A spacious and spacious car, with a good completion and off -road surroundings, complemented by a more burdened engine, will really become a universal partner, but rather even an assistant in the family. It is only a pity that the families will not be many: quotas for Russia are catastrophically small, and the lucky ones who managed to order a car now will receive it no earlier than the end of November
Author: Ilya Ogorodnikov
Photo: Roman Ostanin
A source: Wheel magazine [July 2011]
