PAUGEOT Partner Combi test drive since 2002 Minivan

New friend

An attentive reader will notice that in this issue we got cars completely pathos, with which you will not go right away. We ourselves were glad when their ranks diluted the Peugeot Partner car, as it turned out, light, simple and therefore pleasant in communication. A specific copy is interesting in that it refers to the recently appeared top version with a 1.6-liter engine that is well familiar in model 307.

 

Partner in Combuspace Combispace a model of practicality and multifunctionality. This is the car with which you can safely play the game think for 100 applications. A huge, filled with air and at the same time, a cozy salon with its comfortable seats creates a high spirits. The interior decoration is modest, the materials here are used inexpensive, but the feeling of cheapness does not arise: nowhere is not seen naked iron, everything is easily closed with a washing plastic finish. Access to the rear seats is carried out not only through the sliding door to the right, but also through the front doors, and the absolutely even floor provides three passengers with an equivalent landing. The cargo compartment is separated by a net, and it also has a curtain that hides the contents of the trunk from prying eyes. The seats of the second row are folded in a ratio of 1: 2, increasing the capacity of the machine to almost three cubic meters. In this case, the mesh is pulled behind the backs of the front seats.

 

The 109-horsepower engine has fun and briskly disperses Partner. Perhaps the stretched gear rates do not allow the machine to rush like a bit, but they get rid of unnecessary manipulations of the gearbox lever. In addition, this engine loves momentum, and do not be afraid to spin it carefully. Reliable (given the high center of the gravity of the car) Management, soft suspension what else is needed? There is such a proverb: an old friend is better than two new ones. In the case of Peugeot Partner there is no such confrontation: the new version of a well -known model is very successful. Just Partner has become even more responsive and friendly.

 
The car is provided by Avtoevservis.
During the test, the car is insured ASK Trust.
 
Text: Leonid Klyuyev
Photo: Roman Ostanin
 
 
 
 
 
 

Source: Wheel magazine [No. 59/2002]