Test drive by Renault Fluence since 2009 sedan

Proper name

The new Renault received its own name. We will talk about what Fluence means, how new is this word, and why the car to part such an honor.


Renault Megane II Sedan was still artificial. The trunk was attached to the hatchback since customers need so. In the new generation, it was decided to avoid such surgery immediately. This sedan was not only developed separately from Megane III, but also received its own name Fluence.


The two-zone climate control has three modes of operation: ordinary, Soft for soundless temperature maintaining, and Fast for the fastest exit to a given temperature of the width at the level of the knees of the rear riders 1475 mm, the best indicator in the classroom. At the same time, the sunscreen fluents fit in the doorway. Optionally Fluence can be equipped with a contactless access system and the engine start button the total capacity of various boxes, boxes and shelves in the cabin as much as 23 liters! If the air conditioner is installed in the machine, then a cooled air flow is supplied to the glove box of the longitudinal space at the knee level of 238 mm. Very worthy for a car of this class!

To be honest, the Fluence name in the Renault gamut already had a compartment based on the 2004 Laguna of the 2004 model year. But where are the years, and where is the compartment now? And the favorite name decided, having waited a pause, to launch into circulation again. Moreover, Renault has a serious bet all over the world, except America. The segment with this is 30% of world sales. And half of him are sedans. So the French prepared seriously for such an important attack on the market. 56 million euros were invested in the body and painting lines of the Oyak-Renault plant in the Turkish Bource, and employees finished 45,000 hours. Consumer opinion polls were conducted. More than 100 prototypes five -odd millions of test kilometers in the regions of the future landing passed. Including in Russia, where they even reached the northern regions (according to assurances, for the behavior of the machine to at least 25C developers are calm). Partners from Korea and a number of solutions were also connected jointly, and the sum of technologies was tested on the Korean twin of the flies Samsung SM3 New.

He had to become spacious! And in length (4620 mm) Fluence on the upper boundary of the C. The width, both for the front riders and the rear record numbers among classmates. The trunk (530 l) due to folding (2: 3) the rear seats can be significantly increased, and the floor after folding is even. The range of adjusting the front seats is impressive: 70 mm in height, 240 mm in length. What it is? And here's what: in the test car, with my 193 cm of growth, I sat down as if after a miniature lady. But having moved the seat back to the stop, he could hardly reach the pedals. And the landing in the upper position a la bus after adjustment changed to my favorite food as close as possible to asphalt.

He had to become comfortable! And let the doors not make the impressions of the heavy, but you close them and silence occurs. Even a diesel engine is not heard, which outside will never let himself confuse himself with a gasoline colleague. Options from the two-zone air conditioner (not forgetting, unlike the same Megane III hatchback, and about the rear passengers) and to all Bluetooth, USB, IPD, the subject of special pride, navigation Tom-TOM, which will be Russified in the spring of 2010. And it will become the first standard, increasing the price of the machine by less than 500 euros. And for updates you can go not to the dealer, but on the Internet, cards are loaded on the flash drive of an ordinary SD format.

Ahead is the suspension of MacPherson, but again, again calculated specifically for Fluence, a semi -rigid beam. The steering electric power amplifier is completely configured in its own way compared to Megane II, it is sensitive and more promptly at times. The ESC stabilization system does not bother, but smoothly (without a chilling crysta-scraper under the hood) comes into business if necessary. Retrieved by very rigid provocations! But, to be honest, I do not want to provoke Fluence. And not because the power is clearly not his trump card.


Luke in the roof is only one of the many options. Much attention was paid to multimedia options. Here Bluetooth and the inputs for USB and iPod

Let gasoline engines (1.6 and 2.0 liters) and one and a half -liter turbodiesel (from 85 to 110 forces depending on the version) cannot be called forces, but they cope with their tasks. It’s just that the ideology of Fluence is calm comfort, which can be in such a class and price category. Even in steep turns with comfortable and soft and enough (although not unnecessarily), a car does not graze with a roll of suspension, it smoothly warns and smashes. Smoothness in design and drive. And as a reward, a very modest fuel consumption. Travel Upgraded travel at a new level! Where travel sounds smoothly and contemplatively

Our sedans are traditionally popular. And if the new Renault really turns out to be so thoughtfully ready, including our conditions, the prospects of the sedan with the name of its own can be quite rainbow.
 

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