Test drive by Renault Laguna 2005 - 2007 hatchback
The hero of her novel
Five years ago, I met her in Paris on the Passy embankment (ZR, 2001, No. 12) and so we met again, but already on the Moscow River. She dreamed of becoming an idol of millions, but never gained popularity outside France.
Perhaps the reason for this is the lack of the most fashionable among rivals of an evening dress in the sedan style? Mini-hatchback and maxi universal are practical, but not so exquisite, you can’t wear such a theater. In 2005, the minimum intervention price changed, and the face acquired a family resemblance to a more successful megan. The new appearance should be treated especially carefully: even slight damage will result in a serious amount for treatment.
The inner world of the Frenchwoman is special, she seeks to be original in everything, trying to challenge obvious things, sometimes even to the detriment of logic. For example, the handle of the back is taken to the front edge of the pillow. Madame is composed with a peculiar middle dimensions of the gentleman in search of a convenient pose is forced to completely lower the chair and raise the steering wheel. The non-linear speedometer is digitized by odd dozens and with different signs, looking at it, you only understand that the speed is somewhere between 70 and 90 km/h.
The key card, of course, is a stylish thing, but why does it not lock in the nest when the engine is running? A tiny clothing box is cooled by air conditioning, but in addition to a pair of gloves, only a jar of cola will fit there. But the electric heating of the windshield is great. In general, she remained eagerly enough, so as not to seem fresh, and friendly enough to accept five, not too large, but long -legged guests. The lady’s character is very alive, mobile, but also with features. In 16-inch shoes, she passes potholes and tram tracks with a flying gait, but painfully shudders on the small chips of asphalt. Among the acquisitions of recent times, a two -liter boost motor, developing 170 hp, is very dynamic and surprisingly quiet. But with the Renault Laguna 2.0 machine gun, it has not been mastered, although five-stage and adaptive, but still dreamy. This is clearly noticeable in manual control mode, and in traffic jams it is accompanied by noticeable shocks. Another drawback of the brake: a weightless pedal, even with a slight press, makes you hang on belts, and the inhibition intensity sometimes arbitrarily changes at the constant position of the pedal.
I say goodbye to a random acquaintance. Could two short meetings develop into something more serious? Not sure. And the point is not even 30 thousand dollars (and at a minimum there is enough $ 22.6 thousand at all). Under her spell, an ardent artist, an enthusiastic poet, will melt, and the grumbling pragmatist will boring to look for flaws in education. I'm just not the hero of her novel.
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Yuri Nechetov
Source: The magazine "Driving"
