Renault Laguna test drive since 2007 hatchback

EYE OF THE DRAGON

It seems that we have never told us so much about this model as now. But today, dealers are already offering its third generation. Advertising is littered with TVs, streets and the Internet. As everyone has already remembered, there are reliable cars (hello to you, the country of the rising sun!), There are comfortable (hello to you, new light!), There are safe (bravo, the country of the victorious socialism!), There are for the pleasure of driving (we praise you too , The country of sausages and beer!). But, of course, there is a car where all this fit under one body. Welcome standing Renault Laguna!
When Laguna was presented to journalists, there was still no all this extensive advertising campaign, and that Laguna, in addition to three gasoline engines (1.6, 2.0 and 2.0 turbo), will also have a diesel two -liter engine, they spoke large secret. But it was already possible to guess that they finally took up the promotion of the model in Russia, and dozens of units sold are planned to be replaced by thousands, although it is not in the secretive nature of Renault to talk about such plans. After all, who knows better than the French that there should always be a riddle, for example, in a woman? And French cars that young girls are sweet and capricious.
But times are changing, and if earlier such liberties got away with and looked charming, now they decided to eradicate them. Of course, without the influence of the Nissan partner, it was not done here. Indeed, with all the advantages of the Renault quality plan, adopted by the company's management back in 2003, it erades in the brand part of its French self, namely, mild slack. But in relation to the car, this, in fact, is not the best feature. Therefore, Laguna will undoubtedly win from the Japanese influence of Laguna. What are the happy owners of the hatchback or station wagon (Laguna-sedan still does not exist) of the prestigious D-class in a year or two, when it is not overwhelmed with them either a year or after another.
Although the previous generation Laguna was already better than others, even the Japanese. She was the first to receive five stars in EURONCAP crash tests. This is today every second broken car here is an excellent student, at the same time, in 2001, such an estimate was worth a lot. Of course, the third -generation Laguna was supposed to be even better. But in EURONCAP they still do not give more than five stars, and Laguna only repeated its brilliant result. Although it is obvious that she i could count on more. In addition to the usual systems that are already familiar today, the new Laguna has increased protection against the side strike, and it is the lateral zone that is most dangerous in a collision. The new Laguna is equipped with no analogues with the device that includes two shock sensors located in the front door and in the middle body rack. Plus, a double adaptive side pillow of new generation safety, designed to protect the chest and pelvis.
Six airbags go to Laguna already in the basic configuration, as well as fog lights, adjusting the driver's seat not only in height, but also in the lower back, the rear armrest, Easybreak system (smooth gender, for the station wagon), chip card and start button /Stop instead of a key. The chip card, by the way, has become more resistant to scratches and moisture. Laguna can also have a rain sensor, a leather interior, an automatic parking brake, parking sensors, a 6-disks CD changer and a panoramic hatch with an electric drive.
The rear wheel control system looks completely original. In principle, not so news: many Japanese brands used it twenty years ago. Honda made a purely mechanical system, Mazda and Nissan preferred hydraulics with electronic control. However, today four guided wheels are very rare. In the execution of Renault 4RD (4 Roues Directrices 4 wheels) improve not only maneuverability, but also handling, and therefore, increase safety and provide more management pleasure. Unfortunately, so far such a system is put only on the sports version of Laguna GT with a two -liter engine with a turbocharger of 205 hp. This option is also distinguished by the appearance and decoration of the cabin. But so far it is not supplied to Russia. And it is not known when it will be delivered.
But all this is the prose of life, but where is poetry, where is the beauty of the syllable? Like waves of carnelian, fences are plowing fog. Who knows, maybe Verlane would have sang a wave of wings and the lazy languor of the same Laguna today, for example. After all, she was so cute and seemed to be even completely unnoticed, the front headlights acquired a new broken shape, and the rear (from the hatchback) was like launched arrows.
But we found in Laguna not only a little poetry, but also some mystical habits. To be a little romantic and still re-read some kind of Hoffmann, you can learn to look at their secret essence in objects. It’s not that the old woman with a basket of full apples, and a negligent Anselm, always inappropriately meeting her, loomed all the time outside the window. But the double wave-like torpedo is precisely narrowed by the eye of a black dragon, which watches you with his blue-hazard-ginger display. And these two dials, do they show speed and speed? And the only arrow on each of them everything stretches up, and, it seems, is about to break through midnight?
Wake up from this fainting, at least one bump of stronger pushed to the side! But the chassis swallows and swallows the Sochi potholes that no, no, but they will come across on the road. Therefore, we only had to go astray. As if enchanted, we stubbornly over and over again turned off the route indicated on the map, and found ourselves on the old broken highway. And for the first time they even left for him quite far. Everyone was surprised at how wonderful, the French manufacturer was not afraid to demonstrate Laguna adaptation to Russian conditions on a real example. She also has an enlarged clearance and anti -gravity of the bottom! And only when the road began to resemble an off -road route for combat defenders and rangler, we realized that no one wanted to demonstrate anything to us, but Laguna completely coped with an unplanned test.
And it seems that the obsession has already passed. True, the thought appeared, so, for the sake of interest, to look in Laguna in the eye. They are so figured, rotary, each in three pupils with xenon lamps with a directed beam of light. It is better to look at the road, which, thanks to these beams, illuminates all bends. Uf! Something even became hot. The situation is formed in such a way that one cannot but pay attention to climate control, as if specially designed for panties, in which from every suspicious shadow on the side of the eye they are rounded to a heel, and even the crown is covered with goose skin. So, the miracle of technology to combat prejudices! Here, in addition to the usual keys, there are three more buttons: Soft, Auto and Fast. Soft mode smoothly and silently changes the temperature in the cabin. Auto does everything as he decides. But we needed a Fast button. It is for those cases when you need to quickly change the temperature, for example, by winter in the morning, when the very thought of getting into the car is cold, or in the summer noon, when the salon is hot up to fifty Celsius. Renault promises that in less than 10 minutes the temperature in the cabin can be reduced from 50 to 22.
Renault, in general, and Laguna, in particular, promise a lot. For example, that hands will always be free and clean. Because the key card will be recognized as as many as six antennas, and instead of a screwy cork of the fuel tank, there is a special valve built into the filled neck. Even guarantees for three years or 100,000 km of run are offered. The French car, like a French woman, really wants to believe.
Valery Chusov
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In order to turn the car, the usual stabilization system slows down one or more wheels. The method of rotation a la tank is inevitability: ESP can only interact with the engine and brakes and sometimes with the transmission. In the new Laguna, the stabilization system can direct the car by adjusting the angle of rotation of the rear wheels. The new Renault system response to German variations on the topic of active steering. On the Audi A4 and BMW 5er put a steering mechanism that changes gear ratio depending on speed. Laguna acts more exquisite. If the speed is less than 60 km/h, then the rear wheels turn in the direction opposite to the front. The maximum angle is small, only 3.5 degrees, but this is enough to reduce the turning radius from 6.03 meters to 5.4 decent difference. At a speed of 60 km/h and above, the wheels turn in the same direction as the front, but no more than two degrees. In emergency cases, the ESC commands can turn 3.5 degrees. Actually, the optimal turning angle is always calculated by ESC, which receives information about the movement of the car 100 times per second.
An additional effect of this system is a faster steering wheel. After all, in order to turn the car to a certain angle, here you need to twist the steering wheel less. The second useful moment of the system with all controlled wheels is more stability when moving in a bend or during rebuilding. Thanks to this, the ESC may be included in the work later. The new Laguna reacts to the actions of the steering wheel more lively and more pleasant.
Abstracts after
1. The development of Laguna lasted 32 months from the date of choice of design and until the production permit.
2. About a billion euros of investment in the new Laguna was distributed as follows: 606 million design developments, 407 million investments in production, 39 million - adjustable work.
3. Laguna was tested both on special platforms, and on training grounds and ordinary roads, along which more than 120 new Laguna passed more than 6 million km.
Renault Laguna and Laguna GT
Enginebenzine gasoline turbo
Raboche volume (cubic cub) 1997 1998
Power (L.S. at rpm) 140/6000 205/5000
Moment (Nm at rpm) 195/3750 300/3000
Front drive
Mechanical gearbox 6-st.
Length/width/height (mm) 4695/1811/1445
Equipped mass (kg) 1369 1482
Maximum speed (km/h) 210 232
Acceleration to 100 km/h (c) 10.4 9.1
Fuel consumption average (l / 100 km) 10.7 / 6.3
11.5/6.5 prices in Moscow (rubles) from 758 225 not determined

Text: Anna Kilimnik, Valery Chusov
 

Source: "Autopilot"