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Renault Laguna Coupe 2.0T. From 1,220,000 rubles.

Renault Laguna Coupe 2.0T. From 1,220,000 rubles.
The bright debutant of the Russian auto market Renault Laguna Coupe appears, captivating with a natural national charm and not so typical of French with beauty. The first after a long break in the coupe of the French company promises to become the most successful!
Frankly, I'm not a big fan of French women. I remember, having heard from the youth of the legends about the unusual charm of French women, many years ago I went to France with a huge trepidation for the first time to get acquainted with the charm of her daughters. As I understand now, I was incredibly lucky then. As soon as I stepped on the azure shore, I met the most beautiful Frenchwoman in a cafe that I could only imagine in a cafe. Christina, spilled by Sophie Marso in her youth, was a student and worked as a waitress in the Nice Cafe as a wait. A friend of the good three hours then sat at the table, just sipping the wine and enjoying its crazy charm. But, alas, this was only an exception, which, as you know, confirms the rule. Since then, regularly in France, I have been convinced that, despite the natural charm and innate sexuality, to find a real beauty among the Frenchwoman is like a needle in a haystack. The same with French cars! But, as it turned out, and there are exceptions. As soon as I saw in the editorial parking, Laguna Coupe was driven to the test, I immediately remembered Christina not to say that I fell in love, but I was pleasantly fascinated. Unlike traditional Laguna, in the compartment, soft rounded body contours are unusually harmoniously combined with traditional, slightly mowed Gallic features. Sloping hips, an elegant back, an embossed back: by the standards of the French automotive, just a masterpiece!
The decoration of the salon also causes only positive emotions. Front chairs with good lateral support, very high -quality skin, soft torpedo finish. Places for placing a driver and three passengers are more than enough. Unless, despite the automatically shifted chairs, it is not too convenient to climb the second row due to a low roof. But how much do you know a compartment in which the case with landing on the rear sofa is different?!
The character of Laguna Coupe is to match appearance and nationality: sometimes slightly capricious and stubborn where is otherwise such a delay of kikdown when starting from a place but in general is quite soft and predictable. Good exchange rate stability, surprisingly soft for a semi -sports compartment, but the optimal suspension for Russian roads and, finally, decent dynamics. The 2 -lidal 170 -horsepower gasoline turbo engine disperses the Renault Laguna Coupe to 100 km/h for 9.2 s. The result could be better if it were not for the notorious delay at the start. According to subjective sensations, too accurate configuration of electronics is bypassed by a loss of 0.51 s.
In a word, a portrait of just an ideal Frenchwoman looms in front of us. Charming and sexy, it is given to you on the highway with the truth of a mistress, but at the same time, as an exemplary spouse, skillfully smoothes all the bumps of our roads and with sufficient trepidation refers to the family budget, spending from 8.8 liters per 100 km.
With such a mademoiselle, it is not a shame to appear in high society. And don't argue! Never before, being driving Renault, I did not catch the envious glances of the spoiled Moscow motorists. Charmante Cristina!

Driving
Excellent exchange rate stability, a very sharp steering wheel and a rolling sound of a turbo engine allow you to get a maximum of pleasure from driving this car.
Salon
Simple simple and not overloaded with new -fangled designer sorts. High -quality finish.
Comfort
Convenient seats and soft, but not imposing suspension.
Safety
Hard body and 10 airbags inspire confidence.
Price
Not cheap, but quite justified.

Advantages and disadvantages
+ Comfortable suspension, good ratio of dynamics and fuel consumption.
- thoughtful reactions at starting from the place, the lack of forced mixing of the audio system when activating parking sensors.

Specifications
Mark and model - Renault Laguna Coupe 2.0T
Dimensions - 4643x1812x1396 mm
Engine - gasoline, 1998 cm3, 170 hp/5000 min -1
Transmission - automatic, 6 -speed KP
Dynamics - 210 km/h; 9.2 s to 100 km/h
Competitors - Peugeot 407 Coupe, Alfa Romeo Brera

Author: Vladimir Makkaveev
Photo: Sergey Krestov
   
 
 
 

Source: Magazine 5 wheel [July 2009]