Skoda Citigo test drive 5 doors since 2012 Hatchback
Smart townspeople
Citigo, which has become the most compact in the Skoda line, essentially tilted Volkswagen Up! But, firstly, Skoda will have a five-door version. And secondly, Citigo will come to the Russian market! My partner in a test drive and, to put it mildly, not the most compact representatives of the human race. Therefore, we go to a typewriter with a fair amount of irony. Not because city babies, in many ways saving European cities from hopeless traffic jams, are ridiculous to us in any case! We simply cannot restrain smiles from the upcoming process of introducing ourselves into this charming emerald green creation with a silver arrow on the tip of the nose. And
And nothing special happens! Yes, when in Skoda Citigo two uncles about 190 cm tall the four -month -old becomes conditional. But in front, especially if you set comfortable, with integrated headlights of the seat at least with a minimum shift relative to each other, there is no crowding. And you have to shift: the steering wheel is adjusted only by vertical, but not by departure and the driver is forced to move forward a little closer than he could afford. But there is no sensation of the elbow, and the doors do not force to press the hand to themselves, as often happens in small cars. The three -door Citigo in the elbows of a good five centimeters wider than the five -door, which in turn is already more spacious in this parameter than the eldest Skoda Fabia! Truly, to complain sin!
A smile with a raid of irony is surprisingly replaced more than once. Now we will torment the three-cylinder motor (since we still got a more powerful, 75-horsepower, version)? And he is not tormented! He takes and rides. And for its liter volume, it is quite worthy. It is hopelessly difficult for him only on the rowers and rods and in turns of a winding mountain path have to go in, holding in his head that 95 nm of torque is not great assistants, if you need to stretch the trajectory. But it is precisely keeping in my head that is nothing more. We expect that the motor will frankly vote, but even at high speeds the sound is working, but not at all nasty. And noise insulation at an unexpectedly decent level for this class. We expect that a machine, the height of which is not much less than width, will frighten the rolls. But this does not happen! A balanced suspension at the same time and energy intensive (again, naturally, taking into account the class of the machine), and elastic, in its work does not smell at all cheapness. There are no rolls not only frightening, but even just unnecessary! And dissatisfied savings of the rear wheels manifest when the supplied majority of classmates would have been behaved long ago like the tasty skates of the humpbaches!
After a while, you are finally convinced that a small machine does not disappoint at all on the go rather, on the contrary. But the main thing in the Skodovskaya baby is not even this balance. In the end, although excellent sled qualities are always great, but the city car is primarily practicality, and not drive and annealing. And the Simply Clever Slogan Slogan (just smart) in Citigo is more than clearly. Native sister VW Up! (By the way, unlike only a three -door Wolfsburg brother, Citigo has a five -door version) and Seat MII has a fair amount of thoughtful little things for everyday city life. Without which, it seems, you can live (for example, the presence of a holder is not only for a parking ticket, but also touches the photo), but more fun and more convenient with them! By the way, if you are not sentimental, fix it instead of a photo, for example, the list of cases provides not only a connector for AUX-Jack and iPhone, but also a special cell in which the smartphone holds tightly and conveniently. Not only boxes, but also mesh pockets in the sidewalls of the seats. Not just a glove compartment, but also a hook under a small bag on its lid. And already on the organization of space in the trunk (251 liters of the volume of similar in the class, except for the UP!/Citigo/mii trio, almost no one has anyone) in Volkswagen Group for a long time! In addition to four hooks and fasteners, you can order an additional suspended mesh that holds up to 3 kg of particularly fragile luggage. With folded rear seats, the trunk capacity reaches 959 liters, and the height of the loading opening (58 cm) allows you to transport very overall boxes. A special feature of the Move & Fun system, at first glance reminding non-native navigation. By the way, having released this display with one click, it can really be used as a navigator when walking. But the navigation component is only a small part of the functions of Move & Fun! Being installed in a standard connector, the display becomes not only the sensory center of control of the audio center and the phone, but also the screen of the parking lots, and the on -board computer displays here even an imitation of the scales of the tachometer, pressure indicators and oil temperature! And it is a sin to complain that one display is responsible for all who else of classmates in principle can offer this?
And the little Skoda on the spot beats its competitors with the development of security! And it's not even about five stars on EURONCAP. The City Safety Drive braking system appeared on the city baby! Okay, Mercedes or Volvo there are already perceived by such bells and whistles almost like granted. But here, an inexpensive baby itself knows how to track obstacles (an all-green-welding chamber in the area of \u200b\u200bthe rearview mirror) and stop at a speed of up to 30 km/h! However, a note if the driver himself does not take any action with a brake or clutch, no one canceled for Citigo. But to intercept the initiative if you continue to put pressure on the gas, the machine can.
Speaking of clutch. So far, Citigo is equipped only by a mechanical KP. The machine (it would be more correct to say a robotic box) will appear a little later. Like engines operating on natural gas. Whether the gas engines will come to Russia is not yet clear, but the two -pedal Citigo will definitely reach us.
Who is the creators of this machine, especially since the attitude towards subcompacts is notable for us still ambiguous (if it is not killing Matiz)? In addition to, of course, youth who select the first car is married couples, which are good for this format as a second car for everyday household chores. And the third category, in Russia, is not yet as widely represented as in Europe, those whom marketers call Best Aigers. People aged who want to change (or supplement) a larger car in order to lead an active lifestyle without problems due to urban tightness and excessive operating costs without sacrificing comfort and safety.
I would simplify saying simply: Citigo is addressed to those who believe that the phrase is a compact car not at all a synonym for the poor or flawed words. This is not in the new, the smallest Skoda! But rationality and practicality in Citigo is really more than enough. Simply Clever, or rather City Clever!
The recognition of the interior is concise, but does not look simple at all, retains family features. Removable Move & Fun Design find: almost as additional, but your own!
The information content of Move & Fun is the most information-loaded element in the cabin. Navigation, multimedia center, telephony, on -board computer and even a branch of the instrument panel and this is all about it!
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