Ssangyong Actyon test drive since 2010 SUV
Ssangyong New Actyon test drive: with an escort under the hood
Evaluating the car by the color of the body is not logical, and not correct, but there are exceptions Ssangyong New Actyon, who visited Finamauto on a test drive, is endowed with the creators with the original blue color. Surely the decision to paint the car in such a color could not be spontaneous, it should be dictated by something, for example, by focus on a certain circle of potential buyers. However, the model of the Korean brand does not pretend to be an image solution, so I think that in this color the car will be bought only by a person who is warmly and sincerely loves blue. If you do not go out into the street without wearing leather boots painted in blue, if you have gloves of this color in your pockets or bag, and a blue frame of glasses flaunts on the nose, if the clock, mobile phone, wallet and a lot of other little things by which you own, give the world a piece of sky blue, then you may pay attention to the elegant Ssangyong New Actyon SUV. But, as if strikingly, the new version of Actyon is not different from the previous one, no matter how smooth lines is abounded in the silhouette of this car, the image of the brand that produces good and rather brutal cars will not attract either a sexually painted audience or connoisseurs of the beautiful in automobile design. Therefore, with a lot of advantages, one of the bright controversial solutions is the test instance of New Actyon, its color can be considered.
Oddly enough, the design of the new Actyon turned out to be ambiguous. In my look, this is a qualitative step forward, even despite the fact that the ears of another Korean car Daewoo Winstorm are sticking out the appearance of the Ssangyong Korean, which we know as a model of Opel or Chevrolet brands. However, there is an opinion, and it is quite popular that the novelty has lost a brutal charm, charisma, a recognizable style, and now the car will be lost in the ranks of the same.
The power unit, despite the small working volume, has a good power that, by controlling this SUV, you feel sufficient comfort, both when setting speed from a place (0-100 km/h - only 10 s) and when Maneuvering on the highway. Surprisingly, even gasoline motors of the same volume rarely possess such power. It is worth noting that providing the driver with the opportunity to drive a machine even in an aggressive manner, the motor is deprived of one of the main advantages of the unit working in the diesel fuel of economy. He consumes fuel exactly as much as on average consumes gasoline engines of at least 14 liters per city hundred. Only he does it a little noisily chews diesel fuel with an open mouth.
The future owners of New Actyon must be prepared for the fact that from time to time a real smoke curtain will come out of the exhaust system. This feature of not only this unit, diesel periodically smoke, automatically cleaning the anti -tower filter, but I have never seen such a amount of smoke as on the New Actyon test. The Riga overpass was literally shrouded in a blue cloud. I admit, I was not ready for such a global cleaning of the throat at Ssangyong, and even grabbed the bag with things so that when the first tongue appeared, to make legs. However, the smoke dissipated, and the work of the motor remained stable. As a result, for the 400 km of paths overcome at the New Actyon, I no longer met. But all these kilometers, I and the passengers of the car felt the close presence of an invisible ambulance, or a police car. Even on empty streets, we heard the howl of sirens. In fact, it turned out that this sound produces a turbine. If for trucks a turbine whistle is a normal phenomenon, then for passenger cars this is a unique feature for today. However, the New Actyon turbine is perfectly coping, accelerating the 2-liter diesel unit to considerable power. The work of the box and engine is unusually configured. The car in the first gear behaves inhibited, but the athlete wakes up on the second in it is interesting and, like a manual gear function, two inconspicuous buttons on the steering wheel and toggle switch, a la, a switch of light in a village house, on a vestibule 6 -Rost -speed automatic transmission. Driving in manual mode does not cause pleasure, because A car reacts to the switching jerk, yes, besides, inhibited. In addition, when switching from an automatic mode at manual (in my experience at a speed of 40 km/h), the box includes the first gear, which is very unpleasant. I did not dare to test the automatic transmission settings at higher speeds, as this could deploily end for both the motor and for the transmission. Despite the imperfection of the fur, in automatic mode the transmission works well, smoothly, without serious complaints.
Of the obvious advantages, it is worth noting the excellent maneuverability and the modest radius of the turn. Visibility from the driver's seat is beautiful, you feel the dimensions of the car in the first minutes of dating, and you no longer need parking sensors to navigate in a close parking lot.
I note the original but logical location of the turning control levers, lighting devices and wipers. They are not in the usual places (at 9 and 15 hours), but for 10 and 14 hours, which is convenient, because we usually hold our hands on the steering wheel at these points.
Materials used for the manufacture of parts of the cabin, high -quality, everything is made soundly, but there is no sensation of high cost. But the rule of three is observed, which in stylists means the optimal number of colors or materials. It perfectly combines chrome with smooth black plastic and soft embossed black plastic. The front seats are equipped with heating. Despite a sufficient number of places for storing various little things, including the compartment in the center of the torpedo, on the number of the car, there is no room in the car, except for seats, where you can put the A4 folder. The glove compartment in front of the passenger sitting in the front seat is too small. I will note a rare thing for the full and rear-wheel drive cars, a feature of the new Actyon Paul under the feet of the rear seat passengers is even, which guarantees the truly comfortable placement of three passengers. The rear seat folds 1/3 and 2/3, significantly increasing the luggage compartment, and providing decent versatility.
From obviously offensive shortcomings, I note the failed volume control on a car radio. With a run of 16,000 km, this breakdown is very early, unacceptable.
Summary
In the richest Premium configuration, a car is offered with a 2-liter 175-horsepower diesel, a leather salon, a hatch, an audio system with a CD and the ability to listen to music files recorded on a USB flash drive costs 1,149,000 rubles, which looks very tempting against the background of diesel competitors. However, the work of a diesel unit, its gluttony and smoky jerking somewhat confuses. I am sure that the low -power version of the same motor, developing 149 hp, will live longer, and the car with this engine is cheaper than the most expensive version will cost 979,000 rubles. In the price segment, up to a million Ssangyong New Actyon is one of the most profitable offers in the market.
The price of a test copy from 1,149,000 rubles
Photo: Maria Leonova
Source: Business car club
