Subaru Impreza test drive 5 doors since 2012 Hatchback
Subaru Impreza XV - City Mowgli
The updated Subaru Impreza XV received a new variator and a changed body. The samurai has not yet changed his sword for powder, but close to this ... automobile companies are divided into two categories. The former have a lot of money and immediately invest them in design, creating more or less cute works.
Whether they may like them or not, but the doubts that the designers worked out their fee, when looking at them, they do not arise. The latter stand tight on the ground and hold the first to travee in wigs with painted nails. Subaru, of course, from the latter.
The new suspension settings reduced the rolls, so that the new Impreza XV became closer to the driver.
More recently, the Japanese created a Subaru XV something like a hut-shaped. The model, as usual, turned out to be peculiar, but without philistinism, a kind of punk of the car market. The trouble is that it also had to be sold, and the buyer has long lost its traditional orientation and wants something vaguely wandering, it is not clear from the series what it is, but invigorates. This made the Japanese engage in design again. Seeing their attempts, you literally feel how difficult it is for the masters brought up on the millennial traditions of minimalist design, to perform the whims of consumer self -identification in the wilds. All that the Japanese designer wants is to draw a red circle, and from him they demand to portray a cross of a swarzenegger mobile with a cosmetic bag, while they still do not pay money. Nevertheless, the new Subaru XV turned out to be more sporty due to the gentle front racks and the increased inclination of the windshield. Fortunately, the Japanese did not start restyling only because of changes in appearance. Subaru XV also received a new front panel and variator. We worked a little on its suspension. We went to try all this farm to Florence.
City Mowgli. He spends all day in search of serious borders: where to climb?
Water did not pour, not text shampoo
Italy met us as usual. On the aircraft of Alitalia airline, no one suggested fastening and turning off mobile phones. The bus, which transports passengers before the entrance to the arrival area, closed the jamming doors on the sixth attempt. In the shuttle, which drove us to the hotel, armrests were broken. The room did not work in the room. The password for Wi-Fi, issued at the reception, was fake. Water did not pour from the shower, and not text shampoo from the bottle. From this point of view, Italians can always rely on. They do not change themselves.
What Subaru never succeeded is to do beautiful cars ...
Meanwhile, we were offered to ride on three versions of Subaru XV with the opposition units already familiar to us: gasoline motors with a working volume of 1.6 and 2.0 liters and a 2-liter diesel engine. I had to ride in extreme conditions. Over the past couple of years, Italians began to drive much worse. I clearly adhered to the rules and did not exceed the speed in the city, as a result of which the locals have fed me from all sides. I went quickly, still did not guess: they began to overtake on the oncoming lane through two solid ones. I tried to integrate into the slow right row not allowed! Like in Moscow in the nineties. I almost drove a section of the road, narrowed to one strip due to repairs, it was just ten meters left to the end, as the handsome man, gesturing, began to show me: let's hand back half a kilometer so that I would drive! Complete tin.
Inside, everything is quite simple, but a little stupid. At first glance you can’t figure out what's what
It became much easier outside the city. Especially with a new variator. After all, he not only reduced fuel consumption, but also allowed the use of a wider range of transmitting relations. The low gears are configured with the expectation of increasing traction characteristics, so acceleration has definitely become more dynamic. In general, traveling on winding and hilly roads is now much more pleasant because of a new balance between responsiveness and smooth switching. In addition, the new suspension settings reduced the cranes of the body, which on the serpentine only added drive.
Cellar. The farm will fit: a couple of bags with onions will fit here
Minimum effort
In the evening there was a lot of free time, and I climbed the new Subaru XV along and across. Indeed, as a result of the shift of the front rack forward, the salon became more spacious. Due to the increase in the wheelbase, space was added on the passenger row. The doorways became larger, and the thresholds are lower. In addition, the smooth floor of the trunk made more conveniently loading and unloading ... However, from the point of view of Italians, it is more important that the model has received the maximum rating of 5 stars in the latest Euro NCAP tests.
We come in and go out. The doorway is not called too narrow on this.
However, it is difficult for me to judge how much Subaru Impreza XV is interesting for hot guys from the south of Europe. But in our market, a Japanese all -wheel drive hatchback with a road clearance of 185 mm and a price lower than that decent crossover, looks a worthy fruit of minimalistic marketing. And the design ... Well, in the end, we already know what is really important.
Even the opposition diesel. Use of opposition engines Principal Subaru position
Caution, technical details
The new stray transmission has a compact design and a wider range of gear ratio. The low gears were configured with the calculation of increasing traction when touched. The use of the circuit to transmit torque between the two pulleys of the variator made it possible to obtain a compact design and a decrease in fuel consumption. In particular, in the range of increased gears, which is effective for reducing fuel consumption, the transmission efficiency is improved by approximately 5%compared to the belt design.
Author: Dmitry Leontyev, photo Subaru
Source: Magazine 4x4 [April /2012]
