Subaru R2 2003 Hatchback test drive
Subaru R2 car overview
General Oh, it’s nice to remember, ”someone will sigh inadvertently, and immediately gives out his generation. Indeed, for Subaru, the name R2 is like a paper cover. The first generation was a car that appeared in 1969 as a successor to the famous Subaru-360 model. It turns out that the new R2 model went on stage, receiving a name known among Subaru cars. Therefore, we must feel the energy of the company invested in this car. Subaru conducted an analysis by which if you look at the market with a glance, then 60% of it are high cars with an oblong body. Based on this, they put forward a concept: for a car, the value of the design of which rises above a boring competition for size!. This idea, somewhat pointed in a good way, was reflected in the new R2 model that appeared. By the way, at the previous Tokyo Motor Scho-2003 car dealership, its actual debut passed, and a green concept car, which is considered its prototype, appeared on the Tokyo Motor show.
Naturally, energy is invested not only in the appearance, but also in the filling. One of the important points is the direct front frame raised by 100 mm and withstanding a frontal collision with a displacement with a conventional car at a relative speed of 100 km/h. In addition, as much as 70 kg (up to 840 kg), the total weight of the machine relative to its predecessor Subaru pleo is reduced. This improves the characteristics of fuel consumption, which are important for such an instrument of everyday life as a small car.
A new 4-cylinder engine EN07 (658 cubic cubic cubic meter) with a double upper camshaft was developed, while the main modification became the main
without boost, but there is also an option with a supercharger. In addition, a standard option with a single upper camshaft is prepared. For painting the body, 11 shades are determined, which are compared with various objects and phenomena that are not related to iris, violet, heavenly, etc. There are also two colors for internal coloring. Exterior and interior
The style with the undoubted effect of presence is one of the attractive features of R2. A little earlier, Subaru invited the former designer Alfa Romeo and Fiat A. Baltinas, and should we say that the effect of this is produced and gradually appears before our eyes? Like the Toyota Vitz model (in which the main design is made the same Greek as Bantinas), the design feels power, despite the small size. And the question of whether it is pretty or not, you can already leave it. With a long wheeled base, overlapping arches are put forward, so there is no feeling that the tires are sharply ahead and backward (and this is typical for many cars), and in front, from behind and from the sides there is no such machine.
The waist line of the body is raised in the interior, and there is a very strong sense of wrapping, which allows you to feel calm. Now they are accustomed to such large windows that you simply lose consciousness, so the dimensions of the windshield from top to bottom seem even smaller than usual. But still, this is not perceived as unpleasant. (Although it is felt that the mirror in the cabin is moved somewhat closer than necessary, and to eliminate a crushing feeling, it would be better to stick it on the windshield).
The sensation of the interior is also very good. The lack of excessive color and excess pens, as it was once, is at the same level with a sense of fashion of recent times, striving for simplicity. In the instruments during the stop, the arrows disappear, the indicators are enlarged, the dim, shab color of the dashboard looks good. It is felt that the designers were very carefully approaching the quality of the finish, avoiding luxurious coloring, and made it calm. In addition, if you open the inner mirror on the back of the anti -loner visor, then the light lights up at the same time. Such a function is available only in luxurious imported cars. The spherical gear handle installed in the middle of the gearbox is also easy to control. Performance
It is not felt that you are going on a Japanese carletal feeling when you lead R2. If we limit ourselves to modification S with a supercharger, then the suspension equipped with 15-inch tires retains the feeling of thoroughness from low speeds, despite their further increase. From the movement around the city to the turns of the turns, the reaction of the steering wheel (the volume of amplification and the reaction when moving in turns) is also natural, and a high feeling of calm is created.
In addition, the torque is redundant at low speed, so the combination of the engine with a stranded transmission is almost the best option. The system naturally responds to any operation of the accelerator (I want to add in a hurry in the city
speed \u200b\u200bor I want to smoothly move out), and if you want to add speed more, you can get the expected acceleration by pressing the accelerator pedal. There is a mode switch that allows you to bring closer to the high speeds of a 7-speed manual mode and a program of switching a stranded transmission. But even without its use, you can completely master the cheerful movement, characteristic of the European Litro class that travels well. On the contrary, in the modification of R without a boost I felt, frankly, a certain discontent as the first impression of a combination of engine features with a stray transmission. As for the sensation of movement, the modification S (which is not considered sports) has more stability, so I thought it would be better to make it standard.
However, it also seemed that both cars almost reach the calm sensation of the movement that differs the previous Subaru pleo model. Maybe this is affected by weight loss. However, it can be expected that such a serious company as Subaru will immediately react to this and will gradually grind this car.
Source: CarView.co.jp
