Suzuki Aerio (Liana) Sedan 2001 - 2007 sedan
We will go our own way
It can only be of interest to many Suzuki liana. In all other respects, this is a unique car addressed to the buyer with non -standard requests. In terms of price, Suzuki has always been the most democratic Japanese company. At the same time, only all-terrain vehicles of this brand can be considered truly popular. But passenger models with Litera S on the hood, despite their availability, do not even make weather in the market in poor countries. But not at all because they are bad. But because Suzuki cars that are not designed for a mass consumer. For example, WaGon-R Micro-lining with a bus body. Or Ignis is something between the hatchback, a semi-commercial heel, like Renault, and a SUV. Agree, not everyone is ready to understand and accept such unusual cars.
The original liana of the same field is berry. Seeking just a golf-class car (it doesn’t matter, sedan, hatch-bek or station wagon), it is not considered in the first place. For the same money (or slightly large) you can find a more familiar, more understandable Japanese model. But if a high ceiling of the cabin and the convenience of planting-racks are fundamental for you, many are simply cut off immediately, and Suzuki, on the contrary, falls into view. By indicating the second mandatory requirement, the presence of an automatic box, you narrow the search circle even more. At this stage, Liana becomes one of the most profitable cars. Well, if you also need all -wheel drive, Liana has no competitors at all in terms of setting conditions or price.
What is the price?
Basic concepts in relation to the vines supplied to Russia do not exist. Cars are offered in a single, very rich configuration (only a radio is added on all -wheel drive versions). The price depends on the type of body, drive and gearbox. Therefore, for clarity, we will bring all possible options to the table.
Sedan hatchback
front -wheel drive, manual transmission $ 16,120 $ 16,720
front -wheel drive, automatic transmission $ 17 520 $ 18 120
4x4, μP $ 18 180 $ 18 660
4x4, automatic transmission $ 19,460 $ 20,000
As you can see, even a banal front -wheel drive sedan with a manual box is very beneficial in terms of price/equipment ratio. However, if you close your eyes to cast discs and fog, this modification has almost equivalent Japanese competitors. But the more you complicate the vine (add an automatic or four -wheel drive), the less it remains analogues. In the catalog of what other company you will find a high minivan-like hatch-bek with all-wheel drive and automatic for only $ 20,000? There is no such. Therefore, we chose this version for acquaintance to demonstrate the uniqueness of the vines as much as possible.
List of standard equipment
ABS with electronic brake force distribution
Four airbags
Fog lights
Immobilizer
Air conditioner
Electric windows
Electric mirrors and heating
Central Castle with DU
Cassette/CD-Magnetic with 4 speakers (only 4x4)
Driver's seat adjustable in height
Fabric salon
Height -adjustable steering column
Separately folding rear sofa
The back of the back of the rear sofa adjustable over the angle of inclination (only hatchback)
Light alloy wheels
Outside and inside
Recently, Japanese cars began to gain a European gloss and a feeling of breed. Thanks to this, a positive perception of the machine is formed, the desire to buy it. Liana is the exact opposite. Its appearance is emphasized by the national, Asian. Apparently, therefore, liana with a sedan body is poorly sold. A disproportionate, in profile reminiscent of a hatching hat of an English policeman, few people have any favorable emotions. But in addition to the category I like, I like the sedan cannot offer any pragmatic arguments in its favor.
The proportions of the sedan, let's say, for an amateur
The hatchback also does not shine with a European gloss, but visually it is much harmonious than the sedan. After the recently transferred plastic surgery, Liana-Hatchback stopped calling a pies (in the sense of chubby and smooth). The appearance of the machine became more emphasized, which the protective moldings on bumpers and doors, of which there were no before, contributed to a large extent. By the way, in the city they are indisputably useful from a functional point of view. But the renewed Liana found visual heavyweight completely inappropriately. Closed in plastic armor of low hanging thresholds and bumper, it became like a massive iron. Even the elegant hatchback feed is almost like that of Subaru-Forester, in the case of Liana, obsessively resembles the heel of the same item of household appliances.
But be that as it may, the Liana-Hatchback is not bought for aesthetic, but for practical reasons. The people around them are called a high (155 cm) car compact. And this means that the car is very convenient and roomy. Sitting in it, you do not need to bend in half just bending. This is especially true in the city, when it is necessary to enter-get out of the car ten times a day. And the salon is very spacious thanks to vertical bus landing. The inhabitants of the rear sofa (by the way, there may be three of them) there remains a fair supply of space above the head and, most importantly, in the legs even with the front seats posed to the stop. So for city and relatively short suburban trips with the whole family, the car can be recommended boldly.
A4 papers do not contain a glove box
Under the passenger chair of the retractable box
There are cosmetic mirrors in both visors
But for tourist warriors in which the organization of life in a car is important, Liana is not adapted to the best way. And this is the main reason why the Japanese do not want to call their brainchild compactiven. For the latter, the wide possibilities of transforming the salon and the presence of all kinds of drawers, pockets, secretaries and folding tables with cup holders are mandatory. In this nomination for the title of compactwane, Liana really does not pull. There is only one glove box, and he is small. There are only three cup holders, and the rear passengers divide one into all. The side pockets are located only in the front doors, but they are too narrow, uncomfortable. And from the excess joys of the life of a drawer under the front passenger chair and a separate back of the rear sofa adjustable in the angle of inclination. Not much.
Heating seats is present in all vines
Driving chair with a folding armrest
Above the driver's door, hinged ocher
However, everything is explainable. At the price of Suzuki, you will not find a single full -fledged European or Japanese compactway. And Liana, even by the standards of the hatchbacks of the golf class, is one of the most affordable, although it is much more convenient and spacious than many station wagons. And this is the main trump card of the car. But if the Japanese managed to offer more a car for less money, you must be prepared for the fact that Liana is largely woven from budget compromises. Hence the modest possibilities of transforming the salon, and the quality of finishing materials, which is somewhat inferior to the interiors of the best Japanese classmates.
The diameter of the front cup holders is regulated
On front -wheel drive machines, the central console is black, without a radio
Behind the wheel
Once again, noting the convenience of landing (the driver will thank the vine every time for this), we begin to get used to the captain's bridge. In the shape of a chair, in general, a good even hinged armrest on the right is provided. The only objective claim to him is too a heaped pillow, which can only be adjusted in height, but not in the corner of inclination. As a result, you do not crawl from the seat only thanks to the decent clutch properties of the upholstery. It’s good that slippery skin is not offered for vines.
As in most Japanese cars, the driver does not have enough longitudinal adjustment. True, a vertical landing somewhat smooths out this drawback. It is pleasant that, unlike most compact-wans, the steering wheel even in the highest position is installed quite vertically. Therefore, with its rapid rotation, one does not have to come off the back of the chair. And here is the main difference between the updated Liana interior analogue combination of devices instead of the previous liquid crystal. Previously, from multi -colored displays, running paths and sectors in the eyes. The new tidy reads perfectly even by the standards of analog counterparts.
Governing bodies
1. Block windows and a mirror settings remote control. 2. Falled headlights, switch of fog headlights and heating mirrors. 3. Remote control of the radio control. 4. Information display. 5. The alarm switch. 6. The radio. 7. Microclimate control unit.
The microclimate control unit is equally convenient. Everything is logical and understandable without instructions. But the Japanese, the distance she steamed, the Japanese, seemed to create in the avarala mode. Each time, instead of adjusting the volume, I climbed radio stations and vice versa. It would be better if there was no distance at all. But the holder for audio cassettes and CDs located at the very bottom of the central console is made very original. He is bilateral. If you do not carry audio recordings with you, turn it upside down and instead of the picket fence of the guides you get a flat shelf for trifles.
Dashboard
1. The indicator of the temperature of the coolant. 2. Signal lamps. 3. The button-regulator of the brightness of the lighting of the devices. 4. Tachometer. 5. Indicator of the automatic transmission. 6. Speedometer. 7. Mileage counter. 8. button for the zeroing of a daily run. 9. Fuel level indicator.
The situation with visibility is ambiguous. On the one hand, I sit high, I look far away. Plus, the side mirrors are huge, like an all -around. It’s simply impossible not to notice anything about such. But, as in most minivans, small triangular windows in the front doors make it difficult to an angular review. Surrounded by massive racks, these triangles are practically not visible. When maneuvering reversing, wide head restraints interfere. And not so much the rear as the front driver. Turning back, you get your eyes in his black pillow. You have to lean sideways, peering out from behind the headrest.
Safety Liana was not subjected to independent crash tests, so the level of her passive security can be judged only by the availability of security means. Four inflatable pillows in the standard are good. There is nothing more to say.
The instruction recommends that the children's armchair recommends installing the children's armchair. In the case of special need, it is possible in front, but only with the right seat pushed to the stop, and the chair should be installed only in the direction of movement. It is strictly forbidden to turn it with a back forward, since the right frontal airbag does not turn off.
From the means of personal safety and the protection of the car, one can note the central lock with two programmable functions of sequential opening of the driver's door and all the others, as well as double blocking. This is when the door cannot be opened from the inside, even breaking the glass.
We load the suitcases
In the passenger version, Liana-Hatchbek trunk volume is 480 liters, which is almost one and a half times larger than the usual hatch-becks of golf class. True, it is planned not in the best way, he was very narrowed by the protruding details of the suspension. Therefore, it is possible to effectively use its volume only with the help of a relatively small luggage, capturing it on all nooks.
According to the possibilities of transformation, again, a compromise between hatchback and compactway. The back row of seats does not go back and forth on the sherching, does not remove completely from the cabin and is not compiled in various combinations, like a scenario or Picasso. You can only set the back of the sofa more vertically (it is adjusted along the angle of inclination) to slightly increase the luggage volume, preserving the seats in the back. Or fold the sofa separately or in parts, as in an ordinary hatch-beke (the step forms on the floor).
At first glance, it is clear how more functional trunk hatchback (right) is than a sedan
In terms of volume, the trunk of the sedan, like the hatchback, and the back of the sofa folds in parts. However, the opening between the trunk and the cabin is narrow, and the design of the lid (the absence of internal upholstery and sickle loops that eat useful volume) is characteristic of most budget sedans.
Car dimensions, mm
Salon dimensions, mm
On the roads ...
There is nothing outstanding in Liana's riders, as well as frankly negative. But if in some way the car is trying to demonstrate a level above the average, there is always the flip side of the coin.
A modest 1.6-liter engine even with all-wheel drive and automatic (it is simple, without technical delights, but it works quite logically) provides very assertive acceleration at low starts. But after 130 km/h the speed of the speed set drops sharply, the car rides with a noticeable strangle. Apparently, the aerodynamics of the high body affects. But it seems, unable to deceive the laws of physics, the Japanese decided to deceive the driver, installing a tight spring on the gas pedal. By effort on it, it seems that you are pounding with all the money, although the numbers on the speedometer are still very childish.
Engine
1. The oil -polling neck of the engine. 2. The oil probe of the engine. 3. The tank of the steering wheel. 4. The tank of the main brake cylinder. 5. Battery battery. 6. The tank of the washer of the glass. 7. Expansion tank of the cooling system. 8. Oil probe automatic transmission. 9. The traffic jam of the engine cooling radiator.
By the way, the brake pedal is also too hard (in any case, by car with an automatic box). In emergency situations, the brakes are quite effective, and ABS comes into effect late, delicately and allows you to achieve maximum slowdown. But with a smooth slowing, you often unfinished, frantically squeezing the pedal already in front of the bumper driving in front of the car. The nature of the controllability is also twofold. In general, it is configured for safety. If you sort out with speed in a bend, Liana begins to slip out the front axle. After instinctive discharge of gas in such a situation, the car smoothly, without sudden movements, goes to a smaller radius. In general, it is possible to disrupt the Liana into the skid the most dangerous abnormal situation only with frankly provocative actions. But at the same time, the car is trying to scare the driver with drifts when, in fact, they are still far away. When obstructing an obstacle and even when passing irregularities in direct food, it begins to wag, as if it were about to break into sliding.
The suspension is generally optimal in terms of the ratio of smoothness and energy intensity. This is good. But so that it was not too good, it is talkative on sharp irregularities. And in general, the noise insulation of Liana is quite mediocre. During the ride, the noise of tires and engine is constantly heard when it switches higher than average.
So, in the sled qualities of the liana with an automatic machine is mediocre. It will quite arrange a moderately active and not particularly parley to the acoustic comfort of the driver. There is no need to demand something more from her.
... and without them As for the off -road abilities of the vines of even all -wheel drive, you can not be seduced. Firstly, the road clearance of an unloaded machine is 150 mm, which is not a record for cars. At the same time, the exhaust pipe passing behind is only a little higher than the front subframe that limits the clearance. But since when loading, the machine squats specifically for the stern, the exhaust highway is first flattened when in contact with the soil. Secondly, the rear axle of the all-wheel drive version is connected with a noticeable delay, and, for example, in the sand the front wheels manage to burst before they receive help.
But the point is not even in the road lumen and not in a tight all -wheel drive. At the exit from the asphalt for a passenger car, geometric patency of the entry, congress, ramp angles are more important. See how plastic overlays and front bumper hang low. You will tear off all this props on the first bend of the road. Therefore, overpaying $ 18802060 for all-wheel drive and radio (these two positions are available for some reason only together) only in order to confidently feel on slippery, but even roads. As written in the instructions.
Operation, service
The conditions of the guarantee and maintenance of the vines are typical for Japanese cars for 3 years or 100,000 km of run, and it is necessary to come to the planned ones after 15,000 km.
Among the advantages of after -sales service, Suzuki can be noted the relatively low cost of the normchass of work (Moscow dealers have an average of $ 3035), although the planned ones are still expensive regarding the price of the car itself. The disadvantages of the dealer network of Suzuki (out of 12 authorized technical centers 7 are located in Moscow), the lack of a single regional spare parts warehouse in Russia and their high cost. Since each dealer decides the issues of replenishment of its own warehouse itself, far from all the details can be bought from the first handling. However, the delivery time is usually no more than three weeks.
We liked
Gorgeous lateral mirrors
Convenient microclimate control unit
Ease of landing and spacious salon
Easy readable devices
And:
Profitable price
Criminogenic safety (Liangs do not complain)
We didn't like it
Low hanging plastic body kit
Too horizontally installed driver's pillow
Wide head restraint that impede the rear review
Unsuitable remote control of the remote control of the radio
And:
Insufficient sound insulation
Dear spare parts
The insolvenity of the dealer network
Suzuki Liana 1.6 A/T Hatchback
Total information
Body (number of places/doors)
hatchback (5/5)
Equipped mass, kg
1260
Speed, km/h
165
Fuel consumption, l/100 km highway/city
7.0/10.3
Fuel supply, l
50
Engine
Location
Front transversely
Design
gasoline, 4-cylinder, in order, with two upper camshafts
The number of valves per cylinder
4
Diam. cylinder x Piston stroke, mm
78x83
Working volume, SMZ
1586
Compression ratio
9.7: 1
Power, L.S. at rpm
106/5500
Torque, kgsm at rpm
14.6/4000
Chassis
Transmission
front wheel drive with automatic connecting the rear via viscous
Transmission
Automatic, 4-speed
Gear rates I; II; III; IV; Z.Kh.
2.88; 1.57; 1.0; 0.7; 2.3
main gear
4.07
Suspension
Independent, with stabilizers of anti -resistance stability
front
Type McEzerson
behind
Mollycent
Steering
REMENCH with an amplifier
Brakes:
With ABS
front
Disk ventilated
behind
Drum
Tires
195/55 R15
Prices for spare parts and that, $
TO1 (15,000 km) 190
TO2 (30,000 km) 320
TO3 (45,000 km) 265
Oil filter 11.5
Air filter 37
Fuel filter 180
Spark plug (1 pc.) 7.8
Front brake pads/rear 180/105
Tip of steering thrust 31
Steering thrust 100
Ball support is lower (lever assembly) 290
Front shock absorber/rear 330/350
Front wing 290
The rear wing is 280
Hood 380
Front door 620
The rear door is 600
Front bumper assembly (cladding and amplifier) \u200b\u200b885
Rear bumper assembly (cladding and amplifier) \u200b\u200b790
Windshield 514
Side glass 215
Front headlight assembly 390
Rear lamp assembly 180
We decided:
Liana is unique in the set of consumer qualities especially hatchbacks with all -wheel drive and automatic and profitable in price. If you need just such a car, there is no alternative to Liana. Ready to refuse all -wheel drive? Then Liana will be simply profitable, compared to competitors, purchase.
Alexander Konov, photo of Alexander Sadovnikov
Source: Magazine buy a car [19/2004]
