Test Drive Suzuki Aerio (Liana) Sedan 2001 - 2007 Sedan

Guaranteed superiority

The all-wheel drive passenger cars in our country belongs to a special trepidation. And the point here is not only the merits of sports monsters in the world rally championships, and in the fact that in spite of the size, classes and other features they are associated with the consumer with a sort of road liberation - the ability to drive and park anywhere, as well as ignore any weather surprises.
 
Of course, in the real life of the car, these are not only roads, but often and are not intended for trials on the passability, but the rumor is Solva. It is necessary to get a car with a 4WD signboard, as you look with envy, so provoking to prove to everyone that he is capable of.
 
Fighting ideas
Our current level is not at all of these - terrible, inflated, playing muscles. It seems a kind of increasing, perhaps even disproportionate, with a completely ordinary engine (1.6 liters, 103 l.) - And no signs, except for the emblem and inscription Suzuki Liana. Modesta, and only. Nevertheless, for nonsense forms, whether the sedan is, or mini-Wen hid an unexpected space of a salon, a spacious and comfortable trunk, and even the Konk Suzuki is a all-wheel drive transmission.
 
I do not know which canons - Japanese or European adhered to the design of Liana, but the car turned out not only unusual, but also a little contradictory. So, addressed behind the wheel, you can not get rid of the feeling of proportions, characteristic of mini Ven, although there is no doubt that this liana is still a sedan. High landing, large lops mirrors, abundance of space on the sides and above the head, spacious seats and even additional windows unloading a massive front rack - everything suggests: it is more than an ordinary classic body.
 
On the other hand, when trying to get a job more comfortable with a rather narrow range of longitudinal adjustment and short, calculated clearly not on the Europeans, the seat cushion. Similar problems and the rear passengers: places for shoulders and legs with excess, but on top pressed a stylish falling roof. In general, with a more detailed acquaintance of Liana does not cease to surprise the originality of design approaches.
 
Full - forward
Before learning the behavior of the car on the road, we will estimate its potential capabilities on the lift. The protection of the engine compartment is almost no any - two plastic brazers in the corners are designed, apparently, play the role of mud shields for the most vulnerable parts of the power unit. Their console fastening immediately winds the desire to evaluate the lianen's passability. The graduation system, however, is a little covered with a powerful cross, but it is worthy to sit on the belly - and the deformations of the muffler are almost inevitable. Even with the suspension of optimism, the road will be asked in 150 mm. It is obvious that the all-wheel drive of Suzuki is directed solely on improving the riding properties in difficult weather conditions. Well, in the yard just the last spring blizzard - here it is, the chance to distinguish itself.
 
Wow! It turns out that Motor Suzuki, previously painful to high speed, in the era of Liana acquired a convenient arbitraryness and now not only easily puts the car from the scene, but also makes it easy not to ceremony with the choice of gear.
 
Liana, without visible effort, rolls on the fifth about 1000 rpm, and at the same time quite confident, although slowly, accelerates, it is worth drowning the accelerator in the floor. Such a practical and smooth character for all-wheel drive is quite by the way. Idyllo spoils a little unbelievable work of a manual gearbox: because of the great switches, it distracts too much attention. The rest is not bad: a comfortable engine and brakes, dense, energy-intensive pendants, a sensitive steering wheel and, of course, four leading. The latter is felt immediately - in the corners of the liana, it seems to stick to abundantly polished asphalt reagents, allowing not to be afraid of provocations from the road fabric. The stains of ice, snowpoints - it is all nicking, only sometimes smooth screwing in a turn under the burden reminds of the second leading axis. Here the main thing is not to overestimate the capabilities of the tires. As a all-wheel drive, not burdened by electronic stabilization systems, Liana allows much, but does not forgive panibrates, leaving the obedience when reassessing its capabilities. And with a competent circulation, the car makes himself feeling on a slippery road almost a racer.
 
Logical breakdowns to slip, sensitive reactions to the steering steering and the burden, as it is impossible to better contribute to the spectacular passage of rapid turns. Of course, the motor here is more and more powerful, and the Rubber of Posubashei, but it is necessary to be content with what is.
 
Seeing at first energy-intensive and elastic suspensions with increasing speed are taken too annoyingly repeating the wave-like road profile, throwing tricks with an all-growing amplitude. Having achieved 120-130 km / h, you feel like an elastic rubber ball, which is jumping on the road, as you have to. The most unpleasant thing is that in the end it gives rise to the digging of the machine, affecting the reliability of the control. In general, excessive jumping and sharp steering wheel - not the best combination even for all-wheel drive.
 
Where are competitors?
In any case, in the domestic market of passenger all-wheel drive competitors, Liane is practically no, at least, based on the price of $ 16,000 and even with a rather rich equipment. For example, our modest was stuffed with almost all the benefits of civilization, except except the hatch in the roof of the helicopter electronics. Agree, for the sake of the possibility of becoming the owner of a car with a magical inscription 4WD, it is not possible to draw to the disadvantages not so critical: they say, extinguishable - wipe.
Brief data
Suzuki Liana.
Released in Japan since 2001, replacing the SUZUKI BALENO model.
Russia comes with two body options: five-door mini-Ven and four-door sedan, one petrol engine is 1.6 liters, 103 liters. with. aggregated with a five-speed manual transmission or a four-stage automatic machine.
From this year, dealers offer Lian in the front or all-wheel drive versions with a complete set of additional equipment at a price of $ 14,900 and 16,000, respectively.
 
 
EQUIPMENT
Abs
Side airbags
Air conditioner
Adjustable steering column
Audio system
Full-sized spare wheel
 
SUMMARY
+ Spacious salon and trunk, high level of equipment, competitive for all-wheel drive Price.
- Insufficient longitudinal range of movements of the front seats, non-optimal, in relation to Russian conditions, smoothness.
 
Sergey Voskresensky. Photo: George Sadkov
 
 
 

 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"