Suzuki Kizashi test drive since 2009 sedan
Suzuki Kizashi 2.4 MT 999 000 p.
Suzuki Kizashi appeared back in 2010 and became the first D-class sedan in the Suzuki line, but still remains a rarity on domestic roads. It seems that the motorists either did not notice her, or did not understand, or did not appreciate.
According to the manager who gave me Kizashi, I became the first girl-journalist who took this car for the test. No wonder: Kizashi is absolutely a male car. Not a drop of glamor, only hardcore! (Moreover, in a literal translation: the body of the car is made very hard, it even shakes it on the road not along, but across.) It is not clear why something except black in the color scheme: in it the car looks much more stylish than silver, which I got. Indeed, on silver, the original chrome radiator grille and a round of two wide exhaust pipes are not so distinguished. Yes, and the best interior detail of the white-moon lighting of the instrument panel does not contrast enough ...
The bells of mufflers are hinting at ...
Orientation on men is also manifested in the equipment of the car. Do men like to feel a car? In the basic version of the Kizashi with front -wheel drive and a 2.4 liter engine with a capacity of 178 liters. With. There is a 6 -speed manual man transmission with a very long adhesion (for traffic jams where this car will conduct most of its life, at all, as it is called, is not an ice!) And the ugly inclusion of the rear gear, which brought me a couple of times at the most delicate moment: did not turn on , when it was urgent to turn around on a narrow bilateral road.
The salon is strict, stylish, ergonomic and solid without glamor (in the photo version with the automatic transmission)
Kizashi has one of the most voluminous and powerful engines in a class with good thrust on the bottom (230 nm of torque are reached at 4000 min-1), sometimes before slipping at start. It goes well along the highway, except for the same on -board pitching on irregularities and a harsh suspension, designed for a more aggressive driving style than mine, and in the salon it is noisy at speed.
The rear seats fold almost horizontally
In the city, you feel that you stand out, attract surprised and often incomprehensible views, raise questions ... Kizashi as a movie is not for everyone on the connoisseur.
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
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Design, ergonomics, large trunk, dynamics and exchange rate stability, fuel efficiency.
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An unfriendly gearbox, price.
Driving
The steering wheel makes it possible to feel the car, but you get used to the manual transmission and clutch for a long time.
Salon
White lighting of devices is a brilliant find of designers.
Comfort
Three -phase heating of the seats in the base, but there is no electric drive of the lateral mirrors.
Safety
2 front and 2 side pillows, curtains, knee pillow, ABS, ESP in the base.
Price
Apparently, the main reason for the unpopularity of this model.
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions 4650x1820x1480mm
The engine is gasoline, 4-cylinder,
2393 cm3, 178/6500 hp/min-1,
230/4000 nm/min---1
Transmission fur., 6-speed, front drive
Dynamics 215 km/h; 7.8 s to 100 km/h
Fuel consumption is 7.9 liters per 100 km in mixed. cycle
Competitors Mazda 6, Toyota Avensis
Source: Magazine 5 wheel [July 2012]
