Toyota Urban Cruiser test drive since 2009 SUV

Test drive Toyota Urban Cruiser. Suv -style low -school

Already in childhood, you liked playing with small colored cubes more than with large coarse wood? Then it is worth looking at Toyota Urban Cruiser*, which is designed to present a rough style of SUV in a modern small -scale format.
And again, the type of people appeared who mainly in advertising, booklets and newspaper articles live in anticipation of the appearance of a new car: they are creative, young, mobile, smart, know a lot about design and in rest and at the same time successful. And, of course, active. Who wants to remain passive? Or generally wallow on the couch by a vegetable, while the world outside the window, full of adventure and temptations, only waits for someone to win it. And how did you win? No, not on their two, but at the wheel of a full -fledged Terminator with all -wheel drive.
* Approx. Drom.ru: Toyota Urban Cruiser European analogue of the Japanese model of the Toyota IST of the War generation.
Toyota Urban Cruiser link between SUV and small
It is annoying that recently real SUVs and their brothers named Sport Utility Vehicle have become less popular. They are too large, too heavy, too voracious, and for many are simply too expensive. But why, the Toyota strategists, the spirit of freedom and adventure, the good design and the high position of the Suv'a seats, were asked by the question without the shortcomings due to the design? So, everything was somewhat reduced.
The exact length of the car was 3.93 meters, a height of 1.53 meters that is quite complying with the requirements of society, the format of low -profile format. Yes, and by origin of Toyota Urban Cruiser and there is a small -leaf. Under a powerful metallic appearance, as an identical wheelbase suggests, the Toyota Yaris platform with front -wheel drive is hidden. Full -wheel drive with a variable distribution of power (up to 50% on the rear wheels), as well as in Toyota Rav4, became a victim of reduction in a gasoline model. So only models with a diesel engine with a diesel engine are equipped with such a car with various plastic body kit and medium equipment, but without an automatic start system and a sliding rear seat, it costs about 22,950 euros.
The basic cost of Toyota Urban Cruiser 1.33 is approximately 16 950 euros
Even the Urban Cruiser gasoline base at a price of 16,950 euros costs noticeably more than the same Yaris (15 050 euros), and then the question arises: where to look for the result of such a price allowance? It is unlikely that the appropriate measurements are shown in spaciousness. The advantage of the car in the volume of the luggage compartment (from 39 to 70 liters) is opposed to insufficient scope on the seats and above the head. In the last sin, however, the raised seats are to blame, and the inconvenience will probably feel only very tall people, but still, in general, the ratio of the dimensions of Toyota Urban Cruiser does not deserve praise.
Asymmetrically separated rear seat, also borrowed from Toyota Yaris, moves 15 centimeters and allows you to adjust the back tilt. But such the abilities of the seat, again, will benefit only the volume of the trunk, and the space in the legs of the passengers, already very small, will be reduced to a minimum due to the leaving the seat. Along with the formed step of the folded seats, the practical value of the luggage compartment reduces the high threshold in the opening. It is not surprising that the potential buyers of Toyota will be, rather, single people or couples, despite the formal presence of five places.
Salon Urban Cruiser won the location of good finish
Of course, in Urban Cruiser many will appreciate many mess and cup holders, a standard radio receiver with CD and MP3 player, as well as a neat pleasant finish and a worthy interior. And even an unusual central dashboard with a speedometer and a tachometer is hardly annoying anyone, like a silver raised medium console. A small set of control buttons and extremely simple clear designations will allow you to quickly get used to Urban Cruiser. However, a mediocre circular overview (low side glass, wide rear ties) is by no means an assistant in a close urban movement.
The 1.33-liter engine produces 101 hp.
A 1.33 liter gasoline engine works quietly and impeccably, but there is no spark of entry, and in terms of patency it is, to put it mildly, very weak. A completely new four -cylinder engine with a capacity of 101 hp. With variable phases of gas distribution, it was created with an sight for economicality. The developers pursued the same goal, setting up the gear rates easily and precisely the switching six -speed gearbox. The system of automatic start /stop, which is included in the basic configuration, the identical task with the air conditioner or other equipment on, from time to time, returns the motor to life after a small downtime. However, there is no too much breakthrough in economy: the measuring device showed the average consumption of 7.5 liters per 100 km (95th gasoline), with a restrained driving manner in the Toyota Urban Cruiser circle, 5.2 liters were enough.
Toyota Urban Cruiser moves very deftly
At the same time, 1 166-kilogram Urban Cruiser moves quite and accurately (Yaris weighs 1,059 kg). Even in complex steep turns, he it comes in without significant fluctuations or irritating rotation, it obediently follows a given course and, despite the somewhat artificial electronic control and its large turning radius, masterfully copes with the task. The brakes could be cut cut, but they did not show the slack. The equipment of the safety system also captures: seven pillows, ESP system, active headrests.
Seats and depreciation Urban Cruiser leave much to be desired
You can only conventionally talk about comfort in Urban Cruiser, since the pendants are contrasted with a good work of the suspension and rigid shock absorbers that convey tremors from bumps to the salon. Here it is, the very feeling of Suv's management, which was imposed on this not at all deprived of attractiveness, but expensive and essentially not sensational, small -scale car. And the similarity of his name with the name of a large professional-in-resort Land Cruiser may seem ambiguous, if it is very creatively translated from the English Urban Cruiser as a tramp.
Advantages and disadvantages
 
Body
pros
- Good finish
- A lot of mess
- Transformable salon
Minuses
- unsuccessful ratio of the dimensions of the body and salon
- A mediocre review
Comfortable driving
pros
- Simple clear control devices
- Effective air conditioning (standard equipment)
- acceptable suspension work
Minuses
- sharp, hard depreciation
- Unknown seats
Drive unit
pros
- The smooth operation of the engine
- simple and accurate switching of a six -speed box
Minuses
- Bad responsiveness
- Weak cross -country ability
 
Shodal qualities
pros
- Confidence in the turn
- Good ESP system settings
- satisfactory steering
Minuses
- Great turning radius
Safety
pros
- Good security system
- acceptable, reliable braking
 
Environmental friendliness
pros
- With a restrained driving style, it is very economical
Minuses
- Certificate only according to Euro4 norms
Price
pros
- rich basic equipment
- Warranty of three years
Minuses
- relatively high price
- expensive content

Conclusion
The so -called urban SUV is, upon closer examination, small -leafing with individual appearance, but without special talents. Disappointing insufficient spaciousness, slow operation of the engine, as well as an increased level of expenses.
 
 
 
 

Source: auto Motor und Sport