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How cheap mass models focused on the ordinary consumer correspond to it today's needs? Sergey Voskresensky tried to state employees. Photo: Alexander Kulnev.
Lada Priora 1.6 L, 98 hp, 5-speed manual transmission, luxury equipment, 335 900 rub.
Daewoo Nexia 1.6 L, 108 hp, 5-speed manual gearbox, GLE, 309 000 rub.
Geely MK 1.5 L, 94 hp, 5-speed manual transmission, Elegance equipment, 369,000 rubles.
There are products with an attachment of Light, simply speaking, lightweight. Some promise to keep the figure, others fill the lungs harmless smoke. In fact, they are surrogate properties and sensations born by substitutes and sweeteners. That is, the smoke and the truth is real, but his taste is very conditional.
Our rivals sometimes seem to be unreal in need of the light console. But it is not at all because cars, which for the price of three hundred (with a good tail) of thousand rubles are considered budget, suddenly become ultralight or economical. Superior technology is not for them. Just in each, whether it was packed according to the full program of Lada Priora, Daewoo Nexia or Gili-MK, there is some artificiality that breaks the harmony of the car. What is the taste there, the more aftertaste, when the annoying smells constantly pursue, then unnaturally great efforts, almost excluded on the overwhelming majority of modern cars. Obviously, it is possible to come to terms, take everything as it is. But you agree, for 12,00013 000 conventional units still want to have a car, and not just a means of movement, to which you constantly adapt. And if so, we take a look at the trio more closely.
Age centers
At first glance, Daewoo Nexia car is the most balanced. The German-Korean roots, a construction, tested, besides, the special role in this price segment does not play a special role. And then the old woman knew himself, began to play with the new outlines, after the interior, flooded with fresh forces, stubbing under the hood as much as 108 horses. And if the external cosmetics thing is controversial, then everything else looks quite harmonious. Comfortable levers, twisters and keys, verified efforts, cute appliances and general design. Looking inside, it is possible to recognize Nexia if not the most modern, but quite decent car, an unpretentious workhorse.
However, if you dig deeper, reasonable claims arise. In the updated car, there are still no airbags, ABS, steering column adjustment, and even a hint of the rear seat transformation. The trunk is big, and the longer can not be put anyway. The quality of the assembly is so-so, on the triethrower: the glass of the driver's door is constantly inspired and thrown away, and the upholstery is also fruitful. Note, on a completely new car!
The fact that these flowers, you understand when trying to jump on the driver's seat. First, the legs are stuck between the steering wheel and the pillow. You are squeezing, unsubstantially remembered for a long time saved tolerances and allowances of a simple design. Then the skews begin in the head, because the ram of Nexia is noticeably unfolded away from the driver, and then the back of the seat in the process of evolution frankly fell into the middle rack. It is not only possible to fit normally all the time sliding to the exit!
No wonder the colleague was so happy when, after a couple of years, the torment eventually put a corporate armchair on the editorial loaf and sighed with relief.
The key to the start! Oh, this is not just an engine, but a call to competitors, opposed to age complexes. At first it works with a light Lenza, not always finding the perfect mutual understanding with a stretched transmission. But it is worth waiting when the tachometer arrows will overstep 3000, and the Nexia Mig will turn into a prime, cheerful projectile. Now it is ready to forgive the uncomfortable landing, too noticeable, even the annoying noise of the motor and much more.
However, it is soon becoming obvious: the engine is still busting. After all, the brakes leave to desire the best, puzzling with weak efficiency and vibrations. Controllability protrudes the shortcomings: an empty steering wheel, large rolls and unstable behavior at high speed. This nonxince, possessing excellent dynamics, good smoothness, emphasizes that it is absolutely not adapted for a quick ride. It must be updated again, now already reconfiguring suspension, brakes and steering.
On nicknamed the smell
The sharp vinyl spirit comes out of all parts, heats through, causing the headache in the end and the urokomin, according to which it seems soon I will soon learn to determine the Chinese even blindfolded. And even to the business card of the Gili necessarily add the concept of the steering wheel with a roll. This is when at low speed you start rotating the ram, and in the depths of the mechanism constantly something pulsates, generating unevenness and some mysteriousness of the effort. Oh, these needlewomen! They spied there, they copied there, wrapped all this cheap, in places with uneven plastic, weathered the skin. True, outside the car is quite pretty, although quite faceless, well, inside too differently.
An attempt to move the simple, similar to the combination of devices to the very center of the front panel (they say, so modern) only emphasized the budget of the design. The interior did not become brighter, rather, on the contrary: the emptiness that appeared was cheaper and the mediocre quality of the materials. To the small and distant scales of the speedometer and the tachometer in Gili, it is necessary to look closely, straining vision. A short seat pillow strives to slip out at the most inopportune moment, and the hatch on the roof (expensive equipment) to pass the shoulders: the gap above the head is not agreed with a high driver and passenger landing. And only three branded TOYOVOV regulators of the ventilation system, like alien beings, look at the interior with some perplexity.
Nevertheless, against the background of Nexia, the Chinese car is not only much better equipped (two airbags, ABS), but also looks preferable. There are no such disagreements between the steering wheel (by the way, adjustable) and the seat, the landing is more correct, spacious from behind.
Emotions, brightness and expressiveness? The ride package of the model Gili-MK is not provided. The Chinese is in many ways trying to be good: it slows down reliably, it holds well at the road, it demonstrates good smoothness and the ability to resist Ughab. In short, it works fine. Just makes it too boring. Let's say the engine is generally quite comfortable and elastic, but, of course, he is inferior to the onlet of a non-dissociety engine and annoys even, even bore acceleration. You put on the accelerator in anticipation of at least some expression, and Jili, rude, does not go to anything.
Noise and specific handling two components that frankly fall out of the general ideology. The engine sound is so transparent that he frankly interferes with 2000 rpm. With a quiet ride with him, somehow get along, but it is worth gazing from the soul, and the rattle roar becomes very annoying.
And how to explain that the car is sluggish at low speeds after 7080 km / h suddenly acquires almost racing mobility, sharply and temperamentally reacting to any movement of the steering wheel? It happened? Why did the creators not try to correct this feature to the amplifier settings? After all, with increasing speed, its performance increases, making a ram of almost weightless! It turns out that copying does not mean to be able to
In the colors of Robin Hood
What eyes do you need to look at the world to black, like anthracite, Lada Priora caused associations with a historical character? Onions, arrows, finally, the forest greens of all sorts of shades Why did this color named Robin Hood?
Serious upholstered, plastic, impressions. Perhaps, in this car, the spirit of contradictory incompleteness is stronger than in the rest. On the one hand, the prior is pleasantly surprised by a neat, thoughtful interior. Here and adjustable steering wheel, comfortable, well-readable devices, simple, but without problems (especially on competitors' background) Seats, roomy boxing between them, modern air conditioning system with auto function. The soul rejoices well, just like in a foreign car! But it slammed the door loudly, hit the door on the ears, not wanting to close with the first attempt, clashed, as if lowered for the last time, the side windows and did so familiar
Is it really possible: all this is intimidated: the upholstery of the seats in an inconceivable salad cell, a large, rough and gloomy steering wheel, a tight lever box (from the driver's effort is made by the brutal expression of the face)? The range of longitudinal adjustment of the driver's seat for an unknown reason is shortened by about a third, now behind the wheel of the priors, except for the Chinese. I do not know how to comment on such savings on AvtoVAZ. An annoying, after all, as a whole, the landing in the domestic car is more correct and more convenient than in the rest.
And again in search of Optimum we are moving from one to another. It would seem that a very good engine: alive, torment, dynamic. Of course, he cannot boast of acne of nonsense, but performs his job confidently, and after 3500 rpm, even with a twinkle. Yes, the transmission of the priors stretches more than I would like, but the motor quite grabs the trap, so as not to tire the driver with frequent switching. (It is clear: a slightly touched the lever and as if it was fluttering.) It is quite comfortable Lada in terms of noise and vibrations. At least they are not so frank and annoyed, like competitors. But the rest does not give another: how old is it, the car is enough? After all, after measurements, the longitudinal dynamics of the prior becomes noticeable, first of all, at the expense of noise in the box.
Controllability? This machine would add sharpness yes to put round, normally balanced wheels, then you look, it will be worse, it is not worse than to slow down, understandable and very good. And now you have to make a correction to delay when you turn the steering wheel, get used to the nevoznetic control accuracy. Although in general the prior behaves no worse than competitors, but at high speed even safer.
That's where she has no equal, so it's in smoothness! It would seem that the rivals with her are very good, but the pendants of the Lada allow us to not pay attention to the road because you feel the legitimate sense of pride in the Russian product. Exchange comfort on small and medium irregularities, good energy intensity on serious cords. Agree, such indicators will envy any parquencente (that's just not to smooth out again!).
For Commonwealth
We are separated by borders, religions, lifestyle, but ... Cars are the same! In the worst sense: the same unfinished, and reference, unfinished. They acquire an external gloss, updated, are improved, grow up in price. But every time in the designs, it would seem
dozens of times proven, the worm of worm is necessarily, and it is often not alone. Do not envy the consumer: after all, choosing, for example, between Nexia, Gili-MK and Prior, he prefers not a car, but some separate properties. Surely, after reading this article, someone will rush in chase in 108 horses under the hood and promised unpretentiousness. Another preferred modern forms and good equipment, beyond which, alas, mainly plagiarism and Chinese licensed technologies. Well, those who will choose their own, domestic, even if they rightly have the best in this test, still will not cease to doubt: will it be withstanding? Will not break?
Cars for a test are provided by the companies: Asakar (Daewoo Nexia), Auto-Start (Gili MK), Autocuses (Lada Priors).
Daewoo Nexia
The updated machine that received the N150 factory index is presented to the Russian consumer's court in the summer of this year.
Engines: gasoline 1.5; 1.6 L (80; 108 hp).
Gearbox: 5-speed manual.
Required: GL, GLE.
Price: 254 000317 000 rub.
+ Uncommon in this price segment the possibilities of the engine, a spacious trunk, a neat interior, good visibility and smoothness of the stroke.
- Bad brakes and ergonomics of the workplace, close from behind, Non-transformable rear seat, mediocre accumulatory comfort.
Total rating of 7.4
Modernization only aggravated the age of the car. Now he needs a serious engineering and technical operation.
Geely MK.
C-class sedan is produced in the PRC from April 2006, this year began to sell in Russia.
Engines: gasoline 1.5 l (94 hp).
Gearbox: 5-speed manual.
Required: Base, Comfort, Elegance.
Price: 319 000369 000 rub.
+ Spacious rear salon, transformed trunk, high level of equipment, good brakes and smoothness.
- noise, mediocre driver's seat, utility engine, strong chemical smell inside.
Total rating of 7.5
Externally promises much more than it can in practice. Nevertheless, progress is obvious. But there is still a lot to work on the machine.
Lada Priora.
A seriously upgraded machine under the name of the prior began to push out from the Lada-110 conveyor in 2007.
Engines: gasoline 1.6 l (98 hp).
Gearbox: 5-speed manual.
Completenment: norm, suite.
Price: 289 400335 900 rub.
+ Convenience for passengers, good equipment, excellent smoothness, good dynamics, brakes, acoustic comfort, impressive road clearance.
- Mala longitudinal adjustment of the front seats, great efforts on the gearbox lever, mediocre manufacturer.
Total rating of 7.7
It's great when the level of equipment of a truly Russian car is changing for the better. But quality, alas, invariably.
Sergey Voskresensky: Evaluating the cars of this level, I seriously think about the introduction of the quality of manufacture in the scale of our battle assessments, it hurts it hurt. In this test, we still tried to take into account the claims of experts, reducing the assessment in the column operation.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





 
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"