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Test drive Volkswagen Multivan Executive: Top For Top

This version of Multivan is created for top managers. In such a salon, the level of comfort and freedom is unattainable for ordinary representative sedans. It was these qualities, and also handling and reliability, we decided to test on domestic roads along the Golden Ring of Russia.
Acquaintance with commercial vehicles took place at the highest level: the Multivan Executive, worth 5 million 393 thousand 300 rubles, got into test exponents. As it turned out, this is not a ceiling for the Multiva of the WV concern, there is also Multivan Business from 5 935 800 to 7 133 100 rubles, depending on the kit.
Outwardly, an ordinary minibus. That's just the Black Magic mother of pearl coloring of the body, sliding automatic doors in the cabin on the right and left with the hidden central guide, the dark tinting of the cabin glass, the darkened rear lighting devices, and the double exhaust stainless steel pipe and the brilliant chromium give out its topical purpose.
Inside is more and more modest. Leather beige salon with wooden inserts made of walnut root, rearseatentertainment: on the ceiling - an autonomous CD -DVD player on a 10.2 -inch monitor, for passengers - wide comfortable chairs, trins from Bentley.
The fact that the station wagon for six seats, including the driver, is classified as an increased capacity, it seemed to me strange in logic, much more seats can be placed in a minibus, but this is at first glance. Having stated in the cabin, it immediately became clear that to achieve impeccable comfort it is not worth saving space. Total, two rows of seats two in each.
Of course, the second row of seats deserves the most close attention. Even if you do not pay attention to the fact that Bentley engineers worked on them, which in itself makes it possible to understand the level and quality, their design is very impressive. Two individual luxury sites on a common frame, move along the rails, electric drives regulate each seat in 14 parameters, of course, there is personal heating. The armrests on the left and right of each seat have built -in niches for storing objects, in addition, there are additional niches in the console and the tunnel between the seats and the cup holders. Well, the apotheosis of convenience - a compressor refrigerator in the tunnel between the rear seats 8.5 liters - works autonomously, including when the engine turned off.
The first row of salon chairs was less comfortable, but no less interesting in use. Obviously, it is intended for protection or managers with a lower rank - it is understandable in the top management of subordination clearly. These are two single, removable, folding, rotary seats with a built-in 3-point automatic seat belt. The chairs are moved along the longitudinal guide rails and are fixed anywhere. It is interesting that the designers of the salon provided a convenient possibility of turning the seats to any angle without dismantling. And even a girl can cope with this. Thus, the seats can be arranged both opposite each other, which is very convenient for conferences, and in the direction of movement. Moreover, the backs of the seats can be folded completely and comfortably stretch the legs, for example.
A multifunctional table in the center of the salon deserves special attention. Like everywhere there there are many hidden boxes and containers: four cup holders, an ashtray, two external and two internal regiments, built -in bottle holders and a retractable spacious box. The table moves, as well as the chairs, along the longitudinal guide rails and is fixed anywhere. Moreover, with one pressing from an ordinary box similar to a system unit, a folded countertop on the iron rack leaves, and with another movement of the turning of the countertop along the axis, it turns into a round convenient table. It can be arranged individually near one of the four seats, and in the center for general use.
By the way of subordination, in the Multivan Executive all amenities are created for passengers of the second row. Even no survey is provided to the driver - the driver’s seat, like the front passenger, with manual height adjustment, lumbar subpoen, armrests and clothing pockets in the back! It remains to enjoy only an improved leather upholstery of seats with Alcantara inserts, leather upholstery of the steering wheel and doors, a velor carpet and a transparent sliding/lifting hatch with electric drive and a curtain.
But true pleasure behind the wheel arises from the moment of touching Multivan from the place
Lightly pressing accelerator pedal 6-cylinder V-shaped motor with a volume of 3.2 liters
 
and a capacity of 234 horses in seven seconds accelerates a three -ton minibus to 80 km/h. Automatic 6-speed gearbox with a Tiptronic function and a sports mode allows you to move with a sporting compartment easily in the flow of machines, both in the city and on the highway. The speaker at high speeds was especially impressed: smoothly, calmly, confidently and at the first request. Very responsive. Moreover, the noise in the cabin and the cabin of the driver is not felt even outside of 150 km/h. It is interesting that the suspension was matching the top load - it swallowed even the ground road blurred and rolled up by multi -toners without tangible swinging. What to talk about road surface in the city is not a road, but a mirror.
 
As for safety, in addition to pillows and inflatable curtains in the full salon, there is a traumatic steering column, head restraints for all seats, three -point automatic belts with emergency tensioners for the driver and front passenger, blocking the random opening of the sliding door and the complex ESP+stabilization system. The latter includes an electronic system for maintaining a course stability (ESP) with an active counter -revolution regime (ARP), an anti -lock system (ABS) with compensation for the loss of brake efficiency as a result of heating, electronic blocking of differential (EDL) for all leading axes, anti -volume system (ASR ) and the engine control system (EBC), an electronic brake force distributor (EBD) with the hindered axis, an emergency braking amplifier (EBA) with a preliminary display mode to the disk, periodic drying mode during the rain during the rain. In general, we were calm for ourselves and passengers throughout a thousand kilometers.
The fuel consumption also left a considerable impression, the average value of which at the end of the trip did not exceed 12, 3 liters per 100 km. Given the route: Moscow - Sergiev Posad - Pereyaslavl -Zalessky - Rostov - Yaroslavl - Kostroma - Ivanovo - Suzdal - Vladimir - Pokrov - Moscow, indicators above all praise.
And yet, impressed by efficiency, safety, controllability, lightness, comfort and other advantages of a TOP set, it is worth recalling the price. Multivan base from 1 531 400, Multivan Executive from 4,416,600, this car is 5,393,300 rubles. The price of freedom, comfort and good style.
The editorial office of a business car club thanks the Russian representative office of Volkswagen for the car and a comfortable trip provided.

Author: Katerina Romanova

 
   
 

 

Source: Business car club