Volkswagen Touran test drive since 2006 Minivan

Darwin's car

A family man is such a subspecies of Homo sapiens, which is characterized by increased requirements for the car.

 
He needs an impressive luggage compartment, the third row of seats, an economical engine, a high level of safety, as well as a set of options necessary to create comfort and home comfort in the machine. We were looking for all this in the last generation Volkswagen Touran.
 

The corners are smoothly rounded, the dimensions indicate spaciousness, the design is rather strict than the bright external features of Volkswagen Touran. Moreover, both the previous and the current. This is his style, which, changing from generation to generation, is adjusted only by trifles like the circuit circuit line and the shape of the radiator grill.
 

And inside Touran no less order than on the streets of Germany. The torpedo is strictly divided into a strictly defined central console, a dashboard under an overhanging visor and the right side allotted for an eirbeg and a glove box.
 

Three even circle climate control are at the same level as the logo on the steering wheel. On the horizontal knitting needles of the latter, two pairs of the same small buttons are symmetrically located, responsible for controlling the on -board computer and music. The sound of their neatly integrated into the interior of the speakers is controlled by a single spot on a perfectly dark console of a light gray radio.

  

A family person who is looking at Touran can be of any growth and absolutely any complexion. This can be judged by a wide range of mechanical adjustments to the driver's place. The height is enough even a child who decides to try himself at a father's place, and the length of the length will be enough for a person with the growth of Andrei Kirilenko. (I'm sure you know who it is). Of course, the convenience of planting affects the longitudinal and vertical adjustment of the steering column.
 

The second row of seats is three chairs, each of which can be adjusted separately. In the top version, Highline, on the ceiling there is also a color display for passengers of the second row. For a fee, you can order the third row of seats. In general, the interior is very high quality both in terms of materials and details, and their fitting.
 

It is believed that large cars are more difficult to drive compact. May be! But this situation does not apply to a rather big Touran. That's why he is a CD. The driver, who even lowered the chair as much as possible, sits on a certain elevation. The front dimensions are clearly visible to him, and thanks to the side mirrors and rear glass, it is also provided and excellent backward view.
 

The chassis is not at all in Minivan. If such a word exists, and I did not invent it, it should mean strong rolls in corners and when rebuilding, clutch when hit in the brake and a belated reaction of the chassis to the actions of the steering mechanism.

  

This is not about Touran. A perfectly damping suspension not only does not allow swing from side to side, but also quickly reacts to each degree of changes in the position of the steering wheel. Surprisingly, the chassis turned out to be much more driver than one could expect. The family car is clearly predisposed to dynamic driving, and setting up the chassis is not the only indicator of this.
 

Another argument of the engine. Maximum power 140 liters. with. Two engines have this indicator: a two -liter turbodiesel and the latest gasoline unit with a volume of only 1.4 liters! The impressive characteristics of the latter are explained by the direct injection of fuel, associated with a sequentially located compressor and a turbocharger.
 

Prices
In the basic configuration from 592 500 rubles.
Automation with automatic transmission:
(engine 1.4 l 140 hp) from 712 375 rubles.
Maximum configuration:
(engine 2.0 TDI 140 hp) from 836 875 rubles.
 

At the same time, in the mixed cycle, fuel consumption is 7.4 l/100 km. But we took on the test an even more economical version of a 2.0-liter diesel engine with turbocharged. He spends less than 6.6 liters per hundred, while cheaper diesel, not gasoline!
 

And let's not forget that it is nice to not just drive a car, but very quickly. Touran shoots a gun starting from 1,750 rpm and tears up to 4,000 rpm. Another thing is that for communication with diesel engines you need a skill, because gasoline motors are just starting to go with 4,000 rpm!
 

The habit of properly switching transmission will be replaced by a good automatic gearbox. The transmission in Touran is even cooler: a pair of 2.0 TDI is perhaps the best of the serial automatic transmissions Direct Shift Gearbox or DSG. When necessary, it switches the programs unnoticed and smoothly, and when the speed is above comfort is sharply and significantly. But it always does it faster than the eyelid covers the human eye.

  

For the surcharge of Touran, you can equip the assistance system in parking. When you are approaching a possible parking lot, Park Assist system sensors analyze the availability of free places.
 

When one of them was found, a command appears on the panel display to turn on the rear gear. Next, let go of the steering wheel, listen to the signals of the parking sensors, and the electric power steering rotates the steering wheel on its own. It is only a pity that the parking system itself does not know how to stop and hack. Bye

Volkswagen Touran Modern Passenger Car with Cargo's capacity. His driving does not require special skills, and he can now park himself! The family will be satisfied!
  
 

The car was provided by the Volkswagen Center Northwest, the official Volkswagen dealer.


Text: Dmitry Medvedev
Photo: Roman Ostanin
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A source: Wheel magazine [No. 120/2007]