Volkswagen Touran test drive since 2010 Minivan
VW Touran: A multi -way combination
When an invitation came to our editor to the test of the new Volkswagen Touran, I immediately agreed as the most family employee. But modestly asked: is it possible to take a certain amount of the test equipment, or what? Volkswagen employees were surprised by such an unusual request and asked what was meant. Well, I need to take with me a little: wife, child, dog, pair of bicycles can be, and heels of bags.
Well, what do you order to measure the capacity of the trunk of a family bus with one road bag and a coffee with a camera? Not serious! But, alas. I will have to wait for the appearance of a new tourist in Russia and go somewhere on it with the family to evaluate it in conditions close to the combat. In the meantime, instead of testing the cargo -passenger capabilities of the car, the driver’s personal impressions.
Golf platform is increased by only 10 cm, but this was enough to fit the third row of seats
The current second incarnation of Turan is in many ways a well -known machine that has passed the update. The first version of this compactwane was light in 2003, and further work on the model was a multi -way combination. In 2006, Turan suffered light restyling, and now we have another set of improvements. Basically, they belong to a technical filling, while the interior has almost never changed, external dimensions and proportions remained the same, but the front part is given strict compliance with the new corporate face (surprisingly, it is perfectly suitable for the entire model range from Polo to Tuareg , and for Turan does not look stranger). In general, the car began to look more solid and solid. Despite the fact that changes are cosmetic in nature, aerodynamics improved: CX was reduced from 0.32 to 0.29.
Almost all competitors bring sports or futuristic notes to their interiors, but the Volosvagenists are true to themselves: the strict but boring style selected many years ago migrated to the 2010 model car unchanged. However, ergonomics is impeccable
In the cabin, everything is familiar with golf. That is, thoughtfully, ergonomically, efficiently. Perfect? Yes, we can say so. But boring. At least in some ways to dilute the office style, after all, we carry the family, and not the clerks. However, the most interesting is not how the interior is designed, but how organized. According to the manufacturer, the first generation had as many as 500 options for transforming the salon. Apparently, the novelty is no less. In the second row of seats, each seat has its own adjustment along the length and inclination of the back. They could be folded, removed the middle, moving the extreme center, so more space in the shoulders on the left and right. Or the middle chair turns into a table. You can take out all three completely and transport the refrigerator. And for the surcharge, the third row is also available! Few competitors can boast of such a designer.
Although Touran refers to the class of relatively compact buses, the possibilities of transforming the salon are comparable to full minivans. Each of the seats of the second row is folded and removed (the weight of one seat 17 kg)
New additional options make their contribution to the increase in comfort: a huge sliding glass roof with a curtain, as well as a full-fledged multimedia system with navigation and a rear view camera.
Cosiness on the long road passengers provide shelves, pockets and other secreters, where you can lay out all the necessary little things. With the number of such shelves, everything is in order, although for their volume and convenience Touran, perhaps, is not a record holder. The glove compartment in front of the passenger is not very convenient for its vertical layout. The box between the seats is a very tiny volume of its volume of the parking brake lever, the sliding lid-subsidiary and the entrances for multimedia devices. The position is saved by the compartment with the lid at the top of the central console, the secretaries under the seats, the pockets on the ceiling (unless, of course, the roof is glass). The rear passengers are content with only one cup holder (it is located at the bottom of the central console), but they have tables in the backs of the front seats and spacious pockets in the doors.
If there are no more than five passengers in the cabin, then the luggage volume is 700 liters. More than the D-class universals. Having removed the seats of the second row, you can get 1,989 liters
The gamut of engines has changed most serious. A 1.6-liter engine with a capacity of 102 hp disappeared by many Volkswagen models. In his place came the boost of 1.2 TSI, which, with such a modest volume, develops an impressive 105 forces and does not graze either in the city stream or on the highway (it would be interesting, of course, to check it with full load!). Two diesel engines with a volume of 1.6 l 90 and 105 hp were added. And also a new modification of a two -liter diesel engine, developing 170 horses. However, whether new diesel engines will be offered to Russian customers and when it is not yet known.
A two -liter diesel, familiar through the past turan, pleases with silence in the cabin, the lack of vibrations, and, of course, a good traction. The company with DSG has a great option for long travel!
1.4 l of TSI gasoline turbo engine, developing 140 and 170 hp, also migrated to a new generation without changes. It is these motors that is the best choice if you do not consider diesel engines. They provide confident acceleration, you just don’t have to be lazy to press the gas at the start, and then such a motor is very worthy.
The car turned out to be spacious in the first place due to the high roof. In comparison with the golf, the body is 16 cm higher
There are changes in the chassis. The first Turans were perfectly controlled, but were too tough for our roads. Yes, if gasoline is in the blood, it was possible to grab it from the heart along an empty road, but does customers need a family model? Passengers will definitely please that the new Touran has become more comfortable. Well, the drivers will celebrate that he did not lose good handling. All the same reference reactions to the steering wheel, small rolls, confidence on the high -speed line. All traditional virtues of Volkswagenes under him.
For the most demanding, the ability to order a DCC (Dynamic Chassis Control) adjustable suspension was added. The button on the panel can be selected one of the three modes of Sport, Comfort and Normal, changing the stiffness of shock absorbers with electronic control. Honestly, I did not notice the special advantages of this option. In sports, the suspension finds microneries even on German roads. You have to be a completely fan of extreme driving in order to ride a minivan in such a stool. However, in Russia, two other modes may come in handy: suddenly Comfort will prove itself where the bad road goes into very bad?
A separate story is worthy of almost the most famous option for Touran Park Assist Parking Assistant. Compactwane was the first car of the concern, which was equipped (for a surcharge of course) a system that allows in automatic mode to park at the sidewalk in reverse. On the new generation, the option changed its name (now it is called Park Scan) and has become much smarter. Previously, she knew how to only perform the exercise parallel parking, and the car needed a space for this, 1.4 m exceeding its length. Now 80 centimeters are enough to confidently put the car to the curb. And this is not the only improvement. The new Touran knows how to install the car and where the neighbors stand in a row with a stern to the curb (or fence of parking). Moreover, if earlier the system could park in only one reception, now in narrow places it will correctly lay a trajectory requiring several movements back and forth. And when leaving the parking lot, the electronic parking worker will do everything automatically.
I could not deny myself the pleasure of testing the autopilot in the case. Works! You pass by free space, the system reports that it is put on alert. You hand back, letting go of the steering wheel ... And then the vanity begins: you need to monitor the display on the central console, to which the readings of the rear video camera and ultrasound sensors are displayed (6 of them in front and back), the indication of the centimeters remaining on the dirker in the dashboard in the panel of the instrument , which is overlapped by a frantically rotating trunk, a squeak of sound alarm presses on the ears ... Well, it would also be nice to glance at the sides, too. Answer, if that, the driver. In general, not stress, of course, but the nerves from habit requires iron, especially if there is intense movement around. In general, when he learns to work completely independently, including slowing down, it will be much better. Although you will get out of the car anyway to see: Touran is parked exactly in the middle of the allotted place!
Over the 7 years of life, Touran spread around the world with a circulation of 1.13 million copies, but he was a leader in his class only in his homeland, in Germany. In the rest of Europe, he entered only five. In Russia, the most successful was 2007, when 1447 Turans were sold (5th place in the class). In 2009, he rose to 3 places, but sales due to the crisis fell to 845 cars.
The main question, as always when the updated model appears, is, of course, prices. We will recognize them no earlier than autumn when the car appears in Russia. But, judging by the prices in Europe, the new Touran, if it rises, is slightly.
Leonid Aizikovich
Photo by the author and company VW
Competitors
Volkswagen Touran representative of the compactwhenes family, which is characterized by a length of 4250 mm to 4600 mm and width from 1750 mm to 1850 mm. The main competitors of the German unit is:
Opel Zafira
In 2009, 2,522 pcs were sold.
The price is from 668 900 to 946 200 rubles.
Opelevsky compactwhen, which is the unconditional leader of the segment, offers not only gasoline atmosphericians 1.6 (115 hp), 1.8 (140 hp) and 2.2 (150 hp), but also the 2.0 Turbo turbocomer (200 liters. p.), as well as turbodiesel 1.9 CDTI (150 hp). The automatic gearbox is offered for a surcharge for a 1.8-liter engine and in the basic configuration for a 2.2-liter power unit.
Warranty of 24 months without mileage restriction.
Ford C-Max
In 2009, 1,411 pcs.
The price is from 671 700 to 974 700 rubles.
The choice of engines is a little more modest than Opel offers: atmospheric 1.6 (100 hp), 1.8 (125), 2.0 (145 hp) and turbodiesel 2.0 TDCI (136 hp). Automat privilege of 2.0-liter machines: for a diesel engine in all trim levels, for a gasoline engine for a surcharge. A stylistically outdated car, which has been produced since 2002, has been waiting for inevitable update following the focus.
Warranty of 24 months or 100 thousand km.
Toyota Verso
In 2009, 1,022 pcs were sold, counting 552 Toyota Corolla Verso cars
The price is from 808,000 to 1,027,000 rubles.
For the Toyota Verso, which debuts the past summer, 1.6-liter (132 hp) and 1.8-liter (147 hp) engines are offered, and the latter is available both with a mechanical transmission by the variator and with the variator. There are still cars in 2009, which, on average, are 50 thousand rubles cheaper than more fresh specimens.
Warranty 36 months or 100 thousand km.
Kia Carens
In 2009, 747 pcs.
The price is from 629 900 to 769 900 rubles.
The company of two gasoline engines (1.6 l, 126 hp and 2.0 liters, 145 hp) is a 2.0 CRDI turbodiesel (140 hp), and the lovers of machine guns will have to choose a 2.0-liter gasoline machine. It is all the more amazing that, without having a rich line of engines, Korean Carens unexpectedly ahead of the Japanese and Frenchmen in sales!
Warranty of 60 months or 120 thousand km.
Renault Scenic
In 2009, 666 pcs were sold, counting 37 Grand Scenic cars.
The price is from 730,000 to 875,000 rubles.
The latest generation of Scenic, stylistically repeating the nozzle Megane, relatively recently appeared in car dealerships. The machine did not acquire either the Grand version or the rich selection of engines: while dealers offer cars equipped with gasoline engines with a volume of or 1.6 liters (110 hp), or 2.0 liters (140 hp). The first only with mechanics, the second only with the variator.
Warranty 24 months. Or 100 thousand km of run.
Citroen C4 Picasso
In 2009, 499 pcs were sold, counting 196 Grand C4 Picasso cars.
The price is from 709,000 to 911,000 rubles.
The C4 Picasso now has crazy discounts of 180 thousand rubles! Therefore, the French single -crew looks like a profitable offer, given the rich basic equipment. There are 1.6-liter engines to choose from: atmospheric 120-horsepower (supplied only with mechanics) and two units with a turbocharged capacity of 155 hp. (with a machine gun) and 150 hp (with a robot).
Warranty of 24 months without mileage restriction.
Mazda 5
In 2009, 412 pcs were sold.
The price is from 750 870 to 1 049 600 rubles.
The five has gasoline 1.8-liter (115 hp) and 2.0-liter (146 hp) engines, and the latter is available with both mechanics and automatic. So far, sellers offer single -generation single -collapses, but soon the sales of updated cars will begin, which managed to surprise the car public with unusual plastics of the sidewalls.
Warranty 36 months or 100 thousand km.
Mitsubishi Grandis
In 2009, 212 pcs were sold.
The price is from 977 400 to 1 261 800 rubles.
The loser of the Russian market probably became a victim of high prices. A basic car with a 2.4-liter gasoline engine (165 hp) and mechanics are sold for 977,400 rubles, while competitors offer maximum configurations for this money. The minimum cost of a machine with a machine gun causes genuine surprise to 1,067,400 rubles.
Warranty 36 months or 100 thousand km.
A source: Auto.mail.ru
