SUV Honda CRV - test drive

FIRST VSEDOROZHNIK "HONDY" Not cheap, but good in October 1995 launched the first in a series of "hondovsky" vsedorozhnik-model CR-V. " Initially, it was sold only in Japan. Deliveries version left office in America, and Europe, including Russia, began in spring this year. "Honda CR-V" comes only with a closed pyatidvernym body 16-klapannym two-engine and four-automatic gearbox (in the autumn-and five-mechanical). Yuri NECHETOV Photo Sergei Ivanov, Honda CR-V, released in Japan in the city of Samaya, in the plant, which recently received an international prize committee on the quality of products. Perhaps, the trustworthiness "Honda" is one of the reasons why, in Moscow, for example, turn to the paid machines is about half of hundreds of people. Try to understand what attracts so buyers are not cheap novelty. So, in our test, "Honda CR-V" worth $ 32,900. SNARUZHI. Make new vsedorozhnika can be seen not only in stylized letter "N" on the radiator grille. Large gauge have been the bonnet, a characteristic "cut eye" are all said to you is Honda. A relatively small wheels and high landing body give the impression that the car got to sleep. " There appears to be a simple and functional form of door hardware, which can be taken and the top and bottom. MEHANIKA. The "V" is a modern dvuhvalny 16-klapanny engine, which would be appropriate under the hood sports coupe. The good coverage leading front wheels only. If they start to slip, viskomufta mounts and rear bridge. Blocking mezhkolesnyh differentials and transfer of reduction is not applicable. The role of some dining performs automatic transmission, which gives the driver a good choice of regimes in different conditions : the transfer of four, three, just two, just one. A complex "cars' suspension provide" Honda "sharp reaction on the road. Back to the same steep bends in a rudder effect rear wheels, as a model of the Civic. However, a low-lying levers, and sit under a flat bottom PTO shaft and exhaust system suggests that heavy mud or deep track to bypass the party. Protecting the bottom of the engine compartment provides podkrylki only in niches front wheels. However, gasoline covered by plastic sheeting along the entire length. INSIDE. Remote control with popular otkryvaet-zakryvaet door and unlocking the boot. The latter called a few unusually : first comes up glass, then raspahivaetsya right lower part. If you do not believe that hidden behind "reserve" live "until the morning underneath the luggage is a familiar place, and the role of cover over it is - what would you think? Tourism-folding table. Clamber in "V", nor do we need to walk up as far vsedorozhnike or fall down, as a passenger car. Door gaskets (at the top of the triple-) leave clean doors. Height whether they can go if not in the cylinder, the hat-literally. Salon very spacious. Feelings of "air" increases the high roof, a large area of glazing and a lot of transparent hatch in the roof. And sex is flat, without ever interfering tunnel. The right front seat, two familiar settings, the same change is the driving angle and pillows are armrest. Tufted upholstery promotes good fix his body and razlozhennye seats are fairly flat "bed" suitable for a long rest. Adjustable height inertia belts complement two airbags. DRIVING PLACE. A characteristic feature of "Honda CR-V" - located on the American steering column selector "automatic". He moved on a complex trajectory step that seemed not very convenient. Unlike many cars with automatic boxes, there is no locking starts with the transfer included. Rudder adjustable for height, but the left leg is "forget" it is ploschadka-upor - pedaley-to only two, both to the right. Parking brake-hand, it is Europe. " The dashboards four face : tachometer, with a red zone of 6,300 rpm, speedometer and two directories : the amount of fuel and coolant temperature. In the last line-selector gearbox. Night devices illuminated slightly worrying yellow-orange. Podrulevye switches Standard : Left-light and turns, right-wiper, which is very convenient to use. Left on the front-management products in glass (by the way, great hidden in the rear door completely), mirrors, reading lamps, power washing headlamps, fog lights, and lock windows and doors. Right-button alarm, a vacant slot Hebei (with four speakers wiring already installed) and the control panel of ventilation and air conditioning systems. At the bottom of the central console, a few boxes for small items. Review with a good driving seats. Despite landing, road shows "before the bow," that is the bumper. The only reference to a domestic-type rear mirrors. The review by a limit thick rear pillars and head the second row of seats, he "reserve" and the rear windscreen corpus. MOVEMENT. Start the engine of a "Honda" and "CR-V" in particular, is one pleasure. Short "chirk", and under the hood is broken by the quiet rustle. Selector-in D4, "gas" in the field and, if podhvachenny gust of wind, vsedorozhnik are on the field. Go-and pedicure, soft and precise control, the car is likely to be pre-empted action by the driver. In an attempt to disperse the "automatic" is turning to one or two (in the deployment "kik-dauna") for "down". The impression is that control normal car-no "dzhipovskoy" quick reactions and valkosti. However, after half an hour, no longer wants to travel holes in the asphalt is so easy to "handle" their suspension. Have to try a new "Honda" and the road. Of course, tyres Bridgestone size 205/70R15 is the most "off", but their cars are bogged down in deep dry sand. In trogane from the first provorachivayutsya front wheels trying to "password", but are quick to buy back, and the car begins to move. What was the situation with the selector is "automatic" - care, still, it will be the first transfer. The exception is the "2", which forced a second. In this case, the power of the engine "perezhevyvaet" dining, and the torque to the wheels provernut lacks. The brakes of the "Honda" traditionally good, but not relieve ABS deemed too good heart and pedal vibration. MAINTENANCE, SERVICE. Forced Motor accept only unleaded "95th" gasoline. This will force the owner more picky about the quality of fuel. However, his very moderate rate. In Russia on a standard machine "hondovskaya" guarantee, without limitation run. But in Europe the first TO-10 thousand km, whereas in the realm of the motherland through five thousand km. With anything, the Russian conditions, to say the least, somewhat different from the European. The cost of the first service-about $ 100. The service will visit every 10 thousand km. In Russia's two "hondovskie" STO-in Moscow and St. Petersburg, prices normo-chasa them - $ 50. Oil, air and fuel filters cost in 19, 60 and 60 dollars. Brake pads : $ 199-front, $ 130 rear. Fans of "guns" ride will be useful to remember the following prices : wing front-$ 166, the back-$ 500-$ 279 hood, front bumper, $ 237, back-$ 247-$ 200 headlamps, windshield-$ 262. Editors thanked firm Aoyama Motors for donating to the test vehicle. Details of the sale, in the section "Prices dealers." Down table between the front seats, you can go back into the passenger compartment. The slope of the rear seat back is governed, and in the transport of cargo it can be down for part or in full. Large clearance and four-wheel leading enable feel confident enough and uphill. + Excellent engine, precise steering, good suspension, a spacious showroom, comfortable seats, decent complex. - Lack of choices range of engines and bodies, low-lying elements suspension, transmission and exhaust system, unleaded "95th" gasoline. Intersex new vsedorozhnika : basketball and zakonchennost. In the right-of logical to make the fifth door, which raspahivalas to left. PRESS "HONDE CR-V" Sales of new "Honda" in Europe and America have just begun, and not all car of its time to test. Nevertheless, German "Auto" said the pleasant poslushnost management, comfort, comfortable seating, a large number of functional elements. Among the disadvantages, according to the German colleagues, is the lack of choice of motors and gearboxes, and the modest size of luggage. The overall impression : The driver, "CR-V, the driver feels as good car middle class, rather than in vsedorozhnike (incidentally, in Germany, the car is worth DM 40,980). In England, where the "V" is sold in June this year for 15,500 pounds, the magazine "Autocar" noted the excellent performance management and pleasure of driving, putting "Honda" second place in the classroom after Toyota RAV-4. The Americans, in terms of the prices of cars in general and for a new Honda, in particular, the most fortunate. New here is the entire $ 19,695, and the magazine "Car and Driver" called the "reasonable price". Moreover, the outstanding manoeuvrability, good dynamic data management and congeniality "is" hondovskoe "quality". Not like the same tendency to zabryzgivaniyu beads. Technical characteristics of a car, Honda CR-V, "General information : the number of seats - 5; Kerb weight-1,340 kg; The total mass-1900 kg; Maximum speed of 160 km / h; Opt to place up to 100 km / h, 12.5 seconds; Fuel consumption in urban and city conditional-8.0 cycles; 13.0 l/100 km. supply-58 million. Dimensions mm : length-4470; Width-1750; Height - 1710; Warehouse-2600; Gauge the front / rear-1535/1535; Ground-200; Volume - 375 litres of luggage; Radius - 5,3 m. Engine : spread injection, 4-tsilindrovy row, dvuhvalny, four valves per cylinder, is at the front plate; Working volume-1973 cc; The diameter of the cylinder and piston-84.0 x 89.0 mm; Compression - 9.2; Power-kVt/131 96 million. with. at 5500 rpm; Maximum torque-186 engine to 4200 rpm. Transmission : Front-drive connects to the back viskomuftoy bridge; Gearbox 4-stupenchataya automatic; Gears : I - 2.72; II-1.52; III - 1.08; IV - 0.71; Molecular , 1.95; Home transfer-4.36. Suspension : the spring-loaded racks with stabilizers lateral stability, the front - spreads in height with double side levers back-mnogorychazhnaya effect rudder. Brakes : Hydraulic with vacuum amplifier and ABS, front-ventilated disc, rear-drum. Steering : Power rack with. The tires : 205/70R15. SUMMARY "Honda CR-V" is an excellent vehicle for a dynamic, probably cow a man whose main aim is not only guaranteed to get from point A to point B, but also from the maximum pleasure for anyone who appreciates the active lifestyle, but does not apply to fanatam-dzhiperam.