It is tempting - to test the Russian sedan Hyundai Solaris first. After Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. To this end, we went to St. Petersburg on the plant of the company Hyundai, which does preparing for the January launch. On the test car provided to us from the third trial of the party. In particular, such "Solaris" are intended for certification. Machines assembled with high quality and do not seem pre-production. The interior of "Solaris" looks are not cheaply. Especially in the test machines in expensive trim levels Comfort and Family, where there is chrome and paste on the front console for piano lacquer. No savings at little things. Elaboration of details envy the owners of more expensive machines. Design of the front panel of Asian style artsy. Hard plastic, but it looks good texture and pleasant to the touch. Bad wavy interior doors and seats. Driver's seat moves in height, but the adjustment wheel on the flight is not enough. Nevertheless, I managed quite comfortably. All buttons, knobs and keys are large - do not miss it. Indications Supervision instrument panel with white dials and blue halos are well read, but the poisonous blue display on the center console yarkovat. Under the console there is a niche for your phone, there are AUX and USB connectors for iPod, and plug. Three adults will be cramped rear. Cabin width at shoulder level, based on measurements avto.ru, is 1350 mm. By the way, "Solaris" only the two rear headrests, although three-piece molded for three. Stock for the legs is sufficient. And the legs do not freeze - even in the base Solaris has a duct under the front seats. The trunk opens from the salon floor lever. The backs of rear seats fold 60:40. In the horizontal position it just above the floor luggage compartment, which is hidden under full reserve. On the factory test track could only cars with an engine 1.6 in combination "mechanics" or "automatic". The "mechanical» Solaris lightweight clutch and grasp it at the top. Lever box, too light, too much, but the selectivity is good. Reverse gear turn the key on the lever box. Four-step "machine" running smoothly. He has a fixed gear - 3, 2, and L (the first). With the help of a third can be dispersed, the benefit of "machine" keeps the transmission before the cutoff. And with the "low" first - to move confidently across the sand and snow. That the motor went to the claimed 123 hp and 155 Nm, it must rotate. But the voice of the Quartet's pretty loud, and difficult to call it a sporty tone. Factory track was the cleanest place in St. Petersburg and the surrounding area - its cleaning involved several tractors. However, the snowfall has done his dirty deed - wheel cars that slid on the snowy slush, then ice, then on the wet asphalt. So that the driveability of Solaris to fully appreciate not succeed. Especially because electronics were on the alert and the slightest slippage choked the engine. With traction control turned off the car went gambling, but the test conditions were still far from ideal. Yes, and took some time to explore a bit. But the impression of "Solaris" remains pleasant. The car is clear and simple to manage, easy to perform exercise "snake". Steering wheel easy, informative, rolls are small. Suspension "Solaris" to successfully pass part of the track with paving stones and other irregularities, at least at low speeds. A vibration of the irregularities are not transmitted to the steering wheel. In Hyundai hopes that the first machines to get a hundred and forty Russian dealers in late January. And, in the showrooms of Solaris will be allocated a special area. Prices start at 379,000 rubles. Total in the next year planned to sell 70,000 "Solaris" with sedan and hatchback, which is more than half of the total planned sales of Korean brand (130 000 thousand cars). But the production schedule of the plant - 105 thousand cars. In all probability, the remaining 35,000 will fall on the car brand Kia, who is also planning to gather at the factory in the industrial zone heater. However, what this model is still unknown. And the fate of its vague and depends on demand for Solaris. After all, if the queue it will be more planned, the company is Hyundai, which is wholly owned by the Russian plant will increase production of its only model. Hyundai plant to start is almost ready. Working with might and main exercise, collecting and sorting cars experienced parties. We visited some suppliers, companies which are located near the factory Hyundai. Companies Sninyoung and Sungwoo Hitech, produce parts Body Solaris, including the power frame, already hard at work. In the shops nemnogolyudno: most of the operations performed by a robot. Moreover, 84 robots installed in the shop firm Sninyoung, able to produce parts for at least four models of Hyundai. A reconfiguration of each takes an average of 15 minutes. In the future production capacity of suppliers will be seriously increase - in the spacious halls, and places under the new structure is allocated from the reserve. This proves that Hyundai has come to Russia to stay.
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