“Crete” has become not only more technologically advanced, but also much more attractive.
Hyundai Creta II (ix25) for China. Photo: Hyundai China
The second generation Hyundai Creta debuted in the Indian car market in 2020. The novelty has not yet reached Russia – we sell restyling of the first generation. The experts of the IndianAutosBlog portal named the TOP 5 pluses of the second generation Hyundai Creta.
Appearance
The new “Crete” pleases with a stylish design – the front of the body received custom and aggressive optics, and the radiator grille is brought to the modern corporate style of Hyundai. Unusual appearance was to the taste of young motorists, tired of the classic design.
Hyundai Creta II for India. Photo: IndianAutosBlog
Manufacturability
The youth audience will also appreciate the “stuffing” of the new Hyundai Creta. The list of equipment includes a modern multimedia complex BlueLink Connected.
The option allows you to track the location of the car, adjust the seats and air conditioning, as well as synchronize with smartphones on iOS and Android.
Rich equipment
“Creta” is in the segment of budget crossovers, but pleases with a list of equipment. In terms of Russian currency, a crossover in the maximum configuration in India costs about 1.5 million rubles, and the “base” can be bought for 900 thousand rubles.
In the second generation of the model, a panoramic hatch with voice control, electric drive and seat ventilation are offered to customers.
Interior Hyundai Creta II. Photo: IndiansAutoBlog
Hyundai Creta developers have not forgotten about the security systems – there are ABS, EBD, parking sensors, a full set of airbags and much more on board.
Motor and gearbox
Under the hood, “Creta” is a 1.5-liter gas turbo engine with a capacity of 140 “horses”. The motor allows you to call the crossover dynamic – acceleration to “hundreds” takes 9.9 seconds.
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A smooth automatic transmission with double clutch will help to gain speed – the technology allows to achieve greater fuel economy, even than in the case of manual transmission. Also, the box has the ability to switch to the classic “mechanics” mode.
Patency
Hyundai Creta is not offered with a 4X4 system and a frame body, but even a front-wheel drive is enough to drive on moderate terrain. The traction control system, which has the Sand, Snow and Primer modes, will help in this.
When the novelty reaches Russia, it is unknown. In Russia, the crossover is in high demand and is the leader in its segment, so the premiere, although belatedly, will certainly take place.
The technical part of “clones” is not far behind from the original, but the appearance betrays the trick.
Toyota Land Cruiser 100. Photo: Wikipedia
Today, the Chinese auto industry is associated with the brands of Haval and Geely, which have ceased to copy the design of world models and pulled the bar. 20 years ago things were different, but some brands are still “stamped” forgery.
A vivid example is the founded in 2011 the brand Hengtain, which produces a model If Yueli — SUV is a replica of the Toyota Land Cruiser. Moreover, the model receives a restyled options and different configuration.
Hengtai Yueli. Photo: Cartoq
Hengtai Yueli seen in 2016, is a copy of legacy at the time, Toyota Land Cruiser 100. About the “clone” is little known, but the brand still sells it in China.
Under the hood “Chinese” is situated 4.6-liter V8 engine that is able to give a solid 286 “horses”. The most powerful motor of the original “Weave” developed only 234 HP to accelerate a massive copy of Toyota Land Cruiser 100 can up to 196 km / h as the original.
But Chinese imitators did not stop and decided to repeat the success of Toyota Land Cruiser 200. In 2019, dealers of China Hengtian appeared L4600 — copy “Kruzak” costs 199 800 yuan, equivalent to about 1 800 000 rubles.
Toyota Land Cruiser 200. Photo: Toyota
With a budget copy of Toyota Land Cruiser 200 decided not to stand on ceremony — in the engine compartment went the same 4.6-liter engine.
It’s funny that “Chinese” repeats Toyota Land Cruiser 200 not only in terms of design — they copied the design of the side members, cross members, location of units and other technical stuff. Took care of the plagiarists and trim — almost “Kruzak” offered with five seats and a family 7-seater version.
If L4600 and Hengtai Yueli look like the typical fake goods from AliExpress, similar to the original. But on closer examination, such “Kruzak” give themselves some form of headlights, radiator grilles and the rear.
If L4600. Photos: Autohome
Why is idle Toyota and Hengtai still produces copies with impunity “Kruzak”? The case in Chinese law. Of course, the Japanese can sue the plagiarist, but the maximum that can achieve — model Hengtai can’t sell in Japan, North America and Europe. And there are “clones” of the Land Cruiser already not sold.
The role of “celestial” mentality. Chinese generally do not consider it shameful to produce a copy that would be no worse and cheaper than the original, and therefore even the local courts are “sympathetic” to the plagiarists.
Consider examples of models that have lost the “eight.”
It is authentically known that the new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 will not be offered with V8 engines. The decision of the Japanese company to switch to more environmentally friendly engines in the modern world is understandable, but the rejection of a turbodiesel may not seem entirely successful. An example of this was the example of other automakers, consider them.
So, who else tried to get rid of the V8 and replace it with another motor? Probably, the saddest example served as the situation of the company Ford, which rejected the XF Falcon with the “eight” back in 1983. The Americans felt that buyers no longer want to see a sedan with a V8.
In Australia, where this model was sold, there was still a demand for the XF Falcon with a “heavy” engine – more than half of the total number of copies sold were equipped with it. And yet, for reasons known only to the Ford team, the V8 was replaced by an injected 4.1-liter V6.
Move on. In anticipation of the launch of the VL Commodore in early 1986, Holden struggled to get its engines to comply with the new emission laws. The new “six”, which replaced the V8, failedwithout meeting customer expectations. In the end, the V6 was thrown out of the engine range of the sedan and station wagon, and it was replaced by a batch of Nissan six-cylinder engines.
In Europe, BMW switched from a six-cylinder to a V8 for its fourth-generation M3. This was done in order to gain wide recognition among motorists. In 2014, it was decided to replace the “eight” with a twin-turbocharged V6, which was still a good engine, but lost its “sound” and high-speed characterthat many praised so much.
Similarly, the Audi S4, S5, RS4 and RS5 were once available with the V8, which was then replaced with turbocharged six-cylinder engines. Thus, it can be assumed that the exclusion of V8 from the Kruzak engine range may lead to his death. At least the new Toyota Land Cruiser 300 may be in an awkward position in the market.
Finally, we add that there is a well-known example when a manufacturer introduced V8 and practically “killed” it. We are talking about the Nissan Patrol Y62, which in 2013 became available exclusively with the “eight”, while previous versions of the model were offered with turbodiesel four- and six-cylinder engines.
Sales of “Patrol” immediately fell. Why? Because the V8 was gasoline – it’s a great 5.6-liter engine, but placing it under the hood of a 2800-kilogram “horse” fuel efficiency has become worse than terrible.
On the eve of the network appeared pictures of the hatchback VAZ-2118, which is the predecessor of LADA Vesta. The prototype was released in 2008, and it was created using workarounds – this failed project S. Hatchback was developed along with a sedan, but the five-door, unlike the four-door car, received more than 60 changes.
The main one was a 1.8-liter engine with 112 horsepower. A couple of the motor was a 6-band manual transmission with a cable drive. This power unit complies with the eco-standards Euro-4 and Euro-5. Also, this motor could boast the most reliable start-up in cold conditions.
Within the framework of the project, AvtoVAZ created the original architecture with front-wheel drive and a 2.0-liter engine. The developers also planned to release an automatic transmission and a diesel engine. The VAZ-2118 hatchback was positioned as a family car – it had increased dimensions, a nice exterior design and a comfortable interior with high-quality materials.
The car also boasted an increased level of safety – crash tests of the prototype with the so-called “Magma” body scored 13 points out of 16 according to EuroNCAP. It was planned to launch the cars of the Silhouette family in a series in 2012, however, on the initiative of Renault-Nissan, the creation of completely new models was frozen. In 2014, AvtoVAZ finally buried Project C.
The luxury limousine has sunk into oblivion due to the fault of the short-sightedness of Gorbachev.
Back in 1985, the ZIL plant began to develop a new presidential limousine, which was to become the car of Mikhail Gorbachev.
A year later, the developers were concept shown, which was a simple layout, after which the creation of the serial version started.
In terms of design, the limousine was different from everything that was previously created in the USSR – show off the car’s appearance It was possible before other world leaders.
ZIL-402 received innovative for Soviet engineers the solution is the use of fiberglass in the body structure, which significantly lightened the weight of the car. The use of weight also contributed special glue, which was used only in the space industry.
The suspension structure ZIL-4102 was “Peeped” at Mercedes-Benz, and to increase the quality of the rear subframe Rolls-Royce technology applied.
Under the hood ZIL-4102 is a huge 7.7 liter V8 engine, which provided power of 315 horsepower.
The model received keyless start engine systems, and the motor itself was placed in a special capsule, which reduced the level of noise and vibration. Also, the model could boast on-board computer with a trouble notification system. The computer was developed by German experts.
In 1988, ZIL-4102, which already had a different number index, was introduced to Gorbachev, but the president did not appreciate the limo for unknown reasons.
“Something is not right …”, – Gorbachev responded about the car, having perplexed the developers, after which the project was minimized. In 1992, ZIL decided to establish a serial production of cheaper ZIL-4102, but no investors were found to start the assembly.
Seemed would have to do with Putin? The fact is that many design decisions initially made the basis of the “Project Cortege”, which later turned into a line of luxury cars Aurus. But Putin has already clearly appreciated the new Aurus line, which so far consists of only one limousine – both the SUV and the Aurus convertible are on the way.
The other day in social networks there was an announcement about the sale of the rare Volga GAZ-24-77, which was exported to Belgium under the wing of the joint company Scaldia-Volga SA under the Soviet Union. This copy of the 1979 model year, according to the seller, returned back to Russia in 1984 year.
A distinctive feature of the GAZ-24-77 station wagon is the presence under the hood of a turbocharged Peugeot Indenor XDP diesel engine with a volume of 2.1 liters with a capacity of 62 “horses” at 117 Nm of peak torque. In those years, the same engine was installed on the Peugeot 504. Of course, the Volga for internal use in the Soviet Union did not know such an engine.
This GAZ-24-77 can also be called rare because the Volga returning to the USSR were often subjected to a swap of the Peugeot diesel engine on the ZMZ-24 gas engine, which in those conditions was easier to maintain.
It is worth noting that a copy of the GAZ-24-77, put up for sale, does not look very attractive: the interior is very dirty, the body began to “blossom” slowly, there is a lot of garbage under the hood. But they are ready to “tear off” the export diesel Volga from Belgium with arms and legs, since the completeness of the car has been preserved, and the station wagon costs only 100 thousand rubles – they sell it for almost nothing.
Do not bother motorists, admiring the Volga, and the fact that the car is not on track and for 15 years just stood in the old garage. Many people write that they are ready to take the GAZ-24-77 for restoration, find a working engine, put in order the body and make a universal collector’s candy from the station wagon. “Grab and run,” “For Skaldia, the state is what you need,” “The most awesome car I know,” they praise the car on the network.
Under the hood, a two-liter engine with a capacity of 150 liters. with., which is paired with a 6-speed automatic. This combination was seen in the “opposite twin” Hyundai Tucson. Cars are different in body styles, but technically similar. Masters have worked so hard on salons and designs that an average person who does not understand cars thinks that these are different brands. In fact, it is clear that the alliance is one, but this is omitted in order to lure as many buyers as possible. In terms of design, Sportage will come among all because the brand is more aggressive and dynamic. R17 wheels, the owner noted that there is no point in taking the R18, everything here works in a clear combination, gently and steadily. Average fuel consumption is 10.5 liters.
When you turn on the DRIVE MODE in Kia Sportage, you can immediately feel when you switch the button how the gas flow changes instantly, that is, the pedal is electronic and it clearly displays the operating modes. In Sport, with the same gas position, acceleration is obtained, the reaction becomes faster, but still the car remains smooth and will keep the gear.
It is believed that the Kia is quieter than Hyundai – it is. Up to 3000 rpm the engine is not audible. On the road, the driver goes quietly, the car does not need to be caught, the movement is smooth and calm. For those who drive a busy car, the motorist recommends a version with a 2.4 liter engine.
The Koreans, being in the ring, destroy the Volvo S60, where the steering wheel was a trouble with feedback. Now cars of Korean brands are turning from good to excellent. The Germans will be uncomfortable because there is maintained a smooth ride and at the same time control the car as you need.
Koreans are famous for expanding option packages. Better than the Japanese, the same Toyota RAV4: 5 trim levels with 2 motors and types of drives, a car enthusiast cannot form a car for himself. In Kia, this is easier. The machines are made so balanced that it is impossible to separate something separately.
“Koreans managed to take a leading position – 4th place in the world. The Chinese are crying, they are trying to break ahead and sometimes even succeed, but Kia has succeeded for a long time, ”says the owner.
The automobile seat plans to resume production of cars at its plant Martorell on Monday, April 27, after having closed it in compliance with the restrictions in force by the coronavirus. Sources of the company have informed of this decision that EL PERIÓDICO already advanced a few days ago.
The return to the Martorell production plant will be gradual, as was already done with workers in sectors not related to production, and in a single shift.
Test to 3,000 workers
This same Tuesday, union sources have explained to Europa Press that the company will carry out a PCR test on 3,000 production workers to find out if they are infected with coronavirus before they re-enter production.
Moving through the streets and avenues of our cities —usually crowded, although empty these weeks due to the coronavirus crisis— is one of the great challenges facing the cities of the 21st century. If the private car was established as the absolute icon of mobility and progress in the last century, now it has given way to electric vehicles such as those of carsharing, scooters, motorcycles and, of course, bicycles. But the velocipeds are no longer just a pair of wheels, a chain, a frame, some changes and some brakes, they have been smartized. A variant of this evolution also includes electric motors (increasingly efficient and light); intelligent light systems or refined controls. At the Peugeot Design Lab they took all these elements as a base, added design to it and in 2016 they created their first minimalist and folding electric bicycle. A model that the brand has just updated with the Peugeot EF02 (which sell from 1,499 euros).
The test was conducted before the pandemic forced citizens to remain in their homes. For a working week — and to replace a classic model in every way: old frame, fixed gear, removable lights — the EF02 has been between my legs to travel around 22 kilometers a day; the round trip from home to work. Of the 15.8 million daily trips that were made before confinement on weekdays in the Community of Madrid, during that week, at least two trips were made on a small electric folding bike, with a range of 60 kilometers at full performance and less than 20 kilos of weight.
If pedaling the air in the face impregnates the path of a certain euphoria and feeling of freedom, that same experience becomes, at the controls of an electric, a different journey. At maximum speed (almost 30 kilometers per hour), the bike can last up to 60 kilometers electrified. That motor that drives pedaling – but it never replaces it, so you always have to move your legs – is very helpful at times like starting at traffic lights. Also on the slopes. It is a chute of energy that is reflected in the saving of time: instead of investing about 60 minutes in the journey, with the electricity they were reduced to around 40 (always round trip).
As the technical specifications marked, the third day, and halfway home, the battery ran out. Suddenly, and after a couple of warnings, pedaling returned to its leisurely pace. When he loses that energetic spark, he begs a plea: “Let it come back on … I don’t want to pedal bareback with small wheels.” The support in pedaling and the speed it generates engage. Although it can be driven without assistance, it is something that only happened when the battery ran out during the test, which is removable and recharges in about 2.5 hours in a standard outlet.
When you turn on the display on the left handle, which controls the electrical system, the front and rear LED lights automatically switch on. The display shows the speeds (0 to 4) or the battery level with the naked eye. On the right side are the changes: eight sprockets that adapt well to the rhythm of the city and, together with the electrical reinforcement, supply the small size of the wheels (it is a folding one) that forces you to pedal more.
More practical than beautiful
“It is the second generation of an iconic model that evolves all the characteristics of its predecessor,” they explain from Peugeot. It is true that the EF02 does not have that finish artie that the previous one had. It has yielded in aesthetics in favor of practicality: “Its external appearance is more robust, with a more comfortable saddle, and it can be folded in five seconds,” they clarify from the firm. Despite this commitment to comfort, it still exudes a certain sophistication with its aluminum chassis and carbon fiber finishes. When walking around the city, it was evidenced by the pedestrian looks, the questions of other bicycle users and the curiosity of some driver. There are cyclists who don’t even want to look at the electric ones. They are right in their fears: once you try it, you don’t want to lose the spark anymore.
