more car for less money - that's about what we need, isn't it? We decided to measure affordable sedans and their prices, in order to understand which of the manufacturers offers cars according to the cherished formula.
The compact hatchback fits perfectly into the life of an inhabitant of a busy metropolis: it requires little fuel, it is easier to maneuver in narrow streets, and it is more pleasant to park in a few parking lots. That is why the hatchback is still the best-selling car in Europe. Volkswagen Golf, and 4 other places in the Top 5 are occupied by hatches: Fiesta, Clio, Polo and Corsa. Well, if a European inhabitant in a car, in addition to himself, has to carry some cargo, then instead of a hatchback, it will most likely be car purchased in a station wagon.
Our mentality is somewhat different - compact hatchbacks and roomy station wagons, as a rule, go to the second (or even third) plan, giving the palm to another type of body. Most of our compatriots, of course, need just him - a car that is proudly called "sedan"! And the bigger the sedan, the better!
Automakers understand this, and therefore bring to the Russian market cars that should definitely be in demand - budget (for everyone) sedans! And if you need now budget sedan there really is plenty to choose from. And in the matter of choosing a new car, in addition to all the pros and cons, options and engines, for many, the size and capacity remain the decisive factors. Therefore, we decided to compare the dimensions of the eight most popular budget cars our market and find the answer to important question: "Which of them is greater?".
To determine the largest car, we introduce the frivolous concept of “car area”, for this we will simply multiply the length by the width, as in primary school. The measure, as you understand, is very conditional, but, nevertheless, it is impossible to take into account only the length when determining the dimensions.
On the picture: Lada Granta
And here's what our Top 10 looks like:
In tenth place- the best-selling state employee in Russia Lada Granta with dimensions of 4260 mm in length and exactly 1700 mm in width. Multiplying one by the other, we get 7.242 square meters - this will be our “car area”. The car is really more compact than its competitors, but for an unprecedented price of 332,000 rubles for the starting equipment, this can probably be forgiven.
ninth line occupies Lada Priora: its length - 4350 mm, width 1680 mm, and "area" - 7.308 m2. The car is well-deserved: it has been on the assembly line since 2007, but after restyling at the end of 2013 it has a completely modern filling. The price is significantly higher than Grants, although it does not seem high compared to competitors: 443,000 rubles.
And again Tolyatti. In eighth place located manufactured at the VAZ Datsun On-Do. On-Do, in fact, is a rebirth of Lada Granta, but, what is important for us, with an increased length. The length of On-Do is 4337 mm - although this is less than that of the Priora, the width of 1700 mm allows the Datsun to be one line higher, since according to our calculations, the “car area” here is 7.373 m2. The initial version costs 376,000 rubles - it turns out that the “Japanese rebranding” of Grants costs a little more than 40,000.
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Seventh and sixth place shared by two "brothers" originally from Korea, built on the same platform - Hyundai Solaris And Kia Rio collected in St. Petersburg. Rio is longer than Solaris, but only 2 mm, their lengths are 4377 mm and 4375 mm, respectively. And the width values of the "brothers" completely coincide and are equal to 1700 mm. Total values: 7.441 m2 for Kia and 7.437 m2 for Hyundai. Solaris captivates with an interesting starting price of 509,100 rubles (though without air conditioning), and Rio already costs at least 539,900 rubles.
In the photo: Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio
Closest Competitor Rio and Solaris - a project of German engineers, created specifically for India, and at the same time for Russia - Volkswagen Polo in a sedan. Polo dimensions: 4390 mm * 1699 mm = 7.458 m2. And this, of course, with a slight margin - fifth place! Polo has recently gone through a restyling and lost the “sedan” prefix, because the Polo hatchback was removed from Russian market. 554 900 - so much they want for the basic version of the "German".
Fourth place beret Renault Logan with a length of 4346 mm, a width of 1733 mm and general meaning area 7.531 m2. This is the founder of the segment budget foreign cars, which gained fame, among other things, due to its impressive size. It's a pity that base price with the change of generations, it has grown considerably: for 429,000 rubles a “naked” car is offered even without power steering.
Third place the widest on our list is the Citroen C-Elysee / Peugeot 301. I hope you will forgive us for combining the two "French" in one position, because they are identical in size. Vehicle width 1748 mm, length 4427 mm, "area" 7.738 m2. Despite the impressive dimensions, they are bought poorly: the combination of a high price (599,900 rubles) and a frivolous 1.2-liter engine with 72 hp affects. 115-horsepower Citroens cost from 776,400 rubles, which puts an end to sales.
On the picture: Citroen C-Elysee and Peugeot 301
A In second place– Coming to market in just over two months Lada Vesta. We decided to include it in the review anyway, since we already have it finished machines which are being tested with might and main. The largest sedan that has ever been produced at AVTOVAZ under its own brand: 4410 mm long and 1764 mm wide, so the "area" - 7.779 square meters. Due to the greater width, Vesta managed to get ahead of the French duet. We cannot name the price yet - it has not yet been announced.
How to choose your car among similar classmates - the heading "Comparative test drives" will help answer this question. According to statistics from the moment of the first visit to the car dealership to real purchase car takes about six months. What does the motorist do during all this time? Compares cars, studies their technical characteristics, reads information on the Internet about each model. Chapter comparative tests greatly simplifies this task! Now information about competing machines is summarized in one article, which means you will spend much less time doing right choice.
Why is it important to compare similar cars before the purchase? As a rule, today's cars from the same class are similar to each other in terms of price, quality, and technical characteristics, and even look very similar. And only a test drive makes the comparison more objective. How can you compare cars yourself if brand car dealerships are located at different ends of the city? The impression of such a comparison of a car will be at least blurry. Therefore, we choose several similar Vehicle: it can be crossovers, sedans executive class, or cars created on the same platform - and we make a comparison of these cars within the framework of consistent operation.
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Conducts comparative reviews and test drives of cars different classes hasn't been for many years. Among other things, in each review, experts measure the interior and compile a table of measured parameters. Based on these data, a rating of the capacity of salons was compiled.
The rating was compiled based on the arithmetic mean value for each measured car in 2016, which was calculated for all measured parameters (if a range is indicated, we take into account the maximum value).
Budget sedans (the price of basic versions is up to 800,000 rubles)
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Recall that earlier we compared the sound insulation of cars of different classes, the results were compared in the table.
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On the site http://auto.yandex.ru there are many ads for the sale of cars - not expensive, expensive, premium class, luxury, you can find cars of any brand. How to choose "your" car among such a wide variety?
Comparison of cars on Yandex
Fortunately, Yandex took into account a lot when choosing a car, and in addition to some highlights, cars can be compared with each other. How to compare cars and will be discussed in this article. Yes, by myself search system offers background information about it, but it's pretty hard to figure it out.
So, we open a site with car sales ads on Yandex, click this link). Let's immediately decide what we want to buy, let's say we choose among new cars - for this we put a tick in the appropriate place: Also, let's look for cars with automatic transmission change gears, put one more tick: Now let's decide on the price - let's say we have 1 million rubles in our pocket and we want to buy a car for this amount, or a little less, 300 thousand less. Specify this in the search criteria: Great! In the window we see several cars different brands. We choose the ones we like, for example: Mazda 3, Hyundai Elantra and Peugeot 301 - these are cars that we like and we can buy them, but we can’t make a choice, we need to compare them.
Comparison of cars on Yandex Auto
Here are the cars we want to compare with each other: Next, hover over each car with the mouse. At the same time, asterisks appear on the image of the car (this is a rating), a parking sign "garage"), and the sign we need "Add to compare" - click on it with the left mouse button: OK. We do the same with the two remaining cars, while the number of added cars for comparison should be displayed in the right corner: Click on this number and go to the page where the “garage” cars we have selected will be displayed. Click "Compare Selected":
How to compare cars by characteristics on Yandex
After all the above, we see comparison table these three beauties. And they are all made in different countries: String user rating:
- owner reviews are available - definitely worth reading;
- test drives are available - drive a car before buying to evaluate it not only externally, but also to feel how you will be driving a future purchase.
Specifications
Can choose various modifications engine by clicking on the drop-down list of available engines: In addition, you can compare cars by volume luggage compartment and other indicators. Enjoy the shopping!
