Last year ended the production Kia Sportage II and the platform he Hyundai Tucson. Replaced the new generation of Kia Sportage/Hyundai ix35, as usual, rose. The vacant niche did not fail to take a different perspective of the Korean crossover SsangYong Actyon
SsangYong Actyon 2. 0D Elegance + 6MT (999 000 RUB) and Kia Sportage 2. Premium 6AT (1,269,900 rubles) ) Presented, the first Sportage, introduced in September 1993, was built according to classic off-road canons: with the use of a carrier frame and a reduction in transmission in transmission. In 2004, the model evolved. It was a real passable by that time that few people had been interested in. Sportage deprived the frame, and the full actuator was sold through the malt in the rear wheel drive. By and large, Kia Sportage of the second generation was only an inexpressive appearance. On the contrary, the design of the current model generation has become a strong side of the car. A lap line, "muscular" arches of wheels-well, true bodibilder! It's a good sport, too. In this Sportage corresponds to the fashionable name. The exterior of it is so distinctive that there is no hint of kinship with the saltformennik from the country of Hyundai. SsangYong has recently begun to develop, after going under the wing of the Indian Mahindra & MahindraThe Koreans finally managed to complete the S200 project, which was launched at the end of the nineties from Daewoo. The first unrawled crossover was the world known by the name Korando, but for Russia it was renamed to Actyon. For SsangYong, the novelty of the novelty has become a kind of stylus, leading to this company the company has been able to launch extremely intelligent SUVs. Other models, Rexton and Kiron are assembled at the Sollers plant in Naberezhnye Chelny, but the "screwdriver" assembly of Actyon has been launched at the new plant "Sollers-Far East". The production capacity of the enterprise is 30,000. cars a year, but the management of Sollers is cautious-in plans to collect 10,000 cars. Actyon per year, of which more than half are equipped with an ACP. Full speed ahead!Both vehicles are available to customers in a four-wheel-drive performance, but the base versions of the vehicles are usedThe predefined 4x4 schema of both is identical to the multi-disk multi-disk drive in the rear wheel drive, which operates without pretension. With uniform movement, the constant coefficient of adhesion shall be transmitted to the front axle. When at least one of the conditions is changed, part of the torque shall be redistributed. Today, this is the most common type of schema in the class. Kia Sportage is equipped with a Magna Powertrain with the GKN company. The locking buttons on the left side of the wheel can be forced to block at speeds up to 40 km/h for both vehicles if the driver, for example, has to overcome a difficult terrain or surface area. When this speed threshold is exceeded, the electronics begin to divide the moment between the axles based on the road environment. Both the Kia Sportage and the SsangYong Actyon in the armoury have a lift system on the rise, but Sportage's asset is also an aid system on descent (DBC). Subjectively in terms of rough terrain, the Kia electronics are working faster and more adequate. However, Actyon did not hit the bumper with the dirt. The length of the cars is the same, and the base is larger at SsangYong. Despite this, Actyon has a better geometric visibility: slightly more points of entry and exit, but, above all, more ground clearance. In the area of the niche for tripwire and additional hooks, Actyon is the winner of the Road Winning Light of the cars, but the track of the Actyon suspension is twice as high as the "terrible power of beauty" by the "terrible power of beauty". Kia Sportage owners pay an unimportant exorcism. The front racks are wide and vellet backwards. Quality of finishing materials in the salon is worthy. There are no claims in the front seats and the steering column. Yes, and the decision of the stage building of the torpedo is pleased: the position of the pier and the buttons is instantly remembered on the intuitive level, but the display with the function touch screen still lacks the sun visor-it is very close. However, there is a regular navigation (not a rusified), and the rear view camera, which is projected on the display when the rear gear is switched on, is installed at a very good angle. Usually, turning back on "instruments", you can see only a small site behind a car. In the case of Kia Sportage, you can see the line of the horizon, not too wide a corner of the lens, for example, to see the approaching car in good time-it is convenient to leave the close courtyard, where it is more difficult to turn back. SsangYong Actyon is not as provocative as Sportage, but very harmonious is not surprising, because the design of the corpelle Maestro Judjharo. The interior is far less pretentious, and on the background of the "countryman" it is not the best tactile sensations: the plastic is rigid, the panels are set neatly, the buttons and the knighties are staggering in their nests. Disappointed and elaborate algorithm of control of the climatic system with three goals, on two of which there is an automatic mode. Most manufacturers have two verbiers and one Auto button. In front of the eyes, a monochrome display with bright orange light. The ranges of the steering column are the same as the Kia Sportage, but the rudder is slightly higher. Visible above the ceiling and the driver's seat can be raised higher than the Kia. Together with the thin pillars of the roof, Actyon has a flawless visibility. Salon, filled with all sorts of niches and hooks for the bags, is a bit bigger than a competitor. Back seat pans shall be adjusted in the slope and fold into a level floor. Kia is an outsider. The parking area is static, but the corner and position of the rear-view camera is very good, but the car is not too good for the driver, but the car pillowed up in the Kia Sportage again: the steering wheel wakes up again: the rudder is sharp and the measure is informative, the radius of the turn is only 5.3 m, the crems are minimal, and the reactions to the pedal are instant. There is no nervousness in the management, except for the excessive sensitivity to the track. But racing ambitions were quickly dissipated by a lax dynamics and a thoughtful "machine gun" with a manual switchover. 150-strong petrol motors of Theta II unenthusiasly dispersion the car on the bottom, and after 4000 rpm, its buoyant buzzer fills in the salon, despite the kind of a good noise insulation. To go off-road for fear-short-workarounds cause bumpers and plastic padders to worry about bumpers. The light is only 172 mm. He's got enough wind to pull a curb or a light smokeless ride. The instrument is simple and intelligible, but the monochrome display looks too cheap with SsangYong Actyon, on the contrary: the car proved to be an unimportant citizen, but it turned out to be an "impassable". Like Sportage, Actyon is equipped with the Lock function, which blocks the cross-axis assembly at speeds up to 40 km/h, but the signs of suspension provide much more freedom. It's the only way to make that cross-stitting on the celerine. The bottom of the front bumper is not so bad-there is a massive imitation, though a little rust-sprinkled with rust. The Sportage instruments look and look good, yet the numbers are directed horizontally charm with engine and manual gearbox. The modernised nature of the modernised Mercedes 2-litre turbodiesel eXDi200 is forcing us to adjust. The engine produces a maximum 360 Nm in a small range of turns. In fact, in order to get a decent acceleration from the scene, it is necessary to spin the engine up to 2,200 rpm and then release the clutch. Before that, the engine frankly haltleit, but after you felt the explosive undercut, which completely dissipated by 4,000 rpm, as if it were in the air. Special problems of diesels do not cause special problems, with the exception of the very short first. It appears to be an alternative to the "downlower", which makes it difficult for Actyon to take a car in traffic jams. The value of the Kia Sportage is collected at the factories in Korea, Slovakia and the Kaliningrad "Autotor". The model is presented on our market in 12 versions with full or forward transmission, 5-or 6-speed "mechanics" or 6-diaconzoned "machine". 115-, 136-and 184-strong diesel engines offer an alternative to the basic petrol motor with a capacity of 150 l. Prices for Sportage range from 89,900 rubles to 1,459,900 rubles. Starting with Elegance on the steering wheel there are control buttons-control-basic equipment SsangYong ActyonFront fog lamps are also available with an average of Elegance, but additional sections for bend lighting are not provided in the basement of the luggage compartment-full-sized spare, but the initial version of Actyon is equipped with a smaller size, no and a retainer for the SsangYong Actyon cassette cover only seven. Distribution of suboptions by picking is the same, but there are nuances. For example, the initial version of Actyon is not equipped with an electro-drive, but a steering wheel is controlled only at the tilt angle. In the base version of Sportage, by the way, there is no adjustment of the steering column. In addition to the standard security set from ABS and front-end airbtags, side and curtain airbags are available, as well as active head restraints with rollover sensors. The Kia Sportage, starting with the Luxe (Elegance in the case of SsangYong), is also equipped with exchange rate stability and assistance systems during descent from the mountain. Of course, there are a number of luxury options in the Kia asset that are not available to fans of another Korean brand: for example, unkey access to the cabin, navigation with a rear-view camera, a panoramic roof, or a full-time saber. However, the leather steering, the parking sensors and the hatch can be offered by SsangYong. The management of the audio system on the handlebar is available with the Luxe picking, but unlike Actyon, the Panoramic Roof-roof-roof is a sign of the topmost version, AActyon is deprived of all versions of the Sportage, all versions of Sportage are equipped with anti-larvae with the additional section of the turning-backlights is already in the baseThe most accessible Sportage with "submachine gun" will cost 969,900 rubles. SsangYong Actyon is offered for 889 000 roubles. Actyon prices with petrol engine are not yet known. The result, Kia Sportage, has grown in size, has been flooded with fashionable options and, as a consequence, has risen. SsangYong Actyon has taken the place of Sportage of the past generation and has every chance to surpass its success. The difference in price between the comparable Kia Sportage and SsangYong Actyon is far less than the difference in quality of execution, the level of development of ergonomics and the prevalence of the service network. Sportage loyal to the driver, it is easier for them to manage in different modes of operation, but Actyon at a price of RUB 829,000. risks becoming the most affordable crossover in our market, at least until the Renault Duster. Konstantin Vasilyev, editor-in-choice here is a matter of taste, starting with appearance, claim at Sportage and classic at Actyon. On the road, who's more important. Sportage is a city dude with a hard, custom-made suspension. But the urban colnicas, he perceives quite tarpaulin-shock absorbers often work for the rebusier. Actyon accents the opposite-the worse, the suspension is softer, but the energy intensity is larger. In spite of some prowfulness of Actyon, my sympathies are on his side. He needs a vending machine for the city to be happy. It's already there, and it's not bad. Actyon with AKP is even a little cheaper. Andrei Kochetov, Editor