FAW V2: the first 100 kilometers
Readers “Behind the wheel of the Russian Federation” are the first to get acquainted with this car: we’ll tell you about the initial hundred run of not only this instance of the “Chinese”, but, in principle, the V2 model in our country. Readers “Behind the wheel of the Russian Federation” are the first to get acquainted with this car: we’ll tell you about the initial hundred run of not only this instance of the “Chinese”, but, in principle, the V2 model in our country.
Recall that at the “first hundred kilometers” we evaluate a car through the eyes of a consumer who is not sophisticated in technology and who buys a car with a “soul”; we are trying to get along with it.
While the test was going on, there were shows and sales of new items at the car dealership. Anna Vorobyova, Executive Director of AvtoVal Motors, told who was interested in the machine:
- The fact that V2 will appeal to female drivers is expected. Full-bodied women of Balzac age are more often asked about cars, judging by their appearance, from the trading business, and if by the nature of their relations with satellites, they established matriarchy in the house. There is no affection for brands, this is their first car. And imagine, many, as if conspiring, select the color of the body for the color of the handbags. Prefer yellow, blue, red. The yellow car left immediately.
FAW V2: the first 100 kilometers
For the first hundred kilometers they got a car of color called “gold”. In fact, the color is more noble than the name suggests: it is rather the color of white gold. For the first hundred kilometers they got a car of color called “gold”. In fact, the color is more noble than the name suggests: it is rather the color of white gold.
I’ll try to get my idea about the car. Headlight circuit - in the style of Cadillac, to match its fog; air inlets are associated with BMW; repeaters of turn signals on mirrors - as on prestigious brands … On the whole, you can’t say about the typewriter that its design was “blown clean”. The reputation of FAW - the "First Automotive Company" of the People's Republic of China, is also strong because the company eschews shameless design copying, and if it borrows, then in civilized forms.
FAW V2: the first 100 kilometers
Inside, the chemical smell characteristic of many "Chinese" does not choke. Plastic cladding is not cheap stuff, but quite decent for a budget car.
FAW V2: the first 100 kilometers
The ceiling does not “crush”; fabric trim seats with combined inserts to match the main color of the car. Behind - only two, the third will fit unless the child. You can’t name an advanced audio system, the speakers are only in the front doors, but, to be honest, when the driver is not a frantic music lover, he just needs what he hears from the two front doors. The sound is quite acceptable … But the inscription on the USB button, but where is the port? Okay, we'll find later …
And how many niches! Already four recesses for small bottles, cups, pockets in the front and rear doors. Luggage rack over the glove compartment! Like on fashionable European models.
There is also a steering column trough. A woman’s dream: she and you have an onboard cosmetic bag, and a cigarette holder, and a bed for a mobile phone … The mirrors in both sun visors are included with this “cosmetic bag”. A salon rear-view mirror - with anti-reflective coating: beams of headlights will not blind eyes…
FAW2: first 100 kilometers
The trunk is small, but in cars of this class it is never big. If the package boxes do not fit, you fold the rear seats - and "increase" the boot capacity to 475 liters … That's right, this is no less than any SUV.
Dashboard. Today, all self-respecting manufacturers are immersing devices in “wells” such as here: they also protect against glare, and in general the panel with them looks more interesting. Here is the display. True, it demonstrates only mileage, but still … I agree, the flowmeter and the thermometer of the motor operating temperature are too small, but you will get used to it.
Have to get used to the steering wheel. It is plastic, on the “front” side it is not rough enough, and it is too thin for a man’s grip. But for women - just right. Power steering, so the car is easy to steer.
FAW2: first 100 kilometers
With all its unpretentiousness, the car is going quite well: it is confidently “standing” on the straight line, it keeps turns clearly, the suspension is a typical city car. The front is an independent McPherson, while the rear is a spring, independent multi-link, and this is a pleasant exception in the circle of A-class cars.
According to the factory settings, the clutch grabs a little high, which will puzzle trains on something else. However, the clutch pedal must be pressed hard on the floor when shifting gears. A five-speed manual is not the softest and most obedient, especially when you stick the first and reverse gears (in any case, on an unattended car). Teach your missus mistress repeated switching “through” the other steps, so that the lady does not fall into helplessness somewhere in front of a traffic light.
And warn about the features at the beginning of the movement. If you start up the slightest slope, the motor, so as not to stall, you have to "twist" to a roar. According to the tachometer, sufficient thrust occurs at a speed of 3000, approaching 4000 rpm.
Explainable: not the most outstanding maximum torque (120 N · m) of a 1.3-liter engine (91 hp) is achieved at high 4400 rpm. Almost a ton of curb weight should be touched. And transmission ratios, as it seemed, were selected more likely for an engine with different characteristics. For comparison: the weakest of the Lada-Kalina-2 engines (1.6 liters, 87-strong) has a 140/3800 rating.
Advice to a partner in life may sound like this: “twist” to a roar, so - it's normal.
FAW2: first 100 kilometers
The scale of the compact hatchback space for rear passengers is not great. The scale of the compact hatchback space for rear passengers is not great.
You will have to master the skills related to things that affect safety.
Rear-view mirrors “create” full-fledged “blind spots”. The solution is well-known: either learn to insure yourself by turning your head at the beginning of the maneuvers, or hang another, panoramic (but not “Hollywood”, which is confusing) on a regular interior cabin mirror, and get used to adequately assess the distance in reflection. And it is better both that, and another.
FAW V2 is partially deprived of an indication of functions. If the seat belt is not fastened, "pee" does not sound. The clicks-prompters of the cornering signals are heard only at idle of the motor. Perhaps these are the Chinese standards, but, say, after completing overtaking smooth along the trajectory, the turn signal lever does not return to its neutral position on its own - it only snaps after a fairly sharp rotation with the steering wheel. You will have to follow the light signals and manually return the lever to its place.
Right on the power button of the air conditioner, which is small in itself, there is an on-off indicator light. And its size is smaller than the pin head. You can’t see it in the sunlight, and you need to check it out of habit to see if the cool air has gone by bringing your hand to the deflector. Distracting …
Communication with the car was overshadowed by two incidents. About fifteen kilometers away, the car … died out. Surprise presented the flowmeter. The device is quite small, in daylight you can’t see what is “drawn” at the bottom of its well (or rather, a pile). And there the arrow fell into an extreme position. But could it have crossed the mind of a driver tormented by a cork that initially there was so little anything in the gas tank that the way from a car dealership in a 40-minute crush to the bottom would destroy fuel? And the reserve fuel light did not turn on warningly. Yes, and could not - the FAW V2 does not have it.
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With such an increase, you can figure something out in the upper sector of the central well, but from the position of a normal driver’s landing and in bright sunshine (plus with imperfect vision) it’s very difficult. With such an increase, you can figure something out in the upper sector of the central well, but from the position of a normal driver’s landing and in bright sunshine (plus with imperfect vision) it’s very difficult.
Hence the advice to future owners: so that the indicators are read correctly, turn on the backlight of devices from the start. And when you consider that the side lights turn on at the same time, this is another usefulness: you are better marked in the auto flow.
The culprit of the second incident was a rusty screw - struck the wheel. Great trouble! But I felt like the character of a bike - a single climber in the mountains who died of hunger because there were canned goods, but there was nothing to open the cans … So, under the trunk floor I found everything - a full spare wheel, a jack, a balloon key. And, relatively speaking, we also need a can opener: the decorative cap on the wheel sits tight - there is no way to get to the nuts. At hand was a thin screwdriver, but even in the slot to pry, even this did not climb. I’m standing at the highway chipper, cars are flying past …
The savvy tow truck driver came to the rescue: he found a piece of wire (which is just not on our curbs!), Bent the tip with a hook, inserted it into the round hole of the cap - pulled it out … Learn from the mistakes of others: in the set of portable tool V2, have a hook made of strong steel wire.
FAW V2: the first 100 kilometers
If there was a knife at hand, you could try to determine which of the two slots to poke using the poke method (the cap sits flush in place and you can’t determine the desired slit with your eyes). Well, the tow truck thought of hooking one of the holes. If there was a knife at hand, you could try to determine which of the two slots to poke using the poke method (the cap sits flush in place and you can’t determine the desired slit with your eyes). Well, the tow truck thought of hooking one of the holes.
Changed the wheel on time: it began to rain. "Janitors" zealously raked drops from the glass. I thought: if I were the owner of the car, I would change the "wipers" to those that are more authentic. Yes, and gum on a regular scrub with rubbing rubber sound. I would definitely change it. But there is nothing to be done with the rear window. A janitor begs for it, as on the rear window of any hatchback, but it is not provided.
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The rest of the journey in the test was not only without incident and stress, but also in a pleasant ride. What always happens when you get used to a new car. So tell your mistress in the house.
