Depending on the configuration, the role of running lights is played by incandescent lamps located in one section with foglights (a dubious solution for Russian dirt), or LED strips in the headlights. Similar differences in the side direction indicators. 17-inch wheels - Premium version only
Depending on the configuration, the role of running lights is played by incandescent lamps located in one section with foglights (a dubious solution for Russian dirt), or LED strips in the headlights. Similar differences in the side direction indicators. 17-inch wheels - Premium version only. Depending on the configuration, the role of running lights is played by incandescent lamps located in one section with foglights (a dubious solution for Russian dirt), or LED strips in the headlights. Similar differences in the side direction indicators. 17-inch wheels - Premium version only.
If you ask what a paradise is for manufacturers, you will hear the word “premium” in response. Everyone wants to get there, it seems, without exception. The key to success is a long list of options. The once modest "Sid" in the second advent laid rotary xenon headlights, a panoramic roof with a movable section, navigation, steering wheel heating and even an automatic parking system. Add here excellent quality finishes and enviable sound insulation. Only here they go to paradise after a life filled with events, and the car needs an owner for this. This is where the snag arises: the Hyundai-i30 soplatform in the maximum configuration loses the Kia in wealth, but costs more than 900 thousand! At the time of preparing the material, the prices for the new product were not yet known, but … Who is the last one for Sid at a price of a million?
LIFE IS ABOUT
Wait, do not rush to turn pages! They promise to keep the cost of the basic version with a 1.6 liter engine at the level of the current model, making allowance for a slightly richer equipment. That is, they will request 670-680 thousand that are quite familiar to the modern golf class. With this version, I began to get acquainted with the car on the 800-kilometer route through the expanses of Bashkortostan.
The seat profile is successful even in the version without lumbar support adjustment. In addition, the steering wheel is adjustable in two planes, so I got a job quickly. There are no non-standard solutions in ergonomics and option management, and therefore it was not necessary to get used to anything. Is that the abundance of buttons on the steering wheel puzzled. With a height of 186 cm, I easily placed myself behind myself. Comfort "gallery" provide deflectors in the center console, three head restraints, and in the absence of the average passenger - and a folding armrest.
There are no complaints about the style or the functionality of the instrument panel. But the smallest spots and specks of dust are visible on the fashionable piano lacquer finish
There are no complaints about the style or the functionality of the instrument panel. But the smallest spots and specks of dust are visible on the fashionable piano lacquer finish. There are no complaints about the style or the functionality of the instrument panel. But the smallest spots and specks of dust are visible on the fashionable piano lacquer finish.
Already at the second level of Comfort equipment, the car has a three-stage adjustment of the steering force, cruise control with a speed limiter and bluetooth. At the same time, the basic version provides a complete set of airbags, an audio system with exits to external devices and steering wheel controls and air conditioning - a modern minimal set for a carefree life.
NON-SIMPLE CHARACTER
On a short city route before leaving for the highway, the hatchback immediately located it. To the best of light steering, quiet, energy-intensive suspension. When starting off, there is no hint of failure due to environmental noises - nowadays it is a rarity. It is impossible to make a mistake when working with a 6-speed mechanics with all desire, and the short-speed clutch pedal is an additional assistant. On the clear and patched potholes on the road, Sid confidently smacked with 16-inch tires and annoyed by noise except on very rough asphalt.
As we moved away from civilization, the road became worse and worse, and our friendship with Kia went wrong. The machine still did not notice the pits of all calibers. But on the long transverse waves appeared a hefty vertical buildup. I immediately remembered the Hyundai Solaris - not otherwise the heredity of a related model. For the time being I was taxiing, setting the electric power amplifier to “sport” for the sake of confidence (yes, yes, but three steering settings). Then he was tired, slightly - up to 90 km / h - he reduced speed, and everything stopped. It is interesting that the front suspension, despite the "jumping" of the car, on the waves has never worked for a breakdown. But her weakness is hard shaking from joints on bridges and repaired areas.
On the color display, you can display the antifreeze temperature indicator, trip computer data or parking sensors
On the color display, you can display the antifreeze temperature indicator, trip computer data or parking sensors. On the color display, you can display the antifreeze temperature indicator, trip computer data or parking sensors.
The afternoon spent driving a richly equipped top-end version. I recommend its 17-inch wheels only to those for whom beauty is more expensive than money and comfort: the car fights off irregularities significantly more rigidly. But, strange thing, overtaking the “Kia Sid” with a gun liked more than with the mechanics. In the latter, the pickup is felt only after 4000 rpm, forcing to go on fast overtaking in a gear no higher than the fourth (I recall, both boxes have six of them). The two-pedal version seemed more responsive throughout the rev range. And it’s a pleasure to operate gearshift paddles on the box.
Once again plunging into the bustle of the city, once again I feel for the key, changing the force on the steering wheel. This is not to say that sensations are radically different. But a mediocre suburban road is better suited for “sport,” but in a sluggish traffic jam it causes discomfort with an artificial failure in the near-zero zone. Therefore, in the city it is better to prefer "comfort". And the intermediate option “norm” is better to abolish as unnecessary: control in this mode is both less clear and less comfortable.
FOR DESSERT
With visibility, Sid has complete order even in the basic set, where the assistants have only a pair of side mirrors. The rear parking sensors will notify you of the interference not only with sound, but also with a clear color picture in the center of the speedometer. The owner of the richest “Premium” equipment is at all lined with assistants no worse than a little velvet down pillows: sensors in a circle, rear view camera with markings and even an automatic parking system. Know yourself, hold the brake pedal and change gear at the command of the electronic mind. True, sybarites will not be allowed to forget about the rag: the video peephole on the stern is not protected by anything and will often grow with dirt.
If the front “Kia Sid” looks original, then the profile and stern resembles other classmates. The black insert in the bumper is visible only against the background of the body in light shades
If the front “Kia Sid” looks original, then the profile and stern resembles other classmates. The black insert in the bumper is visible only against the background of the body in light shades. If the front “Kia Sid” looks original, then the profile and stern resembles other classmates. The black insert in the bumper is visible only against the background of the body in light shades.
