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REPLACE AMULET
It’s enough by eye to evaluate the overall dimensions of the “Fulvin” to guess: it replaces the “Amulet”. Replacement is quite decent. Take appearance, for example, the new Chery model no longer copies other people's design ideas, but has found its own, completely original style. “Fulvin” looks attractive, its appearance is unbanal and memorable.
“Fulfin” is produced with two types of bodies: in addition to the sedan (pictured), they also offer a hatchback, which is 130 mm shorter
“Fulfin” is produced with two types of bodies: in addition to the sedan (pictured), they also offer a hatchback, which is 130 mm shorter. “Fulfin” is produced with two types of bodies: in addition to the sedan (pictured), they also offer a hatchback, which is 130 mm shorter.
In the cabin, I did not find any special reasons for disappointment. True, there are no revelations either. The quality of the materials is consistent with the status of an inexpensive car (at the Priory level). There were no good reasons to criticize build quality. You sit quite high in the driver's seat, but your head does not rub on the headliner, and the adjustment ranges will suit not only local drivers. The back is also quite spacious, but the third is better not to call here. Firstly, it will be a bit crowded, and secondly, from the safety equipment for the "third superfluous", only the waist belt, which is almost no longer found on modern cars, is provided. The trunk lid, as on the “Amulet”, rises with the rear window, opening a huge opening into the roomy cargo compartment. At the same time, a full-size reserve is hidden in the subfield.
Salon "Chery-Fulvin" is decorated not without fiction, although ergonomics are not all right. The digitization of the instruments is too small, and the center console presses on the right foot
Salon "Chery-Fulvin" is decorated not without fiction, although ergonomics are not all right. The digitization of the instruments is too small, and the center console presses on the right foot. Salon "Chery-Fulvin" is decorated not without fiction, although ergonomics are not all right. The digitization of the instruments is too small, and the center console presses on the right foot.
The one and a half liter engine is boring and lazy. I can’t even believe that under the hood there are more than a hundred “horses”. This "herd" manifests itself only after 2.5-3 thousand revolutions, but not only with a fervent trot, but with a loud and tiring voice of the motor.
"Fulvin" will feel good on our roads. It has a solid ground clearance (162 mm) and an energy-intensive suspension. You will have to pay for them with slow reactions to steering and significant rolls. However, I will not be too picky - in general, the car behaves quite predictably.
OTHER X1
Meet the new direction in the model range "Cherie" - a compact "SUV" for good roads. Despite a serious ground clearance of 180 mm, a gray plastic body kit on the bottom of the body and the X1 index (I already saw it somewhere), the engine thrust only goes to the front axle.
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The design is even too bold, especially the interior. The center console with an unusual climate control panel and the dashboard ascended to the top is extravagance itself. True, this lady, it seems, does not know how to be friends with ergonomics. It is difficult to reconcile the beautiful light track of the speedometer in consciousness with numbers, and too small a tachometer and a fuel level indicator can be controlled only with binoculars.
The compact single-drive SUV X1 is the smallest representative of the Riich luxury range
The compact single-drive SUV X1 is the smallest representative of the Riich luxury range. The compact single-drive SUV X1 is the smallest representative of the Riich luxury range.
But the trunk is magnificent - both in form and in capacity. But look at the tapering doorway. The future owner will often remember the designers' imagination with an unkind word, trying to shove a bulky cargo into the cabin. And where is the button or keyhole to open the trunk from the outside?
The development of the appearance of “Riicha-X1” was approached with a soul, and there is something to see in the cabin. And the build quality is lame. Perhaps a pre-production sample got into the test?
The development of the appearance of “Riicha-X1” was approached with a soul, and there is something to see in the cabin. And the build quality is lame. Perhaps a pre-production sample got into the test? The development of the appearance of “Riicha-X1” was approached with a soul, and there is something to see in the cabin. And the build quality is lame. Perhaps a pre-production sample got into the test?
I try to start - and stall several times in a row: the uninformative clutch pedal does not allow to clearly catch the moment of seizure. And the motor is frankly weak - even with three riders it needs to be twisted in order to develop decent speed. And the words "sustainability" and "manageability" in relation to the Chinese X1 is better not to use. You have to constantly catch a car on a straight line; in corners it rolls so that it becomes uncomfortable. And what is it like to adjust all these escapades with an absolutely empty and light steering wheel! In general, a good wrapper, but the filling let us down.
STILL NOT LEXUS, BUT …
Moved from a crossover to a large business-class sedan G5. You feel about the same feelings when, having crossed the landing, you get from a one-room student refuge into the solid apartments of a businessman. The point here is not only in the size of the car, but also in the quality of materials, quality of assembly, driving performance. It’s strange that I didn’t see anything of this in X1, but he also belongs to a special cast of “Cherie” models called “Riich”. This is a newly formed luxury division of a Chinese company, such as Lexus at Toyota or Infinity at Nissan.
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In the basic version, the G5 comes with a mechanical 6-speed gearbox. But I got the latest version - equipped with a gun. The unit works decently, sorting through all five of its gears smoothly, but without too much thought. A two-liter turbocharged engine developed by the Austrian company AVL is working in tandem with the machine. And although the performance of the motor is not outstanding, communication with it is a pleasure - good elasticity and dynamics at the level.
Over the appearance of the sedan "Riich-G5" (factory designation - A6) worked body shop "Bertone"
Over the appearance of the sedan "Riich-G5" (factory designation - A6) worked body shop "Bertone". Over the appearance of the sedan "Riich-G5" (factory designation - A6) worked body shop "Bertone".
Riich turned out to be a completely self-sufficient car. Decent ride, effective noise and vibration isolation, comfortable seats - all that is needed for comfortable trips. By the way, in terms of the range and level of equipment, the “Chinese” is not inferior to competitors from Europe and Japan - there is even a separate climate for second-row passengers.
The interior of the luxury G5 looks attractive, solid and comfortable. Of course, this is far from being a Lexus, but already quite a Toyota
The interior of the luxury G5 looks attractive, solid and comfortable. Of course, this is far from being a Lexus, but already quite a Toyota. The interior of the luxury G5 looks attractive, solid and comfortable. Of course, this is far from being a Lexus, but already quite a Toyota.
Well, the progress of Chinese cars is obvious. It is interesting how they will look against the background of classmates when they appear in Russia.