EQUIPMENT
/ IN THE WORLD OF MOTORS
RUBRIC LEAD / ALEXEI SPARROW-OBUCHOV, MIKHAIL GZOVSKY
DEU-KALOS
Daewoo cars are popular in Russia, especially since they began to be produced in Uzbekistan and (less successfully) in Russia. Although the South Korean concern is in a fever (it’s all going to go “under the roof” of General Motors), this did not affect the activity of designers offering new products. The recent concept, and now the serial “Kalos”, will appear in September at European car dealerships.
We are dealing with a kind of symbiosis of a small class car and the so-called MPV (multi-purpose). "Kalos" is aimed primarily at young buyers aged 20-30 years, and therefore should be both practical and modern, high-speed and not too expensive. Of course, you should not rely on supertechnologies here, but the weakest 1.2-liter engine in the range allows you to accelerate to 150 km / h. Those who are not enough will be able to order a 16-valve 1.6-liter - 77 kW / 105 liters. with. All motors comply with Euro III.
Koreans traditionally decided not to save on the equipment of the cabin. That is worth at least eight (!) Adjustments of the driver's seat, six speakers of a 136-watt audio system, including a CD changer and an MP3 player, obtained directly from the Internet. There is no need to talk about the air conditioning system, power windows, especially the cup holders in front and behind: this is all included in the standard package.
A car capable of developing 188 km / h must have serious active and passive safety systems. The first include ABS and electronic brake force distribution. It will not help - the belt tensioners and four airbags will work, they will protect the bars in all the doors.
Daewoo kalos
Engine - gasoline; the number of cylinders, valves and working volume - 4x8x1148 cm3; power - 52 kW / 71 hp at 5500 rpm; maximum torque
moment - 102 N.m at 4000 rpm; transmission -
front-wheel drive; gearbox - manual
5-speed; suspension - "McPherson" in the front, torsion bar in the back; body - 5-door hatchback;
base - 2480 mm; dimension (length, width, height) - 3855х1865х1495 mm; trunk volume - 200 l; curb weight - 957 kg; turning radius - 4.95 m. Wheels - 155 / 80R13.