Mitsubishi L200. Is it possible for $ 25 thousand you can buy a car that looks - both inside and outside - like a decent jeep, drives anywhere and carries any load weighing to a whole ton? L200 of the previous generation proved what was possible. Only it was necessary to put up with a “goat” with a spring suspension, noise and diesel vibrations of only 101 hp. and appropriate acceleration. Touching from a traffic light, and you “make” some rusty “nine” “Lada” of eighty shaggy year! Again, with overtaking on two -row roads: you will think about three times whether to go to the oncoming or better to reach out for the hardens? The new L200 designers were the most remotely from brothers in the cargo class. Streamed forms reduced aerodynamic noises and increased speed from 135 to 150 km/h, overclocking to a hundred less by two seconds, and the diesel power is more by 42 hp. A complete removal of the suspension provides comfort, a little inferior to the convenience of Mitsubishi Pajero. However, it is possible to argue about subjective sensations at the wheel. Those who are transplanted to L200 from the business class sedans seem to be deceived. And less spoiled drivers will feel a surge of gratitude to the creators. In any case, this car is not for daily driving along Moscow streets. She loses in maneuverability. When parking, the backwards will have to be counted only on external mirrors. The obvious advantage of the L200 is an almost three times an enlarged interservice mileage - from 7.5 to 20 thousand kilometers.
BMW CS. The Bavarians thought, thought and considered that their very fast and luxurious compartment of the sixth series did not meet the rapidly growing needs of clientele. It turned out that some demanded relatives on the basis of the seventh series. Yes, such as not inferior to the most super -luxury specimens. So the concept of CS was born. In appearance, he has nothing to do with the sedan “seven”. The flattened face, the serpentine gaze of the headlights, the road clearance, like Ferrari ... However, the car that has a compartment architecture is not two, but four doors. With the sedan of the seventh series (only not the present, but the future that will appear at the end of 2008) is related by the general platform. They say that at the price and filling of CS will compete with Maserati Quattroporte, Aston Martin Rapide, Porshe Panamera. And the most funny: it is possible that CS will be collected in China. For the last five -year plan, the demand for BMW has grown by 750%there, and the number of "bimers" of the local assembly is approaching 40 thousand per year. It is no accident that the first CS show was this spring at the Shanghai Motor Show.
Motorcycle "Ural" with a stroller. It is not true that nobody needs Russian motorcycles! There are people who are ready to pay 130 euros per day for using them. We are talking about Lenten X of the French company Moto Masala, who buy thematic explosions of the RSINA TS at the battles of the Second World War in Normandy. Tourists at the beginning of the journey are issued a card and two vehicles are offered to choose from - the English motorcycle Royal Enfield (it is still produced in India) and the Russian Urals with a stroller. Its rent is 20 euros per day more. But both vehicles guarantee approximately the same impressions of driving that the soldiers of the warring armies had. The question is, what army does the Urals represent if there were no Soviet soldiers in Normandy? Most likely, the French believe that the difference between the Urals and the German BMW is insignificant. Although they recognize that in the Russian motorcycle “many new details”, such as Brembo disc brakes, the Paioli telescopic fork, spring-hydraulic shutters ... It is a pity that such a business does not cover the preferential retro cars. Surely in Italy our “classic” rear -wheel drive “Lada” will be in demand. As a living illustration of the 60s of the last century.
