Citroen-C-Elise: reviews. Citroen-C-Elysee: characteristics, photo

The Citroën-S-Elise car is a front-drive sedan of the C segment, a copy of the Peugeot-301 model. Cars are built on the same platform, have the same engines, transmissions. Their main difference is appearance. Often that's why under the word "Citroen" car enthusiasts also mean "Peugeot".

If you want to buy one of these models, you will first have to choose the design and equipment, because in terms of technology they are identical. In general, the cost of cars will also not play a decisive role, as the price difference is compensated by additional options.

Prospects

One of the main problems of the French concern is the high cost of cars, due to the fact that they are not collected on the territory of Russia. They are delivered from Spain, so the total cost will include not only the costs of production, but also transportation costs plus customs duty. This all seriously prevents the car Citroen-S-Elise from competing fully with the main opponents: Renault Logan, Hyundai Solaris and others. This is due to the "local" assembly and the fact that they have preferences provided for by legislation.

It is also interesting how the company intends to avoid competition between its own cars. It is clear that the car "S-Elise" will not be expensive, but the PSA has several interesting sedans that can strengthen the company's position in a compact class - Peugeot-308 and C4-L. Despite the fact that they have increased dimensions, the assembly and sale of the first are organized in Kaluga, and the latter recently appeared on the automobile market.

Given the fact that the French concern is not very popular in the domestic market, he will be delighted with even a small success that the Peugeot-301 and Citroen-Elise cars can bring to him. The owners' comments give hope to the French for a certain demand on the part of the Russian consumer.

The car is built on the C3 platform, which also goes only in the plus. The machine is characterized by good control, high-quality work of the suspension, the configuration of which the first six months to change it is not exactly necessary. Test drive "Citroen-Elise", although it showed the quality work of drum brakes, but in our time they are already a rarity. Wheel disks, although not very durable, but their maintenance is much easier.

Disadvantages of the Citroen-S-Elise model

Reviews of the car indicate a certain inconvenience in the cabin. Firstly, the steering wheel provides only height adjustment. Secondly, it takes at least five minutes to adjust the chair for yourself. If you need to open a window, you'll have to reach the bottom of the center console. The latter is not critical, since even in BMW at the time it was a sin, and the quality of German cars is much higher than the Citroen-C-Elise. Reviews of car enthusiasts also talk about the low quality of upholstery materials and build quality in general. The French car is far from ideal, like most other models in this segment, and needs further development. This is practically all its drawbacks. Otherwise, the reviews say that it is quite interesting.

Design

The car has an attractive appearance. Given the budget of the model, French designers had to save a lot, but even so, she got a pretty nice appearance. Someone may say that the car outwardly yields to its main competitors, but it is impossible to state unequivocally.

Interior

The developers of the model say that it has not the most roomy cabin in its class, with which it is difficult not to agree. A lot of free space still does not make a five-seater. But even at the same time on the couch three people can be accommodated without problems, and two more. French engineers also lifted the roof. Thanks to this tall people can easily fit into the cabin, and for a long time the ceiling of the Citroen-Elise car will remain. The photo of the salon clearly confirms his outstanding (as for his class) capacity.

About the front part of the salon mentioned above: the only adjustable steering wheel and not very comfortable chairs, certainly not pleasing. But these disadvantages in this segment do not look so deplorable. Logan and Solaris, for example, have no more comfortable seats, and their adjustment can take even more time. At the official test drives, the French company provided models equipped with all sorts of options, so the impressions from them and from the serial versions can seriously differ.

Engine

With confidence, we can say that the car is good on the road. It has good dynamics and speed of driving.

Surprisingly, the car is equipped with a German-French 120-liter engine that is not popular on the domestic market. With., And age-related 1.6-liter V4 engine. True, it was upgraded by the VTi system, receiving at the same volume an increased torque and 115 instead of 110 liters. from. To say that the car "Citroen-S-Elise" began to go much faster - to lie to yourself, but the stock of speed is quite enough. Car enthusiasts recommend to ride with automatic transmission.

Transmission

5-speed manual gearbox with the already habitually dangling wings - far from the best option. Unwinding the engine, of course, will get stronger, but it will not affect the maximum speed. In addition, there will be additional noise, and fuel consumption will exceed the manufacturer's declared figures.

Automatic gearbox is easier and better. The old four-speed transmission, proven by time, is its advantage. For the German engine, she does not have time, but the engineers managed to balance the engine and transmission settings as much as possible. Due to this, losses during the acceleration significantly decreased, but the gear shift became smoother and more precise. On a high-quality road surface engine with automatic transmission will not show wonders, but in the city it works very well.

Suspension

This also applies to the chassis. The steering wheel is light and not very sensitive. At the same time the Citroën-S-Elise car confidently keeps the road not only in a straight line, but also in turns and turns. In technical terms, the car is not inferior to its competitors, moreover, in many respects surpasses them.

The sedan is quite comfortable, but on the rubble and serious unevenness the body is fairly shaking, and the lying policemen are still worse. But this happens, in particular, if the speed of motion is too high. It is necessary to pay tribute to the excellent smoothness of the car. A little bit unexpectedly, that the S3 platform is harder on the road.

But with a brake system problems can arise. At the official test drive in Barcelona, the drums coped with their task, but after 10 km of the segment in an aggressive style of driving, they significantly overheated. They did not affect their effectiveness in any way, but there is no certainty that after several similar races the drums will not fail in their work. But it is difficult to name a serious drawback. At a minimum, car lovers will not be bought by fans of fast driving, since it is created for other purposes. In general, the model is quite high-quality, spacious, which will enable it to occupy a proper place in the car market.

Car Citroen-Elise: trim levels and prices

The basic configuration of the French sedan is equipped with a 72-horsepower 1.2 liter engine, working in conjunction with a 5-speed manual transmission. Its cost varies from 455 000 to 512 000 rubles.

The second equipment includes a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed automatic transmission (from 2013 for the 1.2-liter engine offers 5 ACPP). It is complemented by airbag, air conditioning, fog lights, the ability to adjust the driver's seat in height, heated seats. Its cost is 510 000-680 000 rubles. Also for the car available cruise control, parktronic, ESP and a number of add-ons.

The luxury version of the model is offered with the same transmissions: 5MKPP and 4AKPP. It can be purchased for 605 000-705 000 rubles.