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Has not passed and 3 months from the moment of occurrence in the market of car Crown of new generation, and in modelling to a number already refill — model on hybrid pull-rod Crown Hybrid. Well, and what its place among other representatives of this “crowned” family of cars? Whether it is necessary to perceive it as the version of usual car Crown calculated on those who aspires, without refusing to itself all other pleasures, simply to lower expenses for gasoline purchase? Or this Hybrid represents independent model with all its pluses and minuses, along with already existing Crown Athlete and Crown Royal Saloon? It is known that developers have done the utmost, that new Crown Hybrid it has appeared not only more economic, but also less noisy, and it pleases. However it is not less important to know, what its road performance, in what measure they differs or, on the contrary, reproduces the qualities inherent in usual models Crown of present generation. Our expert has tried to find the answer to this and some other questions. Became 10 times more silent than the usual |
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To understand, what place occupies new Crown Hybrid among other new models of this family, it is necessary to recollect at first why Crown the previous generation has been named Zero Crown. Therefore, in particular, that it became as though from a blank leaf, without thinking about former traditions. And that after all that turned out: one generation Crown was replaced by another, and middle age of owners all increased and increased. And after all it is known that if the average buyer of this or that mark of the car all becomes more senior and is more senior, at this model, as a matter of fact, there is no future. And here, to stop negative process of ageing, which, as a rule, comes to an end with banal removal of model from manufacture to draw attention to growing old family Crown of young drivers, and it was required some kind of revolution in the form of Zero Crown. Than usually any revolution comes to an end? Correctly, reaction approach that, as a matter of fact, also occurs nowadays. And as differently it is necessary to regard that fact that on change reformatory Zero has come Crown new generation which can be characterised not differently, as return to former, base values. No, I do not assert that this step has led to full revision of all of that positive back that has been saved up during working out and manufacture Zero Crown. Yes it also is impossible, after all the platform remained former. I simply wish to tell that new Crown with anything especial have amazed nobody. And after all that, conditionally speaking, youth on which the rate became at work over Zero Crown, the rapid progress, instead of return to the past, whether not so is required? How here to be? Very simply: to start in manufacture one more, technically advanced model Crown. So occurrence new Crown Hybrid has surprised nobody, as this course easily miscalculated. It is necessary to tell at once that new Crown Hybrid it is made on the same platform, as Lexus GS450h, therefore it is easy to guess, as system of hybrid pull-rod at them same. Yes, it is valid: the same 3,5-litre 6-cylinder V-engine of internal combustion with direct injection and the same system THS-II with a 2-step reducer. Total capacity of system too remained without change — 345 h.p. But there are also distinctions. First, in car Crown Hybrid mode EV (electromobile) thanks to what it can move some time exclusively on an electric motor is provided. Well, and secondly, Crown Hybrid is more economic that at present is rather essential factor influencing a choice of the buyer. Really, if Lexus GS450h in the commixed cycle runs on one litre of gasoline of 14,2 km (7 l on 100 km) at Crown Hybrid this indicator is equal 15,8 km (6,3 l on 100 km). However all is purely technical details which speak about some similarity Crown Hybrid and Lexus GS 450h, no more that. At the same time, when I have sat down for a wheel and have got under way from a place, to me at once it became clear that to compare these two cars incorrectly, is sick differently they of conduct on the move. No, all the same Lexus is Lexus, and Crown Hybrid all the same possesses qualities which confirm its accessory to “the crowned” family. Feel, at least, how much smoothly, its power transmission, and to you how much measuredly operates, is assured, all becomes clear and clear. It is necessary to press on gas, and all system forces of an internal combustion engine and the electromotor gives out such twisting moment what to increase speed to the car does not represent the equal account any work. However in itself such powerful twisting moment is a property of any hybrid. But you look, as process of speedup weeps! Any jerks and peregazovok, speed accrues smoothly and in regular intervals — the class at once is felt. And at the same time, in ears there is a surprising silence. Know, in this indicator — noiselessness — Crown Hybrid really 10 times surpasses the colleagues, it I to you declare with all responsibility. Has been pleasantly surprised by how the running system operates |
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The secret of such noiselessness consists that the interior is equipped by so-called system active shumopodavleniya. Its essence that when the monotonous sound which is characteristic for all hybrids gets into interior, it is trapped by special microphones then are engaged dynamics of low frequency which give out a sound wave opposite on that phase which goes from the engine. The mite here bring and specially picked up tyres which at all do not rustle. Their size is caused by features of a power transmission, and, in general, same, as well as at Crown Athlete — 225/45 R18. However, it only visible similarity as actually tyre covers Crown Hybrid are made under the special order and have inside a sound-proof layer. Thanks to such structure tyres manage to cope appreciably with road noise which arises because of a tread friction about asphalt. Well, earlier developers declared that they would like to make this car the most silent of all standing in modelling to number Crown. And so, I think, it was possible to them. As to comfort level it is somewhere in the middle between Royal Saloon and Athlete, is closer to Royal. On the move the body softly rocked, the truth when under wheels there was a road carpet joint, especially when both rear wheels overcame it simultaneously, the push was notable enough, but as a whole the car should be carried to the category of especially comfortable interiors. The running system has surprised. Because of the additional hybrid equipment the car has appeared approximately on 200 kg more hard, than 3,5-litre Crown Athlete, well, and the suspender at a hybrid as it has already been noted, has been obviously adjusted on operating softly, without hardness inherent in sports cars. But it only for the time being. When it was necessary to execute abrupt turning movement, the suspender was easily and naturally reconstructed, and even when bends went one after another, its reaction was exact and timely. To no small degree it is promoted by subsystem VGRS engaged in system VDIM (change of a reduction ratio of a steer), and also successfully picked up tyres. But it is not necessary to dismiss and an electronic stuffing of a platform which as it seems to me, is one of the most significant novelties, found application in car Crown. What particularly I mean? That absorbers are steered by means of electronics, with it already you will surprise nobody. But the matter is that in the given car the electronic control package is connected by absorbers with the onboard navigator. System NAVI AI-AVS essence in it: the navigator reads out the data from an electronic map, defines curvature of forthcoming turning movement that it is correct sorientirovat absorbers. And, in comparison with similar system of model Lexus GS 450h speed of processing of the read out information became a little above, speed and accuracy of fine tuning of absorbers, accordingly, too has increased. In the tactical plan all is made correctly |
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So, which features in behaviour Crown Hybrid on the move deserve, in my opinion, unconditional approval and even admiration? Ability of power hybrid system instantly to give out a powerful twisting moment in reply to the slightest pressing of a pedal of gas? Yes, certainly. Ability of running system quickly to change a kind of work that passengers sitting in interior and the driver that occurred to car, always felt comfortably? Too yes! Though if to be up to the end frank, regarding convenience of steering I something would change. If you keep for a wheel, to the touch it is difficult to seize the opportunity when steered wheels become precisely, it is or nearly so exact on the centre — sensations any indistinct. Certainly, easily rotating wheel is, undoubtedly, the blessing. However when the wheel is on the average position, it would be desirable, that it was felt at once. And let even for overcoming of this midposition it will be required hardly bolshee effort, what here terrible? But when unmistakably you define, what the wheel costs on the average position, unless it not a superfluous occasion to feel confident? And where calmness, there, finally, and comfort. Besides, the drawing of the multi-coloured instrument indexes visualised on a liquid crystal board, or, say, blue toning of the rear and front combined flashlights — to you not seems, what these elements against the rest look insufficiently qualitative and a little inappropriate to a high class of the car? Personally to me — yes. Certainly, designers Toyota are able to do things without which Crown hardly could become what it is already throughout many years, however in this case the sense of style it all the same has a little changed. However, despite such, in general, insignificant roughnesses, it is necessary to recognise with all evidence: new Crown Hybrid, combining fine road performance and profitability, the attention of those drivers which not too and were interested before in cars Crown for certain will draw to itself. And terms of performance of the order, it is necessary to notice, too quite comprehensible: we will tell if to conclude the contract right now in 3 months newcomer Crown Hybrid precisely will appear in your garage. I am am confused only with one. You remember, how in due time Toyota Estima the second generation has unexpectedly appeared before us in image “flat-bottomed” (because of a forward control) a minivan. After all then model on the hybrid pull-rod, appeared in modelling to a number it is exact as under the schedule, could support image Estima promptly losing appeal very strongly. Now, apparently, the same have decided to do and for maintenance of family Crown losing clientele. And again instead of being engaged in painful reforms, it decided to go the blazed way and to exhaust one more bait. And again as such bait the car on hybrid pull-rod acts. Now it is called Crown Hybrid. Well, annoyingly that hybrids are used in such, I would tell, the unseemly purposes. But in the tactical plan, you see, this competent decision. |
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Technical characteristics of model Toyota Crown Hybrid Full length: 4 870 mm. The base price of the car: 6 190 000 yens ($61 390 ). |
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