Volkswagen Teramont (courtesy of the official dealer of company “Autoworld”) are already noticeable from afar – he hangs his block on other machines. Its length 5036 mm, width 1989 mm is larger than the dimensions of the familiar Siberians Land Cruiser 200.
Front design Teramont a little away from the standard “volkswagenesque” the triumph of straight lines of the radiator grille together with the headlights is slightly bent arc. The humped hood and low-set headlights give the car a sort of “face” Beluga.
The back is a typical Tiguan, only increased. The same laconic lights, cabin roof, chrome strip on the trunk lid. The designers managed to maintain the correct proportions – this view of the car seems to be the best.
In profile we see accented by the powerful wheel arches, over which soars the swage line that runs across the entire sidewall. Maybe this face is not quite proportionally divides the doors into two parts – the upper part could be a little less.
In General, the car is perceived by the giant, dominant on the road. There is much finesse lines – it’s simple, but not annoying.
The salon, of course, spacious is immediately felt in the front seats, especially on the back. Decorations are minimal – after all, Teramont called to be good utilitarian car for big families and bulk cargo.
On the front panel, cut a shelf for things in the doorway for several niches for small things, and the Central box under the armrest, wide can accommodate a small laptop.
Front panel material – soft plastic with a faux stitching looks fine but not great.
And generally a soft plastic, here are a few. Door card is soft only on top, followed by solid materials, not much fun. This again tells us that real luxury can be seen in the premium new Touareg, but here all modestly, without frills. Thus, the manufacturer separates these cars for different niches.
Leather seats with good lateral support on the backrest and on the seat. But the big man in that chair will already be crowded.
The standard multimedia system Volkswagen works without delays, reaction to the touch of the fingers in a predictable and understandable. A pleasant sound of native speakers, there is a stock adjustment at low and high frequencies.
Fully digital dashboard: scale drawn beautifully, the colors are saturated, but too many scratches on the speedometer is, you will have to get used to. There is an entertaining animation on the screen at start-up and shutdown the engine.
From behind you can even sit with my leg on his leg, the car positioned as one of the most roomy.
The armrest is set high, the seat can easily shift forward/backward on the sled. But the mechanism for tipping the seats for access to third row, seemed pretty tight.
The third row is almost a full two places. There is reserve space on the width, the seats themselves don’t lie on the floor and did a little but towering above it – no need to bend the knees to the chin.
When folded, the third row is obtained 871-litre boot – enough abundance in 90% of situations. Underground – blind and tool. The spare tire is underneath the vehicle.
Teramont equipped with 2-liter gasoline turbo engine capacity of 220 HP with acceleration to a hundred in 8.6 seconds. With all-wheel drive machine starts steadily and impressively gaining speed.
The engine, of course, necessary to turn a good pickup comes with 4 thousand rpm. Engine Bay nice quiet, peaceful modes with sound background all right.
But when the gas pedal is recessed in the floor, there is a slightly contradictory feeling – dimensions and perception of the car is not quite matched with the highest timbre 2-liter engine.
Sound insulation is satisfactory, the wind from the large side mirrors can be heard from 80 km/h, in the back of the trunk there is a constant small background sound, but much of it does not annoy.
There is a classic slot machine, which quickly and correctly shifts gears, not a big delay, allow you to dart off and go, for example, for overtaking.
Suddenly a clear and understandable was Teramont in terms of handling, taxiing, it seems as if a huge car, and a rolls is not plagued on the wheel reacts “without wool”, responds well to small angles of rotation of the steering wheel, immediately corrects the course.
When you reach a certain speed limit roll in sharp curves, of course, climbs – after all, the car is big and heavy, 2 tons. But in General when driving around the city, with the active maneuvering in the flow of Teramont does not cause discomfort.
SUV a suppresses road bumps, “eats” most of the pits, but the large and sharp still transmitted to the body a severe blow. In difficult country conditions Teramont offers a choice of driving modes – this is done with the washer on the Central tunnel.
You can select “Snow” or “off Road” or even set individual mode. When driving on sand Teramont pretty quickly trying to dig the wheels impact the ground. Locks there, so it’s best not to try to put the car back where it will only pull the tractor.
In General, the logic operation of the transmission in the same mode “off-Road” will allow you to overcome moderate obstacles, diagonal hanging, deep pits; the main thing – not to overheat the clutch. Clearance of 20.3 cm
Is Teramont from 2 799 000 rubles, and its price is lower than the new Touareg. In the middle of a complete set the car will cost about 3.3 million rubles, and the version with the 3.6-liter engine will cost 3 779 000 rubles.
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