City such as Hyundai i10, Renault Twingo and Suzuki Alto to the loss-leader price to 10,000 euros are not much bigger than a bumper cars. For many they are place of bliss and freedom donor but at the same time. How much mood make really i10, Twingo and Alto?
"Come in se, come in se." Now go, have fun and exit conveniently. "For 9,990 euros you're going." This could be the announcement of a Suzuki Schaustellers on the closest Beer Festival. Okay--for the money you can drive up next door across dizzy in the bumper cars for weeks. Out from the village of the scooter tour not but results. As yet the investment in a small, motorized companions appears useful.
Which we again stand at the Suzuki entertainment and the Alto in Club design. The announcer has properly studied the price list, it will now present that the 3.5 metres short Suzuki Alto for the nearly 10,000 euros is already well equipped. Four doors, radio with CD player, power Windows front, are a height-adjustable driver's seat in the Suzuki Alto as well as standard such as air conditioning, six airbags and ESP.
Since its two competitors can wag just set with their electric exterior mirrors (series). Because of the fresh geliftete Hyundai i10 nor the two-door Renault are Twingo ESP or cooling unit - are with 11,690 euro and 12.290, but significantly more expensive. The Renault Twingo is there even for 9,990 euros - but only at giving up the option of the stability programme. For this reason rolling the 3.6-metre Frenchman in the well-dressed night & day dress to the test, display a lined in leather and attached digital display with special decals, heavily tinted Windows, and - tata - an electrically operated panoramic sunroof.
Nice ingredients, which equal a class higher drive the pilots of the Renault Twingo, and of which Suzuki can only dream Alto drivers. Only the view of a gray, functional hard plastic landscape without optical highlights remains them. The manually flip-out Windows in the rear doors of the Suzuki Alto in memory are likely to remain as rare detail. As an option, the price list offers only a metallic paint job. At the end. A hard-top (1,250 euro) and ALU wheels also Hyundai sees no reason for luxurious extras. The Korean style the Hyundai i10 style (extra charge of for classic: 1,400 euro) simply already in the product. Coloured plastic elements pimp the Interior of the Hyundai i10 on poorly legible as blue deposited, but the Sun instruments. Large shelves facilitate the stowage of toy and water bottles.
In terms of perceived quality and facilities the two trundle expensive Microcars Renault Twingo and Hyundai i10 the Suzuki Alto in the gang. Light wounds, which again makes up the Alto in the cost section. At the latest after facing the S is clear, that he no longer caught up in the body section. Just 129 litres can be in the difficult and confusing section of Suzuki Alto. After all, who flips the clabbery processed backseat, receives 774 litres. Swallow the eckiger shaped competitors with 225 (Hyundai i10) and 230 liters (Renault Twingo), however, larger supermarket shopping.
In the clean processed Hyundai i10, odds and ends you also can hide in a practical storage compartment under the double, very solid ground. Also praiseworthy: The rear seats in the Renault Twingo can moved old Twingo tradition both individually and adjusted in the back and completely folded can be. Of maximum legroom for the rear passengers up to to 959 liter luggage storage volume, the two-door in the everyday life makes so much possible and compensated for the demanding climb back.
Time to look at long last in the short hood. You need not expect great thriller in this price range, and so the Suzuki Alto offers a L, 68 HP and a torque of 90 nm just. But once unleashed, Merry los quacks the small cylinder and brings the 885 kg of light Alto subjectively quicker speed, as the readings testify it. Hurry, the gasoline engine turns up to 6,000 tours ran, and switching makes as much mood thanks to grip precise gearing in the Suzuki Alto, that comes up almost sporting ambition. And behold: a burst of speed value of 80 to 120 km/h in 26.8 seconds he buys even the 75 PS strong Renault Twingo from the cutting.
This fits the tight suspension tuning, which helps the Suzuki Alto for any notable comfort, but surprisingly good handling times. The small Sausewind only one of over 60 km/h crosses the slalom, and the tail test done the Alto hardly more slowly than the better tyred Renault Twingo. But beware: Who ignored the strong roll movements and it exaggerates the brakes hard an ESP. The stability programme jumps in the Renault, dutifully to help and keeps the a ton heavy Twingo clean on course. Sporting advances not be him - similar as the Hyundai i10 - however.
Both try more comfortable balance and offer only insensitive steering systems. At the same time submit both Renault Twingo as also Hyundai 10 nasty Querfugen or long bumps not so directly on such as the Suzuki Alto. Longer motorway stages are also no problem - in view of acceptable seating comfort as long as the engines have to turn not too high.
Otherwise, complain the two cylinder with a roar and things quick dashes. Despite much better acceleration values are also the Renault Twingo and the Suzuki Alto in the drive section level.
Reason: With a consumption of test 6.1 liter Super 100 kilometers, the Suzuki Alto proves that he is up to date to skimp. Who carefully deal with the accelerator, runs loosely even a liter more economical. As only the third prize is the 69 PS of weak and unwilling Rev Hyundai i10. Small consolation: with a consumption of 6.3 litres / 100 km, he leaves the Crown of most drunkard the Twingo. In the case of the driving tests, the Hyundai i10, manufactured in India but takes the Red Lantern. He graduated from slalom, skiing test and VDA alternate lane with the lowest speed as well as clear side slope and strong load-change reactions.
But even more serious are the bad brakes of Reverend (warm) coming from 100 km/h after 41.9 metres to a halt. That the Suzuki Alto in this comparison is even worse slows, is no excuse for the Hyundai i10 equipped with four disc brakes. At the end, there are exactly those brakes that screw up the victory the price attractive Suzuki Alto and Twingo give the victory the balanced, variable and reliably the Renault. The new Hyundai i10 remains in the Center and offers space and comfort.
Although they were often criticized, the brakes of the Suzuki Alto in this benchmark could not convince. 42.9 Meters are not acceptable. Certainly with a reason for the insufficient braking power: the drum brakes on the rear axle. The only consolation: ESP is series. But also the new Hyundai i10 convinces with 41.9 metres not - despite 910 euro expensive security package, which includes also disc brakes on the rear axle. How to do it properly, shows the VW Polo 1.2 for 12.275 euro.
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