The designers of the American concern managed to make on the platform of the Chevrolet Cruze car, which belongs to the classic C class, a compact minivan with pronounced external signs of an SUV. Indeed, the Chevrolet Orlando, whose clearance exceeds 150 mm, equipped with a rough-looking plastic protection on the bottom of the body and having developed wheel arches, looks more like a crossover.
Nevertheless, this car is designed for couples with a large number of children - the number of seats, excluding the driver's seat, is six here. The luggage compartment in this version is symbolic and is slightly less than 90 liters. Successive transformation of the cabin with folding rows of seats alternately increases this figure to almost 900 liters and a half cubic meters, respectively.
Interior Features Chevrolet Orlando
The interior space of this compact van is well thought out and organized, there are many small boxes for small items, which a great many accumulate in any car over time. A roomy interior, combined with the outstanding road characteristics of the Chevrolet Orlando, ground clearance that allows you to easily overcome obstacles along the route, make the car very practical.
The power unit of the Russian version of this car is represented by a gasoline engine with a displacement of 180 cubic meters. cm, developing power over 140 hp It goes well with both automatic and manual gearboxes. Both types of transmission have six steps, allowing the most efficient use of engine capabilities. Powerful Chevrolet Orlando motor, ground clearance is above average - a good recipe against Russian off-road.
The manufacturer announces the expansion of the range of engines in the future and expects to supplement it with a turbocharged diesel engine of a two-liter volume with a maximum power of over 130 and 160 forces. As many as two variants of torquey diesels under the hood of the Chevrolet Orlando, ground clearance that is excessive for a city car, a sophisticated appearance more and more bring it closer to a full-fledged SUV.
Technical parameters of a compact van
The dynamic characteristics of this extraordinary representative of the class of minivans are impressive, the maximum speed is forcibly limited to 190 km / h, and the power reserve allows more. Accelerating performance is also at altitude - to a full hundred, the car accelerates a little longer than 10 seconds. Not bad at all. Fuel consumption for a rather large and heavy car is small: in the version with a gasoline engine - 7 liters in city traffic.
An interesting fact is that the Chevrolet Orlando, whose clearance is quite large, is supplied not only to our country, but also to the prosperous Old World, where the condition of the roads does not cause any particular complaints. Apparently climate change and snowy winters did their job, and the designers quickly responded to the changes.
Thus, the Chevrolet Orlando car, created on the basis of a passenger car and happily combining the features of a compact van and an SUV, will appeal to both large families and just lovers of crossovers. Big cars in our country are loved, which means that this car is simply doomed to success.