Friday, August 27, 2010
The first car has reached Russia on a platform of new Ford Focus! While Focus of the third generation harness and prepare for manufacture, it is possible to become already the owner of Grand C-Max which debuted on the Moscow showroom.
New C-Max have been presented one year ago, on a showroom in Frankfurt, but on sale in Europe it will appear only in November. In Russia will be on sale only Grand C-Max with the extended base, heave away rear doors and three rows of seats.
Grand C-Max essentially is larger and more expensive than the predecessor – the length has grown from 4,37 to 4,52 meters, and cost of the base version has increased from 721 700 to 799 thousand roubles. However, an initial complete set henceforth becomes Trend, instead of Ambiente. And if to compare old C-Max Trend (from 805 thousand rubles) and new it turns out that new Grand C-Max even is cheaper!
But it's all at the expense of the engine. If on new C-Max 125 horses are removed from 1,6 liters of a working volume former C-Max could brag overweight in 200 cubes that was reflected and in a twisting moment. However at Grand C-Max there is also more serious weapon – the newest turbo-motors families EcoBoost.
Younger in a ruler develops 150 h.p. and 240 Nm a twisting moment, and more powerful version of the same turbo four in volume of 1,6 liters gives out already all 182 h.p. Not bad for the family car. However, in both cases it is necessary to be switched most – six-step mechanics is provided only. Company robot PowerShift with two clutches is accessible only to two-liter 140-strong diesel version Grand C-Max. Such car costs 943 thousand rubles performed by Trend and 1 003 100 rubles – in complete set Titanium.
Base equipment of any Grand C-Max Trend includes six airbags, ABS, ESP, the air conditioner, the electric drive of all glasses and lateral mirrors, steering tube resetting on a discharge angle and a departure. Titanium in addition can brag of 16-inch light-alloy disks, two-zonal climate control, light and rain gages and other pleasant options. For surcharge the electric drive of a door a luggage compartment, automatic jockey with front and rear gages, heating of a windshield and system of monitoring blind zones is accessible.
