Похоже, надежду на поддержание дорог в хорошем Not only have we lost our condition in Russia, but also the Americans, and even the Europeans. And how else can you explain the increasing number of crossovers with ever-deteriorating off-road functions? There is, however, another significant reason - traffic jams and parking in the modern urban jungle. In order to get out of the “stuck” stream through the curbs or to park on the sidewalk, we do not need off-road properties, we need sufficient ground clearance. And the victory of modern crossovers over city cars in sales is the victory of inflated clearance over reduced fuel consumption.
Opel has long resistedcrossover fashion: Germans on the road, as historical experience shows, love to ride on tanks. But the American-Korean lobby, which manages the firm from the headquarters concern General Motors, won: a crossover appeared, and it is called the coffee name Mocca. His appearance was facilitated by the development and implementation of a "classmate" and "brother" on the platform, another hatchback raised to the crossover height, the Chevrolet Trucks. From the point of view of the fact that the appearance of the car today is the main factor of sales, these "brothers" are outwardly different. But the Opel Mokka, whose technical characteristics are very close to the characteristics of the Korean-American "fellow", is called "Thrax, who visited the beauty salon." The smoothness of its lines gives a relationship with other cars of the Opel line.
If you pay attention not to aestheticthe details of the new Opel crossover, and the ability to solve the problems of urban off-road, the Opel Mokka, the clearance of which is declared by the manufacturer at 190 mm, can easily cope with this. Here, however, a conflict of technical interests arises: with a high road clearance at the car, high-speed aerodynamic qualities decrease, which leads to deterioration of controllability and increased fuel consumption. To meet these requirements, it was decided to partially sacrifice the ground clearance of the Opel Mokka car; an aerodynamic rubber lip was installed on the front bumper. Opelevsky engineers claim that it is soft and does not lose elasticity even in the cold.
Everything would be fine, but, like other cars,"Opel Mokka" clearance really depends on the width of the wheelbase, and the geometry of the body. The increase in the front overhang due to the “lip” on the bumper significantly reduces the geometrical permeability of the car, especially in the case of narrow but deep obstacles. The other side of the medal is moving the towering obstacles so as not to damage the vital systems, especially those located under the bottom between the wheel axles. Here, the development engineers of the Opel Mokka ground clearance were reinforced with protective iron arcs that protected the bottom of the gas tank; and the car's engine is protected by a standard “protection”. All these measures totally determine the angle of entry of the model, which is 13 degrees, which is extremely small compared to competitors in this area (for example, in the Volkswagen Tiguan it is 28 degrees).
Summing up the exorbitantly bloated topic of clearance in"Opel Mokka", whose characteristics in terms of handling and fuel consumption is very impressive, I want to say the following: gathered to jump on the curbs - be careful, get ready to drive economically and with a breeze - buy the Astra ... or Insignia, if you take into account the need to accommodate all relatives.
