Right from the first curves made in the way, surprise any curve very well. I looked down and the suspension for another surprise: the cross arms were practically horizontal.
The sub frame set and the transaxle motor 20 mm are lower compared to the bloc, obtaining the desired effect.
It reminded me of the Championship and Trademark Pilots 1980s, when competitions ran in Volkswagen where the teams contracted walked with cars – Voyage, Goal or Passat, depends on the season – too low, contradicting our guidance. Teams had total freedom to define suspension and never went incisors because we knew we had the best power train everyone, so we won the most races.
There was also a rally team, the “house”, three cars, only Goal. There was a rally in Campinas where one of the special events was blend asphalt. Of course, to get the best possible result, rode a scheme to trade mixed by slick tires (racing tires for dry conditions, with no grooves in the tread) for this part of the rally. One of the pilots, who also ran in the Brands team, Toninho da Mata, thought it strange we put these tires on cars so high.
The suspension geometry is crucial. Of course for maximum capacity curve the car should be as low as possible, beneficial even to reduce the frontal area, but all done in agreement, even if the suspension when it rises. A good example is the Fiat Idea Adventure, I think well than the “civilian” even with tires mixed use. This is because the change was made with discretion, under the responsibility of the Italian engineer Claudio Demaria.
The AUTO enthusiasts did not exist and tested this by Best Idea Cars, who may want to read about.
In Gol Rallye, in its fourth edition, there is another important component, Pirelli P7 195/50R16V, asphalt and very good. Pure evocation of Gol VW rally team…
Visual rear is nice
The car enjoys the curves, with the right attitude, nothing out of the front and rear nailed down. The internal drive wheel slippage is virtually nonexistent. It’s pretty good. Not to be overly hard to tread.
The space for rear seat passengers is reasonable considering the wheelbase of only 2,468 mm, it cannot do miracles, but it is not the worst segment.
Reasonable space
Of course, with the EA111 1.6-L engine of 104 hp, with alcohol, the Rallye cannot be a prodigy in acceleration, spends 10.3 s standing to 100 km / h and will only to 181 km / h, is not member of “Club 200” therefore. The drag coefficient 0.369 relatively high shows its high price here. But are 9.8 kg / hp power to weight ratio, which gives you relative liveliness.
The EA111 engine could be more powerful, but it makes it ugly.
In contrast, it is very good to walk, the car is all right and has powerful lighting, which includes the smart solution for the same auxiliary headlights are foggy and far-reaching, own versions of Cross Fox, Space Fox and Sloop.
With low beam on a stage by pulling the rotary light switch, lights up the fog. If high beam is switched to the function of reaching enters. It has intelligent dual-function auxiliary headlight. Banks, wheel of 370 mm diameter, command reference rates in the industry, motor handle well at low and goes to 6,000 rpm with use, clean cutting at 6,500 rpm, instruments “Wolfsburg”, all make the driver smile. The perception of solidity, including the steering column, is a high point.
It’s nice on the road with his V/1000 35.5 km / h to just fewer than 3,400 rpm at 120 km / h .It is a neat Stuff. The height adjustment of the driver’s seat that diverges, is the kind that goes up pivoting the front, it’s bad to use. The ape-like mechanism is much better.
Lever height adjustment of the seat, pulling him and makes motion to lift the body, impractical
The spare wheel is a steel rim 14 with tire 175/70R14T, diameter exactly equal to holders of tires, but due to the cross section is 20 mm lower for temporary use with recommendation for speed 80 km / h – some exaggeration, but protects responsibility of the manufacturer if something were to happen due to lower adherence.
The steppe is the specific concavity inside the luggage compartment, which accommodates 285 liters, segment average.
