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- The most popular station wagons in Ukraine
Every year in Ukraine, more than twenty new cars are tested, among which station wagons are in last place. But it cannot be said that such equipment is losing its positions in the country. A large comfortable salon and a huge trunk will continue to attract couples who like to travel or just go to nature or a summer cottage for a long time.
In 2019, the country's largest automotive portal InfoCar conducted tests of two station wagons that entered the country's market - these are SEAT Leon X-Perience and Subaru Outback, but the models did not make it into the top nine best-selling cars of the first half of the year.
What are the most popular station wagons among the Ukrainian driver?
The most popular station wagons in Ukraine
Renault Logan MCV Stepway
Renault Logan MCV Stepway is one of the most inexpensive station wagons on the market in the country, which can offer a luxurious interior and large trunk.
Ukrainian drivers are already accustomed to the fact that Renault cars are becoming more reliable and of high quality, so the release of the company's first station wagon, which has a pseudo-crossover design, was received quite positively.
The cost of the station wagon in the base is $ 14,258, the top version will cost only $ 1,000 more.
Logan MCV Stepway was built on the second generation Logan platform. The front-wheel drive station wagon has increased cross-country ability due to its high ground clearance and a powerful engine,
The body design is more like a crossover design: these are protective inserts on the front and rear bumpers, enlarged wheel arches, and a raised stern.
The interior design practically does not differ from the design of a standard station wagon, the Stepway has a contrasting interior upholstery, a 7-inch multimedia screen, a climate control system, etc.
The car interior is designed to comfortably accommodate five adults, the trunk volume of the crossover version is 573 liters, with the seats folded down - 1518 liters.
Logan MCV Stepway has been sold on the Ukrainian market since December 2018, the owners already today note the high reliability of the suspension and the unpretentiousness of the engine to the quality of gasoline.
For Ukraine, the equipment is supplied with the only engine option - a 90 hp gasoline turbocharged engine. with. The pair is a five-speed "mechanics".
KIA Ceed SW
The cost of the KIA Ceed SW station wagon slightly exceeds the boundaries of the budget class: for the basic configuration it costs $ 17,000, the charged version with additional equipment and security systems costs $ 22,000.
The model entered the car dealerships of the country in the summer of 2018, the premiere of the third generation of the station wagon was held at an exhibition in Geneva.
A station wagon was built on the wheelbase of the KIA Seaid hatchback, but the length is 29 cm longer than that of the city hatch due to the long and voluminous rear overhang.
Thanks to this, the station wagon has a trunk of 625 liters, and with the rear row seats folded down, the luggage compartment increases by 1000 liters.
Despite the significant dimensions of the cabin and trunk, KIA Siid does not look massive and heavy. The designers were able to preserve the elegant and light lines of the body by changing the angle of inclination of the struts, the overall appearance of the equipment turned out to be stylish and fit.
Sid's power unit is equipped with four motors. For the Ukrainian market, these are three gasoline engines, the most powerful of which is a 1.5-liter MPi with a capacity of 140 liters. with., and the only turbodiesel with a volume of 1.2 liters and a capacity of 120 liters. with.
BMW 3-Series Touring
Ukrainian fans of the BMW brand are eagerly awaiting the start of sales of the new BMW 3 Series station wagon, the premiere of the concept will be shown in autumn 2019 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Today, only three-dimensional photos of the car are available, which promises to be larger in size than the BMW 3 Series Touring, presented today on the Ukrainian market.
Motorists can choose one of thirteen (!) Touring configuration options, the cheapest of which costs 889,000 hryvnia and is equipped with a one and a half liter gasoline engine with a capacity of 136 liters. with.
The BMW 3 Touring was first presented to the public in 2015 and there are practically no changes in the concept compared to the second generation. "Troika" has a slightly corrected front bumper, fully LED optics.
In the cabin, passengers and the driver will find modern control and comfort systems. This is a new head-up display of BMW ConnectedDrive multimedia, which comes in all layout options, a convenient climate control unit, a Start-Stop system, technologies for keeping a car in a lane, tracking lane markings, etc.
The most powerful station wagon in the lineup is equipped with a 340i xDrive three-liter gasoline engine with a capacity of 326 hp. This is the most consumable engine - the city will need 7.7 liters of gasoline.
The range also includes six variants of diesel units. Ukrainians more often than others choose a three-liter diesel engine with a capacity of 258 liters. with a fuel consumption of 5.5 liters in the city and an automatic transmission. This is the most expensive equipment in the line, the cost in a Kiev car dealership is from 1,550,000 gr. (approx. 52,000 dollars).
Regardless of the powertrain configuration, the Touring's trunk volume does not change - it is 625 liters in the standard and 1600 liters with the rear row backs folded down.
Skoda Octavia A7 Combi
The most popular and best-selling station wagon, which was most willingly bought by residents of Ukraine in June, is the Skoda Octavia A7 Combi. Drivers call the package sedan out of habit, but the model belongs to the class of a full-fledged station wagon. The boot volume of the Skoda is 630 liters.
Four trim levels of the Octavia A7 are sold in the country, the cost starts at $ 18,740, the most powerful version of the Ambition with a security system in 2019, leather interior and four-zone climate control will cost $ 27,300.
The power unit of the "Ambition" variant is equipped with a 1.8-liter turbodiesel with a capacity of 180 liters. with., the unit is adapted to the emission standards of Euro 6.
In 2017, a planned third-generation restyling took place, the premiere model was presented at the Vienna Motor Show. Many experts and motorists note that with each generation update or reinstallation of the concept on a new platform, the Octavia School becomes larger, longer and taller.
Mercedes C-Class Estate
In 2017, Mercedes-Benz delivered three new station wagons to Ukraine. In 2019, the most popular equipment is the C-Class Estate, the serial number is S205. The cost of the three basic versions is from $ 31 to $ 33,000. The top version is priced at $ 38,000. This is the fourth generation of the model, the premiere of the complete set took place five years ago.
The five-door station wagon has a rather attractive appearance and has not lost either its Mercedes charm or high quality.
The fourth generation became 10 cm longer due to the increased wheelbase, but this did not affect the volume of the trunk, the station wagon has the smallest cargo compartment among all the models presented - 490 liters.
In terms of technical specifications, the Estate copies the sedan trim level. This is front-wheel drive with a plug-in all-wheel drive, for the top-end version there is only 4Matic all-wheel drive, air suspension, individual chassis tuning, automatic brake, adaptive cruise control, etc.
In terms of safety, this is the best rating model: front passenger safety 98%, pedestrian safety 89%.
The motor range of the class is represented by 12 variants of units. You can choose from the familiar four and six-cylinder engines ranging from 156 to 333 hp. or one of five diesel engines. All units have been upgraded to Euro 6 emission standards.
Volkswagen Passat Variant
The all-wheel drive station wagon from Volkswagen is not much inferior in popularity to the Skoda model in the class. These two models can be called the leaders of the station wagon market in the first half of 2019 - configurations received 36% of the total sold.
In Ukraine, there are four options for the layout Option, in 2019 the model can be purchased on credit at 1% per annum, the average price is from $ 20,000.This is the eighth generation of the famous Passat.
The updated version was shown in 2014 in Paris, the station wagon is built on the previous MQB platform.
The modern equipment has undergone a number of changes and upgrades. First of all, this affected the re-equipment of the line of motors, the new units are adapted to the emission standards of Euro 5 and 6, in accordance with the requirements for the Passat B8.
Ukrainian drivers love a complete set for its high reliability and unpretentiousness - there are more than a thousand service stations in the country that specialize in the repair and maintenance of Volkswagen models.
Opel Astra K Sports Tourer
This is one of the cheapest station wagons in the Opel lineup, the average cost of a basic configuration is 620,000 hryvnia (approx. 23,000 dollars).
In dealerships, four variants of the layout of the front-wheel drive station wagon of the "C" class are presented. The debut of the fifth generation took place in 2015 at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The update practically did not affect the appearance. Astra Sports Tourer completely repeats the lines of the hatchback configuration, the only difference is the elongated rear overhang and the trunk increased by 80 liters, with the second row seats folded, the cargo compartment increases to 1670 liters.
Astra has a modern set of equipment compared to similar trim levels in the middle price segment: these are matrix LEDs, automatic parking, collision warning.
The station wagon is already equipped with a multimedia complex with support for Apple CarPlay and Google Android Auto.
The power unit is represented by a petrol three-cylinder liter engine with a capacity of 105 liters. sec., 1.4-liter "four" with a capacity of 150 liters. and a 1.6-liter turbocharged unit with a capacity of 136 liters. with.
Audi A4 Avant
If the previous models of station wagons have been sold in Ukraine for more than a year, then the Audi A4 Avant equipment is a car of 2019.
A restyled version of the front-wheel drive station wagon was presented to the public in May 2019, and after a week the updated version could be ordered from Audi dealerships.
The D-class station wagon has changed little after the update. The fifth generation, which has been on the conveyor for the fourth year, turned out to be so successful that the engineers of the concern did not radically change the concept, but limited themselves to surface restyling: a new front bumper with wider air intakes, a modified shape of the fenders and additional inserts that make the station wagon visually longer.
There are at least a few changes in the cabin. The torpedo from the previous version, interior trim and control systems were left. Of the innovations - only the improved MMI media system, which can be controlled by voice or touchscreen.
The power unit of the Audi A4 Avant is equipped with five engine options. These are three petrol units, the most powerful of which is the 2-liter 45 TFSI with 245 hp. and two turbocharged diesels, among which the most aggressive is a three-liter V6 with 231 hp. and a moment of 500 Nm.
Ford Focus Wagon Active
The rating is completed by the 2018 Ford Focus Wagon Active, the station wagon is sold in Kiev showrooms at a price of $ 27,000.
The fourth-generation station wagon after a 2018 restyling received an off-road layout and boasts 18-inch wheels, massive suspension, new shock absorbers and two electronic control systems. On wet pavement, the Slippery system is automatically activated, on sand - the Trail system.
The interior design of the station wagon does not have oval lines, the internal filling consists of strict lines of the dashboard and clear corners of the hinged plates.
In terms of equipment, the 2018 version significantly surpasses both the previous generation and similar models in the class: this is the latest generation of adaptive cruise control, a road tracking system, monitoring of "blind spots", keyless entry, etc.
The power unit of the station wagon for Ukraine is equipped with a 125 hp EcoBoost petrol unit. diesel two-liter with a capacity of 150 liters. with.
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