Pickup "Mazda VT-50": characteristics and features

Perhaps, the Asian car industry has not yet produced suchSUVs that could carry more than 1,000 kilograms of cargo in full off-road. And the pickup "Mazda VT-50" can easily cope with this task. Yes, such a marketing move from the Japanese, famous for their subcompacts and "parketnikami", no one expected. In fact, the VT-50 model is the only one in the line of Japanese pickups. This car for its entire history of existence has established itself as a universal all-wheel drive SUV capable of moving comfortably not only in its element - off-road, but also in asphalt terrain. In this article, we will try to take a closer look at this model and find out what features Mazda-Pickup is hiding.

Photos and review of design

Looking at the exterior of the SUV, you candescribe it in a few words: bright, memorable, dynamic and sporty. When designing the exterior, Japanese designers made a lot of efforts to adjust the novelty to these four criteria. Ahead SUV shows us a huge bumper with integrated fog lights, "enveloped" in black stubs. Good optics and a chrome grille with a distinctly visible company emblem create a positive impression on the pickup truck. The fact that this is a real SUV, and not any crossover, is evidenced by the high location of the bumper and massive rims. Steel arcs on the cargo hold only give the car confidence.

Inside

Salon at the pickup pleases its high levelassembly. And not only that the Japanese surprised us. The quality of the finishing materials, the armchair and the front panel architecture are top notch and tasteful. There is more than enough free space in front and behind. On the way, the Mazda VT-50 pickup demonstrates a high level of comfort and sound insulation. In general, the interior turned out to be quite successful. Sitting behind the wheel of an SUV, do not feel that it is a pickup truck.

Specifications

The car was a diesel unit with a capacity of109 horsepower. But recently the Japanese replaced it with a more powerful and environmentally friendly option. Now the pickup "Mazda VT-50" is equipped with a 143-strong turbodiesel engine in volume of 2.5 liters. On the Russian market will be supplied units, corresponding to the norms of "Euro-3". For Europe, these same engines will have a "Euro-4" emission standard. Despite the fact that, according to the passport data, the new pick-up "Mazda BT-50" is dispersed only to 145 kilometers per hour, the situation of its fuel consumption more positive. Instead of the previous 11.3 per hundred the car spends less than 9 liters of diesel fuel. As for transmissions, the car is still manned by a manual transmission.

Price

At the moment the pickup "Mazda VT-50" costsabout $ 23.5 thousand in the minimum configuration and 26.6 in the maximum. At the same time, the "base" includes electric windows, central locking, heated mirrors and seats. Air conditioning will be available only at an additional cost.