The more savvy vans

Battle of van practical alternatives: Ford C-Max (left) and VW plus recommended Golf all that easily go, sitting high and carry much, but have no desire to bus driving.
By Martin G. Puthz, not everyone needs seven seats. And if the second child in the way is long no VW must be it bus. Is some one just about high sitting or the easy entry. And let's face it ?: then usually a high roof offshoot does it the gew?hnlichen compact. Types such as Ford C-Max and VW Golf plus have another advantage: you remain priced at the bottom of the Realit?t. And if dad wants to scratch the curve times maintained after B?roschluss, here also the Fahrspa? is ? differently as a genuine pampers bomber ? not too short. F?r recommends the fleet evening round especially the Ford C-Max. In the circles of the Familienkutschen he wants so what as the arsonist, the Biederm?nnern his ? a sports car in the camouflage dress more or less.

H?NGT well of the gas: the Ford engine achieved already at 1600 rpm 240 nm torque. The f?ngt to the Start button with which one the top version of "Titanium" motor z?ndet, and h?rt in the elaborately constructed, trimmed to maximum Kurvenpr?zision rear axle still not on. For zus?tzlich there is a so-called torque vectoring control system, which assigns more torque to the drive wheel with the better grip. No real limited slip differential, but an electronic Behelfsl?sung with equal effect. Also the engine, a supercharged 1 shows 6-litre petrol engine from the new EcoBoost family quite sporting ambitions. The 150 HP sound already times well. Much more important, however: The right Fu? requires a 240 nm of torque, which is raised for a short time at full load to 270 from 1600 tours ?ber. Enough steam that escapes the gentle but emphatically, and never hitzk?pfig from the boiler. No matter at what speed and what course: between 1600 and 4000 tours willing h?ngt the Ford engine of the gas and loose sch?ttelt Zwischenspurts from the ?rmel. To turn it h?her is neither necessary nor useful, since the wave of torque at 4200 RPM breaks and everything else significantly curbed fire only to dr?hniger Ger?uschzunahme f?hrt.


Double charged: Volkswagen relies on the power of Turbo and compressor for the 1.4 TSI. VW also follows the current engine mode of Downsizings, so relies on the combination of "Boot and small displacement". In contrast to Ford, where only a turbocharger makes pressure, blow the Wolfsburg of the 160 HP version of 1, 4-liter-TSI zus?tzlich the March by compressor. This is to improve the response in the basement ? and works very ?berzeugend: Gef?hlt are the 240 Newton meter not only from 1500 tours vollz?hlig ready, but already from idle. Per the VW four pushes on, zooms harmonious kr?ftig through the middle and st?rmt schlie?lich with unbraked fire into the red. Save only on the issue of fuel goes the account not quite on: on 100 km lie? to the Gulf in the test 7.6 litre taste ? in view of the fleet driving values not ?bertrieben much, but the Ford was less satisfied with half a litre. The name is so true: in the C-Max is not only geboostet. Here, an anst?ndige portion of "Eco" is in it. Dynamic virtues such as curve resistance and Pr?zision the Ford developers were particularly important in the chassis. Otherwise expected Yes the audience of an offshoot of the focus. As a result, St??e of Kanaldeckeln and Frostaufbr?chen be parried sometimes quite bitter. Also on short bumps the Ford plays the (sometimes very) tight Max, feinf?hligeres Springs ?berl?sst he his spherical coordinated Schiebet?ren brother with the name Grand. However, given the Ford a lesson in terms of comfort the VW. The Gulf, which forcibly has a sport chassis with 17-inch R?dern, stelzt spr?de ?ber cross grooves across. Only brisk ride, the Schluckverm?gen improved. The loud Abrollger?usche, which tr?ben the pleasure of travel on pavement and rough Stra?enbel?gen be a ?rgernis. The Ford management has, although electric working, the sympathy of active drivers on their side. You work directly and precisely, k?nnte but a tick be schwerg?ngiger and m?sste also not quite so sharp respond, because the nerv?se, sometimes almost mimosenhafte complaisance at least Ausschl?gen tr?bt only unn?tig the straight spout.
A question of taste: The steering systems from VW and Ford are very different. How to do it better, the golf shows: with the VW wheel curves can be just as pr?zise target, again no trace of blur. However, the steering is st?rker to itself. The Wolfsburg is thus less demanding, forces in Threesomes lasts less often to small corrections. In city traffic, VW pilots also benefit from the better ?bersicht. In the Gulf l?sst are more easily absch?tzen, where the body ends. In the Ford on the other hand, the increasing window line, the ?berbreite rear roof poles and the narrow rear hinder the view. Also the operation can be relaxed in the Gulf. The sparsely m?blierte plastic cockpit no emotion, is while l?st the simple mixer landscape but squeaky clean processes and fool proof-of-use ? in contrast to that of Ford. Clean start and drive off, hei?t the VW motto. Here, lost to none in nested Men?s or desperate on a tasten?bers?ten console.
In series two, no stress is in VW. Adults are there more convenient than in relatively closely cut Ford, whose Au?enl?nge rather uses the trunk. Its volume (471 to 1723 L) ?bersteigt significantly that the golf plus (395 to 1450 litres). However, Wandlungsf?higer is the C-Max, even if the M?glichkeit, its three rear seats individually expand, because of schwerg?ngigen loading and Aushak mechanism of Fl?chen often is accompanied. In everyday gen?gt it already mostly, umzuklappen the seats. Then, provide the compact Hochsitzer the Funktionalit?t of a station wagon, gew?rzt with the Ladeh?he of a vans. A wise, f?r the practice usually sufficient mix. cylinder, Turbo, front querVierzylinder, compressor, Turbo, front transverse * innerorts/extra-urban/total 100 km; * including Titanum X package EUR 2950; * including 17 inch tires 945 EUR