CHRYSLER NEON (1999-TO DATE)克莱斯勒霓虹(1999年至今)
The Chrysler Neon is a car that offers an unusual proposition.霓虹是克莱斯勒汽车,提供了一个不寻常的命题. Because it doesn?t fit into the pat pigeonholes into which we slot most of our cars, many buyers have been confused as to exactly what they?re getting.因为它没有?笔融入到我们信箱中的八槽部份的车,不少买家已经糊涂到什么内容?越来越重. On the one hand, the car was initially marketed as an economy car, but the 1999 restyle saw it gain some more upmarket aspirations.在一方面,汽车销售作为一个经济最初车但1999restyle看了炒更高档的愿望. What is a Neon and, more importantly, does it cut the mustard as a used proposition?什么是霓虹灯,更重要的是,是否用来作为降低芥末命题? Although it still fails to offer the sophistication of cars like the Ford Focus, the Neon does offer a lot of metal for the money and a degree of exclusivity.虽然仍不喜欢给高明福特汽车聚焦霓虹也提供很多的金属和某种程度的排他性的钱. Used examples aren?t too thick on the ground, but the plus side is that most have been well looked after.用实例西哈莫尼?太浓笔在地上,但多数已加方的照顾.
HISTORY历史
The Neon was first launched on a wave of publicity back in 1996, Chrysler bringing the car to the UK as an aside to their right-hand drive push for the Japanese market.霓虹首度推出宣传浪潮早在1996年,克莱斯勒轿车要引进英国作为他们一边右手径推动日本市场. The early cars were peppy and enthusiastic but rather unrefined and markedly lacking in sophistication.早期车peppy热情而是不登大雅之堂明显欠缺成熟. The cheap and cheerful angle didn?t cut it with British buyers who were used to genuinely cut throat pricing from Korean rivals.廉价、开朗雾化角?笔削减它被用来购买英国真正减价从韩国对手.
The second-generation car was a different kettle of fish.第二代车不同釜鱼. Better built, smoother, more luxuriously equipped and with a marketing push that was better tailored to the UK market it seemed to have what it took to succeed.建立更好、更顺利、配备了营销、奢侈更是更能推动英国市场似乎什么事情都不会得逞. It seems few of you agreed and sales slowed to a trickle.似乎很少到你同意销售减缓滴. Initially available in SE and LX guises, the entry-level SE was deleted in 2001, and a sporty R/T variant was introduced.起初刊物lx硒、巧立名目,入门级硒删除2001年住宅和潇洒/笔变种推出.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
This BMW 3 Series-sized saloon is good value in plush LX form, no question and it?s worth stepping up to the LX from the somewhat sparse SE version.宝马三号系列这型球馆是好的价值长毛绒lx表毫无疑问,这?收盘加紧对lx值得从有点稀疏硒版本. For the same kind of money, all you?d get is a pretty ordinary 1.6-litre Vauxhall Astra or Ford Focus.为同类钱,你呢?四是漂亮得普通1.6公升狂暴雅特或福特焦点. The Neon, on the other hand, comes with a 136bhp 2.0-litre engine, leather trim, twin front airbags, air conditioning, ABS, power steering, alloy wheels, traction control, woodgrain trim, a six-speaker stereo and the option of automatic transmission.霓虹,在另一方面,则有一136bhp2.0公升引擎,皮革笔挺,双锋气袋、空调、ABS的,助力转向,合金车轮,牵引控制,仿木修剪、六议长和立体声选择自动变速器. You can even get a sporty R/T version with bodykit, alloys and an uprated 150bhp engine.你甚至可以找到潇洒住宅/笔版bodykit、合金及新型干法150bhp发动机.
It helps that all the improvements are shrouded in smart bodywork that sets the Neon firmly apart from apparent Korean rivals like Hyundai's Elantra, Daewoo's Nubira and Kia's Shuma.它有助于改善笼罩在所有聪明车体牢固树立霓虹除了明显的对手韩国现代的elantra,大宇的nubira、起亚的shuma. Where these cars continually remind you of the money you've saved, the Neon feels a class above.这些车不断提醒你,你的钱节省下来,感觉霓虹灯一类以上. The people who tend to buy this car in the UK (the average ownership age is 53) will love all of this.这个人倾向购买汽车在英国(平均年龄是拥有53)将全部的爱.
The cabin is a world away from the cheap plastic fittings that characterised the old one.座舱是世界远离廉价旧塑料配件,特色之一. Soft-touch materials are everywhere and most of the switchgear is well placed and easy to find.软触材料到处都是,大部分的开关是有条件、容易找到. Criticisms are limited to a steering wheel that adjusts only for rake and not for reach and a rather strangely angled windscreen that can make it slightly awkward to see things like traffic lights when you're directly below them.批评是限定一个方向盘,只耙不作调整,达到一个相当奇怪的角度,能稍微尴尬挡风玻璃看到喜欢的东西,当你直接交通灯下面.
There's a reasonable amount of space too - enough to make downsizing into Neon ownership a realistic proposition for owners of larger Mondeo and Vectra-sized models.有一个合理的空间过于足以令缩编成现实命题霓虹灯所有权拥有较大蒙迪欧和vectra型模式. Rear seat passengers get more room for hips, shoulders and heads, plus there's more space for their luggage, thanks to a 13.1cuft boot accessed through 60/40 split-folding rear seats.后座乘客有更多的空间髋、肩和头,加上有更多空间的行李经过一个13.1cuft长靴浏览60/40分裂折叠后座.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
Prices start at £3,400 for a 1999 V-plated Neon SE, with the LX model on the same plate priced at around £3,700.英镑的价格从1999年的3400V型霓虹灯镀硒,与lx相同板块订价模式3700英镑左右. Though automatic transmission was a no-cost option on both models, the trade still prices used versions £100-£150 or so above manuals.虽然自动变速器是无成本都选择型号贸易价格仍在使用版本英镑100-150英镑以上或手册等. The rarer R/T starts at around £5,300 on a 2001 X-plate.罕见住宅/笔从2001年就在5300英镑左右X光片. Insurance for all Neons is very reasonable, starting at Group 11 and topping out at Group 12.所有neons保险是非常合理,晚上在平顶组11组12.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
No major areas of concern have surfaced since the Neon has been on sale, so provided the car has been maintained according to the service schedule, all should be well.没有重大的关切领域涌现霓虹以来一直出售所以只要按照汽车保养服务已经时间表,一切都要好. The interior trim is better than the old cars and there have yet to be any noteworthy issues regarding the reliability of the 2.0-litre engine.内政部笔挺胜于旧汽车和有值得注意的问题还没有得到任何可靠性方面的2.0公升引擎. Even the R/T model is unlikely to have had its tyres shredded by the largely mature ownership clientele.就连住宅/笔模式不可能有轮胎撕碎了相当成熟所有权对象.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(Based on a 1999 Neon SE, excl VAT) A full exhaust system will be about £540.(基于1999年霓虹灯硒,不包括增值税)排气系统将全部约540英镑. Brake pads front and rear are about £60 and £70, a starter motor is about £200 and an alternator around £285.刹车皮前方和后方约60英镑英镑70约200英镑的起动马达发电机和285英镑左右. You'll pay around £265 for a new door mirror, roughly £300 for a radiator and about £110 for a replacement windscreen.您付出265英镑左右为新大门镜大约有300英镑和散热器更换挡风玻璃大约为110英镑.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
In terms of driving dynamics, the Chrysler is still no sports saloon.在动力,克莱斯勒仍然没有体育球馆. To be fair, you wouldn't expect that of a car from the land of freeways and 50mph speed limits.说句公道话,你不会期望从一辆汽车、50mph土地高速公路车速. Having said that, the on the road experience is much improved, thanks to anti-roll bars on both axles.话虽如此,在路上的经验是大有改善,但由于反两车轴滚吧.
Rightly however, the engineers spent more of their time trying to improve the ride, stiffening the body by 26% and redesigning the independent suspension set-up using techniques borrowed from larger models.正确但工程师花更多的时间设法改善坐劲体26%和重新悬浮独立设置使用技巧借用较大型号. As a result, though low speed ride could still be better, at cruising speeds the Neon is much improved, again giving the feeling of a much larger car.因为,虽然速度慢骑仍可更好2878巡航速度大大提高了霓虹灯、再次给予了感觉车大得多. If you feel the standard Neon is a touch soft, the R/T corners a little more faithfully, although still not as well as a standard Ford Focus.如果你觉得标准是霓虹触摸软,住宅/笔趣多忠实、虽然还不规范,以及福特的焦点. The R/T is certainly the Neon to go for if you want to make quick progress.在研发/笔当然是霓虹去要想尽快取得进展.
Cast into the rocker cover is the legend ?2.0L High Output?铸就摇杆封面是传说?2.0l高产? which may sound like a serious power unit, but the truth is somewhat more prosaic.这听起来很严重的电力股,但事实是较为平淡. It?s basically an uprated version of the 2.0-litre engine that powers the standard Neon models, tweaked to produce 150bhp.?收盘基本上是2.0版的新型干法公升引擎,霓虹权力标准型号一致出示150bhp. Whilst not at the forefront of engine technology, this powerplant nevertheless offers a willing level of performance for the money.虽然不是走在引擎技术,然而这个电厂愿意提供金钱业绩水平. It?s able to hit 60mph in 9.4 seconds and run on to a top speed of 132mph, so you won?t be able to accuse the Neon R/T of being a sheep in wolf?s clothing.?在9月4日收盘能击中60mph秒跑至最高时速达132mph,所以你赢了?笔能指责霓虹住宅/笔羊被狼?收盘衣服.
Even the standard 2.0-litre versions are faster than most comparably priced rivals.就连标准2.0公升版本的价格相对高于大多数竞争对手. Rest to sixty takes 10.8s on the way to 124mph.10.8s就需休息60至124mph途径. Still, at least you don't have to pay for the bigger capacity at the pumps: in normal driving, around 35mpg should be possible, rising to 45mpg on the open road.不过,至少你不用付出更大容量的水泵:正常驾驶大约35mpg应尽可能升至45mpg于开放的道路.
Those figures shouldn't be too dramatically affected if, like most customers, you take the no-cost automatic transmission option, though bear in mind that the gearbox has three, rather than the usual four-speeds available from rivals (who all charge extra for the privilege).这些数字不能太大幅度影响,大多数顾客喜欢,你把无成本自动变速器选择虽然记住,变速箱有三个,而非通常4速度从对手(如额外收取一切特权).
Braking is much improved over the old model, though curiously, the system you get depends on the trim level you choose.制动远超过改进旧模式,不过奇怪的是,你得取决于制度层面浪你选择. Older Neons had a barely adequate disc/drum system, but the newer models get discs all-round, ABS, traction control and electronic brake proportioning to ensure that maximum stopping power is directed to the wheels that need it most.老neons了勉强盘/鼓系统,但型号得到唱片全方位、ABS的,电子牵引控制和制动配料确保停车最高权力的轮子,是针对最需要.
OVERALL 总体
If you want an inexpensive family saloon that doesn?t brand you a penny-pinching tightwad, the Chrysler Neon makes a smart choice.如果你想要便宜家庭房,不惜?笔品牌你精打细算tightwad,克莱斯勒霓虹做出聪明的选择. Quick, good looking and well equipped it?s a break from the norm.快速、装备精良、好看吗?收盘打破常规. No, it isn?t the last word in sophisticated engineering but for most buyers driving something that offers a little exclusivity will more than make up for that.不,它肖国?笔硬道理尖端工程,但在大多数驾驶买家提供一些独家将超过一点弥补.
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