ZX Landmark: technical specifications, price, reviews and photos

The Chinese automobile manufacturer ZX Auto is a relatively young company and has been operating in the global and domestic market since 1999. In general, ZX Auto is engaged in the production of SUV cars, that is full-size SUVs. Initially, their products were sold only in the domestic market, but after a significant investment, the entire ZX lineup gradually began to appear in other countries. Russia was no exception. In this review, we will pay attention to the full-size off-road vehicle ZX Landmark (2007). Reviews, design and technical specifications of this car - later in this article.

The appearance of a car on the world market

Thanks to the availability of two own bases and a research center, the ZX Auto manufacturer is able to produce up to 110,000 cars per year. To date, the products of this company, namely full-size off-road vehicles, are officially exported to more than 40 countries. The ZX Landmark car can be found on almost all continents and countries - in Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia. It is also delivered to the Russian market. Moreover, in Russia a separate plant was built to assemble such off-road vehicles on site. In the near future, the company is going to conquer the US market, beginning the export of the new upgraded version of the ZX Landmark.

The manufacturer has ISO9001 certificate, which guarantees high quality of manufactured products. Thus, the ZX Auto range can easily claim large deliveries and compete with such giants of the industry as General Motors, Volkswagen, Toyota and many other concerns.

Design

The exterior of the car does not differ in relief forms and any expressiveness. The design of the Landmark is quite simple, which is quite usual for a modern crossover. At the same time, it should be noted that this SUV is very similar to the Great Wave Hover, which was produced around the same years.

The front of the car is decorated with a wide chrome grille, the outlines of which smoothly stretch up to the hood. The car's optic looks like the headlights of a Japanese SUV. The bumper, like on all "SUV", is plastic, with integrated fog lights. The power element itself is tightened upwards - this makes it possible for the SUV to pass through irregularities with a large angle of inclination of the frame. By the way, many world manufacturers are now trying, on the contrary, to lower the bumper as low as possible, manning it with unnecessary relief details and other "bells and whistles." This makes the machine suitable for use only in asphalt terrain. ZX Landmark can calmly overcome such obstacles as stone, sand, ride on dirt roads and gravel.

On the sides of the SUV clearly visible massive wheel arches and chrome-plated threshold for easy landing / disembarking passengers. From above on the car it is possible to establish рейлинги which allow considerably to increase volume of a luggage compartment or to transport such non-standard cargoes, as a bicycle, on long distances.

Dimensions and capacity of the car

The five-door off-road car "Landmark" has the following body dimensions: length - 4.75 meters, width - 1.76 meters, height - 1.83 meters. The total volume of the luggage compartment is small - only 470 liters. Approximately the same volume at the budgetary sedan "Dacha-Logan". However, the driver can significantly increase the capacity of the luggage compartment, leveling the last, third row of seats on the floor.

Interior of the car

Inside, the SUV has a very spacious layout. In total the salon is designed for 6 people, including the driver. However much the prestige of it is presented to the public by the manufacturer, "Landmark" will still remain a budget car. And the point here is not the price (although we can cite a number of examples where the company pays great attention to the quality of finishing materials, despite the price of 450-500 thousand rubles), but as a salon assembly. Even looking at the interior of the SUV, you can accurately determine how "quality" plastic is here.

It seems that this three-spoke steering wheel was made of plasticine. Pleases the eye only the instrument panel with two recessed wells inside. Here, as we see, there are not only arrow indicators (fuel level, tachometer and speedometer), but also digital ones, which measure the kilometers covered by the off-road vehicle. The central console without the onboard computer, but here there is a radio tape recorder with a convenient CD-connector.

The design of the controls looks like the domestic one (again, the "cheapness" of the design is "to blame"). The central console is covered by a huge plastic insert "for aluminum". There are also two deflectors for the stove with a mechanical adjustment of the air flow. In all the other details, too, there is a "smell of budget" - whatever one may say, but in 16 thousand dollars the Chinese had to meet.

ZX Landmark: specifications

In total the manufacturer offers 3 different variants of this SUV. In the line of engines there are two petrol and one diesel unit. Let's start with the youngest - the first 4-cylinder engine develops a horsepower of 126 horsepower. The total working volume of this engine is 2.2 liters. The senior unit develops power already in 139 "horses". The working volume of this engine is 2.4 liters.

As for the diesel unit, its volume is 3.2 liters, and the power it develops is equal to 108 horsepower. According to the emission standards for emissions, it complies with the Euro-6 standard.

It should be noted that the whole line of engines was borrowed from the Japanese concern "Mitsubisi", which means that the reliability of these power plants can not be doubted. As for transmissions, in the Russian market buyers will be offered both a mechanical and an automatic transmission.

Dynamics

Many drivers note a good dynamic of overclocking this SUV. With its mass of 1,700 kilograms, the "hundred" it recruits in less than 16 seconds. At the same time, the maximum speed of the car is 160 kilometers per hour. Of course, the Landmark is not Mercedes Gelenvagen, and it can not travel 200 km / h, but the all-wheel drive SUV is accelerating very confidently and quickly.

Fuel consumption

The consumption of gasoline, which is 13-14 liters per 100 kilometers in a mixed mode, can not be called economical, but you should not forget about the budget value of Landmark, which simply does not allow making it less "appetizing."

How much does ZX Landmark cost?

The price for a new car in 2014 is about 560 thousand rubles. The diversity of the complete sets here is small (more precisely, one, plus the choice between manual transmission or automatic transmission), so the run-up of prices is not very large.

And yet 500-odd thousand is a good price for an SUV equipped with two front airbags, a full electric package, an air conditioner and an ABS system. The only drawback of the jeep is its "undeclared". SUV Landmark ZX knows only a few, but if the manufacturer made a good advertising campaign, perhaps, the novelty would become a bestseller. Although, on the other hand, it would significantly affect the cost of the car - and then the public would pay attention to better crossovers of brands-competitors costing from 600 thousand to one million rubles.