Chery IndiS is a compact five-door car. Shares the platform with the Kimo model. The length of the model is 3866 mm, width - 1622 mm, and height - 1638 mm. Ground clearance is 185 mm. IndiS is positioned as a car for imperfect roads, so it has unpainted bumpers, and plastic lining on the wings.
But in urban areas because of the compact size will not have problems with parking. The name of the model is the head of the Russian office of Chery, Gennady Pavlov, decoded as a mixture of three words: independence (independence), individuality (individuality) and special (special class), which together formed IndiS. On the exterior design worked specialists from the Italian studio Torino Design. IndiS got nice rounded features, wide open headlights and stylish black eyeliner above the wheels. The front bumper seems to be completely absent, except for the plastic covers coming from the side, into which the foglights are integrated.
Mirrors and door handles are unpainted, rear door handles are unusual - vertically. Salon as austere as possible, but quite cozy, made in light gray tones. The center console is simple. The devices are located in the center, under the windshield: on the left - a small tachometer, on the right - fuel gauges and temperature indicators. Fashionable solution - a digital speedometer, over which runs a line of electronic tachometer. On the second row, only two will be comfortable.
The back sofa is not divided into sections, so it will be possible to increase the trunk volume only by folding the entire back row. The luggage compartment is opened by pressing a button in the cabin. In the standard position offers 275 liters of usable volume, with the rear seats folded, the volume can be increased to 1000 liters. Practical owners will like roof rails that can withstand 45 kg. The Chery IndiS is equipped with a 1.3-liter engine producing 83 hp. - not so much for a car weighing 1175 kg.
But modest fuel consumption. The manufacturer claims that in the country cycle the car consumes about 5 liters of gasoline per 100 km. IndiS is being supplied only with a five-speed manual gearbox, but Chery representatives promised that a robotic transmission will be available soon. Suspension: McPherson front, semi-rear. IndiS showed a good level of safety in crash tests.
Crash test car, according to representatives of Chery, was produced in China in the presence of independent experts from England according to the method EuroNCAP. Starting with the basic configuration, the car is equipped with two front airbags, seat belts with pretensioners, as well as the ABS system and electronic brake force distribution system. The elements of the body structure are made of high-strength steel, the doors are equipped with steel shockproof horizontal struts, which make it possible to preserve the living space in the cabin upon impact.
The database already has central locking, alarm system with immobilizer, power steering, air conditioning, MP3 / USB audio system (without the possibility of playing a CD) with two speakers, front electric windows and steel 15-inch wheels.
