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| 2005 Suzuki Verona Review | |||
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| Inside & Out | |||
For a car styled in Italy, the Verona wears an awfully safe shell. Two calm blues, dark red, and brown comprise the only non-monochrome color choices. The drab, gloomy gray that dominates every Verona's interior means only suicidals and accountants will feel at home.The Verona also features a cockpit straight out of 1995, but this is good news. The controls are friendly and familiar, right down to the cruise control stalk used by at least six Japanese automakers (except this one's missing a Cancel feature). The Verona has one of the better automatic climate control systems; this is the only one I've seen that allows temperature adjustment of the air leaking through the vents. All this throwback to convention is refreshing at a time when most other automakers are trying to reinvent the dashboard, and failing. There are some niggles, like a clunky zig-zag shifter that needs a downward push to engage Reverse and is surrounded by acres of chrome that sometimes aim the sun straight into your retinas. The steering wheel's tilt function steps in wide angles of every ten degrees or so, and doesn't telescope. At night, the moon-yellow instruments look disjointed next to the neon green displays in the radio and climate controls. The stereo's amplifier castrates each and every note before allowing it to pass through the speakers, nevermind the five-way equalizer or six speakers. But wait! That stereo is a standard DIN-sized box that can easily be swapped for a real one. That's an option very few manufacturers give these days, and if you're like me, matters more than anything. Some cheapness is inevitable but not too bothersome. The cupholder lid is flimsy, though less so than the 2002 Altima's. The turn signal stalk feels a little spartan but at least it's firm, free of any snapping-tree-branch action found on American cars until recently. The leather on the seats came from grade-B cows, but the leather on the wheel - the surface you touch the most - feels divine, as long as you don't mind it being slipperier than sea bass. The seats feel right (the cushions could be longer), and the power adjustments on the EX model enhance an already good driver's seat. Footroom is fleeting in the rear, which is fine otherwise. Whatever you think of the small stuff, remember that with mostly good seats and controls, the Verona did get the basics right. None of its flaws are exactly deal-breakers, especially in light of the price. |
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