IKCO Runna – a budget sedan from Iran

Iranian Automobile Company Iran Khodro Industrial Group, also known as IKCO, has returned to the automotive market recently with three sedans at once – Samand, Soren and Runna. We invite our readers to get acquainted with the compact four-door IKCO
Runna sedan of the 2014 model year, built on an upgraded platform of the discontinued Peugeot 206. of the year.

Automobile manufacturer Iran Khodro (IKCO) is working closely with the French company PSA Peugeot Citroën, producing licensed cars for the Iranian domestic market and with the help of French technical developments (engines, transmissions and platforms) to produce their own model line of sedans for export. Vehicles made in Iran have been shipped to Azerbaijan, Armenia, Afghanistan, Belarus, Venezuela, Iraq, Jordan, China, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Syria and Turkmenistan.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the novelty of the current market Runna sedan is not only based on the details and assemblies of the Peugeot 206, but is very similar to the French brother. However, thanks to the efforts of Iranian designers, the compact sedan has a more modern look with large rectangular headlights, a neatly inverted trapezoid grille, a long-lasting stylish fine-grained mesh, a solid bumper with an air outlet and original foglights. The engine compartment lid with two charismatic ribs in the radiator grille forms the sculpted nose of the car.

In profile, the body of Ikko Runa is almost impossible to distinguish from the silhouette of a Peugeot 206 sedan. Smooth lines, a strong slope of the windshield frame, modest wheel arches with barely noticeable flares on the wings, a smoothly flowing roof… and feed someone else, as if from a larger car.

The back of the body is just the same huge luggage compartment cover behind the bunkers with a usable volume of 400 liters. A trunk lid with a hint of a spoiler and an additional brake light, compact rear lights and a straight line of the bumper emphasize the severity of the sedan's stern forms.
Made using photo materials around an Iranian sedan, find the car attractive, but somewhat old-fashioned, with an outdated design.
External dimensions of the body IKCO Runna 2014:

• 4292 mm long, 1684 mm (with rearview mirror 1934 mm) wide, height 1453 mm, wheelbase 2445 mm, ground clearance (mm) 160 mm.
• Standard installation of rubber 185 / 65R14 on steel or light alloy wheels, front track – 1457 mm, rear track – 1448 mm.
• Curb weight, not less than 1104 load capacity 463 kg fuel tank capacity 50 liters of gasoline kg.

The interior of the Rune sedan is fully consistent with the modest budget cost of the car. Inside, everything is modest, simple and easy. Black and gray interior, hard plastics, cheap seats, minimal equipment.
An old-fashioned three-spoke steering wheel and big knot, conventional dash and center console, flat without proper lateral support for driver and front passenger seats. It's nice that the interior elements are assembled and carefully adjusted.

Iranian IKCO Runna sedan as standard includes front and rear fog lights, metal engine protection, full-size spare wheel, height-adjustable steering column, driver's seat microlift, power steering, two front airbags, ABS and EBD, air conditioning, central locking, factory alarm, heated exterior mirrors, power windows for the front doors, standard audio system (radio, CD MP3 player, 2 speakers).

The technical specifications of the budget 2014-2015 IKCO Runna sedan model year indicate the presence of a front independent suspension with MacPherson struts and a rear semi-dependent beam with a torsion bar, all-wheel disc brakes, front-wheel drive.
Russian motorists Runa sedan will be available with one gasoline four-cylinder 1.6-liter engine (110 hp 142 Nm), model TU5JP4L4 paired with a 5 manual transmission. The engine and mechanics provide the sedan with a maximum speed of 190 km / h, fuel consumption from 5.6 liters on the highway to 8.6 liters in urban mode, the average fuel consumption will be 6.9-7.0 liters of 95th gasoline.
The sedan from Iran IKCO Runna in the automotive market will recently compete with the public sector of Chinese production in the face of Chery A19, Lifan Breeze, FAA V5, Geely GC6 domestically produced cars Lada Granta and Lada Kalina.