GAZ 27527 "Sable Combi 4 × 4"
GAZ 27527 "Sable Combi 4 × 4" GAZ 27527 "Sable Combi 4 × 4"
At the factory training ground I was met by multiple national champion in circuit racing, veteran of domestic sports Sergey Tolstolutsky, now a master of off-road. Slyly squinted, asked:
- Can you dig?
- I had to.
- Hold the shovel. This is the maximum that you will need on our SUV. I won’t even start my tractor, I’ll get out if I have a head on my shoulders.
He winked and hid in the boxes of sports equipment.
IN ITS PLACE
I wound up: this is a technique! The landfill is large, and the terrain is such that it’s just right to test tanks. On a heavy van with small wheels and full-time universal tires, I dig in at the first obstacle. And for the help of a kilometer and a half on foot. Dismiss
Although … In the end, not yesterday I got behind the wheel - I also think off-road. I take off my jacket, hat, jump on the seat. Wow! The car is Tashkent, although the motor is silent. The Webasto independent heater warmed up a huge salon in a few minutes. Presumably, and the motor. This "Webasto" full-time on almost all GAZ models with the new Cummins engine.
How long have I not been in the Gazelle! Ok, neat dashboard pleasantly surprised: solid plastic, soft on top. At hand is a place for "music." Forget about ever-sticking shutter cables: air distribution control buttons, drive motors.
Steering wheel with adjustable elevation and reach. If you order a car with a receiver, get a convenient remote (on the wire) USB-connector
Steering wheel with adjustable elevation and reach. If you order a car with a receiver, get a convenient remote (on the wire) USB-connector. Steering wheel with adjustable elevation and reach. If you order a car with a receiver, get a convenient remote (on the wire) USB-connector.
Air duct deflectors are not the wretched ones that were stuffed with rags. Tightly close, clearly fixed, but most importantly - blow where it should. It is understandable. With the new panel of the well-known company EDAG (even developing them for Mercedes), the entire ventilation system has changed and the productivity of the stove has increased.
FROM A PLACE TO A CAREER
I hadn’t driven a diesel Sable or Gazelle before. Therefore, he crawled neatly into the ditch: it is unknown how the motor will behave further. The lowered row turned on immediately and quite easily, the snow rammed in second gear. Diesel seemed to not notice a steeply increased load, smoothly rustled in three thousand and confidently pushed the car out of the track.
Ahead of the relief - mounds, pits, slopes. Powerful off-road tigers are tested here. Bravely heading for the "bestial" trail. A little “coke” - and easily take off on the first hill, from it cool down to the right. There was more snow here, not long to sit on the glass. One salvation is a good move, since the vector is downhill. I quickly switch to the third - and the pedal to the floor!
The car jerks up, rams a snowdrift, detonates it and breaks free. I did not have time to brush away the snow from the glass when a new obstacle grew - the rise. And after him the descent and it is not known which way the turn is. The car, skidding, rushing along the marked rut, throwing out tens of kilograms of snow every second, and carefully climbs uphill. Good power steering. Although he throws the car from side to side, he manages to keep the steering wheel, steer evenly and clearly when it starts to demolish sideways.
The device is rowing what is strength, but the speed is melting. Why I did not turn on the center lock in advance! Fortunately, another hill was taken without it - the diesel forces and my experience were enough. But a sharp descent with a turn instantly lowered me to the ground. A rather large longitudinal mound was hidden under the snow, on which I hung the wheels diagonally.
The angles of entry-exit are designed to storm serious obstacles
The angles of entry-exit are designed to storm serious obstacles. The angles of entry-exit are designed to storm serious obstacles.
I don’t want to go out: frost. Push forward the center-lock lever and start swinging the car. I also swing to the beat myself - I help. The second is the back, the second is the back. The box is a sight for sore eyes: I don’t recognize the terrible Volgov unit, everything is clear and smooth. Not a single rattle of broken synchronizers. "Sable" is not without difficulty making a rut, a short acceleration - and you can again boldly attack the obstacles.
Immediately paid for self-confidence! In a small cut between the test sections, he rushed off without disassembling the ford, and immediately put the “bus” on the bridges. Neither the lowered row nor the lock helped. I did not call Tolstolutsky out of principle. He cheerfully grabbed his shovel, and while digging, he thought.
NOT LAND ROVER
To recognize the "Sable 4 × 4" as a full-fledged SUV is, perhaps, a bust. In terms of layout, suspension characteristics and many little things, it is not an all-terrain vehicle. On the other hand, against the background of supposedly modern SUVs or crossovers, as well as direct competitors - four-wheel drive vans - our “Sable 4 × 4” model: it will not drown in the mud and rush briskly along the asphalt. The secret is in a successful and simple mechanical scheme of all-wheel drive: a longitudinal arrangement of the motor with a box, a separate razdatka, spicer bridges. All this goes well with a well-developed version of a utility vehicle.
But give our brother sophisticated in cars not only a design - but also quality, reliability and a resource. It seemed to me that they coped with this at GAZ.
The gearbox has been greatly modernized, all cardan shafts are now imported, the manufacturer supplies the same for Ford Transit
The gearbox has been greatly modernized, all cardan shafts are now imported, the manufacturer supplies the same for Ford Transit. The gearbox has been greatly modernized, all cardan shafts are now imported, the manufacturer supplies the same for Ford Transit.
WITHOUT LOUD SLOUNDS
The most breakthrough event: we picked up and delivered a brand new, very advanced engine - a diesel Cummins. First on the Gazelle and immediately on the Sable. It is good that 16 valves are pushed by only one camshaft with a chain drive. Simple, reliable, easy to maintain and repair. Just one glow plug - it warms the frosty air right in the collector. Our designers pretty nodded when they saw how the oil and water pumps are arranged.
Of course, a heated fuel filter with a booster pump, everything is located in an accessible place. To this, a staffed - independent coolant heater. Who in the cold struggled with solidifying fuel, he will appreciate.
It so happened that the first cars equipped with the latest Cummins technology were our cars. Now this type of motor is supplied to all the global auto giants. By the way, the design capacity of the 2.8 liter diesel engine is 160 hp. So, GAZ has a good reserve for the future.
The most responsible nodes are from the famous manufacturers. The wiper motor and gearbox, vacuum cleaner and brake master cylinder - “Bosch”, power steering, pump - ZF
The most responsible nodes are from the famous manufacturers. The wiper motor and gearbox, vacuum cleaner and brake master cylinder - “Bosch”, power steering, pump - ZF. The most responsible nodes are from the famous manufacturers. The wiper motor and gearbox, vacuum cleaner and brake master cylinder - “Bosch”, power steering, pump - ZF.
We thoroughly worked on the transmission: we selected a different gear range, the crankcase was reinforced with stiffeners, the shafts and gears are made of steel of more durable grades, the bearings and seals are imported. And most importantly - they replaced the native synchronizer with a foreign, solid three-cone design. Gears literally stick at any speed and do not growl. It is a pity that there is only one such synchronizer in the box. But the most loaded - between the first and second. Clutch also from a high-class manufacturer: basket, disc, bearing - Sachs, clutch cylinders ZF.
The transfer case was especially sensitive. After all, before, even the workers on the assembly line cried when they screwed the Arzamas unit, not to mention the owners of the machines - such was it unreliable. Now the production was organized at home: the gear teeth were polished (strength increased, the characteristic howl disappeared), reliable SKF bearings and imported cuffs were installed. Suspension and control mechanisms were not ignored.
But what is all the mechanics worth without a durable body! Two years fought over this problem. We walked through all the weaknesses, spied on how their competitors defend. And they tried to do no worse. Many parts are stamped from galvanized steel. And on the rolling of the hood and doors put a sealant, painted according to an improved scheme. Open the door to any new "Gazelle" - you will immediately see.
In a word, there are a lot of innovations, you can’t list everything. Moreover, they are introduced almost every month.
The hinges are galvanized, sealant under them; fastened from the inside, should not rust the entire life of the car
The hinges are galvanized, sealant under them; fastened from the inside, should not rust the entire life of the car. The hinges are galvanized, sealant under them; fastened from the inside, should not rust the entire life of the car.
HOMEWORK
Before the experiment at the training ground, it seemed to me that the engineering school of SUVs, which had developed back in the 1930s, was lost - I admit, I was mistaken. Preserved knowledge, traditions, craftsmanship and, most importantly, enthusiasm. They created a good, in fact, passenger SUV.
