UAZ-Patriot
UAZ-Patriot UAZ-Patriot
On the one hand, there seems to be nothing to worry about: UAZ sales are growing steadily. According to the results of the first half of 2011, 27, 650 SUVs were sold, including 3439 for export (20 650 units in the first six months of 2010, an increase of 34%). On the other hand, even in this seemingly narrow niche of inexpensive full-fledged SUVs, there is quite serious competition. And the requirements of consumers are growing from year to year. It’s not enough for them only to have cross-country cross-country ability - give them reliability, safety, and comfort as well … Just the UAZ buyers have accumulated a lot of complaints. The traditional admirers of the brand are mainly satisfied with the Spartan Hunter salon and the opportunity to independently repair the car in the garage. But we must also attract new customers, and they have different requirements for the quality of the car.
IT WILL BE TOMORROW
New mirrors with electrically adjustable and heated
New mirrors with electrically adjustable and heated. New mirrors with electrically adjustable and heated.
The main visual difference of the 2012 model is the new, larger and more convenient side rear-view mirrors. Naturally, with electrically adjustable and heated. In addition, a towing device and parking sensors will appear in the list of factory options, which will not hinder a large car at all. And pickup buyers will now be able to order a hard top for the platform - it will be installed right at the factory.
Significant changes will occur in the interior. For example, the window keys will move from the tunnel to the door. Other changes are coming, but so far they are kept secret - they promise to show the new salon in October-November.
Parktronic will also be installed directly on the conveyor
Parktronic will also be installed directly on the conveyor. Parktronic will also be installed directly on the conveyor.
Starting next year, two new ZMZ engines will be registered under the hood, both of their own design and correspond to Euro-4.
The gasoline ZMZ-40905 with a working volume of 2.7 liters produces 128 hp. at 4400 rpm, torque - 217.6 N • m at 2500 rpm. The maximum speed of the Patriot with such an engine will reach 150 km / h.
The diesel ZMZ-51432 (2.24 L) will be equipped with direct injection of Common Rail and a Garrett turbocharger. Its power is 110 hp. at 3800 rpm.; torque 270 N • m at 3800 rpm.
As promised, these changes will hardly affect the price of the Patriot, because the main task here is not to go beyond the price limits that are reasonable for a budget car.
By the way, UAZ recently extended the warranty period for individual models to three years. Serious bid.
At the request of the buyer, the towing device will be put on the car immediately at the factory
At the request of the buyer, the towing device will be put on the car immediately at the factory. At the request of the buyer, the towing device will be put on the car immediately at the factory.
PLANS FOR THE FOLLOWING TOMORROW
The factory does not hide in what direction the Patriot will improve. In a year, a brand new Deimos transfer case will appear on it. For the first time, the domestic model will receive an electrically heated windshield. The next stage of interior modernization will take place - the floor tunnel will change. The car will become more stylish due to the new form of wheels. And by 2014, airbags will already be in the basic version.
Dmitry PRISHVIN, Executive Director of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant:
“We are not going to abandon the concept of a full-fledged SUV, because it is for this that customers love and value our cars,” explains Dmitry Prishvin, Executive Director of Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant OJSC and Zavolzhsky Motor Plant OJSC. - In the future, for example, we will introduce a front independent suspension on some models. We carry out part of the development ourselves, but at the same time we meet with potential partners - it is advantageous to construct many nodes in cooperation. Why reinvent the wheel, wasting time, energy and money on what other companies already have?
Dmitry PRISHVIN, Executive Director of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant:
