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First test Lada Priora
April 21 AvtoVAZ will start selling the new model Priora. A few days before this event brought Russian Volga car automotive journalists in Sochi on the test drive of the Russian wonder-car. Just say - Priora did not disappoint, but the question to this model is sufficient. Despite its name overseas, Priora is still the product of the domestic automobile industry.
New Priora can be called a stretch - Togliatti auto giant's representatives themselves admit that Priora - a deep restyling familiar to us "tens". Alterations were made really serious. Changes were almost all elements of the car: engine, suspension, steering, electrical systems. However, the most important innovations have touched the exterior and interior.
Compared with "tens», Priora began to look much more interesting. At least, if you look at the car in front or behind, there is no feeling that this vehicle has got on our way out of the 70-80-ies of the last century (for the design Priora answer, by the way, the Italians). View profile, however, is a little disappointing, but this is not surprising - Priora has kept the old door. Inspection body did not reveal any serious puncture in the build quality. Of course, the gaps between the body parts is quite large (at least they have decent foreign cars), but these same gaps appeared uniform. Find fault, of course, have something. For example, the door would slam so loud.
Interior design liked. No kidding. The front panel is decorated with a nice soft plastic (no worse than on foreign cars), and the center console looks very decent. It is a pity that AvtoVAZ does not offer to Priora any head unit, which would organically fit into the overall interior design. I do not have any questions to the board of devices, but the steering wheel in a modern style can be estimated at C grade. Hold it in your hand is not disgusting, but fingers do not rejoice in the fact that they embrace the "steering wheel". While muscles are satisfied - it has electric power steering, so that it can be rotated without straining.
You can not pass a very important fact for the Russian car industry - on Priora in the basic configuration is the airbag. At the beginning of next year will be version Priora «Suite" with two cushions, pyrotechnic pretensioners, air conditioning and even ABS. It sounds pretty cool, although the price of luxury cars will be about $ 12 000 (the usual Priora costs $ 11,000).
Doors produced a dual impression. By design, they are not bad, but the power window buttons are uncomfortable, and click them with the necessary effort. If open-close fifteen times in a row, the pad of the index finger starts to hurt.
And now the two points related to the quality of the assembly. On our test machine refused to close the glove compartment. To shut the lid had not only put pressure on her bottom, and pull the handle while opening itself. In fairness, we note that on the other Priora with the glove box was all right. The other problem is typical for all vehicles - on Priora frankly bad ochechnik ceiling. He was so flimsy that after a short stay in the hands of journalists "shelf for glasses" simply fell out. I think that AvtoVAZ is an urgent need to address this issue. Detail of a really crap, but the overall impression of the car, it can greatly damage. Alas, precisely because of such trifles buyer may simply not pay attention to the upgraded suspension and engine. He will say - a new car, and already falling apart.
By the way, goes Priora better than the same "ten", especially given the presence of a new 1, 6-liter engine that produces 98 hp and 145 Nm. Some representatives of the Volga car claimed that the number "98" indicated only for vehicle fell into a lower tax bracket. And in fact, this unit develops "around 110 hp».
The car is no longer perceived as a kind of rolls barge, which when traveling serious start knocking holes rack. AvtoVAZ engineers said they put new springs, change the characteristics of the shock absorbers, rear anti-installed, and the front have done more. Besides, the body became stiffer. Of course, to study the handling of the car in different conditions of Sochi test drive is not enough, however, for the first sensations, the car became better rulitsya "tens", while maintaining a good smoothness. True, they definitely need to make one correction - in this case we are talking about the comparison with domestic Priora car (here the novelty is clearly the best), but not with models from Peugeot or, say, Ford. By the way, Priora has appeared quieter than its predecessor. Although the noise of the engine is still actively penetrate the passenger compartment.
But the gearbox let us down. It works no better than a "top ten". Transmission clearly cut one for the reverse gear is necessary prozhat hand driver's seat (not otherwise obtain), and do it on the first try very easily. Is it always will be? Or box must be "earned extra"? Whatever it was, but for ease of use PPC AvtoVAZ put a minus.
So, Priora exactly gotten better "tens". It is absolutely certain. The car looks much more interesting, has improved the chassis and the engine, as well as good for the Russian car equipment. So if you were thinking about buying "tens" in expensive equipment, it is necessary to wait for the Priora. And even better to postpone the purchase somewhere on the half-year. During this time, may emerge any punctures (such as eyeglass cases), which promises to AvtoVAZ promptly eliminated. At least, business leaders have vowed that they will communicate with suppliers is very tough.
But what about those who set his sights on a foreign car? Well, nothing - instead advised to buy Russian Priora here, no one will. Especially since the price of Lada Priora is high enough for our car. $ 11 000 - is money. For such models as the Chevrolet Lanos, Renault Logan or Daewoo Nexia in complete medium are cheaper.
Photo: Denis Smoljanov
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New Priora can be called a stretch - Togliatti auto giant's representatives themselves admit that Priora - a deep restyling familiar to us "tens". Alterations were made really serious. Changes were almost all elements of the car: engine, suspension, steering, electrical systems. However, the most important innovations have touched the exterior and interior.
Compared with "tens», Priora began to look much more interesting. At least, if you look at the car in front or behind, there is no feeling that this vehicle has got on our way out of the 70-80-ies of the last century (for the design Priora answer, by the way, the Italians). View profile, however, is a little disappointing, but this is not surprising - Priora has kept the old door. Inspection body did not reveal any serious puncture in the build quality. Of course, the gaps between the body parts is quite large (at least they have decent foreign cars), but these same gaps appeared uniform. Find fault, of course, have something. For example, the door would slam so loud.
Interior design liked. No kidding. The front panel is decorated with a nice soft plastic (no worse than on foreign cars), and the center console looks very decent. It is a pity that AvtoVAZ does not offer to Priora any head unit, which would organically fit into the overall interior design. I do not have any questions to the board of devices, but the steering wheel in a modern style can be estimated at C grade. Hold it in your hand is not disgusting, but fingers do not rejoice in the fact that they embrace the "steering wheel". While muscles are satisfied - it has electric power steering, so that it can be rotated without straining.
You can not pass a very important fact for the Russian car industry - on Priora in the basic configuration is the airbag. At the beginning of next year will be version Priora «Suite" with two cushions, pyrotechnic pretensioners, air conditioning and even ABS. It sounds pretty cool, although the price of luxury cars will be about $ 12 000 (the usual Priora costs $ 11,000).
Doors produced a dual impression. By design, they are not bad, but the power window buttons are uncomfortable, and click them with the necessary effort. If open-close fifteen times in a row, the pad of the index finger starts to hurt.
And now the two points related to the quality of the assembly. On our test machine refused to close the glove compartment. To shut the lid had not only put pressure on her bottom, and pull the handle while opening itself. In fairness, we note that on the other Priora with the glove box was all right. The other problem is typical for all vehicles - on Priora frankly bad ochechnik ceiling. He was so flimsy that after a short stay in the hands of journalists "shelf for glasses" simply fell out. I think that AvtoVAZ is an urgent need to address this issue. Detail of a really crap, but the overall impression of the car, it can greatly damage. Alas, precisely because of such trifles buyer may simply not pay attention to the upgraded suspension and engine. He will say - a new car, and already falling apart.
By the way, goes Priora better than the same "ten", especially given the presence of a new 1, 6-liter engine that produces 98 hp and 145 Nm. Some representatives of the Volga car claimed that the number "98" indicated only for vehicle fell into a lower tax bracket. And in fact, this unit develops "around 110 hp».
The car is no longer perceived as a kind of rolls barge, which when traveling serious start knocking holes rack. AvtoVAZ engineers said they put new springs, change the characteristics of the shock absorbers, rear anti-installed, and the front have done more. Besides, the body became stiffer. Of course, to study the handling of the car in different conditions of Sochi test drive is not enough, however, for the first sensations, the car became better rulitsya "tens", while maintaining a good smoothness. True, they definitely need to make one correction - in this case we are talking about the comparison with domestic Priora car (here the novelty is clearly the best), but not with models from Peugeot or, say, Ford. By the way, Priora has appeared quieter than its predecessor. Although the noise of the engine is still actively penetrate the passenger compartment.
But the gearbox let us down. It works no better than a "top ten". Transmission clearly cut one for the reverse gear is necessary prozhat hand driver's seat (not otherwise obtain), and do it on the first try very easily. Is it always will be? Or box must be "earned extra"? Whatever it was, but for ease of use PPC AvtoVAZ put a minus.
So, Priora exactly gotten better "tens". It is absolutely certain. The car looks much more interesting, has improved the chassis and the engine, as well as good for the Russian car equipment. So if you were thinking about buying "tens" in expensive equipment, it is necessary to wait for the Priora. And even better to postpone the purchase somewhere on the half-year. During this time, may emerge any punctures (such as eyeglass cases), which promises to AvtoVAZ promptly eliminated. At least, business leaders have vowed that they will communicate with suppliers is very tough.
But what about those who set his sights on a foreign car? Well, nothing - instead advised to buy Russian Priora here, no one will. Especially since the price of Lada Priora is high enough for our car. $ 11 000 - is money. For such models as the Chevrolet Lanos, Renault Logan or Daewoo Nexia in complete medium are cheaper.
Photo: Denis Smoljanov
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