Test drive UAZ Hunter 315195 2003-HB SUV

UAZ again

Here they stand nearby the usual UAZ 31519 and still perceived as the new UAZ 315195 Hunter, covered with advertising stickers from thresholds to the roof. Actually, a new name for UAZ 315195 at first sounded more familiar: Hunter. But at the last moment before the start of serial production, the truly Russian hunter suddenly became an overseas Hunter, and in Latin transcription. Perhaps Severstal-Avo marketer considered that their company's products have grown out of the alphabet from Cyril and Methodius. It is interesting, and if the potential buyer retained in memory only the remnants of the German school, will Hunter Gunther become?
WHO CARES?
On the side glass it is written: more than 300 changes. Is it a lot or a little? If we count one per second, it will take five minutes. And to list everything that has changed, it will take at least an hour.
If you distract from the stickers, the first thing that catches your eye, a plastic body kit and the extensions of doors with sliding glass. Follow wheel wheels will skip them from additional equipment. But any acquaintance with UAZ will celebrate the new back door. The folding side with primitive eccentric presses no longer does not instead of it a full -fledged gate with a reserve, by the way, opening in the correct, left side. Everything else is hidden inside. The ventilated discs of the front brakes are not thrown into the eyes, uncertain bridges such as spaiser too. Like the injection engine ZMZ-409, which took the place of the carburetor UMZ-421.
We have already seen high seats with headrests, a plastic lining on the instrument panel is also familiar. With new control lamps, it looks pretty. It is a pity that the option with a different location of the devices and a well -reading speedometer, like on a leopard, did not take root.
Quality index
Even against the backdrop of a very average quality Samar and Volga Uasam there is nothing to boast of. The new car index differs only by five at the end. Quality in five?
We will be fairly really better, first of all, the assembly of the body. There are no more protruding and unhearding doors, there are no flows of oil from the units, and on the move the new UAZ turned out to be much less noisy than its predecessor. But the most important thing is door seals. It was they who helped eliminate excess ventilation and elementary cold in the cabin. Yes, now the possibilities of an old stove are enough even on the highway and in a good frost as it was enough and previously a hand -to -hand owner who insulated the salon and the creeper. The difference is that now this does not need to do it yourself.
At first glance, the quality of the color has noticeably grown dark green metallic, and numerous stickers do not allow to examine possible flaws in detail. Did all the problems really solve, at the same time getting rid of many extra details, for example, the hood lock on the frame of the windshield? Alas, no: from under the neat trim the groove of the roof, yellowish stains are already crawling, unfortunately, not anticorus
The injection ZMZ-409 warms up noticeably faster than a carburetor relative, however, comparisons are not too appropriate, after all, these are motors of different generations. The old man is not too acceptable, but easily forgives (if not recommended) touching from the second gear. But the Hunter with a new engine with the second, in principle, can, but extremely reluctantly. However, the roots of the problem are not only in the engine. The main pairs of 4,11 instead of 4.63 noticeably weakened the traction power of the machine. It’s good at least a new braid of the handout did not disappoint: now, by reduced gear, the new car is not inferior to the old car.
Four leverage at the transmission tunnel was pretty broken only, only levers of gearboxes and handouts remained. The latter also heads the front axle. The handbrake took a traditional look and lay down on the floor.
On roads and along
It just so happened that at first he was driving Hunter. The gearbox from Arzamas has a kind of switching algorithm, which is not difficult to get used to only at first glance. Even having learned to sort up the gears upward, it is not easy to slow down on the gears. The simplest transition from the fourth to the third in Arzamasski in any other car means the transition from the fourth gear to the first!
Needless to say, what is the effort of will be required to perform this simple movement at a speed of 80 km/h? However, against the background of the native UAZ box with screeching gears and tight switching, the Arzamas unit pleases with the short moves of the lever, easily turning on and silent character. But still, the find with the switching circuit cannot be called optimal. They really wanted the best
The old UAZ 31519 was not only with spring suspension, but also with a transmission, where only the third and fourth gears were synchronized. But an amazing thing: the difficult inclusion of the first and second on the go is not required! We touch the second, then to the third, and in the snow we use the reduced row and again forget about the absence of synchronizers
Weather conditions provided us with a complete set of winter roads: from poorly cleared asphalt to snow virgin lands. With the front bridge turned on, both cars (equipped with hydraulic wrappers) demonstrate excellent course stability, but at a speed of more than 80 km/h it is easier to go on the Hunter with a better reactive effect with small angles of rotation of the steering wheel. The old UAZ with spring suspension reacts tougher to small irregularities, but it is more confident on a broken road. Nevertheless, the final result is in favor of the beginner both on the asphalt and in the snow to control it easier. But when we tried to storm the virgin lands, we could not call far.
Rubber question
How many times have been told to the world the tires must comply with the purpose and operating conditions of the car. The abilities of any all -terrain vehicle primarily depend on them. Climbing on asphalt rollers in clay is clearly not a sign of wisdom. But even more fun, when, stuck with such a tread, they begin to complain about the lack of inter -normal locks. After all, if there is nothing to row block, do not block
It was important for us to compare the patency of the old and new UAZs in the same conditions, but in standard configuration, therefore, from a few options I had to choose the K-153 tires. Moreover, now from the factory most UAZs are on them. Disk brakes on the front wheels do not leave options: 15-inch tires are no longer suitable, only 225/75R16 get along with standard wheels. Although inches increased, the outer diameter with a reduced profile height has become less than about 20 mm. Accordingly, the road clearance decreased by about 10 mm.
By the way, our measurements showed that on the same tires the clearance under the old and new bridges is the same. But Hunter himself was higher than the old man under the bottom of the car, we measured as much as 35 mm more, apparently, the front springs and small springs raised the frame and the body behind. By the way, the model with the 409th engine turned out to be more successful and the exhaust system. Now it is no longer decorated with a low -hanging muffler barrel and a bending of the reception of the pipe: the muffler and the neutralizer successfully hid in the frame. The only element that you should worry, storming the hillocks and ditches, the terminal muffler behind the rear bridge.
For plastic bumpers with a moderate off-road, you should not be afraid of a powerful tubular frame inside them, so that light touches of the soil are not dangerous. The minus of the new car is more likely to attach a real (thick metal) towing cable to it in another way, it’s not so easy for the front eyes deep in the bumper, and from the back, from where the cargo towing the hook disappeared, and you have to climb under the car. It’s good that winter you run your hand on the shoulder in the snow, and not in the mud!
Our exercises have shown that with the tires of the K-153, cross-country cross-country ability is limited to a depth of 2530 cm. With acceleration, a deeper target is also overcome, but if it happens to get stuck, then you can’t get out without a cable.
Conclusion is the first: if the car is needed from the car, you need to change the serial K-153 to the toothy K-151, or even better on imported tires with the marking m/t (Mud Terrain): They give an impressive advantage in snow and mud.
The second Hunter higher power supply allows you to overcome short obstacles, which, with the proper skill of the driver, expands the capabilities of the machine. The minus of the newcomer is weak adhesion and the complexity of touching in a slippery coating.
The third plastic bumper lining does not interfere with standard tires, but with good tires of increased cross -country ability will inevitably become an obstacle to overcoming deep snow and dirt.
ALTERNATIVE
I must admit that in the entire history of UAZ 469 the current modernization is the deepest and most noticeable. But did she manage to do on time? The updated UAZ has few competitors, and although not all previous buyers will be able to make a more complex filling of the car, they have no choice. But Hunter is unlikely to be able to attract the Ulyanovsk Herders of the new drivers of those who have never traveled at UAZs. Despite all the technical tricks, the car is hopelessly outdated in 32 years. And the current UAZ 315195 can only be considered a transitional model for a new car, designed taking into account all modern needs. Can Hunter extend the life of the old UAZ before that time? There is only one answer: we'll see you.
The door opens at one time, the rear side of three.
There is no such navel in the neck of Hunter, but a pity
The frequency of levers in the old UAZ is understandable only to the initiates.
Here is only an unhealthy AI-92.
On the right, keyboards and cigarette lighter! There are only two levers: one gearbox, the other handout.
The riddle of what is missing under the hood of Hunter (right)?
Answer: carburetor and radiator blinds.
SUMMARY
UAZ 31519
+ A more convenient engine characteristic, logical control control, affordable price.
- Low quality manufacturing, mediocre smoothness, weak brakes.
UAZ 315195
+ Reduced noise and drafts in the salon, dynamic indicators, build quality, sliding windows are improved.
- unsuccessful gear shift scheme, manufacturing flaws.
Anatoly Fomin
Photo: Alexander Kulnev
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"