Test Drive UAZ Patriot 2005 - HB SUV

Waiting for the promised

Caring for the manufacturer on improving their products is commended. Especially if this products are this UAZ-Patriot. Igor Ruddunov got acquainted with the updated car.
 
UAZ Patriot.
It is made since the fall of 2005. The upgraded version is presented at the end of 2006.
Engine: gasoline 2.9 l (128 hp).
Gearbox: 5-speed mechanical; 2-speed dispensing box, plugged front axle.
Feedback: Five options.
Price: 425 000490 000 rub. ($ 16,20018,700).
Test Car: Limited Complete, 490,000 rubles.
Communication with the first-generation patriot left too pleasant impressions. Much of what broke, threatened and disgustingly worked, promised to fix in the model of the model year. And here's upgraded UAZ in front of me. Well, dear than please?
The first thing you can not not notice the seat of A la Sanian.
 
Beautiful, comfortable enough, with additional adjustments in height. Rear sofa is now folded in parts literally in one hand movement. And this can be done both from the salon and from the trunk. Under the seats of the niche for the tool and anything all. It is a pity that the places were not added ahead: in a huge car, the driver is clearly cleaned. Yes, and behind the leg to foot no longer throw, although the knees do not rest in anywhere. The first plus of the patriot earns with the go and immediately wares back from the new chairs it is impossible to create something, even closely similar to a sleeping place: a flat site does not work. But the former patriot learned me to take a tent with him.
On the go was pleasantly pleased with the quiet handout and comfortable, efficient brakes. Under the car does not work, but to stop it, now there is enough easy pressing on the pedal. In addition, ABS is available.
The secret of the dispensation opened a quickly aggregate on the car just replaced under warranty. Two days have enough, so that the knock, metal clanging and spontaneous shutdown of the reduced transmission appear again. It did not happen, and the upgraded distribution is only expected.
Installation of an imported vacuum amplifier, the main brake cylinder and the anti-lock system was impossible to postpone with domestic brakes, the machine slowed down badly, and this is the most important aspect of security. In general, the renewed brakes are noticeable and valuable, in my opinion, the purchase of a car.
It is a pity that the power steering power plant did not hit the list of upgraded nodes. The new promise in the near future, but so far everything is still: the steering wheel is completely empty, which is especially noticeable on the highway. The higher the speed, the greater the heavyweight car, it is on the road.
The manufacturer clearly fought with disgraces in the engine compartment. The molded heater hoses are laid in bypassing sharp corners. The top nozzle of the radiator does not turn about the valve cover. But below and lies on the steering gear. Sorry, frosty weather did not allow to check what the temperature regime was now under the hood. In the early patriots, the engine in the heat was overheated, and a hot engine shield and the floor arranged in the cabin.
Under the bottom, a catalytic neutralizer is now installed, the adsorber of gasoline vapor was prescribed under the hood. New Patriot Amateur Nature: Performs Euro II standards.
Of the pleasant trifles of the driver's left leg, although rather kutsaya, a single key for doors and a ignition lock, a lightest clutch pedal, an additional container under the lid of boxing between the front seats, the lids of the gas tanks on the rope. Promise that there will no longer flow the drive of the clutch and brakes, will not sweat the windows and still put the coming air conditioning and even diesel
Judging by the fact that most changes, implemented and planned, are clearly aimed at eliminating the weakest places, the manufacturer knows the sores of his brainchild. And even, as you can see, trying to deal with them. After a few patriot, having got rid of numerous flaws, you look, and will become a good car. The main thing is that it happened earlier than it will be removed from production.
UAZ-Patriot 2007 Step up and once solved most of the problems failed. Well, you can minimally with small chambers, only the legs must be rearranged. When is the next modernization?
+ High passability, a spacious trunk, reliable imported nodes and aggregates, reasonable price.
- There is no choice of engines, problems with the quality of domestic components, the buildings of the assembly.
For the same money
Great Wall Deer.
$ 12 27515 995
All-wheel drive Pickup of Chinese production The nearest price competitor is a patriot. Based on a deer Japanese design of twenty years ago. Chinese quality far from ideal. But the price is lower than the Patriot.
SP, 2006, № 12
Fiat Doblo
$ 16,50018 600
Italian heel is fully pulled with UAZ in terms of capacity. There is no speech about any heightened passability. All-wheel drive cars of famous firms sell quite for other money.
SP, 2007, № 2
 
 
 
 
 
 

A source: Journal "Behind the wheel"