Test Drive UAZ Patriot 2005 - HB SUV

Smoke Fatherland

The hand does not rise to write UAZ Latin letters, but such is the epoch, and our legendagengen is not different as UAZ, although he and Patriot. We will prepare a compromise: UAZ Patriot. And patriotic, and right ...
 
For shooting UAZ Patriot, we chose the most real, the original, originalized domestic background - an unfinished supercomputer, which was supposed to create the USSR image of this megakibelzava. Remember: Soviet chips are the largest chips in the world?! In short, there are all the symbols of the era: a long definition, imperial spruce and good endeavors ending with PSHIK. Whether the years have thought, twenty years ago, building is the mythical transistor monster on the outskirts of Zelenograd, that the injection engine with 16 valves will stand on UAZ, synchronized gearbox and in-disposable bridges with an incomprehensible name Spice? I did not think exactly, did not think ... For me, yes, and, I suppose, for most of you, dear readers, the word UAZ is associated with a green awesome, on gear bridges and with a goat shielded in an atomic blow, the strength of which was in Simplicity, clearer and ability to be sent in the field with a sledgehammer and supplied zip. And now, Evon, the interior decoration - other Americans will envy, in the trunk, forgive the Lord, Velur, overclocking - Zhiguli rest, and the headlights are almost like a Toyota somehow. That's how you care! And waited for him how? For all his careers, perhaps, only a few cars awakened such impatience in me. Among them are our two - 51 percent Native Chevrolet Niva and 80 percent of the native Patriot ... But if Niva quickly became clear, and inexorable declining sales rates speak for themselves (some reasons you will find in the material from the Second Hand headward The same number of our magazine), then Patriot is still dark, unnecessable. Our cruising in Sochi and in Zelenograd almost did not count, since the first impression in relation to the car is not always the right one.
 
Changes internship
 
Since the first of our dating in Patriot, some changes were made. The operation of the brake system is optimized, the geometry of the drive mechanism of wipers has changed, which previously left a large crude sector, gearboxes and handouts dressed in elegant covers. These are little things, but everything was done with the efficiency, unusual for domestic production ... However, all innovations that were entered in Patriot, nothing compared to how the factory was updated. I would even say that the word new should apply not so much to the car as to the enterprise. A simple listing speaks for itself: a completely new paint line for 50 million dollars, a new welding line, which is not cheaper, a reorganized conveyor, new control systems for the process of production and quality control. No less important is the multifaceted program of working with dealers. It is invested in the launch of Patriot production a lot, and the return expects the appropriate. In accordance with the quality of the assembly of the claimed and absence of direct competitors, the commercial success of the new UAZ seems to be quite fulfilled.
 
Patriot itself is essentially a radical update of the 60th series models, more known as Simbir. They are similar outdoor and constructively, and some elements of the body, suspension and chassis were transferred virtually unchanged. Now, however, they are better welded, installed and painted. In general, the body and the Patriot salon form most of the positive impressions of the car. The bottom is perfectly proauthorized, the panels are smoothly painted, the doors are closed and open without problems. In the cabin - soft plastic, while driving nothing cracks and not falls off. Pushed only the chairs. Actually, they themselves, they themselves and molded quite acceptable, but the mechanism of adjustment is monstrous and sometimes becomes such tight that it is impossible to move the back.
 
Bridges in the future
 
The running part of the UAZ Patriot can be called classic. Strong bridges, springs, springs. All as ancestors bequeathed ... With such a farm, it is not easy to achieve smoothness of the stroke and manageability. With all this, the designers clearly emphasized on the comfort and softness of the suspension. Very really wanted, it is likely that the talking nickname went into oblivion. Now, when passing the ligament of rapid turns, thoughts associated not so much with different pairs and non-parns, but with a walk around the sea or the mountain on a snowboard come to mind. A soft and relatively flat armchair does not contribute to the hold of the saddles in place and in a vertical position, and the shovel of the hollow with a tripod walks on the trunk. However, as with a snowboard, it is necessary to learn to follow the trajectory and not allow too sharp movements without need. Or, if you closer the sea case, in Patriot's turns requires an appeal, comparable to the control of a large boat - everything needs to be done upwards, do not overdo it with the corners of the steering wheel and do not overdo the gas. On Provocations, UAZ meets the Okhotnysky Ryns, beeps with unloaded tires and blames the back. It is surprising that at the same time it is not lost and does not frighten the driver too much. From the Patriot drift, it comes out after you squeeze the clutch pedal, and at the same time he wants to return the steering wheel to the optimal position. True, there is no need to loosen the grip on the buggy road, since there is no steering damper, and the amplifier does not constantly hold back the twisted ram. The problem with which I ran into at the first acquaintance with Patriot is the unwillingness to keep the course on a test car practically absent. And the trajectory, and the Course stability of the UAZ completely corresponded to the conditions of moderately fast ride.
 
Scrabble us
 
As you know, in Patriot about 20 percent of the nodes - imported. Some, as, for example, an amplifier steering wheel and steering machine, are collected in Russia from foreign components. Skipping supplies ZF, and the casting of the case and the assembly is made at the autodetal service plant. The Korean Dymos gearbox is also placed on SsangYong Rexton, her crankter is cast at the same time with the clutch bell, and the resource is indicated by 300 thousand kilometers. LUK's clutch itself, its resource is 100 thousand kilometers. The clutch control mechanism is domestic, refined in order to reduce efforts on the pedal. Informativeness, however, cannot be called exemplary, but it should be recognized as acceptable. The front panel of the Iranian salon, a pretty RAR instrument shield - from Latvia. Stepper engines arrows - Swiss. Transforming Patriot appearance The front light blocks are drawn by the UAZ designers, Bosch was developed, and collected in Ryazan at a joint venture. The same brand and stroke of the beam. Some, invisible to the end of the owner of the little things like electrical wiring compounds are manufactured by German standards. They are sealed and very reliable, to collect them badly simply impossible. However, there are some problems with wiring. The cable of fog headlamps, for example, on our car just dangled loop from under the bumper, had to fill it under the cross beam, so as not to tear off. An anachronism, when viewed, we seemed to us how the brake tubes were laid and the brake force distributor is located. On off-road, all this farm can quickly break and stop. In general, it is clearly seen from the bottom where imports, and whereas our. The gearbox is dashed by a domestic handout with domestic gears. They are no longer no strong, but the gaps in the mechanism, apparently, the monstrous, and with a sharp change of the vector of the thrust of the razdatka responds to a mudy buan.
 
Day dependency
 
Patriot suspension completely dependent. Bridges are now indeed continuous, on the view is very durable, with bullet-proof cartridges of differentials from high-quality carpet cast iron. King width 1600 mm - the dream of the owner of the usual UAZ. Military is planned to supply cars with onboard gearboxes, but what will be the fulfillment of these bridges, is not yet clear, since orders have not been received. It is likely that it will be a similar similarity of the Barsov bridges - wide arched with a detachable case of differential. In any case, the prospects for translate Patriot on the so-called international platform with an independent front suspension I do not like. It is clear that this is the venue of time, but for the UAZ endurance and the margin of safety should remain prerogative for all times, confident. The feeling that you can easily distort the Earth's tuberculk, and do not feel the feelings of guilt, sometimes much more important than a slightly more rude manageability and a minor improvement of comfort. Front suspension Spring with two longitudinal levers and Panar tailed. Despite the fact that new swivel fists and shruses are designed to increase maneuverability, on the road to two bands will have to be back, for reversal. Radius of rotation is great, and you need to reckon. Well, but geometric permeability is confused. Of course, developed plastic bumpers and a long wheelbase will not allow Patriot to compete at rough terrain from 469th and even with Hunter, but most imported SUVs if they have an advantage, then only at the expense of high technologies. Patriot is not equipped with electronic locks and is unlikely to be equipped in the coming years. Well would have set ABS from next year ... Well, while still helps the branded bridge articulation. To squeeze Patriot, you need to try and search the corresponding obstacle.
 
Native expanses
 
The Patriot salon truly pleases. If you went to Prado before him, I will not see anything special, but if in Simbir, then you will certainly scratch in the back of the head and recalculate your financial resources. Inside Patriot, this is what the owners of the 60th series have seen in dreams. Carefully assembled, decently decorated, quiet and spacious. In relation to Simbir, I repeat. In other words, everything is done as it should be. Ergonomics improved. The driver's and naval chairs moved a little back on fastening and 25 mm moved the point of attachment of the back. Thus, it was possible to improve the landing, which was a problem for the inclined people. The steering wheel, similar to what is done in Ryazan for Chevrolet Niva, is adjustable to the angle of inclination in a decent range. The pedal block is located successfully, it is possible to find face only that there is little distance between the gas pedal and the floor tunnel. Operating gearboxes and RCs are quite convenient, secondary governments are also available and understandable. The stove is noisy, but heats on the top five. Built in the roof of the hatch and a fairly large exhaust window, made in the roof, will help to cope with heat until the air conditioning will be supplied to Patriot. On the second row of the seats is very spacious, three people will arrange completely free. In the luggage compartment, you can install a pair of longitudinal shops for four people, but comfort there will be quite relative, although sufficient to get from the cottage to the lake or from the hunting house to Zaimki. Here, with the folding of the second row, a hitch can be released, and everything is due to the tilt of the backrest. Seats can be converted to a spacious bed or turn Patriot into a real cargo van with three cubic meters of free space only after it is pretty perplexed.
 
Life - Fight
 
In the Russian market, Patriot will directly compete only with Derways Cowboy. The Chinese for such a price can only offer pickups that do not quite correspond to the user characteristics of SUV. As for the Circassian SUV, while the volume of its production does not allow Derways to rivals without reservations. In addition, the ergonomic features of the cowboy may not like many. In a word, I would like to say that Patriot is so alone, but it seems that it was already said about someone. Yes, and sorry that this new Russian jeep is so alone ...
 
Text: Igor Gubar
 

A source: 4x4 magazine [December / 2005]