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We spent two days on the road, drove a total of 1400 km, pierced one wheel, spent 130 liters of gasoline, we were twice prescribed protocols about speeding. And all only in order to drive along the ice of the lake six circles on the coolest Lada Kalina in the world. Could be more, but the ice cracked
We rode from St. Petersburg to the small lake of Derbovozh, which is located near the Western Dvina. It was on the Derbovezh that the Volga Automobile Plant decided to hold a race among journalists called the ice duel-2008. We will not show off the result of [email protected] only the 13th of the 22 participants. But no one set to win the goals of him. In this case, we were much more interested in a second, but the car itself. Indeed, this year, similar Lada Kalina will go on sale!
Yes, AvtoVAZ is going to begin small-scale production of charged cars, which will be built on the basis of the Racing Kalina. Already this year, a total of 2000 such cars will be made in Togliatti, and in two different modifications. One version will receive a standard engine with a volume of 1.4 liters (90 hp), a sports steering wheel without a pillow, other metal pedals. In addition, Lada Kalina Sport (for sure, the car will be called that way) will differ in another aerodynamic body kit. According to our data, the appearance of such machines will almost completely copy the Lada Kalina R2, which was shown in April last year at a car dealership in Moscow.
As for the second sports version of Lada Kalina, it will be more angry. This car will receive not only other bumpers, a sports steering wheel and 15-inch cast discs. The changes will be much more serious. So, the car will be equipped with a different gearbox, a hard suspension, rear disc brakes and a 16-valve engine with a 1.6 liter motor, which is now placed on Priora. This power unit formally produces 98 hp, but at AvtoVAZ they do not hide that 98 horses are indicated only so that car owners pay less taxes. But in reality, the power of this motor is 100-105 hp. Moreover, it is possible that for sports Kalina, the power will be slightly increased due to brain reconfiguration.
How much will such Kalina cost? You can now not even ask about this to this question so far no one will answer you. Most likely, such cars will ask for about $ 12,000 13,000. But, we repeat, this is nothing more than an assumption.
We represented two combat vehicles prepared by group N. And here we must emphasize that group N for us, ordinary mortals, is most interesting in motorsport. Indeed, according to the regulations, cars that act in this category can have only a minimum of changes. Apart from the mandatory installation of the safety frame, fire extinguishing systems, sports seats and other steering wheel for racing machines, it turns out that engineers can only make changes to the engine setting up (and even small ones), as well as play with elastic elements of the suspension (springs and shock absorbers ). And it's all. But the engine itself, the gearbox, the steering and even the pendants and brake levers should be standard!
That is why under the hood of combat vehicles there was a 1.4-liter 16-valve engine. Representatives of the Lada Sport engineering and production center do not hide that they would have equipped Kalina with great pleasure with a 1.6-liter unit with 16 valves. However, because of the regulations, the car cannot yet be done as close as possible to serial models (a more voluminous engine will appear on racing machines only after the start of sales of sports versions of Kalina 1.6 16V).
Although the engine here is still not entirely standard. Thanks to other brains and exhaust system, it gives out very decent 120 hp. And this is felt immediately even at idle speed the motor works truly evil. Hearing this engine, you understand that it is capable of a lot. But if at the start of habit it is neatly pressed on the gas pedal, then you can stall the engine so that all its power is revealed only if you bring the engine's speed somewhere to 4000. And at 1000-1500 rpm, the car is openly not going. But then you do not expect this from the Russian micro -lines at all. Of course, the charged Lada Kalina is not Mitsubishi Lancer Evo yet, but you can get a lot of pleasure behind the wheel of this machine. Especially if you travel on ice on the so -called long spikes. In this case, the tires literally bite into the ice, and allow you to drive along a slippery highway at a very decent speed. The most important thing at the same time in corners quickly twist the steering wheel and not be afraid to burn on the gas. True, it is not worth counting on the fact that AvtoVAZ will sell cars with such winter tires, because you cannot drive asphalt with similar spikes. But it can be assumed that on standard good winter wheels hot Kalina with a hard suspension will go well.
But during the test, one of the most serious disadvantages of the current versions of sports Kalina was very pronounced very vividly. From the stop to the stop, more than four revolutions are required here! This is a lot even for an ordinary car that drives around the city, and for a racing car, such a steering wheel is at all good. But everyone is knowing about this drawback Lada Kalina. Therefore, already this year, the serial Kalina will receive a new rail, where from the stop to the stop it will be necessary to make 2.8 turns. And as soon as this happens, it is precisely such a steering wheel will appear on all sports versions of Kalina.
You can also complain about the fact that when passing the turn under the gas in the inner, the front wheel begins to slip slightly. This is a completely normal phenomenon, but it would be very nice if in the future they began to put a self -locking differential on sports Kalina. Although we will not argue this tunnel usually occurs on more expensive models. And Kalina with a 120 hp engine, a hard suspension and winter tires with long spikes allows you to anneal without differential.
 

 

Source: Auto.mail.ru