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We spent two days on the road, passed a total of 1,400 km, broke through one wheel, I spent 130 liters of gasoline, let us discharged twice protocols for speeding. And everything is just to drive on the ice of the lake six circles on the coolest Lada Kalina in the world. Could and more but the ice cracked
On the small lake Derbovezh, which is located near the Western Dvina, we drove out of St. Petersburg. It was on Derboveget that the Volga Automobile Plant decided to spend the race among journalists called Ice Duel-2008. We will not show out the result of [email protected] only the 13th of 22 participants. But no other goals in front of them did not put. In this case, we were much more interested in no second, but the car itself. After all, this year, such a Lada Kalina will go on sale!
Yes, AvtoVAZ is going to start the petrolery production of charged cars, which will be built on the basis of racing Kalina. This year in Togliatti will be made a total of 2000 such cars, and in two different modifications. One version will receive a standard 1.4 liter engine (90 hp), a sports steering wheel without airbag, other metal pedals. In addition, Lada Kalina Sport (probably, the car will name this way) will be different with other aerodynamic body kit. According to our data, the appearance of such machines will be almost completely copied by Lada Kalina R2, which was shown in April last year at the Motor Show in Moscow.
As for the second sports version of Lada Kalina, it will turn out to be more angry. This car will not only receive other bumpers, sports steering wheel and 15-inch alloy wheels. Changes will be much more serious. Thus, the car will equip another gearbox, rigid suspension, rear disk brakes and a 16-valve motor volume of 1.6 liters, which is now put on Priora. This power unit formally issues 98 hp, but in AvtoVAZ do not hide that 98 horses are indicated only in order for the owners of cars to pay less taxes. And in reality, the power of this motor is 100-105 hp Moreover, it is possible that for sports kalina, the power will increase slightly by reconfiguring the brains.
How much will such Kalina cost? You can now don't even ask for this question for now anyone will answer. Most likely, for such cars will be asked about $ 12,000 13,000. But, we repeat, it is nothing more than an assumption.
We were presented two combat vehicles prepared in group N. and here it is necessary to emphasize that the group N for us, simple mortals, is most interesting in motor racing. After all, according to the regulations, cars that act in this category may have only minimum changes. If you do not consider mandatory for racing machines installation of safety frame, fire extinguishing systems, sports chairs and another steering wheel, it turns out that engineers can make changes only to the engine setting (and then small), and also play with elastic suspension elements (springs and shock absorbers ). And it's all. And here is the engine itself, gearbox, steering and even suspension levers and brakes must be standard!
That is why under the hood of combat vehicles stood a 1.4-liter 16-valve engine. Representatives of the Lada Sport Engineering and Production Center do not hide that they would with great pleasure would equip the Kalina with a 1.6-liter unit with 16 valves. However, due to the regulations, this cannot be done yet 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 quite standard. Thanks to other brains and the exhaust system, it gives a very decent 120 hp And it is felt immediately even at idle the motor works truly evil. Hearing this engine you understand that it is capable of much. But if when you start the habit it is careless to put pressure on the gas pedal, then you can cool the motor configured so that all its power is revealed only if you bring the engine speed somewhere up to 4000. And at 1000-1500 rpm, the car does not go frankly. But then then do not expect this from the Russian microlley. Of course, the charged Lada Kalina is not Mitsubishi Lancer EVO, but also driving this car you can get a lot of pleasure. Especially if you go on ice on so-called long spikes. In this case, the tires are literally vague into the ice, and allow you to go along with a slippery highway at a very decent speed. The most important thing at the same time turns to turn the wheel quickly and do not be afraid to harm the gas. True, expect that AvtoVAZ will sell cars with such winter tires, it is not necessary, because with such spikes it is impossible to ride on asphalt. But it can be assumed that on standard good winter wheels, hot kalina with a tough suspension will go well.
But during the test, one of the most serious shortcomings of the current versions of sports Kalina have a very long steering wheel. From the stop until the stop here requires more than four revolutions! This is a lot even for a regular car, which goes around the city, and for the racing car such a steering wheel is not good anywhere. But about this lack of Lada Kalina know everything in AvtoVAZ. Therefore, this year, the serial Kalina will receive a new rail, where there will be 2.8 turns from the stop until the stop. And as soon as this happens, it is such a steering wheel will appear on all sports versions of Kalina.
You can also complain also to the fact that when turning the rotation under the gas, the internal front wheel starts slightly slip. This is a completely normal phenomenon, but it would be very good if in the future the self-locking differential began to put on the sports Kalina. Although you will not argue this shipment usually occurs on more expensive models. And Kalina with a motor with a capacity of 120 hp, rigid suspension and winter tires with long spikes allows you to flaw without differential.
 

 

A source: AUTO.Mail.Ru.