LADA KALINA: the long test is passed successfully

AUTOVAZ has spent long over-the-road tests LADA KALINA for the purpose of definition of reliability of the car and acknowledgement of the characteristics put in its design. Tests have shown: after 240 thousand kilometres of run LADA KALINA remains in a good condition.

Two sedans of family LADA KALINA from among the first serial samples have been subject to long over-the-road tests. Cars were maintained according to AUTOVAZ instructions: the first servicing is spent at run of 3000 km, the second – between 14 and 15 thousand run, and then – everyone 15 thousand kilometres. The recommended account materials and spare parts were used only. By the way, examination of the engine oils ordered by AUTOVAZ has shown, what even before replacement through everyone 15 thousand kilometres they basically kept the operational properties. The cooling fluid after 100 thousand kilometres of run (such is term of its service) has kept all physical and chemical characteristics.

Cars were tested on country highways, high-speed and lines of factory proving ground, and also in mountain areas of Russia. Run also have been engaged in the program of tests with a luggage compartment on a roof and with the 900-kilogramme trailer. Approximately 70 % of run cars went with an interior and luggage compartment total load. Cars were stored on open parking at temperature from-30 to +30 degrees.

After overcoming of 240 thousand kilometres both cars have been tested in laboratories of the scientific and technical centre of AUTOVAZ, then completely disassembled and checked up on deterioration degree. Following the results of probe it was found out that cars have not reached a limiting wear, and are still serviceable. In particular, in a good condition there was an engine, a gear box, a suspender, a steer, brakes and other basic knots.

Both cars have kept demanded body stiffness. Thanks to it LADA KALINA even after a continuous exploitation provides necessary level of passive safety and roadability which depend on ruggedness and strength of a body.

High-speed properties LADA KALINA also have not changed after 240 thousand kilometres: max has made about 160 km/hour, dispersal to 100 km/hour – 13,5 seconds. Fuel consumption too remained at level of passport indicators – 7,8 litres on 100 kilometres. The engine has kept the capacity (59,5 kw at 5200 turns in a minute) and twisting moment size (120 Nanometers at 2500-2900 turns in a minute). Preliminary treatment of an electronic engine management system has confirmed its serviceability.

During resource tests through cars LADA KALINA everyone 15 thousand were located at 6 o’clock in the chamber of a salt fog for check of anticorrosive protection. After 240 thousand kilometres of run appearance of a paint and varnish covering remained in norm. Sites of a body, which can be the corrosion centres (welding seams, flange connections and the body bottom), have appeared are not subject to a rust. Corrosion it is not revealed even in thresholds and other latent cavities of a body which after tests have been specially cut.

Results of tests are already used and today are applied in works on modernisation of design LADA KALINA. So, thanks to resource tests the manufacturing techniques of the catalyst converter which has raised strength and efficiency of knot have been corrected. Examinees of the car have received new system of drop of toxicity when have passed already on 90 thousand kilometres. After following 150 thousand kilometres cars LADA KALINA have kept the ecological compatibility up to the standard “Euro-3″.

The sedan LADA Kalina became more powerful

AVTOVAZ has begun release of new version LADA Kalina. It is a sedan with 1,6-litre 16-valves the motor VAZ-21126 capacity of 98 h.p.

The engine was initially developed for LADA Priora, it differs a low level of noise and vibrations and has a high resource. One of the main features of the motor – the facilitated shatunno-piston group of manufacture of firm Federal Mogul. Besides, the drive gear gas-dispenser firm Gates gear which resource makes 200 thousand kilometres is applied.

On family LADA Kalina 1,6-litre 16-valve the motor at first has appeared on small-scale model LADA Kalina Sport 1.6. Operation has shown that more powerful motor gives to this easy car high dynamic characteristics: the maximum speed – 183 km/hour. Fuel consumption on a drive cycle of 7,2 l on 100 km. All cars for the Russian market correspond to requirements ecological-standart “Euro-3″.

The recommended retail price of new version of sedan LADA Kalina – 322824 rbl. the Hatchback and the versatile person with the 98-strong motor which have gone to a series in the end of 2009, stand 322824 rbl. and 327589 rbl. accordingly.

These three versions of family LADA Kalina are issued in a luxury variant – the complete set engages climatic installation with the air conditioner, face-to-face pillows of safety, seat belts with the gear of a pretension and effort restriction, antiblocking system of the brakes, a full electropackage, the filter of air arriving in interior, and other options.

“AVTOVAZ” Press centre

The Lada Priora Coupe, now is on sale in Russia

Factory “AvtoVAZ” since January, 18th, 2010 has started release of new, limited version of model Lada Priora – Lada Priora Coupe. For January it is planned to exhaust about 60 new Priora in a coupe variant. Further also it is planned not to put the Coupe on a stream.

The company positions new Ladu Priora Coupe as «a three-door hatchback, ideal for fans of active style of driving and for all who wishes to go by the rare and non-standard car».

As it is informed in the press release, AvtoVAZ has seriously approached to new Priora of the Coupe: specially for it it has been developed one and a half hundreds new knots and details, among which details of a body shell, doors, a roof, lateral glasses, various decorative mouldings on a body, wheel disks, rear fenders, an interior upholstery. Backs of front armchairs, as well as in the majority of a coupe, collapsible, and the framework of seats is strengthened.

Even prior to the beginning of release of the limited party of Lada Priora Coupe has received all necessary certified tests and some krash-tests which (so assures AvtoVAZ) have shown that new Priora of the Coupe with interest carries out all specifications existing for a car of such class in the Russian Federation.

The Lada Priora Coupe is issued in trial manufacture of AvtoVAZ where “predecessor” of a novelty – 3-doors car on the basis of model LADA 112 earlier was issued. From predecessor Priora Coupe distinguishes more comfortable interior, the powerful motor, wider set of options.

The limited series, by the way, assumes a quite good stuffing for the Russian driver already in a base complete set. To tell the truth, in new Lada Priora Cuope the “base” set inspires respect for the Russian car – here and the air conditioner, and Parktronic, both ABS, and pillows of safety of the driver and the passenger. And still – front seat belts with the gear of a pretension and effort restriction, heating up of seats, the signalling with the central lock and an immobilizer, electric window regulators and as write in release, “many other things”.

AvtoVAZ recommends to sell Lada Priora Coupe’s car for 375 thousand roubles.

VAZ-2107: attempt to make better

The BMW a heel and VAZ of the seventh series: what can be the general between them? The Rear wheel drive, four wheels, a front longitudinal arrangement of the engine, on it, perhaps, similarities come to an end and one distinctions begin, to speak about which it is not necessary.

Have decided to begin with a weather-cloth. Modestly and besides stereotyped. But bitter memoirs on the past «BMW M5» have played advantage of style and Eugene has ordered an exclusive weather-cloth on motives BMW M5. Whether It was possible to them – to judge it to you, but the car rear looks at least disputably. An another matter – aerografia. Here it it is obvious to a place: white colours have something in common with dark blue tops of icebergs, and the penguin drawn on a rear left door is so lovely that causes sincere tears in old women and children.
In style «BMW М5».
Not bad look and 16 inch wheel disks painted in white colour. It is seldom possible to meet wheels of such size on Lada 2107 model: basically owners “classic” are limited to 15 inch radius with rubber 195/50 – there is a risk further to hook wheels for arches.

Having glanced in interior, you will not see there a difficult cage of a framework and rigid ladles. However, they would be out of place – after all the wheelbarrow was under construction exclusively proceeding from the comfort purposes, instead of sports. For this reason the owner has approached to an interior individually and unusually enough. All interior is ornamented in a space theme which though is badly combined with icebergs, it is necessary to tell, is not less mysterious. And underlines this feeling an abundance of gauges and a wheel-steering wheel.

One more history of tuning has approached to the … we can not name it the ending: after all the owner has conceived new colour of the car and plans to put yet one useful device. After all now it not simply owner BMW or VAZ. Now it one of us. The person which progress does not come to an end, and at worst only rises on a pause.

HARDWARE:
The block 21213 (about 1,9 litres are chiseled.)
The forged piston 82,4 mm
Bent shaft of 88 mm
Camshaft ММ72 with a cutting pinion gear
Carburettor “Solecs” from 2108
The filter of zero resistance K&N
Muffler “Pro-sport”
2 piston calipers
The front double stabilizer
The rear stabilizer
Absorbers “Plaza Sport”
Springs the Horn-60mm
Disks 16 ”«League»
Tyres KUMHO

MAKE-UP:
Exclusive weather-cloth
Aerografia
Optics «Pro-sport»
Rear wing Pro-Sport Perfomance
Additional bonnet latches

INSIDE:
Seats “UNP Racer”
Wheel “Simoni Racing Sport Action”
Rugs from corrugated aluminium
Tachometre with lamp-flash “Autogauge”
Gauge OZH “Autogauge”
Temperature detector of oil “Autogauge”
Voltmeter Autogauge
The gauge of level of fuel “Autogauge”
Ampermeter “Autogauge”
The index of uncharging “Autogauge”
Additional toggle-switches
Aerografia on a ceiling and door charts
Mouldings on a pedal
Neon illumination

ICE:
Head device “Panasonic CQ-C9901N”
Face-to-face acoustics “Pioneer”
Boston Acoustics GTR-10
The booster 4 channel Prology AV-470
Condenser “Prology CAP-1.5″
DVD-player Panasonic with built in 7” the monitor
GPS Navigator Pocket

“AutoVaz” has decided to kill the «Project C»

The Volga car factory now is the main supplier of news to all Russian press. Still, the automobile enterprise largest in Russia has dared at dismissal almost 30 000 persons from 102 000 workers! For 780-thousand Tolyatti it is very serious figure. And one-stage dismissal of such large quantity of people can lead to very bad consequences.

And in these conditions heads “AvtoVAZ” have sounded the next anti-recessionary program – why the old program under which the state has allocated 25 billion (!) rbl. is not carried out, remains a riddle. The new program again provides credit reception. Have this time decided to be limited to more modest sum – 12 billion rbl.

However besides reception of the next credit in the new program there are also other interesting points. So, “AvtoVAZ” wishes to refuse own workings out – the factory in the future does not wish to do the car on a perspective platform “C”. Instead of the «Project C» on which many counted (after all on its platform wished to do not only the sedan and a hatchback, but also rather interesting crossover and even a minivan), in Tolyatti will be limited only to statement on the model conveyor on platform Renault Logan. «Despite a serious reserve in working out of new models,« AvtoVAZ »has no possibility to finance their further working out and statement on manufacture», – admit on “AvtoVAZ”. And after all when in the beginning of year “AvtoVAZ” obtained the huge 25-milliard credit it in many respects gave under realisation of the project of it of the “future car» from the state!

New Lada, constructed on platform Logan, should appear on sale in 2012 – then as hope on “AvtoVAZ”, market growth will begin. And, on the basis of Logan in Tolyatti can begin release at once several models. They also should compensate “classics” leaving – it should lay off in the same 2012.

On new model which will be created on platform Logan, very much count and in Renault (the French company owns 25 % of actions of “AvtoVAZ”). «Renault absolutely trusts that command of heads which now works on AvtoVAZ. These people should take literally draconian measures, and we take great pain it to help, that AvtoVAZ was pulled out from this a difficult situation to which has got today. We help this command, we do literally everything because AvtoVAZ is the basic figure of our victory or defeat in Russia», – the head of Euroasian regional compartment Renault and the councillor of directors of “AvtoVAZ”  Christian Estev has declared on air of radio station “Echo Moscow”. – «For today concern” AvtoVAZ “should be reconstructed very powerfully».