Test drive of the updated UAZ Patriot
What has changed in the domestic SUV and how it affected its driving characteristics - to find out, we went to the Far North. If you, looking at the photos, do not understand what has changed in the Ulyanovsk SUV, then this is normal. Much more important is its technical stuffing, which has been thoroughly modernized. Little has really changed in the appearance of the Patriot: now the car can be ordered in a bright orange color, previously available only for the expedition version, and try on 18-inch alloy wheels of a new design with 245/60 R18 tires, which are much more suitable for driving asphalt than off-road. In the interior, too, without much discovery. The design and finishing materials remained at the same level, but comfortable handrails on the side pillars appeared in the cabin,…
Test drive UAZ Patriot
Surrounded by glass, concrete and tiles, the SUV looks strange - not at all like against the backdrop of endless expanses ... In the dark courtyard, the Patriot salon shone with an unearthly green light and the sounds of the Russian anthem were clearly heard. Some damn thing. It turned out that the navigation and radio continue to work even after I locked the car with the button on the key. And they will be active, apparently, until a capacious battery is discharged. Here is another feature of the UAZ Patriot, which will have to get used to. Together with restyling, recognition finally came to the Patriot - the domestic SUV is now selling well. The reason is not so much in the beautiful LED headlights, neat bumpers mounted on the body, but in the operation of the recycling program and the grown ...
Test drive UAZ Patriot
AvtoTachki columnist Matt Donnelly met UAZ Patriot almost by accident. We offered him a Russian SUV, not really hoping for success, but received an unexpected reaction: “UAZ Patriot? D'avai! It was the first word in Russian that we had heard from Matt in almost seven years of our acquaintance. Almost every day of the test drive, the person who actually asked for a Bentley test on these dates shared with us his impressions of the car, and the text was sent on the same day that his driver brought the car back to our office. Along the way, Matt texted us: "The UAZ started to fall off pieces, so I wrote a note right away while I still like this SUV." When on a gloomy Monday I received...
Test drive "Expeditionary" UAZ Patriot
Toothy tires, a rear differential with a lock and a winch - how the UAZ Patriot was turned into an expedition SUV and what came of it Marketers of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant have long been hard at work to give the UAZ Patriot SUV the image of a "city dweller". Remember a commercial for a redesigned Patriot a few years ago claiming it was "Designed for Off-Road" but "Updated for the City"? Indeed, the car began to be offered with power steering, a stabilization system, parking sensors, and a little later it got a rear-view camera, LED optics and even Android multimedia. In addition, the desire to attract new customers resulted in the appearance of many special versions of the Patriot. One, say, was released for the 70th anniversary of UAZ, the other was “tied” to the popular tank shooter World of Tanks, and ...
Test drive UAZ Patriot against Mitsubishi Pajero
There is a price gap between UAZ Patriot and Mitsubishi Pajero, but SUVs are bought by the same people. They have similar conservative needs: fishing, hunting, a spacious and passable car… There is a price gap between UAZ Patriot and Mitsubishi Pajero, but the same people buy SUVs. They have similar conservative needs: fishing, hunting, a roomy and passable car. Some are just less fortunate than others. Against the backdrop of a rise in prices for foreign cars, many began to give preference to domestic ones - the Patriot is now one of the few models whose sales are growing. They are almost the same age: the production of UAZ Patriot began in 2005, and Mitsubishi Pajero - in 2006. Optics with fashionably drawn corners, garlands of LEDs in the headlights, a new radiator grille and…
Test drive UAZ Patriot, restyling 2019
A full-fledged SUV of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in the Patriot series has been produced since 2005. For the entire time of production, there was only one generation of the model and several restyled modifications. The next changes were implemented at the end of 2019. What is now interesting about this cross-country vehicle? Auto design Compared with previous updates (2016-2018), the appearance of the model has not changed. This is a familiar 5-door SUV without pretentious body elements. From the latest modification, the Patriot received a massive front bumper with fog lights built into the air intakes. SUV dimensions are (mm.): Length 4785 Width 1900 Height 2050 Ground clearance 210 Wheelbase 2760 Track width (front / rear) 1600/1600 Weight, kg. 2125 (with automatic transmission 2158) Maximum load capacity, kg. 525 Trunk volume (folded / unfolded seats), l. 1130/2415 Large radiator…