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A full-fledged test drive of Lada Grants should give answers to all questions, and the most relevant of them is whether the car is worth its money?

If not for the competition, then AVTOVAZ produced the Classics and Samara for many more years. But first, eminent manufacturers began to offer cars of the middle price category of high quality, and then the Chinese pulled themselves up, offering their customers a huge selection of cheap cars of the most varied quality.

We decided to replace the Classics enough in a simple way- take an existing model and make it as cheap as possible. Lada Kalina was taken as a donor, and this is not accidental, because this particular model is relatively fresh in the entire line of AVTOVAZ, in addition, it is successful enough to be painlessly "worsened". However, let's not be too categorical about the new product before it was fully evaluated in our test drive Grants.

The Kalina platform has been seriously modified, the dimensions have been increased, now the length is 4260 mm, the height is 1500 mm, and the width is 1700 mm. The silhouette of its predecessor is easily guessed in the outlines of the new item, but the front and rear parts are completely new here.

The new ribbed hood has been raised, so the Grant looks more modern and sleek. The design of the front part is complemented by a bumper with integrated foglights and air intakes. Of course, in the simplest version of the Grants, buyers will receive a bumper without foglights and even unpainted, in the case of the Standard equipment, but all these steps are aimed at achieving the lowest possible price.

The rear of the Granta is less sleek, but the downsides of the massive design are more than offset by the increased practicality. Granta's trunk has a volume of 480 liters, which is one of the best indicators in class "B". As design solution It is worth noting the curves on the boot lid, which not only accentuate the overall design, but also add rigidity to the lid. And here taillights so far they turned out to be unsuccessful, they look good in design, but as the Grants test drive showed, the lights fog up quite seriously when it rains. We hope that this problem will be solved by AVTOVAZ itself in the near future.

Interior Grants is a combination of simplicity and functionality. The minimum possible number of hard plastic parts made the interior of the novelty not the most beautiful, but cheap and with a minimum number of potential sources of noise, crickets and squeaks.

The three-spoke steering wheel does not have any electronic controls, but in such a budget car, this was predictable. The dashboard is informative enough, everything is in its place, and the readings are quickly read.

Our own Lada Granta test drive confirmed that the front seats of the car are comfortable enough, but they clearly lack lateral support. In the back row, if desired, you can accommodate three people, but without much comfort - they are designed for the comfort of only two passengers.

A wide range of power units allows you to choose the most suitable option for yourself. Of course, there are no 200-horsepower options here, but for budget models, the power range from 82 to 98 hp is quite enough, especially since the plans are to equip this car with a 106-horsepower unit.

The test drive clearly showed that the existing set of power units is quite enough for this light model. At the same time, an important indicator of the satl is fuel consumption, which in our measurements was approximately 7.6 liters per 100 km in the combined cycle, as the manufacturer promised.

Suspension modern cars LADA is strong point... Granta behaves well at high speeds, and at low speeds, its energy intensity is enough for quite comfortable driving.

The result of the test drive LADA Granta

The car is worth the money! There are enough drawbacks here, and as the operation progresses, they will appear in more and more grants, but today it is simply impossible to buy the same car in terms of price and quality.

Having corrected the "childhood" diseases of the new car, AVTOVAZ can count on Granta to become the new one people's car Russia.

Video test drive

Old Granta review from Avtovestey

This fall, AvtoVAZ brought a lot of "fruit" to its consumers - these are new versions of the XRAY hatchback, as well as Lada Vesta, a slightly modernized Lada 4x4, but perhaps the most important event was the appearance of the updated Lada Granta family. And we have already tested the sedan and hatchback.

The fact that a car under a Japanese brand began to be produced on a domestic platform can be treated in different ways. To be glad that, they say, they finally lived! The car industry gave out a suitable platform, which the Japanese liked. You can feel sad that ours were not able to bring their creation to mind, but as soon as the Japanese took it, how ...

Since its appearance at the end of 2011, Lada Granta has been an active participant in the struggle for leadership in class B. And if at first new model it was still inferior to Priora and Kalina, but last year it was the most popular in the segment. Foreign competitors are also far from it - Solaris, Logan, Rio, Polo. Moreover, with the advent of the body, Grant's liftback should become even more popular. What about reliability?

On May 14, in the city of Izhevsk, an official start was given to the production of a Lada Granta car in the back of a liftback (or, if someone likes it more, they can call it a hatchback). I don't think I will open America by saying that the model can be called long-awaited. Indeed, after the start of production of Grants, a lot of gasoline has flowed in the sedan, the head of AVTOVAZ has changed for the umpteenth time, and the model, contrary to the initial "low-cost" concept, acquired luxury trim levels, including those equipped with automatic transmissions. According to Bo Andersson, the new director of the car plant, Grant-liftback will be assembled only here, at the Izhevsk site. For this purpose, serious investments were poured into the plant, production was thoroughly modernized.

Let's summarize. Was Grant Sport more interesting than Grants? Without any doubt. Was it more harmonious? No and no again. Shapovalov and Co. have violated the grant balance, the delicate balance of all consumer properties of the car. Acoustic comfort "floated away", the shaking in the rear seats became on the verge of decency, on low revs the car "does not go" ... And now the question for filling: did the creators of Grants Sport hit the goal determined by them? Sure!

Stories about autotravels on Lada Granta

To be honest, the last time I sat behind the wheel of a domestic car ... uh ... I don't even remember when. Therefore, with great curiosity, I set off with my family for a test drive of the updated Lada-Grants in Togliatti.

We tested two cars - a liftback with a four-stage automatic transmission(1.6 l. 98 hp) and a sedan with a mechanical (1.6 l, 87 hp).

On the "face" of the new "Grants", which went on sale on September 1 this year, flaunts the same chrome-plated boomerang or the letter X, like the "Vesta". Therefore, apparently, they confuse it with it. Almost nothing remained of the design of the abolished Kalina, on the basis of which the Grant was made. No joke, 150 new parts! Head optics, bumpers, grille, door shape, body contours - everything else. The hood has lengthened a little, the trunk lid has changed. Washer nozzles - "fan-shaped", spraying liquid not pointwise, but over the entire surface of the glass - are now located under the windshield. The rear number is no longer located on the bumper, but on the trunk lid. The bumpers themselves are in body color. Large mirrors with turn signals look like a foreign car. There is no key holder on the trunk. Instead, an electromechanical button. But the lid still has to be accompanied by hands.

Photo: LADA

What's inside? Not to say that the interior looks very rich. Budgetary, of course, but not flawed either. The chairs have become more comfortable. The steering wheel is adjustable only for the angle of inclination, that is, up / down. At the same time, the steering wheel has an electric amplifier. So, if you want, you can even drive with one little finger. There was also an adjustment driver's seat in height. Backlight instrument cluster pleasant - neutral white.

Having loaded a basket with picnic provisions into the spacious trunk (520 l), by car with robotic transmission we went along one of the proposed routes - to the Garibaldi Castle.

Garibaldi Castle. Photo: / Vladimir Polupanov

Castle on the defensive

Yes, yes, in the Samara province there are castles in the geogothic style. This masterpiece of architecture is located just 40 kilometers from Tolyatti in the village of Khryashchevka and belongs to a local businessman Oleg Kuzichkin... It took us a little less than an hour to reach the final point of the route.

The Khryashchevites showed the way to the castle with pleasure. We are glad that they have their own attraction in the village. And they also hope to receive income from tourists. "Grant", of course, will not surprise the local Khryashchevites. They have seen, they say, more than once. And at first they even confused it with Vesta. Painfully similar.

The castle is not an architectural monument (in Ancient Russia it was not built like that), although it looks like real antiquity, even though it is made of real stone (slate). Let it be a remake (construction began in 2006), but, on the other hand, not a copy of a specific European castle, but an original architectural fantasy on the theme of European Gothic and Romanticism, which has absorbed all the most beautiful and interesting elements of European architecture of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and the Victorian era. Designed by our architects.

Why, in fact, is the castle named after Garibaldi? Oleg Kuzichkin dedicated it to his father Garibaldi Kuzichkin, who is not even the most distant relative of the hero of Italy Giuseppe Garibaldi... They just call him that Garibaldi Arkadievich. Lucky with the name, one might say.

Alas, they are not allowed inside the castle; construction work is still underway. The guard even threatened to set fire to the brand new Granta if we didn't clean up voluntarily. I had to listen. The guards of the Khryashchevsky castle are very fierce people, as it turned out. But outside you can admire the architectural beauty as much as you like. They don't take money for this.

Not a bad agility

The road leading to the castle, although not very picturesque, like the Khryashchev landmark - all the "six hundred" summer cottages and farmland - but smooth, without unpleasant surprises in the form of holes, cracks and potholes. She allowed the chassis to be tested. The current "Grants" has an energy-intensive suspension, one might say, omnivorous, with gas-filled shock absorbers. The ground clearance is high, so we drove along a dirt road without fear of getting bogged down in holes.

The new Granta is now equipped with a superb Japanese Jatco four-speed automatic. This unit has long been put on the twin "Grants" - a sedan Datsun on-Do and has earned recognition as a reliable and adequate unit. The transmission is well matched to the 98 hp engine and even highlights its advantages at speeds up to 80 km / h. The cost of such a box is about 30,000 rubles. True, at high speeds, the machine already lacks 5 and 6 steps. Due to the increased revs, fuel consumption is increasing, although the dynamics remain.

Outside the city, they allowed themselves to accelerate to 110 km / h. The car behaved very steadily and even demonstrated agility unusual for cars with small engine displacement when overtaking.

On the dashboard you can see online speed, rpm, current time and mileage. Additionally, using a button on the right steering column switch, data on the temperature of the engine or the weather overboard are displayed on the screen.

Photo: LADA

A car with mechanics is more mobile. Behaves better when starting and overtaking. Switches without delay, easy. We realized this the next day when we tested the second car.

The "Grant" now has good soundproofing, which is facilitated by the new fenders in wheel arches made of fleecy soft material. Kia rio makes about the same noise, but at the same time it is 2 times more expensive.

In general, it's time to take stock. There are so many jokes about the domestic auto industry that at first I wanted to ride a Lada and laugh with the people. In practice, however, it turned out that cars from Togliatti have stepped far forward. "Grant" is quite a modern and comfortable domestic car. And if we compare with foreign "classmates", then she is not much inferior to them. So all the bearded jokes about "Zhiguli" seem to be archaic. Only the prices remained ridiculous.

Judge for yourself: the price tag for a new LADA Granta starts at 420,000 rubles (in the Standard configuration on a 5-speed mechanics with an engine of 87 "horses"), with a more powerful engine (106 hp on a 5-speed "robot" in configuration Optima) the car will cost about 570 thousand rubles.

Specifications Lada Granta

The test drive of Lada Granta took place in the Norm configuration, so we will talk about it. Engine power is 87 Horse power at a peak moment of 140 Nm.

The motor has a decent lower link, but the top link is not particularly impressive. But this is enough to overcome light off-road conditions. When the car was tested, it was winter and there was not much snow, but the car coped well with the obstacle. Many people wonder why the novelty is not equipped with a sixteen-cylinder engine with a capacity of 98 horses? The answer to this question and who does not know. Most likely, because these owners will already take care of them, sending the car to a tuning workshop. A car up to hundreds of kilometers will be able to accelerate in 12 seconds, and at the same time it maximum speed will reach 167 kilometers per hour.

Luggage compartment

When passing the Lada Grant Test Drive, we happened to find out that the car is wildly popular. Many customers carefully examined the car, asked about the price and asked to see the luggage compartment.

The luggage compartment is really large, its volume is 480 tons. Lada Priora has a smaller trunk, but the competitor Renault Logan has a trunk with a volume of 510 liters. Simply put, a lot of things can fit in the trunk. Especially if the car was bought for economic purposes and for trips to the country. Six sacks of potatoes can fit into the trunk, and if you fold the back seat, then all ten will fit. But there is one drawback: the seat needs to be folded in parts; also, before folding the seat, you need to remove the cushions from the rear seat. But for Russian motorists, this is a familiar thing.

Test drive LADA GRANTA / Lada Granta

Salon Grants

What do you immediately want to pay attention to in the salon? For a start, everything is finished with good plastic, and the ceiling is high. But there is also a minus is that there is no radio tape recorder, so the owner himself can install here what he wants. In the cabin, unfortunately, the roar of the engine and the grinding of the transmission are also not quietly heard. But that's not about that now. The main highlight of this car is that there is nothing superfluous in it. And we got rid of unnecessary details, so that there were no unpleasant sounds that they emit. This is the problem with most domestic cars. Because cars used to be equipped with low-quality parts, everything in the cabin creaked, especially the doors. But the novelty does not sin with this. Everything is as it should be here, this also applies to the center console and the door trim. The assembly is much better, and so are the materials.

Complete set of Lada Grants

Another important point consists in completing the vehicle. The traditional VAZ modesty should be left in the past. The standard equipment is equipped with alloy wheels and electric drives for the front windows. These are essential parts, without which a car is no longer a car.

But what exactly will be the equipment of the car, completely depends on you, and on the amount for which you have.

For 229 thousand rubles, you will receive a car with the Standard equipment. There will only be one airbag. Standard equipment will cost 256 thousand rubles, but the equipment is richer here. The bumpers in this car are the same color as the body, and there are also wheels with a diameter of 14 inches. The car is equipped with a central locking system, power windows for the front windows, and an electric power steering.

If the buyer is not satisfied, then he can wait for the car in a luxury configuration, for which he will have to pay 300 thousand rubles. This vehicle will be equipped with air conditioning, two airbags, and a radio, and anti-lock braking system, and also an automatic transmission may appear.

Test drive Lada Granta in Russia and the West

These machines are known to have two problems, which are reliability and safety. If the car is brought to the European market, then the Lada Grant test drive will fail. Therefore, it makes no sense to sell a car abroad, but on Russian market they will buy it with a bang. It is on this principle that cars are made in Russia. That is why the car was tested for safety on our roads, and the results, to put it mildly, were surprising. The car passed the test and even the frontal collision, which means that the cars began to improve compared to their predecessors. If you get into a serious accident in the predecessor, it will end in death, but in the new product you will only find yourself in the hospital. All this is achieved thanks to a more rigid body, airbags. But for some reason they did not think about the rear head restraints and the stabilization system.

During the test, problems were identified with the fuel sensor, with instrument lighting, but even if these are trifles, I would still like to have no errors.

The times when people were queuing up for cars are long gone. Now, in order to sell it, you need to somehow attract a buyer. One of the ways is a test drive, during which the future owner can not only sit, but also personally test it in various modes.

It is also a good advertising opportunity. Dealers provide a car for testing to various magazines and online publications, and they publish a review about it. As a rule, this applies to new and promising models. That is why let's talk about Lada Granta, the test drive of which is now the most popular in our country.

In addition to major publications, ordinary motorists also share their impressions of the ride on a new car. This is evidenced by hundreds of videos posted on the Internet. Very often, such films are more objective than professional reviews. Having analyzed both those, and others, you can spend your big one. Here are the most frequently mentioned advantages and disadvantages of Lada Grant, which were identified during tests by various categories of drivers.

Salon and body Grants

The vast majority of reviews boil down to the fact that it is "simple". The car began to seem somewhat narrower due to the increase in length. It is not without reason that in almost all videos it was shot from the side or diagonally from the front. The reason for the increase in the base was large trunk... This was noted as a definite plus by all the participants. Have appeared running lights that work without tailgates.

It is noted that the standard bumpers are not painted in body color. The painting itself is carried out on the equipment of a well-known German company, which should lead to an improvement in quality. Granta has a fairly comfortable and roomy interior. The front seats do not cause any complaints, except for the adjustment of the tilt of their backs, many do not like it. Concerning rear seats, then, like all VAZ cars, in the opinion of the majority, they are cramped. Pleases motorists and the presence of airbags and power windows.

But the front windows are in effect design features do not go down to the end. The presence of all kinds of shelves and cup holders in the cabin is noted. A good all-round view of the car is recognized as an advantage. Most positive feedback identified big test-drive to the address. The vast majority of motorists consider it modern and informative. Everyone especially loves the liquid crystal display.

The interior heater is beyond praise and not only because of the convenience of its control. It is made so well that even at low temperatures outside in the first position, it allows you to maintain a comfortable temperature inside the cabin. In addition, when driving even in a cold car windshield does not fog up.

One of the biggest drawbacks has to do with the stove. Her radiator often starts leaking before the warranty expires. In itself, this is not so scary, but in addition to laborious repairs, the ECU very often fails, it is above it that the radiator stands. In addition, there is insufficient soundproofing of the cabin.

Engine, suspension and gearbox

Most of the video authors note the good dynamic characteristics of the car, even in the basic version, which is. In this configuration, it is equipped with an 8-valve 82 hp engine. from. This power unit is more than enough for the car in all driving modes. As a disadvantage, many of those who have passed a long test drive note a fairly high engine noise at over 2000 rpm.

Grant does not cause any particular criticism. This is understandable - it was made with the participation of specialists from the Renault concern. The car is not bad, it can be seen in the video, it holds the road even on decent speed, well "swallows" all the unevenness of the dirt road. Ground clearance is noted by 80% of participants. It is 16 cm, which is quite enough even for our roads.

Until now, everything concerned only the Lada Granta in the Standard configuration, but, of course, big test drive cannot but take into account other modifications. Granta became the first domestic car mass-produced having automatic transmission... Togliatti designers adapted to it japanese box adapting it to our operating conditions. The manufacturer claims the high reliability of this unit.

The automatic transmission is four-speed and, which is especially noted by motorists who tested the car, it has positions 1 and 2, intended for off-road and traffic jams, respectively. Over-drive is also considered a plus. In addition, the video shows that the shift lever handle is quite massive, which is appreciated by the male part of the drivers. And here ground clearance because of the gearbox, the machine gun decreased by 2 cm. The car became somewhat heavier, and its body had to be reinforced.

Granta in luxury and sport trim levels

It was the luxury modification that passed the most picky and big test drive. The set of options is huge here, and there is room for testing. First of all, the built-in multimedia system... She is domestic production but has many features and capabilities. Allows you to play tracks both from removable media and from your phone via bluetooth.

The multimedia has a huge touch screen and a great interface. She became a real decoration of the salon, the video is a confirmation of this. There are two airbags and four power windows. Lada Granta Lux is equipped with ABS and rear head restraints. In this modification, the car also has on-board computer, security alarm system and central locking.

And of course the main thing that all motorists note is the engine. Here it is 16-valve, with a capacity of 98 liters. from. This power unit is installed on Lada Priora cars and has very good dynamic characteristics... The downside to all this splendor is the price, in the suite for Grant budget car you will not name.

For the first time, Grant in the complete set of sports came off the assembly line in 2013 and immediately won the love of a certain part of the population. Car modification speaks for itself, hence all constructive and external changes... The first thing that catches your eye when watching a video is multi-spoke alloy wheels... They fit very well into the sporty silhouette of the car.

The next innovation is disc brakes on all 4 wheels. True, the owners note a quick failure brake pads... This is due to the fact that discs with an increased diameter are used. Installed on the car mechanical box with a modified gear ratio, which allowed Grant to become even more dynamic. She has a 118-horsepower engine. This was made possible by using a different camshaft and changing the ECU filling.

The car's suspension uses short-travel struts, which reduced the ground clearance to 14 cm. At the same time, the car received higher stability even on sharp turns. At the same time, trips to dirt roads became less comfortable due to the stiffness of the struts. This model Lada Granta is available only in the Lux configuration, which determines its high cost... But this does not stop future owners, because in order to achieve similar characteristics earlier, expensive tuning was required.

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