Three Star Export "Chevrolet-Niva"

At the reception to mark the first anniversary of the start-up plant to produce passenger SUV, "Chevrolet-Niva" CJSC "GM-AvtoVAZ" introduced a new version of the car. Chief designer of the company Vadim Klassen said the changes made in the design of the car to be produced for export. The engine capacity of 1.8 liters family opel-1, used on models Opel Corsa, Astra and Zafira has been redesigned to accommodate a transverse position hood space. Power Car grown by 1.5 times compared with released version. Increased diameter of the clutch - 228 mm. Change gear box is set to Japanese, such as what cars are equipped with a Suzuki Vitara. This project eliminated one of the bottlenecks earlier version of "Chevrolet Niva," - when the box and transfer box were connected promvalom. Promval not aggregated with the PPC and transfer case. Reduced noise, vibration. Been fine-tuning and suspension vehicle. Modified front suspension geometry, the characteristics of the front and rear springs, change of center of mass - lowered by 10 mm lower and moved forward - all this has affected the handling. Export version of the "Chevrolet-Niva" surpasses all the counterparts in control. At the request of the correspondent LADAONLINE Vadim Klassen reported on crash tests, which involved "Chevrolet-Niva" Export performance: "We conducted two crash tests - one internal to the SEC VAZ and the second - with the magazine" Auto Review "in Moscow. The car passed the frontal impact of a deformable barrier with 40% overlap. The result - "three stars" with bo-o-olshim margin. You can talk about the "four sprockets," but this is just finishing a test and a final conclusion on the safety of the export version of the "Chevrolet-Niva" is yet to come. But we can already say that the side impact test, which was held in the spring in England, "Chevrolet-Niva" has stood the brilliantly - without a single comment. Two airbags, anti-lock system (ABS) for the export version will be mandatory bundle. Also in the package includes "Astrovskii" seats, air conditioning, that enhances both the quality of consumer avtombilya and price. When asked about the price of the car Vadim Klassen said that it - not the "profile". Marketers and financiers now working on this issue, and the price will be announced in a month - during the presentation of the car at the Auto Show in St. Petersburg. Production will begin in 2004 - a pilot batch to be released in February and the beginning of sales for export and to Russian consumers is expected in Q1 2004.