The Americans called the new "Grant" "plastic toy"

21 August 2018

American opinion about the new product were divided

On the popular American online Reddit which is mostly entertainment nature, one user asked the community's opinion about appearance new "Grants". What I think is far from Russian reality Americans about the domestic budget model?

In fact, opinions were not so much. Someone called "Grant's somewhere in between the Nissan Versa and Mitsubishi Mirage. This is the cheapest passenger car in the U.S., but given the fact that it is a modern brand, such a comparison is possible to calculate the complement.

Another user said that the car looks like a "plastic toy". Another surprised low price: "it's really worth $5 500? This is a car for the poor?". At the current exchange rate is approximately 370 000 rubles. So much today is the basic "Grant". However, the redesigned version will certainly rise.

For comparison, the same Nissan Versa sedan in the US is $12 310 (830 000) and hatch Mitsubishi Mirage valued at $13 395 (900 000). But this is only a recommended minimum price, to which must be added the cost of delivery to the dealer (Yes, the system works in new car sales in America).

The technical characteristics of Mitsubishi Mirage did not impress. In the "base" it is equipped with a 1.2-liter engine with a power of 78 horsepower and five-speed "mechanics". The "Verse" — more "decent" 109-strong "aspirated" volume of 1.6 liters and a manual transmission, too.

Updated the family "Grants" will absorb and the two models that were previously known as "Kalina-2". In total the new range will include four body type: saloon, hatchback, liftback and wagon.

From a technical point of view, "Grant" of almost no change. For it will be offered the old engines and boxes. At the same time, some sources claim the presence of small metamorphoses. In particular, the engine will get new pistons with recesses, through which in case of breakage of the timing belt is not going to happen to their collisions with the valves. And in the transport vehicle type approval (type Approval vehicle) have reported that the manual transmission will get slightly more than that of the main transfer: 3,944 3,940 versus. A gear ratio of the second speed will increase from 1,950 to 1,952.

Earlier, the "AVTOVAZ" has already announced about the beginning of serial Assembly of the new "Grants".