The timing of the release of "Patriot" with a "machine" began to move

25 December 2018

The first Ulyanovsk SUV with automatic transmission will come to market in the fall of 2019

Ulyanovsk automobile plant never ceases to make changes in the design of its most popular models. Every year, the "Patriot" finalize: we introduce a new method of processing and coloring of the body, you change the suspension set up and steering. These changes occurred with the domestic SUV this year. But for 2019 planned an even more significant upgrade for the first time in the history of UAZ will begin to set "automatic". Now on this account there were new details.

According to the "News", "Patriot" with automatic transmission will come to market in the fall of 2019. More exact date is not yet known. Previously it was assumed that such a version will be produced in March 2019.

we are Talking about a six-speed automatic transmission 6L50 French company Punch Powertrain. In the world, this six-speed box is more known under the name GM 6L50, since it is widely used on General Motors vehicles. More recently, this unit was mounted on Cadillac and BMW.

6L50 is designed for machines weighing up to 5.6 tonnes and torque up to 450 N·m. Supposedly, the unit has a resource of 200,000 kilometers.

Until the end is unknown and the charges for "automatic". Formerly the amount of 60-70 thousand rubles, and now sounded a little more range — 60-100 thousand.