That ended our drive to the East from Irkutsk. Covering more than 4000 kilometers on the territory of three countries, our impressions of Chevrolet Niva, in fact, turned into a guide for improvements.
Although looking at the car with other eyes, we know most of the imperfections you have. "The more you journalists will criticize the machine, the more likely the marketers will decide on the development," I am the driver of Vadim Klassen's chief designer. There's an expression that the best car is the one you drive. The man gets used to both good and bad, so we drive different cars: Nissan Qashqai, and Chevrolet Captiva, and even Renault Duster. But not only our specialists are turning to Western experience. On the market, GM staff are consulted and listened to by GM-AVTOVAZ employees. The Russian market is a thing in itself, and the people who have made "Niva" have great experience. In comments to one of the first reports, readers left a message: in the "Chevy Niwa" construction, after it passed under the wing of GM, some 1,700 changes were made. Is it true, I ask, Vadim Klassen? Yes, so many changes were made only in the first 12 months, and after that, the work did not stop for a day. About 10 changes are being considered and implemented weekly. Of course, not everything is as serious as the introduction of ABS, work goes on and on little things. Vadim Klassen, GM's chief designer-AvtoVAZ, how bold is the second generation of "Niwa"? As much as the budget allows, the cost of the new Niva will not exceed 600,000. Rub. It's a limit for a potential buyer, and it's not ready to pay more out of his pocket for rework. The work with suppliers is continuing. Geoffrey Glover notes that today there are enough suppliers who are working without criticism and are doing well with the order. So the opinion that in Russia it is impossible to establish quality production, obsolete, would be the will and will. I shall note that the upholstery upholstes the upholstery on the highways. After driving "Niamh" for almost two weeks, I will note that the quality of the interior (both assembly and material) is not much worse than Renaulle Sandero (which will soon be renewed) or "Kalina", although Kalina and modern, to which Jeffrey notices that it annoys the versatius of plastics. Indeed, if you are to be nauseil, you may note different hardness and texture, but compared to the same UAZ Patriot the difference is not in favor of UAZ. Jeffrey Glover and Lyudmila Harchev, 100% of the vehicles are pre-sale control before the dealer is sent. Also, the randomly chosen Niva passes and more stringent controls are in place. Purchasers and dealers are requested to be advertised. By the way, the dealers are checking both the anonymous and the schedule. I know, I tell you, the way they meet the bazooka dealers of the overseers: first of all, they're taking the most expensive restaurant in the city, and then into the bath. "We have found our way here," said Lyudmila Harcheva, public relations manager. "One time, the overseers have done women, they won't be too late, and you don't want to be friends with the sauna." Despite almost the same knots, the Lada 4x4 is perceived as a machine from the last century. The products of the Ulyanovsk factory do not have a permanent full drive, just pluggable. Chery Tiggo is a puzteric, with one axis at all. Other competitors-Great Wall or baby Suzuki Jimny face more than 600,000. Rub. So, for the price that Niva stands for, is this really the best offer? The only question I was confused by (if I was a client) was a modest guarantee. Today it is two years or 35,000 km. It is modest even for "Chinese" who use the image of unreliable machines. Now about the breakdowns. We had one of the props in all the mileage. The blue car stopped on the air conditioning. We don't know the reason for the rejection. Our air conditioner was working very well, and we took a few steps to get to Shanghai. It is a good thing to praise the salon filter and sealants, even though Gobi was driving all the time in the cloud, and there was very little in the salon. Unlike Renault, the salon filter on "Niwa" is set straight at the plant and does not save. Shanghai on two of the three test vehicles caught fire lights check engine, the first 100 km on the shower's soul scratched the cat, but never 1,000 km or the Shanghai problem with the engine was seen. Fuel consumption is normal, the dynamics did not fall, it is in general, it is working! The probable cause of the ignition of the bulb is a substandard fuel in Mongolia. Other comments on mileage: postage sometimes stumbles into the crunchup. When using the windshield washer so heavily engaged, the back brush is activated. The rebels work quietly (or it's loud in the car), so you don't see if they're on. Either do the louder or do a three-time blinking function. The absence of an unfastened belt warning if the airbag is fitted is inexcusable. We also expect buyers to lock back doors from accidental opening of children and buttons at the central lock. Despite the kaleidoscope at the window: Baikal, Mongolian steppes, the Gobi desert, Chinese villages and megacities, there was no time to rest. We were getting up almost every morning when it was still dark, and we were driving very cheerily at night. The overtaking was up to 140 miles an hour, and Shanghai found us cork and bustle. The unroofed lifeless on our route was not met by the whole of China was cut by real autobahns, but for the ordinary Chinese they are expensive. Alternatives-parallel roads through settlements. The transport here is very diverse, very popular trichort motor scooters, in the body of which are transporting children. The further in the hinterland, the cheaper vehicles, the villages use the tillers. One of the points on our route was the famous Shaolin Monastery. It is true, and this time we have suffered a slight disappointment. In the middle of the last century the abbot set fire, and as a result the monastery was almost all burnt out and for a long time lay in ruins. It's been restored relatively recently, so there's not much left of this legend. The feeling of a buzzword was reinforced by a nigger who waved a white handkerel to keep him from being filmed. Some shrines cannot be removed. To the question of why it is not possible, no one has answered. There are no miracles on show performances, one acrobatic. Only a couple of things impressed me, one of them was throwing a needle in the glass. They say the monk's "mythbusters" repeated this trick, but it's hard to do it. The priests of the monastery of different eras were buried here equally authentic. I would like to remind you of what this mileage has been, the reason for the substantial-GM 100 years! The Russian office is located in the Asian region and the headquarters is located in Shanghai. In Shanghai we met with John Buttermore, Vice President for Manufacturing, GMIO and international operations. and Vice-President, Johan Willems. They confirmed that Russia remains one of the key markets in the Asian region. Johan Willems, Jeff Glover, John Buttermore I did not mention one of the main advantages of Niwa. Even though the Chevrolet Niva is a descendant of one of the first all-terrain vehicles, it is not a good example of the current crossover. A symmetrical, permanent full drive, high ground clearance, and a downside, allow Niwa to climb into unreachable for other competitors, and so far in Russia there are many. Well, the main minus "Niwa" is a weak motor, it will be replaced by another machine. That's what Jeffrey promised me. He didn' t talk about the details. When I returned to Moscow, some details became known about them, " said the director of AVTOVAZ Komarov. The new Niva engine will be 1.8 l. It was this volume of the engine that was on the old development of FAM-1, according to the staff of the plant, the more powerful Niva machine was digestied without problems. There will be no serious work to do, and the price will remain low. Our unchanging Mongol guides of the Schlem? What for?The conditions for the carriage of passengers are not complied with Shaoligins Shaolinyninga Nigeringshaolinogne nk Shaoliniñol in our route did not meet the Chinese settlement in Shanghai ShanhaemeyVadym Classen, the main designer of GM-AvtoVAZG Glover and Ludmila HarchevJohan Willems, Jeffrey Glover, John Buttermororeg GM Russia has a relatively recent sales of GM this year