UAZ Patriot Sports. What kind is he?

In 2008-2009, the decline in sales of SUVs of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant reached a critical level. To solve the problem, the company's management took a course to lower the price. For this reason, first appeared UAZ 469 - a simplified Hunter with a "native" gearbox, with "old" bridges and a de-engineed engine from "loaves". And then sales and off-road car UAZ Patriot Sport began.

This car is by no means new, but only an ordinary Patriot with a shorter frame. The prefix "Sport" in the name of the car appeared with a glance at Mitsubishi Pajero Sport (an off-road car based on a pickup truck more affordable than the usual Pajero) and on SsangYong Actyon Sports, which has nothing to do with sports. The creation of UAZ Patriot Sport was given only eight months and allocated 38.5 million rubles (which by the standards of the automotive industry is an insignificant amount). The frame and outer panels of the rear doors were taken from the UAZ-3160 Simbir SUV from the 1990s. Bridges Spicer with non-detachable crankcases and gearbox Dymos produced by Korea did not touch. The engine is installed either with a power of 120 hp. (ZMZ-4091), or in 128 liters. from. (ZMZ-409.1), as in the UAZ 469 and "loaves". However, soon on UAZ Patriot Sports began to install a diesel engine from the company Iveco FIA.
In the salon of UAZ Patriot Sport, the price of which surprised all active rest lovers, there are seats with a fixed support for the waist. Unfortunately, the height of the cushion and the angle of tilt can not be adjusted. As the wheelbase was shortened, the sofa had to be squeezed between the arches of the wheels. From 1200 liters to 960 the volume of the trunk has decreased. Now there are no folding benches for 4-th passengers. Behind, it became a little tighter.

UAZ Patriot Sport is deprived of some nice little things that are in the ordinary Patriot. This is a footboard, a hatch, a heater for the passenger compartment, roof rails. But in the "expensive" version there is a visor-spoiler on the rear door of the car. All the rest can be purchased at the dealer center. For example, the installation of the hatch costs 25 thousand rubles, an additional stove - twenty-three thousand rubles. No and there will not be a Sport Anti-lock braking system, which is the usual Patriot. The fact is that it is impossible to rearrange it from the UAZ Patriot, since Sport has other dimensions, weight and weight, and it takes about a year to run tests and recalibrate.

Because of the small amount of time, the suspension was not reconfigured. Therefore smoothness of movements at УАЗ the Patriot Sports became a little bit worse. But increased maneuverability, because the radius of the turn was reduced. And the off-road qualities of the new car have become better.
UAZ Patriot Sport: reviews of car enthusiasts

Advantages: spacious interior (despite the shortened base), excellent cross-country ability, low price and repair costs, the possibility of repair in the field by yourself, high seating, wide comfortable seats, ergonomic buttons, the best price in the Russian market, good light Headlights, an excellent view of the road.

Disadvantages: minor breakages, low corrosion resistance (additional processing is necessary), swings on the track, requires constant attention and repair