What is he?
He is Lada 4×4, he is very old, when you want to own him, maybe you can only find him in places like Shanzhai mobile phone shop or Jiangnan Tannery direct store. He is a veteran worthy of our respect, and a tool of “existence is reasonable”. Since the end of 2017, this good old Russian car has written its own “old song and new song” – XL-Lada, a five- New models of doors.
Although it has become a generation of off-road legends, the age of 4×4 is actually not very old. Its predecessor was the classic Niva model born in 1976. The original design concept was “strong as a bear”. To survive, one must have the physique of a bear without the ferocity of a bear. Since 1995, the Niva has been produced in Tolyatti, Russia (known as Detroit, Russia, but with colder winters), and by the end of 2000 it was finally stripped of the Niva name and is now simply called 4×4.
Where is he new?
Why did you change your name? The answer is simple, the name reveals the character. Compared with Niva, the name 4×4 gives you the biggest feeling that it must be four-wheel drive. No matter how rough the terrain is, or mud, snow, 4×4 can use a pure four-wheel drive system without any tricks (pure mechanical structure, front and rear axles and central drive shafts have differentials and central differentials) Speed lock. The switching between high and low gears and the locking of the central differential are also purely manual mechanical operations, with impeccable off-road and reliability. This little thing is much more powerful than the time-sharing four-wheel drive system of the Jimny.) Help you get it done everything. He is like a 40-year-old young man in a fighting nation. No matter how strong he is, he will actually face a mid-life crisis. Therefore, the 4×4 that appeared this time is like putting on trendy skinny jeans for young people with a mid-life crisis. A wonderful second spring.
The 4×4 is creatively equipped with power adjustable and heated mirrors, 16-inch alloy wheels and heated front seats, and even better (or worse, depending on what you want to do with it): the plastic bumper is actually painted .
If you think a painted plastic bumper is the worst thing you can do, you’re going to be disappointed, because to make matters worse, our bumper, and the 4×4 as a whole, wear a shiny metallic blue base Pants, if Comrade Brezhnev watched “Superman” in 1976, it is estimated that seeing this color will cough more severely. So such a change made the Lada in front of us feel a sense of misrecognition.
Size-wise, he’s only a smidge bigger than the Hyundai Kona. Compared with the three-door model, the five-door 4×4’s wheelbase has grown from 86.6 inches to 106.2 inches, and the vehicle is 162.4 inches longer and 19.6 inches wider.
The increase in size figures pays off well in the second row with better access to the second row and a more comfortable ride thanks to the rear doors, with 15.5 cubic feet of trunk space that expands with the second row folded At 27.5 cubic feet, and with the spare wheel equipped in the engine bay, we had plenty of rear room for packing firewood, hunting or, well, having fun.
Is he open?
The 5-door 4×4 is clearly better at daily driving than its little brother, but the added size means an increase in weight—about 280 pounds, with a curb weight of 3,141 pounds. That’s no small challenge for the 1.7-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine, which makes just 83 horsepower and 95 lb-ft of torque, and takes 19 seconds to accelerate from 0-62 mph and has a top speed of 85 mph. per hour. Except for the buzzing sound of the engine like a swarm of bees, or a group of little dolphins, this is obviously a perfect car for Buddhist youths who love manual transmission.
It’s not particularly frugal either, getting 24.7 miles per gallon on the European test cycle, a figure that may drop to 19.6 miles per gallon – but it’s Euro 6 compliant, no cheating. That is to say, Lada, which adheres to the most traditional and full-time four-wheel drive, is designed for nature. Since it chooses to go far away, it has to bear the burden of fuel consumption.
Is he worth my purchase?
Regarding the price of the Lada 4×4 urban five-door car, the question arises again: is the price a little high given the old and inefficient technology, or, let’s put it another way, is the price too high for someone with such off-road capability requirements low? Pricing starts at 14,290 euros ($16,333 in today’s prices), which is $1,300 more than the three-door.
Objectively speaking, the five-door Lada 4×4 deserves three stars out of ten. After all, its engine is too outdated and its quality is not stable. But we gave it an extra 2 because this tough off-road critter of the fighting nation has many new SUV genes: personality and adventure. If you are only occasionally in the wild, you can take a look at this five-door model, but if what you want is poetry and distant places, you might as well take a look at the three-door model, because after many years, there must be thorns everywhere.
Can the mainland also buy it?
We regret to inform you that there is currently no five-seater version for sale in mainland China, but the three-door models produced by the Kazakhstan factory have entered the Chinese market in batches through imports. The annual sales volume is expected to be around 3,000 units. After all, the price is 130,000 RMB , Retro square box design and plastic interior, how many people would have such willing feelings?
