Lada Kalina Or Lada Granta

Most recently, a new budget front-wheel drive car came out of the conveyor belt of AvtoVAZ, which forcibly ousted the "classics" from car dealerships in Russia. Of course, many car owners will say that it was long overdue to replace the "classic" with something new, original and more modern. But it happened only at the end of 2011.

To determine whether Lada Grant is a worthy competitor to a bygone "classic", let's compare it with the already well-known model of AvtoVaz Lada Kalina.

1. Kuzoav Grants was almost completely copied from the body of Kalina, the appearance of cars is similar. The doors are completely identical, the wings and hood with the trunk are already modified, but not up to 100 percent distinguishability of the two cars.
2. Inside the outage at Lada Kalina will be a bit more ostentatious, more comfortable seats, better upholstery of the side doors, and passengers in Kalina feel much more comfortable. Dashboard Grants but already more modern than the predecessor, a convenient console management, all sensors are made on the LCD display, which is on the panel between the speedometer and the tachometer. The Grants panel resembles the Renault Logan, the forms of the practical are the same, the air ducts of the heater are virtually indistinguishable.
3. The capacity of cars is almost the same as for the saloon, but the luggage compartment in Lada Granta is simply enormous, compared to VAZ 1118. It's easy to put 4 bags of cargo in it, although three sacks will not enter the trunk of the rival. Only here because of the huge space the luggage compartment lid had to be made too very cumbersome, and when closing a not very pleasant sound of metal is heard.
4. If we compare the engines of these two cars, then both have their own advantages. The usual 8-valve Kalina engine develops 82 hp, but at Granta this figure is already 90 hp. But here, when the timing belt breaks, the Kalina engine will not suffer, and the power unit Lada Grants will have to be repaired, and the cost of repairs can cost from 10,000 rubles, as on the new engine while breaking the timing belt, the valve bends.
5. The running characteristics of Kalina have the advantage, due to a softer suspension, which can not be said about Grant - the racks are very rigid and you have to get used to the shock of the shock absorber for a long time. So, too rigid suspension on the car Lada Grant. Responses of the owners speak of such a problem, and almost all unanimously declare that the suspension is simply unbearably stiff.
6. Given the assessment of many parameters of the cars in question, we can say with certainty that Kalina has the most advantages over Grant, but the latter has a very fat plus, it's its price.

But with confidence, we can say that each car will find its own lucky owner, as they say, each product has its own buyer.