2023 Author: Charles Youmans | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-20 18:41
Last week there was a lot of interesting news related to the domestic auto industry. In particular, it was reported that AvtoVAZ is preparing to release an extended Lada Grand Niva SUV. The approximate dates of its debut and the cost have even been named. Even this week, fresh photos of the new Lada Vesta FL appeared on the Web. These pictures reveal a number of previously unknown details about the future debut of the market. And according to tradition, at the end of the article, experts will tell you why owners of cars with automatic transmission do not need to move the gearbox selector to position P during short stops, for example, while waiting for a green traffic light.
Renders of the new generation Lada Niva
AvtoVAZ will bring to the market an extended off-road vehicle Lada Grand Niva
At the beginning of this year, the French concern Renault presented a new development strategy called "Renolution". According to these plans, the company intends to unify two budget brands - Lada and Dacia. This means that the models of these manufacturers will be produced on the basis of a single "cart" CMF-B, and will also receive similar technical capabilities.
According to the company, the first in the new version will be the domestic off-road vehicle Lada Niva. His debut is likely to take place in 2024. Presumably, the cost of such a car will be 1, 3-1, 37 million rubles. In addition, it became known that the model, after changing generations, may receive another version - Grand Niva (photo: behance.net).
Actual Lada Niva Legend
Lada Grand Niva will be a lengthy modification of an SUV. The model may go on sale in 2025. Its price will be 1.717 million rubles. The clearance of the elongated novelty will reach 24 cm, and its cross-country performance will be comparable to the Land Rover Defender. The reason why AvtoVAZ can release a modernized version of the SUV is the desire to start selling its cars on the European market. Today, the company's models are not officially exported abroad. Recall that now in our country there are two versions of Lada Niva - Travel and Legend. The cost of the first starts at 820.9 thousand rubles, and the second - 649.9 thousand rubles.
Niva Travel
New details of Lada Vesta FL 2022 have been declassified
The debut of the updated version of Lada Vesta should take place very soon - in 2022. Increasingly, prototypes of the new model appear on the road for test drives, where they are caught by photo spies. Another Lada Vesta FL was last seen, and the camouflage protection on this car moved slightly away from the body. This allowed us to see a number of interesting details.
New "spy" photo Lada Vesta FL
So, in the photo that got on the Web, you can see some of the features of the exhaust system of the domestic novelty (photo: Avtograd news). In particular, the prototype has a bifurcated false tip in the rear bumper. The exhaust system itself ends with an outlet under the bottom. A similar solution can be seen on many modern foreign cars.
Actual model
Earlier it was reported that Lada Vesta FL will receive a rather heavily redesigned exterior. Moreover, most of the innovations will be on the front of the car. So, the car will receive head optics from Dacia Logan 2, modified bumper and radiator grill. The stern lights will stand out due to different graphics, and in the top versions they will have LED filling. New equipment available for the model includes keyless entry to the cabin, blind spot monitoring and more advanced multimedia. The car will also receive a front panel with a climate control unit from Renault Arkana.
In what position should the automatic transmission be moved in a "traffic jam"?
On the Web, you can find a large number of life hacks from experienced motorists. However, not all of them provide any benefit to car owners. This is especially true of the points related to the optimal operation of the automatic transmission. So, some pseudo-specialists recommend, for short stops, for example, in front of a traffic light, to switch the gearbox selector to the parking mode. The transition to the P position leads to the fact that the solenoids are turned on, and then a full flow of oil is carried out.
However, frequent shifting of the transmission to the P position increases the load on the solenoids. This leads to an early depletion of their resource. As a result, the automatic transmission fails. Recall that when mode D is activated, the oil flow inside the automatic transmission is minimal, which makes it possible to stop for a short while while driving. As practice shows, there is no point in moving the box to position P at a traffic light or in a traffic jam. Perhaps this "life hack" came from the owners of cars on the "mechanics". Indeed, in such machines, the transfer of the gearbox to the neutral position during short stops is necessary to relieve the clutch.