The work done in order to provide the SUV UAZ "Patriot" automatic transmission, and can give unexpected results: according to rumors, in Ulyanovsk can return to your project model with a monocoque body and independent suspension - Patriotic alternative to the popular Toyota RAV4, Nissan Qashqai and Kia Sportage.
The project, known under the designation 3170, was covered about a year ago in September 2018, it became known that work on the model is frozen, and UAZ switched to some other model, as it was called then top managers, "innovative vehicle".
During the time elapsed from freezing of the project in Ulyanovsk managed to sound another ambitious project – the so-called "Russian Prado", which was supposed to be a confident Russian foreign alternative to SUVs and luxury status, closer to luxury. However, on this occasion distinct news from the manufacturer has not yet been received.
But it became known that UAZ-3170 may open new prospects. According to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", Deputy General Director for development Yuri Aleksikov at the press-conference devoted Patriot with a gun said the Oise "there are a number of promising projects" and made it clear that UAZ-3170, yet "not all".
Interestingly, it seems that the project of the crossover pulled out a long box a long time: according to the publication, an automatic gearbox, that received the UAZ Patriot, in the early stage of adaptation was supposed to install not only the Pickups and the family of Pro, but and this is a crossover. It is assumed that the light SUV from Ulyanovsk will stretch to a length of about 4.6 m, maintain a decent ground clearance and, most likely, will remain all-wheel drive.
