UAZ in America: the reaction of local motorists

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UAZ in America: the reaction of local motorists

The news that the Californian firm Bremach plans to produce and sell UAZ Patriot SUVs in the US, which made a lot of noise last week, has reached popular local automotive resources in recent days - Motor1, Jalopnik and Carscoops. And this allows you to find out the opinions of ordinary American motorists about the very idea of ​​introducing Russian UAZs to the US market.

Surprisingly, the news feed evoked a lively response from the English-speaking public at all of the sites listed - users actively comment and even argue.

Recall that Patriot is going to be offered in the States under the name Bremach Taos, and Pickup - as Bremach Brio. The first will cost from 26 thousand dollars, the second - from 27 thousand. So far, there are only two such UAZs in the United States - they are being tested in order to create a new modification of the Patriot in the future that meets American certification requirements.

On Jalopnik, this news gathered more than 40 comments per day. The opinions are diametrically opposed. Thus, a McBlog user writes: "An unnamed Russian brand has no chance of succeeding with a price that is not much lower than that of well-known brands." ShitboxesAreBest retorts: “The price doesn't seem so bad for what you get. But it is better to lower it by 5 thousand dollars. " Commentator SaltyIrishman supports the appearance of the UAZ in the United States and calls it "a pseudo Land Cruiser 70, albeit with a 4-cylinder engine." Someone under the nickname Daveinva believes that the UAZ assembly project in the United States looks like money laundering and law enforcement agencies should be interested in it. User Sjubbdubb says that, living in Norway, he often sees Russian tourists arriving in Patriots - and these cars look quite good, but UAZ would be better off bringing its legendary classic Hunter and Buhanka to the USA.

The news feed has collected more than 60 comments on the Carscoops website. Several authors have noticed that the Patriot looks like a 1991 Mitsubishi Montero (Pajero). Wandering_Spirit suggests that the UAZ is a very robust car, but “a 2.7 liter, 150 hp engine. suitable only for driving on dirt roads in Siberia, but not for off-road. " Some doubt that it will even come to the withdrawal of UAZs in the United States, and draw parallels with the Indian Mahindra, which at the end of the 2000s was going to sell its SUVs in America, but has so far brought out only one Roxor model, which does not have a permit for public roads ...

Motor1 users reacted more calmly to the news about UAZs in the USA - only six comments. The man with the nickname Zod notes that there is a certain irony in the sales of a Russian car called the Patriot in the US market. The commentator Gunner writes that he had experience in managing the classic UAZ “Bukhanka” and he really liked the Spartan finish and utility.

Several commentators at all three sites believe that UAZ in America is facing a loud failure, as it was in the late 80s with the Yugoslav auto brand Yugo (aka Zastava).

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