At the Interasto Automotive Exhibition, held in the summer of 2007 in Moscow, GAZ Group introduced the public a new front-wheel drive sedan Gaz Siber - a "licensed copy" of Chrysler sebing, inherited from the American "source" as a technical component and design elements. Exactly one year after the debut - the car went into mass production, and under the commodity name Volga Siber, but he had "reached" to individuals only in October 2008.
On the conveyor, the three bonds lasted for a long time - in the fall of 2010, he completed his "career" due to too low demand and unprofitability of the project for the Gorky Automobile Plant.
Outside, Volga Siber has not the most charming species, but it looks quite pretty, even with some angles it is not entirely proportionally. The front of the car exposes the headlights of the cunning headlights and a trapezoid "shield" of the radiator lattice, "polished" chrome, and behind the original lanterns and a relief bumper.
In the profile, the sedan causes some associations with the "four-door coupe" due to the squat hood and lowering the roof, but the ridden feed with a long "tail" adds heaviness to him.
Siteber is a representative of the "mid-size class" (it is the "D" segment): in length it is pulled out at 4858 mm, it takes a width of 1792 mm, it stretches to 1409 mm in height. Between the axes, the car fits the base of the wheels with a length of 2743 mm, and under its "belly" is a clearance of 140 mm magnitude. In the curb form, the four-door weighs from 1525 to 1555 kg, depending on the configuration and type of gearbox.
Inside the Volga Siber looks old-fashioned, but the rejection does not cause: the sedan is pretty a pretty interior with a four-spinwall, a combination of devices and a laconic front panel with a modest air conditioner unit and a magnetic with a small matrix display on the center console.
The quality of assembly and materials - at the average level: solid plastics, diluted with inserts "under the tree" and "under aluminum", and the seats are applied in the car, and the seats (depending on the version) are carved into a dark cloth or skin.
The detver decoration meets the driver and the front passenger with massive armchairs with a wide back, a long pillow and a large set of electrically regulating. On the second row of seats - a three-bed sofa with a hospitable profile and a large stock of space in the legs (and the attachment of the roof clearly delivers the discomfort to the tall passengers).
For shipping "Sabyber" adapted not bad - its trunk is designed for transportation of 453 liters of boot. Useful volume can be easily enlarged by folding the two-sections of the "Gallery" back and having received a solid rectangular opening between the cabin and the "TRYMOM". In niche, under Falsefol, there is a full-sized "outlet" and a set of tools.
Specifications. For VOLGA Siber, only one gasoline unit is provided - the rotor compartment of the car is filled with an atmospheric "four" volume of 2.4 liters (2429 cubic centimeters) with an aluminum cylinder block, a 16-valve DOHC mechanism and a distributed power system. It develops 143 horsepower at 5,200 rpm and 210 nm of torque at 4,200 rpm, and the entire power supply directs to the front wheels by means of 5-speed "mechanics" or a 4-speed "automaton".
Acceleration from the spot to the first "hundred" three-bidders is done in 11.4-13.4 seconds, and the maximum develops 185-190 km / h. In a mixed cycle of movement, he "drinks" from 9.1 to 10 liters of gasoline per 100 km path depending on the type of gearbox.
Saiber extends on the front-wheel drive platform "Chrysler JR41", which is borrowed from the CHRYSLER SEBRING and DODGE STRATUS models. The car has a steel body of the carrier configuration, and the power plant is located crosswise in the front part.
And in front, and behind the sedan possesses independent suspensions: in the first case, it is classic racks MacPherson, and in the second - multi-dimensional architecture ("in a circle" - with transverse stabilizers and screw springs). The four-terminal "affects" with a rush steering with a hydraulic amplifier and disk brakes of all wheels (ventilated on the front axle) with ABS.
Prices and equipment. You can buy a Volga Siber in the secondary market in Russia in the spring of 2017 at a price of 180-190 thousand rubles.
Even the simplest equipment of the car is: two airbags, ABS, power steering, electric drive chairs, six-speakers audio system, electric windows of all doors, air conditioning, as well as external heating mirrors and electrically regulating. The maximum "cheap" options can additionally boast: leather trim, heated front seats, fog lights, backlit rear passengers, alloy "rollers" and front headlight washers.
So, passed 22000km., Something can be written about this car.
As chose:
Saiber is really a strange choice, especially for a young man 25 years. But objectively other cars for this money simply did not find. Before that, I went to the 9th Lancer 2.0 liter 2005, Audi A6 2005, Nissan Tiana 3.5l. 2007, Daewoo Nexia 1998.
So why caper?
I wanted a fairly large car, with a budget to 650000r.
The dynamics was not the main criterion of choice, since by 25 years with races already committed.
The machine was preferable to mechanics.
The climate control did not suit me on any car, which I had before - so the presence did not play a significant role.
Of course, in the car should have been: GUR, ABS and airbags.
Leather interior Another nuance, which I appreciate in the car.
Ford Focus and his classmates disappeared immediately - due to the small dimensions of the cabin, as well as the absence of automatic transmission in bad configurations. The Chinese were not considered. It remained: Sonata, Volga Saiber and Renault Fllurens. The Renault turned out to be also inaccessible in an option from the automatic transmission, the Sonata outdated at all, and rushed into the taxi drivers, like this came to choose a seiber.
About purchase: Volga buy, as if the tractor. I remember in 1998. When buying Daewoo Nexia Father, the attitude was better, stored in a closed garage, all to the brilliance. The Volga was brought with an open parking, well, and slightly dusty. Somehow disrespectfully shorter. Gasoline in the tank is completely at zero, as it turned out the nearest refueling was closed. But the car dealership in which I bought the car, developed my own mats to her, which really turned out to be very good. Well, it's little things.
Design: There is nothing beautiful in it, you will not find a scary either. Fully neutral car, with a clearly pronounced American appearance. Salon to madness archaic, but understandable, all at hand. Ergonomics pulls on 4+, there are her miscalculations, but it seems to me that they are individual for every person.
Comfort:
The air conditioner works perfectly, but does not care about the limitations of his work, there are only three of them: legs + body, body, recycling. Moreover, recycling cannot be included separately from the air conditioner.
There is no salon filter - it will probably be the only my collective farm improvement. Nevertheless will have to build it somehow. After three days of the Moscow tubes, the torpedo is covered with a layer of dust.
My height is 190cm. The distance from the roof to the macushkin is 3-5cm. - strains, especially from the very beginning, is now used to.
Excellent adjustment of the driver's seat (electro), landing is ideal. There is a lumbar backup.
Seat heating is perfect.
The stove copes very well with its responsibilities.
The regular radio tape recorder suits me, the sound is acceptable, 12 stations in memory are enough, there is mp3.
2 cigarette lighter in the cabin, cup holders, in the doors of the pockets are quite spacious. Just a pleasant central armrest, which is a part-time pretty roomy glove compartment.
Very clear, comfortable steering wheel.
Noise insulation is not ideal, but better than in Kia Sidy my wife or the same Mazda 3.
The headlights greatly illuminate 20-30 meter space in front of the car.
Fan 4 speeds. Without noise, it works only on the 1st.
The backlight has a green color, knows how to change the level of brightness - which is very nice for the eyes.
Madly stupid location of the emergency stop button.
The janitor's management is unusual, but very comfortable and you will quickly get used to it.
It seems to comfort and that's it.
Riding qualities :
The long base and small clearance dictate a very smooth ride on our roads, especially in the courtyards and near the borders. Nevertheless, it happens that you cling to the front skem or the bottom for some big sleeping policeman.
The suspension of the average degree of rigidity. It is rigidity. Small irregularities are felt pretty good for the car of this class. But turns and the track keeps perfectly, again for the car of this class.
Overclocking confident. Most recently measured the time from 0 to 100 on the 95th gasoline and on the type-bridge, it turned out to be better than the stated and amounted to 11 seconds that a good indicator in the urban stream. Especially rising from 0 to 70 - further quieter.
The engine is not heard to 2.5 thousand revolutions, after the cabin invades his rather strong screech.
Gasoline consumption: 11-14 liters in the city, depending on the style of the ride. 8-10 liters track.
Accpa:
The 4-speed automatic machine is obsolete and braked. But I can not complain about him, it is switched smoothly, without jerks, at a kick-down reacts about 0.5ps. There is a manual switching mode, but it does not even allow to climb the tachometer in the red zone, it switches to the transmission above.
Breakdowns:
The first trouble happened to 11 thousand. Saiber completely ate oil. From what I was in some shock. Moreover, the oil was not possible to attach it possible, due to the lack of such in the Russian market. I went to that-1, there the oil changed to the catcher, they said - that it was an engine guard and now everything will be fine, turned out to be right. By 22 thousand oil level fell slightly.
The second trouble is powerful PTF, which their heat is melting plastic headlights, which makes it black. Changed under warranty on the same, with the words: "It is better not to turn on for a long time, otherwise you will change them to us."
The third and fourth happened two days ago. Two overgrown with a difference in 2 hours, two light light lamps and a fuse that was responsible for the wipers and turn signals. Unpleasant I will tell you to ride in the dark without headlights and turn signals, and even with dirty glass. Changed the same day, the price of the question is 185r.
That's all right.
I believe that the car turned out excellent, the truth is all the hand to the hand, our guys break (and these are headlights and PTF), but 95% of the car is still America, which does not rattle, does not limp, but makes movement in space comfortable, even though And without unnecessary amenities.
3.3 / 5 ( 3 voices)
Volga Saibey is a domestic medium-sized sedan, produced from 2008 to 2010. It is represented by the Russian Gas Group on the Inter Important-2007 exhibition in Moscow on August 29, 2007. Although, during the demonstration, the model was called Gaz Siber, later it was renamed VOLGA SIBER. All model range of gas.
History of creation
During the nineties, the design of the automotive factory in the city of Gorky was already working on a new Volga - the car that would have already exhausted the car, which led his own pedigree from designed in the mid-1960s.
Therefore, it is a pity, nor "nomenclature" nor the Volga cars designed during the post-Soviet period (3103, 3104 and 3111), could not become models that would be issued in a serial order.
Even the fact that several hundred models have released, the situation has not saved, and multiple restylants, together with modernizations for an old Volga, could not make it modern. Even the presence of a sixteen-glove power unit has not affected the situation.
The cordless suspension "Barge" remained archaism of his years, as the appearance and the ergonomic component, despite the model, met the fashion of the twentieth century. And in fact, the new century has come.
After in 2000, the owner was replaced in 2000, and more precisely, Oleg Deripaska, Oleg Deripaska, began to own a controlling stake in Shares of JSC GAZ ", and small innovations began. The owner did not please the current position, because of which the gas conducted a large-scale restructuring, during which a whole list of projects and directions was rolled out.
The main goal that Oleg Deripaska is persecuted is to turn an unprofitable enterprise into profitable production. The situation was a little repeated, to survive the Gorky automotive plant should with the help of commercial equipment, which was made by the main focus.
More difficulties of the plant
It is clear that the Division "Cars" in the mid-2000s managed to improve the old Volga, however, it was competitive in relation to foreign only on linear dimensions.
The Russian vehicle has greatly surrendered positions for comfort, ergonomics, reliability and safety. Everyone understood - a radically new car was required, having no common nodes with a past base.
Since the gas has already had experience in buying foreign firms in order to develop its own model range (English LDV Group), the company decided not to break his head and act according to the same scheme with passenger models.
Therefore, gas owners were decided not only to acquire a license for the production of a foreign car, but even, even buy a Sterling Heights Assembly assembly plant for 150,000,000 $, which belonged to the Daimler Chrysler concern.
This plant produced different cars, such as, and, and our Volga, Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus were "Gemini Brothers". The idea cannot be called bad, as in return already a morally backward Volga, at the Nizhny Novgorod plant planned to produce fairly modern high-size machines, which according to the classification and target destination were an analogue of the Volga.
It is very important that the American car, if you do not pay attention to the layout with the front-wheel drive, in the overall concept was closer to the Gorky automotive plant, rather than similar cars from Asia or Europe.
Basis of car
Do not forget that the Russian enterprise had overall roots - debut products represented by Ford A and AA cars. As the basis of the car, the length of which exceeded 4.8 meters, they decided to take the front-wheel drive platform Chrysler JR41.
The model is difficult to name the old, because the sebring and stratus of this generation launched on the conveyor in 2000, and the version for Europe was shown a year later.
For the Russian version, they decided to make an increased ground clearance, because the quality of the roads here, however, as always, at a low level. What else was required? Everyone was confident that this is the perfect version of the vehicle. And in the company itself also set their goals.
In the first year of release, there were about 10,000 sedans in their plans, and in 2009 - already 45,000. In the future, it was planned to produce a good amount of 65,000 pieces at the factory. But the project capacity of the enterprise itself was as many as 100,000 copies!
Further life of sedan
No matter how sad, but the car went to the Russian market at the moment when the financial crisis broke out in 2008. March was marked by the release of the pilot-industrial party, and in the summer they began to produce SIBER serially.
Augustus allowed us to start the long-awaited delivery of cars, and after a couple of months, in October, the sedan could freely acquire everything who wanted (more precisely, who had money).
Following the fall in the cost of oil and the fact that the country had a large external debt, in 2008, a financial and economic crisis broke out in the Russian Federation. Banks began to endure great losses and very quickly removed their own credit programs.
But this could not but affect the usual consumers, who were potential Saiber buyers. The plan for the production of sedans immediately revised, and in 2008 it was decided to create 3,000 cars, and next year only 10,000.
It is a pity, but with a serious price tag, more than 500 thousand rubles, Volga was not the most interesting proposal on the rapidly collapsed market. Based on what, in 2008, from 1,717 cars, which released a Gorky automotive plant, only 428 pieces were purchased by buyers.
Photography car Volga Siber In fact, it was an absolute collapse, therefore and the leadership was forced to complete the production of the spring (March) of 2009. This year made it possible to release only 200 sedans.
Although, in principle, the difficulties with the sale of cars have a place already in the 4th quarter of 2008, following the enterprise, it remained several times, which was touched even the other conveyors, which included commercial equipment.
And the last, just, was the main bread of the whole plant. It is easy to guess that thanks to the sharp drops of the implementation of new machines, the plant began to be due to its suppliers and lenders about 20 billion rubles.
Attempts to help with the implementation
At this stage, the plant even decided to freeze the release of standard Volga with the possibility of their defrosting at an improved position, but this could not solve financial difficulties.
The company did not remain anything, how to try to get out of the critical position in another way - to reduce about 10 thousand employees and move to a shortened working week.
To increase the material component, the company even was able to accelerately get rid of his own English asset - LDV Holdings enterprises, which produced Maxus commercial vehicles.
The government came to revenue, providing an order for the implementation of more than 400 sedans to the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, since the car was part of the list of Russian-made vehicles for centralized government procurement.
February 2009 allowed the Government of Russia to take a decision on the provision of material support "GAZ Group". It is worth recognizing that despite this, 2009 was not very successful for Saiber - released and sold a little less than 3000 models.
But Sedana Sadantilo - a state support program was published, implying its inclusion in the list of machines included in the state program of disposal, allowing to save about 50 thousand rubles.
In the following, 2010, the economy gradually began to come to themselves, and the Russian market began to rise in little. But because of the interruptions in ensuring the production of components, the release was again frozen, producing only 5,000 vehicles this year.
Recycling program
Raise the level of realization of the unclaimed car managed with its own program to dispose of passenger cars. Its essence was to provide an additional discount - 70 thousand rubles, which, together with the state program of disposal, provided the opportunity to save up to 120 thousand rubles to the consumer.
To take old cars when purchasing Volga Siber, and physical and legal entities in any region of the Russian Federation could also be purchased. The company decided to quit all the forces in order to "wake up" residents of a large country.
Volga Siber But it did not save the situation. The model continued to be unprofitable for the plant, so its production was decided to close in October 2010. It turns out that the car was able to hold out only a couple of years, and he never managed to survive the consequences of the financial crisis.
Photo Sedana Volga Siber In total, less than 9 thousand copies produced, but not all of them managed to implement. Comfortable cars worked under the taxi "Kuban-Express" at airports in Krasnodar Territory. This project launched the company "Basel", which was managed by Oleg Deripaska.
It is worth noting that in pre-crisis times, the American machine "shared" with the "indigenous" Volga with its own power unit. Since the summer of 2006, GAZ-31105 went along with the same 2,4-liter Chrysler motors produced in Mexico.
Exterior
To distinguish on the appearance of Siber from the overseas brothers was not easy enough. Yes, there was a different bumper, another radiator lattice and optics, which corresponded to Russian requirements.
However, this, perhaps, the differences ended. Therefore, to call the car pure Russian just a hand will not rise. It is also very interesting that in the process of "Russification", the exterior of the American was improved by the Contractor from the English body studio Ultramotive.
Sedan Volga Siberian It is very disappointing that during the improvements to the American specialists in 2003, the car was already lost by the oval air intake, which the famous Volgovsky "Whale Uce" fits perfectly fited in the debut 21-oh style. In addition to him, Sebring was put on a trapezoid grille, which a little resembled the nasal part of the German Audi.
The front of Saibra had a well-known whale mustache in the mouth of the air intake, which was still at the oldest 21st model.
If we talk about the bubbling variation of Saiber, then she was still lost by the "birds" of Chrysler on the grid, which again visited the memories of. The lights installed behind the lights had central protrusions down, and they were straight on the saiber. The front lighting of the American version looked better and more stylish.
Volga Saibe Rear View Located on the sides of the mirror at the Gazovsky car were more, which was a more acceptable solution. The front bumper, together with the Volga radiator grille, was more modern, and the rear - the American model was voluminous and without a catathot. The photo you can see all the similarity.
Interior
If we talk about the internal space of gas Siberia, then it has been comfortable, since the seats with a frame from Ford Fusion were used. The rear sofa had in the middle of the armrest, and head restraints were installed on the side. Sebring data from these elements did not have. Moreover, inside the spaciously was only in the Russian version of the American, which makes it even tall people comfortably accommodate in the cabin.
What else differed "Volga" from the American sedan? The Russian had the presence of white dials on the dashboard, the possibility of switching the speeds of the automatic transmission gearbox in manual mode, more spacious luggage space and a more rigid suspension, which behaved more confidently on bad roads. And this is the differences in the model with the American version. The Salon itself, in general, was just the sky and the Earth in comparison with the predecessor.
Basic complete set Comfort had air conditioning and other features Already basic complete sets of Comfort had air conditioning, airbag pairs, ABS, Trekshne control, electric driver's seat adjustments in 6 directions, audio systems, and other things.
The luxury version was completed with a leather interior with a tree trim, and the driver's seat was regulated by the entire 10 directions.
Before the driver, a comfortable and easy steering wheel appeared, followed by a switch of turns, lighting and janitor's work regulator. The entire front panel was very ergonomic and stylish. There was a feeling that you really have a driving foreign car (although it was).
Volga Saibe Dashboard A pair of white massive round sensors were distinguished on the dashboard, where the left was responsible for the number of revolutions of the power unit, and the right speed mode. In the left corner there was a fuel sensor, and the temperature of the motor was shown in the right corner. In large circles there were also small information displays, where information about the included speed, manual brake, and so on.
Features Salon
The salon received a convenient and ergonomic location of the climatic system deflectors. On the central console there were control regulators of the climate system, a music system and other options. To the right, on the panel itself it was possible to find a small glove box for storing the desired smallers.
A simple person will be extremely difficult to find many differences in the interior of "Siber" and "Sebring", because on the view they differ only in different configurations. In addition, there are "Gas" emblems, including on a steering wheel.
On the left driver's door, the windows control buttons and other adjustments are located. Seats received good lateral support and headrests. Sitting on them is very convenient, even the basic equipment has many electrical driver seats settings.
Safety belts, naturally, no one forgotten. There is enough free space above the head. Between the driver and the passenger sitting next to it there is an opening armrest in which you can also store the necessary things.
Volga Saiber Photo Rear Sofa The rear row of seats can accommodate up to three adult passengers, and the knees and above the head is enough. There are also head restraints and seat belts. If two people are sitting, then you can push the backrest convenient armrest.
The transmission tunnel found a place for two cup holders. The luggage compartment has never been flawed on the Volga, and Siber has not exceeded. The trunk turned out to be roomy and convenient, having 453 liters of useful space.
Specifications
Force aggregate
Specialists decided that only a pair of modifications, which differ only in transmission. As a power unit, the presence of a four-cylinder sixteenth glove engine was envisaged, the working volume of which was 2.4 liters.
Volga Saiber Photo Engine The engine allowed to reach 143 horsepower. It was impossible to call the limit, and he could not argue with the German "charged" sedans, and for a relaxed ride on the Russian road it was quite enough.
It is also important that the motor was not carburetor, but already injector. The first hundred car was gained in 11.5 seconds, and its maximum speed was 200 km / h. Fuel consumption was not critical, but also to call it minimal, too, it was also impossible.
Transmission
As it performed either a four-stage automatic gearbox, or a five-speed manual box.
Suspension
For improved movement on Russian roads, experts made a sedan suspension tuning, increasing the rigidity of elastic elements, which was well able to affect manageability. The rear suspension turned out to be independent, however, as the front. Springs are installed together with hydraulic shock absorbers.
Steering
It had a hydraulic amplifier, which made it possible to manage a rather big sedan without any difficulties.
Brake system
Already in the basic configuration, the Volga Siber had an ABS system and was supplied with disk brake mechanisms on all wheels. Moreover, the fronts were also ventilated.
| Modifications | engine's type | Engine volume | Power | Transmission | Acceleration up to 100km / hour, p. | Maximum speed km / h |
| GAZ SIBER 2.0 MT | Petrol | 1996 cm³. | 141 hp | Mechanics 5 tbsp. | 11.5 | 200 |
| GAZ SIBER 2.4 MT | Petrol | 2429 cm³. | 143 hp | Mechanics 4 tbsp. | 11.4 | 190 |
| GAZ SIBER 2.4 AT | Petrol | 2429 cm³. | 143 hp | Automatic 4 tbsp. | 13.4 | 185 |
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Price and configuration
You can buy a solid sedan "Russian-American" production at a price of 200000 rubles. The greater the cost of the car, the newer it, in the best content, which is important, because new sedans are no longer produced. Also, the price tag may depend on the level of configuration.
Auto Volga Siber Front View As a standard configuration, "Comfort" provides for the presence of an air conditioning system, anti-lock braking system ABS, anti-slip system ASR system, hydraulic steering wheel amplifier, electric mirrors with heating function (can be folded using an electrical drive), CD receiver with speakers, audio liner, central locking on All doors, steering column with adjustment in height and electrical drive setting chairs on six positions.
All configurations of "Saiber" got a galvanized body, which has increased corrosion resistance.
The dashboard along with the steering wheel has a pair of airbag - for the driver and the passenger sitting nearby. Sun visors received tinted mirrors with anti-reflective coating. There is also a full-size spare wheel. It is easy to see that even the standard equipment received a solid "minced".
Photo Volga Siber
The luxury package already has seats made of genuine leather, dashboard with lacquered inserts from a tree, the function of heating the driver's seat and the passenger sitting next to it, cast wheeled wheels and rubber R16 radius (standard equipment has 15-inch), front fog and enlarged The number of seats (10 directions) settings. The sedan could be painted in 4 colors - the car could be black, silver, golden and dark blue.
The premiere of Sedan Volga Siber took place at the Interanceto Motor Show in Moscow in 2007. The car was presented under the name Gaz Siber. The car was developed on the front-wheel drive base of Chrysler JR41, which was used in the Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Sebring. The design of the car was developed by the English Studio Ultramotive. Designers were given a task to use American workers to create a car with classic features of Russian cars. From the American models on the same platform GAZ Volga Siber is characterized by a radiator grille, bumpers and headlights. For adaptation to Russian roads, the clearance was increased and the stiffness of the suspension was increased. Serial production model began in the summer of 2008. At the same time, the delivery of Gaz Volga Siber large corporate customers began. In a free sale, the car appeared in the fall. Initially, it was planned to equip the machine with 2 and 2.4 liters with engines. But in mass production, cars were launched only with 2,4 liter motors. The first cars were completed with a four-stage automatic transmission. In April 2010, Volga Siber received a five-speed mechanical transmission.
Specifications Gaz Volga Siber
sedan
Middle cars
- width 1 792mm
- length 4 858mm
- height 1 409mm
- clearance 140mm
- places 5.
The car "Volga" Gorkovsky Automobile Plant was made for a very long time, for several decades. Designers did not break their heads too much over the modernization of the car, and maybe, so I needed a cardinal change of the model to something more perfect, corresponding to modern requirements.
Appearance and Design Volga Siber
So in 2006, Gorkovchan decided to continue the traditional cooperation with American automobiles and decided to update the conveyor line of passenger cars. As the basis of the new Volga, the model Chrysler Sebring was taken, which was made from 2000 to 2006.
In 2006, all the documentation and the necessary equipment for the production of a new car was transferred, for the first time the car was presented in Moscow at the Interauto exhibition, which was held in 2007 from August 29 to September 4. The new model was named Sabyber gas, and with "sebring" there is some kind of consonance.
Volga Siber - side view
Many associate the name Siber with Siberia, but if you are accurate, this word is not translated from English. Siberia in English - Siberia, the creators of the car a little word endowed.
It was originally planned to produce a Volga Siber with three types of engines - 2.0L, 2,4L and 2,7L. The two-liter motor was assumed to be equipped with a manual transmission, and the 4-cylinder 2,4 l and the "six" of 2.7 liters were intended to equip automatic transmission.
But for a number of reasons for mass production, it went only, from other options, Nizhny Novgorod decided to refuse. Much is mentioned in sources of information on the presence of a two-liter motor on, but in the reality of such a configuration almost never comes across. Perhaps such "Volga" served as state officials and representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Interior of the cabin and dashboard Volga Siber
A new model of the VOLGA Siber gas can be called with a very large stretch - there was practically nothing in her. There were only bumpers, optics, a radiator grille, a slightly different salon. Many at that time were joking and said that the most important difference between "Saiber" from Serbiga is a gazoving icon on the grille of the car radiator.
The first copies of Volga Saibiber have gone from the conveyor in the summer of 2008 - the cars commissioned were distributed in the state structure, to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and in Sberbank of Russia.
In retail sales, cars arrived only closer to the middle of the autumn. The automatic 4-speed transmission with electronic control was installed on the machines - other options for the gearbox at that time were not envisaged. Only by April 2010, Siber became equipped with a mechanical gearbox - it was a five-speed gearbox of the NV-T350 model.
NV-T350 gearbox
The plans of the author's plans were not that ambitious, but in 2009 it was assumed to release 45 thousand units of the new brand. It was not destined to come true plans, the project was clearly failing. The reasons were immediately somewhat - the resulting crisis whose peak was at the end of 2008 and the beginning of 2009, low demand for the car, relatively high cost and price.
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The project was short-lived, and by the end of 2010 fully cooled. For all the time, the gas has released only about 9,000 cars of the Volga Siber model. In the future, the conveyor was converted to assemble Skoda and Volkswagen, their own cars gas did not produce so much. But if you should be honest, then the Volga Siber is difficult to call your own model. Although Saiber had a lot of fans, which you can see, going to the Volgovodov forums.
The main differences between Volga Siber and Chrysler SEBRING
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Although the Gorky Automobile Plant created as if a new model, but from Serbig, the differences in her minimal. Perhaps, you should start with external differences:
- The rear lights - on the "Volga", with protrusions down in the middle, on the "Siberia" from the bottom line;
- The front headlights - on Siberia look more stylish;
- Side mirrors - in the Gas Volga Siber they are more and more convenient;
- Front bumper and grille, Volga looks more modern;
- The rear bumper on the "Siberia" is greater, and there are no signatures on it.
VOLGA Siber has greater ground clearance - for Russian roads American suspension is too low. Siber Salon is more convenient - it has seats with a frame from the Ford Fusion car. On the back sofa in the middle there is an armrest and head restraints for passengers are installed on the sides.
Rear passenger places with head restraints
There are no these elements on Serbing. In addition, the salon on the "Volga" is spacious, and the high passengers in it will be more convenient than in a purely American car. There are also different differences from the "Volga":
- White dials on the instrument combinations;
- The ability to switch gear into automatic transmission using manual control;
- More voluminous luggage compartment;
- A tighter suspension that behaves more confident in Russian uneven roads.
Specifications
Gorky Automobile Plant installed at one time at Siberia, a guarantee of three years or on a range of 100 thousand km. The car turned out to be quite reliable, the warranty cases were not so much. The road clearance is still small at the Volga (140 mm), but the American "Chrysler" it is less - only 110 mm. He does not have to talk about off-road - cars Siber and sebring are designed for smooth roads with asphalt coating. The main technical characteristics of the Chryslerovskaya Volga are as follows:
- Air conditioning system;
- Anti-lock brake brakes ABS;
- Anti-slip system ASR;
- Hydraulic power steering;
- Electric heated mirrors (folding with an electric drive);
- CD receiver with sound columns;
- Audio amplifier;
- Central lock on all doors;
- Steering column with height adjustment;
- Electric drive adjustment (in six positions).
On all grades "Saiber" body galvanized and has increased resistance to corrosion. Two airbags are mounted in the instrument panel and in the steering wheel - for the driver and for the front passenger. On sunscreen visors, darkened mirrors with protection from solar glare are installed. A spare wheel is not a dance, as in the configuration "Chrysler Serbing", but a full-size wheel.
Salon Volga Siberian configuration Chrysler Serbing
It should be noted that it is all in basic equipment, which is very thorough for a car of Russian production. In the equipment "Suite" there are additional options:
- Seat with genuine leather seats;
- Instrument panel with wooden lacquered inserts;
- Heated driver's seat and front passenger seat;
- Cast wheeled wheels and rubber with R16 radius (on standard R15 configuration);
- front fog lights;
- increased seats adjustment (in ten directions).
The Volga Siber car has been produced in 4 body painting options:
- the black;
- silver;
- golden;
- dark blue.
