The new Lada Granta FL family received not only a new appearance, but also an updated interior (dashboard from Lada Kalina, a new instrument panel, thoughtful, comfortable geometry of headrests, a new seat shape, height adjustment of the driver’s seat, etc.), as well as a modified line of engines and transmissions. The auto media decided to evaluate all this during test drives.
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About headlights
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- The cut-off line of the new headlights is clear (although the factory headlight adjustment seemed imperfect), and the light is subjectively better than that of the “old” version.
About windshield wipers
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- The windshield wiper trapezium is rather weak (as before), and the blades move with play relative to each other. The wiper still leaves a wide, uncleaned strip along the pillar.
About the seats
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- The driver's seat has an unfriendly profile: it is convex both at the cushion and at the back, as a result of which, even with the seat lowered as far as possible, the seating position seems high, and the back puts pressure on the spine. The range of seat height adjustment is quite decent
- The driver's seat is a little loose.
In the cabin
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- The new interior door handles are good: the hinge is designed for a more natural grip, and the internal profile makes it easy to grab onto.
- The glove compartment is small.
- The door pockets are narrow and do not have any stampings for bottles.
- The cup holders on the central tunnel are also small.
- Not all interior indicator lights are as good as the new instrument panel lighting, which is a subtle white color.
- The “improved ergonomics” of the lever handle is more marketing than tangible.
- The manual gearbox handle has become larger and more angular.
- The gap between the glove box lid and the front panel is smooth, but wide.
- The button on the automatic transmission lever still moves under your finger.
- The steering wheel is not installed symmetrically (on a straight line it is slightly turned to the side).
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About the engine
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- Vibration at idle has not gone away. And if the car is equipped with an automatic transmission, then you literally feel the shift from “park” to “drive” with your back.
- The improvement in dynamics due to an increase in the gear ratio of the main pair from 3.7 to 3.9 can hardly be felt in practice, as well as a tiny increase in fuel consumption.
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About manual transmission
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- An “untested” gearbox on a car with a mileage of 800 kilometers betrays itself with imperfect clarity of gear engagement: sometimes the lever “goes in” like clockwork, and sometimes with little effort.
- Changing the main gear from the point of view of noise and vibration load turned out to be purely homeopathic. The box still howls in second gear, and overall it’s not very quiet.
- The cable drive, of course, reduces vibrations on the lever to a minimum, but this minimum is still higher than that of most of its counterparts.
- The clutch is not the most informative; although it has a fairly light pedal, it has a rather sharp engagement moment.
About management
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- The Granta's handling, according to engineers, has become a little better due to the reconfiguration of the shock absorbers and power steering. The only way to experience these settings in practice is through a thorough comparative test. However, the overall handling feel is positive.
- The only thing that raised some minor questions was the adjustment of the electric power steering: in the near-zero zone, the force is expectedly minimal, but when turning the steering wheel while driving, it gives an artificial impression of “feedback”, becoming more viscous.
About the suspension
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- Excellent at swallowing holes.
- On high-speed sections of the road with a chipped surface, the car inevitably “buzzes” with a slight tremor.
Link to test drive.
Advantages of a car
The predecessor of the restyled Lada had an average price range, had a telemetric location monitoring system, theft prevention, and improved additional functions. The objectives of the innovative equipment are as follows:
- check door locks;
- open the trunk if necessary;
- open or close the car;
- control the starting system;
- stop the engine directly or using a timer;
- give signals if the car is about 200-300 meters away;
- turn on the heating and air conditioning;
- show the location on the map;
- send messages in case of damage externally;
- carry out self-diagnosis.
All of the listed useful features and additions will be available in the luxury package. Among the types of equipment and elements that are presented for the configurations, the following will be possible in the basic version:
- Systems ABS, BAS, ESC, Era-Glonass.
- Airbags in the front seats.
- Electric steering wheel adjustment.
- Electric windows.
- Electronic drive and heated mirrors.
- Multimedia system.
- Heated central glass.
- Stop, light or rain sensors.
- High quality main dimensions.
- Delay function when lights are off.
- Air conditioner.
- Adjustable steering wheel.
- Electric steering wheel heating.
Autoreview
We tested a Lada Granta liftback with an automatic transmission and a 98 hp engine for a test drive. (Luxe package for 610 thousand rubles) and the Lada Granta sedan with manual transmission and 106 hp engine. (Luxe package for 570 thousand rubles).
About headlights
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- The new optics deserve an average rating. You can't drive faster than 80 km/h on the short-range, and the long-range is quite narrow.
About the engine
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- A 106-horsepower engine paired with a manual transmission is noticeably faster at the start than an automatic transmission with a 98-hp engine.
About the transmission
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- A 4-speed automatic transmission is better suited for the city; for the highway it is better to choose AMT (since it has 5 gears).
About the suspension
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- The new gas-filled shock absorbers are too stiff. even on a flat road, the liftback trembles all the time, which cannot be said about the sedan (it has exactly the same suspension).
About management
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- As soon as you drive more actively, the car “falls apart”, the responses to the steering wheel are very dull, there is no need to talk about pleasure here at all.
About the brakes
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- It’s more pleasant to slow down in a sedan because the pedal on it is better tuned. In a car with an automatic transmission, you press, press on the pedal and nothing happens, and then sharp braking “like hitting a wall.”
About the salon
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- The new seats are not bad, quite comfortable and not as soft as before.
- The interior door handles look like beer bottle openers; they used to be grab handles.
- The steering wheel is not installed symmetrically (on a straight line it is slightly turned to the side).
About sound insulation
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- The sedan's noise insulation is better than that of the liftback.
Details in the video:
What's new
- The front part of the new Granta (sedan, liftback, hatchback and station wagon) is unified. New front bumper, grille, headlights, hood, fenders. The washer nozzles were moved from the hood to the windshield trim (jabot).
- The rear of the new Granta has also been updated. The sedan's license plate has moved from the bumper to the trunk lid of a new shape. The liftback's rear bumper is originally divided into two parts by a black plastic insert. On all body types, an opening button has appeared on the trunk lid.
- New 15-inch wheel rims with a unique design with alternating two-dimensional spokes and a polished surface.
- Rubber hood seal.
Interior updates
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- Torpedo from Lada Kalina.
- The instrument panel is now in Vesta style with white backlighting.
- The central console of the instrument panel with relief elements in the “X” style and LED illuminated symbols.
- Thoughtful, comfortable headrest geometry.
- New seat upholstery.
- New design and shape of seats with pronounced lateral support.
- Convenient height adjustment of the driver's seat: adjustment within a range of 40 mm.
- Convenient hand brake lever.
- Glove compartment with shelves.
- Another emblem on the steering wheel.
- New hood opening handle.
You can see all these changes in these video reviews:
Auto view
Two updated Grants with a 106-horsepower engine under the hood were tested:
- with a robotic transmission (with new firmware, like Vesta);
- with a 5-speed manual transmission.
About AMT
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- Sluggishness and inadequacy have sunk into oblivion. Gears shift clearly and without hard pokes, delays do not appear either in city traffic jams or on country roads.
About manual transmission
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- The manual transmission surprised me in a good way. It works with the clarity of an automatic shutter and there has never been any confusion between “first” and “third”. Moreover, each transmission is quite “long”. For example, in “second” it is quite possible to accelerate the car to 80 km/h.
Link to test drive.
Start of sales and cost
The AvtoVAZ concern has planned to release the restyled Lada Granta 2021 only by next year. In the top-end configuration and in the liftback body, the cost of the car on average will vary from 390,000 rubles. The most expensive luxury package costs from 550,000 rubles. The Lada Granta sedan is highly comfortable compared to the previous car on the Kalina platform, which fans of the CIS countries have known for several years. A particularly important fact will be the pricing policy. Thus, the 2021 Grant liftback concept costs 405,000 rubles, and the sedan costs 384,000 rubles.
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The test included only a sedan with a 106-horsepower engine and a 5-speed manual transmission and a liftback with a 4-speed automatic transmission.
About the engine
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- On a 106-horsepower Grant, the VAZ-21127 engine spins well up to almost 6000 rpm. This engine with a manual transmission can easily outperform more expensive models in terms of dynamics (acceleration to 100 km in the 123-horsepower Hyundai Solaris is 10.3 seconds, in the Granta it is 10.5 seconds).
About steering
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- The sluggish reactions to turning the steering wheel have not disappeared. The car reluctantly enters the curve, lazily follows the driver’s commands, rolls noticeably and takes impacts on the steering wheel when driving over uneven surfaces.
- While driving, the steering wheel, with the wheels in a straight position, looked five degrees to the left.
About the suspension
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- The suspension of the Granta cannot be called comfortable. You can’t deny its elasticity and energy intensity, but it doesn’t know how to “delicately” handle all the little things on the road.
About the brakes
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- There remains a characteristic drawback of all versions with an automatic transmission in the form of a stiff and uninformative brake pedal. In the first third of the pedal stroke, the deceleration is weak, and then the pads suddenly grab the discs. It’s hard to find this line if you’re not used to it; as a result, almost every braking ends in a dive.
About the exhaust system
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- On the move, when accelerating from a standstill and adding traction, the vibration-loaded exhaust system “phonets” when it comes into contact with the heat shields.
About sound insulation
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- Despite all the innovations, the Lada’s interior is still very “musical”: I closed the door - and immediately a booming echo echoed throughout the cabin, the key was inserted into the ignition with a metallic clang, from which the trim of the steering column casing resonated. The same echo occurs when the ringing steering wheel paddles are clicked, and the “clack” of relays responsible for various electrical equipment is a classic of the genre.
- The shudder from the powertrain is transmitted to the seat and controls, and you can hear everything that happens behind the engine shield.
About the seats
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- People of average height and above will most likely complain that the seat itself in the lowest position is still set too high. At first I liked the new, denser padding and the slightly modified profile, but the more you drive, the more clearly you notice that due to the hard filler, the pecks, bumps and vibrations that the suspension, together with the power unit, transmit to the body are less absorbed. Lateral support is also lacking.
Disadvantages identified during the test drive on video:
Test drive link
ps the article will be updated as new tests and trials appear.
Let us remind you that we previously told you what differences there are in the trim levels of the new and old Lada Granta.
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