"Lada Roadster": specifications and reviews

2024 Author: Erin Ralphs | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-02-19 11:42

The Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ is not only Granta, Kalina, Vesta and other production models. There are several more cars in the lineup that few people know about, because they did not go into the series. Despite the fact that they are not assembled on conveyors and are not sold in the capital's car dealerships, these cars are known to car lovers - they are just not a mass product. It is worth talking about one of these machines. This is the Lada Roadster (photo will be presented later in our article), created in Tolyatti, and the Crimea, developed by students of the Moscow State Technical University. Bauman.

This domestic concept managed to attract special attention at the MIMS 2000 auto show in the capital. The car was designed and built under the guidance of designer Sergey Nuzhny. This model is a living example of Needy's experience in car design. On this model, not only bolddesign ideas and solutions, but also used technologies for manufacturing prototypes from polyester resin. The method is not suitable for mass production, but it works well for a small series. By the way, the Lada Roadster was built on the basis of the Kalina, but not the one that everyone knows well. Then it was only a promising "Kalina". Work on this concept car began in 2000.

From the history of the domestic roadster

Only five people were involved in the design of this concept car - this is Sergey Nuzhny, who was the chief designer and leader of this project, designer Mikhail Ponomarev and three workers. With the help of this small team, in just seven months, the Lada Roadster was created almost from scratch.

Implementation features

The layout of the future car was thought out very carefully. It was immediately clear that the base platform would need to be reduced by 150mm. Once the sketches and technical equipment were approved, the team began to turn the car on paper into a real one.

The work was carried out according to the Sbarro method. In this technique, the creation of a layout is excluded. All operations are carried out directly on a living object. This approach saves time and money. At the same time, if there is a good running base, then the prototype will receive excellent driving performance. With regard to the volume of the carrier, it is built up with the help of an easily processed material, due to which the surfaces are formed. Something is being removedor moving.

How design was born

The dashboard of the car "Lada Roadster" is taken again from the VAZ-1118. The windshield frame migrated from the VAZ-2110. The basis for the frameless door was taken from the Alfa-Romeo GTV model. The head optics is built on the basis of the fourth generation Volkswagen Golf elements. In the image of the car, it was necessary to preserve the features of the Lada Kalina. The fact is that the concept is not just a car. It was supposed to serve as an advertisement for the VAZ-1118 and all other models.

At first, the roadster created on the basis of the Lada Kalina car was somewhat reminiscent of the early 90s Huindai Accent. However, later in the leadership of AvtoVAZ they decided to change the design of Kalina. The creators of the concept car had the freedom of creativity. As a result, it was possible to completely avoid copying the basic version. The team offered the public something new, but at the same time similar to Kalina.

As the car became more complete, and at the same time the date of the Moscow Motor Show was getting closer and closer, AvtoVAZ decided that they could show another concept car. Reviews indicate that the "Lada Roadster" at the presentation turned out to be a little raw. If the model began to be thoroughly de alt with, the developers would be able to finalize the driving characteristics and the interior.

Key idea

The main idea is the roof. She must be completelyfit on the trunk. This feature was unpopular - global automakers made the roof a little differently. This solution, proposed by Nuzhny, made it possible to save the volume of the trunk - the idea today has no analogues. The car can be compared with a Kalashnikov assault rifle - the car turned out to be simple and therefore gained such popularity.

Technical data

Interesting characteristics of the car "Lada Roadster". Due to the low weight, namely 1150 kg, the car turned out to be faster and more dynamic. The machine is equipped with a two-liter 16-valve power unit. Engine power was enough to accelerate the car to 100 km in 9 seconds. The motor develops 105 hp. s at 5400 rpm. A sequential transmission works with the engine - it also had a positive effect on the result.

Crimea

And if the "Roadster" from AvtoVAZ was created by professionals, then the roadster "Crimea" based on the "Lada Kalina" was created exclusively by the hands of students and teachers of the Moscow State Technical University. Bauman. The first data that this car is being developed began to appear at the beginning of 2015.

The creation of the rear-wheel drive concept was carried out by graduates and graduate students of the university. Professor Dmitry Onishchenko became the head of the project. The first prototype was already presented in Moscow at the end of 2015. Less than one year passed from the sketches drawn on paper to the realized concept. As the base chassis, they used the Lada Kalina platform of the secondgenerations. Almost all nodes and elements were borrowed from the production model.

"Crimea" inside

Everyone is familiar with the unremarkable interior of Kalina 2. But "Lada Krym" is a roadster, which has practically no similarities with the brainchild of AvtoVAZ inside. The interior of the concept car looks very interesting.

The interior is finished in bright orange Alcantara. There is a sports steering wheel. All this attracts attention - a very unnatural design for a domestic car. From Kalina, the concept got the front panel, however, it was redesigned. All other interior details and elements were created at the university.

Design Features

A space frame made of pipes was made as a supporting structure. But she remained only in the first prototype. The second version of the roadster will be created on the basis of a box-shaped structure made of sheet materials, additionally reinforced with stiffeners. Round pipes are also used as safety arches. Body parts are made of composite fiber, fiberglass, and carbon fiber. Polyester and epoxy resins have also been used. The matrices were created based on a full-size model of the car.

Glasses - self-developed. The roof and its mechanism were also created by the Bauman team. The upper part was made on the basis of three rigid elements, which are interconnected by power units and folding rods. The guys also created optical instruments with their own hands. The cases were made entirely by hand. The glasses are also original. The suspension system is a self-created project, except for some components from the second generation of Kalina. Geometric characteristics and suspension kinematics have been completely redone.

This roadster differs from the base "Kalina" in the longitudinal and transverse angles of inclination of the axis of rotation of the wheel, as well as other minor details. The rear suspension is the same as the front one from the factory "Kalina", however, with a different geometry. Reconfigured dampers and springs.

Dimensions

The car is 3848 mm long and 1679 mm wide. The wheelbase is 2470 mm. Height - only 1195 mm.

Power section

The Bauman team decided to use the VAZ-2127 engine as a power unit. Its power is 106 liters. with., and the torque is 148 Nm. Transmission - VAZ-2181. Both the unit and the box are serial. In the future, it is planned to equip the Krym roadster based on the Lada with a turbocharger and offer various power options up to 200 hp.

Conclusion

These examples can be made by domestic craftsmen. As you can see, the units are very beautiful and interesting. And let "Kalina" be used as a platform. According to the reviews of the owners, these are affordable spare parts and maintainability. And if you buy one of these cars, then in the stream you will not be deprived of attention. Auto worthy of respect!