Cheap, with successful space utilization, a solvent engine or standard equipment in some respects, surpasses essence-and not in others llega-, the Priora SW is an acceptable option. Yes, it is so peculiar that turns into a box of surprises, a kind of matryoshka, sometimes collides with Western tastes.

Far from any other, Lada is the best-selling brand in Russia, the Eurasian continent’s largest market after China and India, the Prioress was his “best seller” for much of 2011, so it is a car very appreciated in his home country. Just one year ago the familiar body of this model version Station Wagon- -this is imported for the Spanish market with the Russian Automobile Kalina and 4×4.

Compact citizen to price

Like its predecessor, the Stawra, the Priora is a compact car that, in the case of Station Wagon, It is situated “between two waters“. With 4.35 m long is border between family derived from utility like Skoda Fabia Combi, Seat Ibiza ST, Renault Clio Grand Tour Y 207 SW, on the one hand; and the Kia Cee’d SW, Peugeot 308 SW or Hyundai i30 CW, for another.

On all it’s cheaper, so the price becomes a powerful argument for buying it: Tata Indigo only Lada Kalina and SW, which are smaller, cost less, although neither has nor such a powerful engine interior space or both. Equipamiento.Así also has more things, the most direct rival is the Dacia Logan Lada Break.

That Dacia is a bit longer than the Priora -Measures 4.47 m- and similarity engine, more expensive. A Break Laureate 2000 euros exits the Priora SW Luxe and somewhat less standard equipment carries -the Lada conditioner, electric rear windows or heated, for example seats, but has more options -airbags side front wheels 15 ” or radio with steering wheel.

With the 105 hp 1.6, its more like the Prioress engine always has seven seats. As well, Dacia provides a superior sense of quality and refinement that although it has been one of the most improved over the Stawra aspects, it remains one of the weaknesses of the Russian model.

There are two elements in the Luxe level Priora, alone, would give clues to identify the place of origin of this Lada: the aforementioned heating for the seats, which should be as essential to the harsh Russian winters as is the climate -also for serial summers in two of the three levels of prioress, with a heating mat under the trim gets temperature quickly and strongly heated part of the bench; and tires “all season” of the Russian Kama and therefore M + S considerately. This should allow comprobarlo- -We could have a plus grip on snow, although 100 euros extras Spanish dealers provided on the rims wheels summer, as conventional in most cars in this country, alloy series 14 inches.

Priora win with them, as are those tires ‘all season’ one of the elements to a greater extent, affect their behavior. And not positively. Under conditions in which we could try, with asphalt or water is dry, but still not very low temperatures– provide little lateral grip and poor motor skills in torn. By comparison to the situation where the best work is under braking. These, if they are strong, accompanied by some noise, like a worn pill despite not be.

In the first phase of approach to a curve is the address which it has the leading role, with a tendency to imprecision enhanced by a relationship very geared down. requires steering wheel more to get the same movement of the wheels than in other cars, what it is strange, especially in curves less radio, slower.

If the absence of a system that controls motor skills is something that does not go unnoticed, the same applies to stability control. In this sense it is necessary to clarify, because although it is true that the ESP is mandatory from 1 November, this rule only affects models whose approval occurs after that date. So things do not need the Priora from the legal point of view and Lada, for the moment, does not contemplate or as an option: In Russia they have only 20 percent of cars sold, while the ABS only reaches 57 percent, which gives an idea of ​​how different is its home market compared to the rest of Europe.

Without the participation of the ESP speed it is very evident with the wheels This compact family lose adherence to the slightest hint of change of address. The consequence is that the Priora has in these situations a neutral tendency to slide all four wheels simultaneously without understeer or oversteer neither sharply. That little grip additionally has another effect is that rocking sensation it is eliminated from the body , on the other hand, it does not seem to be very high with tires with better grip because the suspension of Priora seems to have a proper fit, able to contain the movements in extension and filter moderately well irregularities occupants. Nevertheless, which is not able to avoid is that when they appear lot of noise caused by lace pieces in the passenger compartment occur within the Priora -all plastics are duros- or the same gate. Nor loudness, once exceeding 100 km / h is low.