Belgrade Car Show - Lada Kalina review

Lada Kalina na Beogradskom sajmu automobila 2007. Automobil je sasvim ok, neke stvari su za Ladu zaista odlicne, mnogo stvari je pobodljano u odnosu na prototip predstavljen prethodnih par godina. Kao sto je neko u komentarima rekao - jednostavno i simpaticno, dobar izbor za one sa niskim budzetom.

Lada Kalina on Belgrade Car Fair 2007. This car is quite ok, and some things are great for a car produced by russian Lada. Many things have been upgraded compared to a prototype presented on the Fair years ago. As someone in the comments said - nice and simple, good choice with someone who can't afford expensive car.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Lada
• Kalina
• Belgrade
• Fair
• Review

[goranratkovic]

If this is a copy of Opel Corsa, then bear in your mind that Avtovaz (Lada) and Opel (which is in fact General Motors) have cooperated together in the past 10-15 years. So, no use of blaming russians to have made a car that looks like their cooperant.

Btw, this is pretty nice car, with solid exterior/interior and costs about 8200€ in Serbia with Euro4 engine.

[OpelGTC]

I didn't said that it's a ,,copy,,.The Kalina is inspired,by the Opel Corsa B Sedane,but modified structure and a facelift...

[goranratkovic]

I agree thar Lada designers found inspiration in the Corsa B (not only sedane, but also in hatchback), yet generally Kalina is structyrally completely different. The same goes to interior.

And technically - everything is different. Although Avotvaz have experimented with GM/Opel engines in early 1990s, this 1.6 litre in Kalina as the same engine block and modified engine head like the Samara and 211x series before it. They all had the same engine block on 1.1, 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 engines.

[doomedface]

but the 1.4 litre engine is absolutely different. I have Kalina with this one.

[Chickenlool]

good looking

[psykotanks]

My Father have this car. I think it's underrated. Right, we only had it about 2 years but no problems during this time and the fuel economy is good.

[discocreator76]

Neither have the germans, VW interiors aren't as well made as this and are terrible quality... at least the russians dont claim to be the best!!

[CherepanovKV]

in Russia 6500 euro

[middimar]

russian cars are not there yet

[doomedface]

maybe =) but anyway, nice))

[doomedface]

I have 13000. Simillary, without problems. Consumption: 6/7/8 (95). 8 - with turned on conditioner.

[doomedface]

ok, look at new engines (1,4, 90 hp; 1,6 100 hp; 1,6 125 hp) and what would you say? 211x may only dream about them)

[mickeymoose76]

That looks quite nice, well moulded and attractive plastics, only thing is that the design looks about 10 years out of date..