But in terms of price niche, it is rather a classmate of the more compact Lada Vesta. Kaiyi (it sounds like “Kai”) has recently started assembling using the SKD method at Avtotor in Kaliningrad, and such cars can already be bought, and by the end of the year a dealer network of 80 centers in the Russian Federation promised.
The updated Vesta has just been launched at AvtoVAZ in Togliatti and will go on sale in May.
One of the strengths of the Kaiyi E5 (which, by the way, is a clone of the rather successful Chery Arrizo 7) is its engine, says Za Rulem’s editor-in-chief Maxim Kadakov.
The 1.5-liter gasoline turbo four develops 147 horsepower. and already has a good reputation in Russia. The engine has a cast iron block that can be drilled and shrouded – repair kits are available for purchase. Reliable timing chain drive, operation on AI-92 gasoline, estimated resource of 300 thousand km. In a few, in addition to the manual transmission, a variator is offered with a resource of about 200 thousand km – such variators are produced in China in millions of copies and put on many different models.
- Engines with 16 valves should return to Vesta in May, and the variator will appear next year – in the starting versions, the power unit is different.
- “Behind the Wheel” can be seen on RuTube.