Italian Parliament Senate President Ignazio La Russa sold the Russian UAZ Patriot SUV given to him by former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. In this respect reports RIA Novosti, citing the newspaper Il Giornale.
It was noted that La Russa sold the vehicle due to the lack of spare parts and the fact that it was idle. Garage travel policy covers Fiat 500 and Jaguar.
Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi bought the car in January 2010. This is the first UAZ Patriot car produced at the Sollers Far Eastern automobile plant in Vladivostok. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the time that Berlusconi wanted an immediate reduction.
It happened before that knownIn which the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant tested the modernized UAZ Patriot SUV. The vehicle will receive a new power unit along with its updated appearance. UAZ launched the Patriot restyling project in September this year. As part of the modernization, the model will have an updated design for the first time since 2016. The car will be equipped with a two-liter diesel engine producing 130 horsepower. (288 Nm), production is localized at the Sollers Alabuga plant.
The engine will be combined with a 6-speed manual transmission. The same power unit is installed on commercial Sollers Argo, produced at UAZ plants.
Previously UAZ updated your oldest SUV.