You can buy a car imported under the parallel import scheme in Russia for the price of a Chinese car, reports “Behind the Wheel” magazine. Popular ones include the Suzuki Baleno, Chevrolet Onyx, Hyundai Santa Fe and Samsung QM6.
Suzuki Baleno is a third-generation small hatchback that will be produced from 2022. In 2025, the cost of a car is 2.5 million rubles. Last year’s, but also new ones without mileage are cheaper.
An alternative would be the Chevrolet Onix sedan, produced in Uzbekistan. In terms of size, it is slightly larger than the Lada Vesta. Such a car can be purchased for 1.7-2.2 million rubles.
The new, fifth-generation Hyundai Santa Fe crossover is officially sold in Korea and Kazakhstan. Samples from both countries are imported to Russia. The car looks very brutal. Prices start from 5.7 million rubles.
Samsung QM6 is also known by another name: Renault Koleos. The third generation of the model is presented in June 2024. The design of the crossover is based on the Chinese Geely Monjaro. Prices in Russia start from 3 million rubles.
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According to him, first of all, it is necessary to decide on the engine. The most popular engine is the five-cylinder diesel 2.4 (181 or 215 hp). It is good in terms of resource, but not so much in terms of the amount of trouble. The intake manifold, injectors, EGR valve and particulate filter become dirty. All this manifests itself in a mileage of 100-150 thousand kilometers.
There are also cars with gasoline engines. Units have high oil consumption. The resource is about 250 thousand kilometers. Automatic transmission is designed for a service life of 350 thousand kilometers. An additional radiator is installed to prevent overheating.
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Source: Gazeta
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