IN THE WORLD OF MACHINES

Almost no crossover: whether to buy Infiniti FX II
For half a million now you can buy a Duster in the maximum configuration or another decently packed compact crossover - but there will be as much sport and aggression…

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Dead end: why GAZ-3111 did not become a mass car
Already in the late eighties, a few years before the official “demise” of the USSR, each fundamentally new model was given to Soviet automobile plants with great difficulty. The exception…

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Karapet and Mihleon: unknown Soviet experimental cars
If we are not too lazy to rummage in the yellowed Soviet books, magazines, newspapers and penetrate the depths of the archives of the domestic auto industry, we face an…

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Design from Zagato, Japanese salon and someone else's index: myths and facts about the VAZ-2110
Among the many models with a difficult fate, developed in Soviet times, the "pregnant antelope" stands alone. After all, the “ten” was for many the long-awaited model of the VAZ,…

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Motors Aurus
Our previous material on the “economy” of the “Cortege” project (Aurus) caused a lot of complaints, for the most part - the following property: they say, the Kolesa.ru editors raised…

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5 reasons to love and hate Chery Amulet

Nowadays, this car can hardly be seen on the Moscow streets, but in the Russian outback they are not at all uncommon. But this is not interesting, but the range of opinions that characterize reviews about him on the Internet. After all, very polar opinions literally coexist here – from “I would not recommend it to anyone if you are not a masochist” to “a great car, my wife even shed tears when we sold our Mule after so many years of impeccable service!” Yes, it’s about Chinese liftback Chery Amulet. Continue reading

No drive – no problem: buy a Suzuki Grand Vitara

Grand Vitara broke into our market in 2005 as a bright class star. Still, a modern and comfortable frameless crossover with real off-road attributes: ponizhaykoy and tight locking center differential. A big plus (for those who are subject to stereotypes) was the fact that only Japanese cars were supplied to our market. But in recent years, sales of fairly aged Vitara in Russia looked so pitiful that the SUV produced in Japan left the Russian market in 2016. Continue reading

Contrary to stereotypes: the smallest cars of the Russian market

The car market is a reflection of consumer demands: today it is dominated by sedans and crossovers, because everyone needs cars “bigger and more difficult”. However, there is a certain consumer audience, the tastes of which are radically different: for the money available, they are looking primarily for a compact machine. What options does today’s market offer them? Continue reading

A good pont is more expensive than money: we buy a Bentley Continental GT l

If in the West this car is associated with wealth and solid age, then in our country it is perceived as a toy of major and golden youth. This stereotype successfully accompanies a large number of resonant stories. Noticed – we did not even indicate the value of the proposed purchase? And the appraisal service agrees with our approach, so I refused to give the recommended retail price. Continue reading

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Not cheap, but angry: review and video of Skoda Scala
Unlike its platform platform relative, Skoda Kamiq, another 2019 Geneva premiere, the Skoda Scala hatchback, will definitely not appear in Russia - at least in the foreseeable future. It remains…

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A simple solution: how to drive a new Nissan crossover every year
Most of the buyers of new cars are still acting “in the old manner”, buying a car on credit, and having paid it, they sell a car in three years…

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