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Volga Siber is a car that was produced from 2008 to 2010 at the Gorky Automobile Plant in Russian Federation. Interesting fact is that it was created on the basis of American classic passenger cars of the Dodge and Chrysler brands, and the design was developed by employees of the world-famous English company UltraMotiv.

Initially this sedan was called GAZ Siber, but after some time it became known as Volga Siber. Many foreign owners mistakenly translate the name of the model as cyberspace, but in fact this word means the region of the Russian Federation - Siberia.

No matter how much we want it, it’s almost impossible to buy a new Volga Cyber ​​at the price of 2015. However, not so long ago a rumor appeared on the Internet that production of this car would resume again in 2017. Time will tell how true this is. Taking into account its previous cost, we can easily say that it will be 200 thousand higher than in 2010. Then the price for it started from 500 thousand rubles, depending on the configuration.

Volga Cyber ​​technical specifications

Initially, the developers planned to release many different configurations of the new Volga, but in the end they limited themselves to only the difference in the gearbox. The basic model came out with a 4-cylinder engine, 2.4 liters and automatic transmission. The power unit produced 143 hp and accelerated to 100 km/h in just 11.4 seconds.

To the surprise of most buyers, the maximum speed this car could reach 190 km/h. Which is significantly more than all of its predecessors. The car has a galvanized body, front airbags, ABS and air conditioning, which is essential for all domestic cars.

Volga Cyber ​​owner reviews

In comparison with its brothers, this Volga received many positive feedback to your address. However, the disadvantages of this car were also noted. For example, its 140 mm ground clearance, which caused a bit of difficulty while driving on unpaved and bumpy roads.

Also, initially the Volga Siber was only available for sale with automatic transmission, which greatly upset drivers who were accustomed to manual transmission. But thanks similar reviews, soon the Volga was released with a five-speed manual transmission transmission As for the new car, unfortunately, there is no data yet. All that remains is to wait for official statements from the GAZ Group company.

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The Volga Cyber ​​is a domestic mid-size sedan produced between 2008 and 2010. It was presented by the Russian company GAZ Group at the Interauto-2007 exhibition in Moscow on August 29, 2007. Although during the demonstration the model was called GAZ Siber, it was later renamed Volga Siber. The entire GAZ model range.

History of creation

During the nineties, the design staff of the automobile plant in the city of Gorky was already working on the brand new Volga - a car that would replace the already outdated car, which had its own pedigree from the one designed in the mid-1960s.

No matter how it is a pity, neither the “nomenklatura” nor the Volga cars designed during the post-Soviet period (3103, 3104 and 3111) could become models that would be produced in series.

Even the fact that several hundred models were produced did not save the situation, and multiple restylings, along with modernizations for the already old Volga, could not make it modern. The situation was not affected even by the presence of a sixteen-valve power unit.

The pinless barge suspension remained an archaism of its time, since the appearance and ergonomic component, regardless of the model, corresponded to the fashion of the twentieth century. But in fact, a new century has already arrived.

After the owner of the plant was changed in 2000, or rather, controlling stake Oleg Deripaska's company began to own shares in GAZ OJSC, and small innovations began. The owner was not happy with the current situation, which is why GAZ carried out a large-scale restructuring, during which a whole list of projects and areas was curtailed.

The main goal pursued by Oleg Deripaska’s company was to transform an unprofitable enterprise into a profitable production. The situation was a bit repetitive, Gorkovsky to survive automobile plant should be done with the help of commercial equipment, which was the main emphasis.

More plant difficulties

It is clear that the division " Passenger cars“In the mid-2000s, it was possible to improve the old Volga, however, it was competitive with foreign ones only in linear dimensions.

The Russian vehicle was losing ground in terms of comfort, ergonomics, reliability and safety. Everyone understood that it was needed radically new car, which does not have common nodes with the previous database.

Since GAZ already had experience in purchasing foreign companies in order to develop its own model range(English company LDV Group), the company decided not to rack its brains and act in the same way with passenger cars.

Therefore, the owners of GAZ decided not only to acquire a license to produce a foreign car, but also to buy assembly plant Sterling Heights Assembly for $150,000,000, owned by Daimler Chrysler.

This plant produced various cars, such as, and, and our Volga also had “twin brothers” Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus. The idea cannot be called bad, since instead of the already morally backward Volga, the Nizhny Novgorod plant planned to produce fairly modern mid-size cars, which, in terms of classification and intended purpose, were an analogue of the Volga.

It is also very important that american car, if you do not pay attention to the front-wheel drive layout, in the general concept it was closer to the Gorky Automobile Plant than similar cars from Asia or Europe.

Car base

Do not forget that the Russian enterprise had overseas roots - the debut products were Ford A and AA cars. They decided to take the Chrysler JR41 front-wheel drive platform as the basis for the car, which was more than 4.8 meters long.

The model can hardly be called old, because Sebring and Stratus of this generation were launched on the production line in 2000, and the version for Europe was shown a year later.

For the Russian version, they decided to increase the ground clearance, because the quality of the roads here, however, as always, is at a low level. What else was needed? Everyone was sure that this was the ideal vehicle. And the company itself also set its own goals.

In the first year of production, their plans were to produce about 10,000 sedans, and in 2009 - already 45,000. In the future, they planned to produce a good amount at the plant - 65,000 units. But the design capacity of the enterprise itself was as much as 100,000 copies!

Further life of the sedan

It's sad, but the car came out Russian market right when the financial crisis broke out in 2008. March was marked by the release of a pilot production batch, and already in the summer Cybers began to be mass-produced.

August allowed the long-awaited deliveries of cars to begin, and a couple of months later, in October, the sedan could be freely purchased by anyone who wanted it (more precisely, who had the money).

Following the fall in the price of oil and the fact that the country had a large external debt, a financial and economic crisis broke out in the Russian Federation in 2008. Banks began to suffer large losses and very quickly removed their own lending programs.

But this could not but affect ordinary consumers, who were Cyber’s potential buyers. The plan for the production of sedans was immediately revised, and in 2008 it was decided to create 3,000 cars, and the following year only 10,000.
It’s a pity, but with a serious price tag of more than 500 thousand rubles, the Volga was not the most interesting offer on the quickly collapsing market. Based on this, in 2008, out of 1,717 cars produced by the Gorky Automobile Plant, only 428 were purchased by customers.

In fact, it was an absolute collapse, and therefore the management was forced to complete production in the spring (March) of 2009. This year allowed the production of only 200 sedans.

Although, in principle, the company had difficulties with the sale of cars already in the 4th quarter of 2008, after which the company stopped several times, which even affected the remaining conveyors, which included commercial vehicles.

And the latter, precisely, was the main bread of the entire plant. It is not difficult to guess that thanks to the sharp drop in sales of new cars, the plant began to owe about 20 billion rubles to its suppliers and creditors.

Attempts to help with implementation

At this stage, the plant even adopted a resolution to freeze the production of standard Volgas with the possibility of defrosting them if the situation improved, but this could not solve the financial difficulties.

The company had no choice but to try to get out of the critical situation in another way - to lay off about 10 thousand workers and switch to a shorter work week.

To increase the material component, the company was even able to quickly get rid of its own English asset - the LDV Holdings enterprise, which produced Maxus commercial vehicles.
The government came to the rescue, providing an order for the sale of more than 400 sedans to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry emergency situations Russian Federation, since the car was included in the list vehicles Russian production for centralized government procurement.

February 2009 allowed the Russian Government to adopt a resolution to provide financial support to the GAZ Group. It is worth admitting that despite this, 2009 was not a very successful year for Cyber ​​- they released and sold slightly less than 3,000 models.

But the sedan was lucky - a state support program was released, implying its inclusion in the list of cars included in the state recycling program, which allows saving about 50 thousand rubles.

The following year, 2010, the economy gradually began to recover, and the market of the Russian Federation began to gradually rise. But due to interruptions in the supply of production components, production was frozen again, producing only 5,000 vehicles this year.

Recycling program

It was possible to raise the level of sales of unclaimed cars with the help of own program for the recycling of passenger cars. Its essence was to provide an additional discount - 70 thousand rubles, which, together with the state recycling program, provided the consumer with the opportunity to save up to 120 thousand rubles.

Both individuals and legal entities in any region of the Russian Federation. The company decided to throw all its efforts into “waking up” the residents of a large country.

But this did not save the situation. The model continued to be unprofitable for the plant, so it was decided to close its production in October 2010. It turns out that the car was only able to last a couple of years, and it never managed to survive the consequences of the financial crisis.

IN total Less than 9 thousand copies were produced, but not all of them were sold. Comfortable cars worked under the Kuban Express taxi at airports in the Krasnodar Territory. This project was launched by the company “Basel”, which, in fact, was under the management of Oleg Deripaska.

It is worth noting that in pre-crisis times, the American car “shared” its own power unit with the “indigenous” Volga. Starting in the summer of 2006, the GAZ-31105 came with the same 2.4-liter Chrysler engines produced in Mexico.

Exterior

Distinguish by appearance Siber from overseas brothers was quite difficult. Yes, there were different bumpers, a different radiator grille and optics that met Russian requirements.

However, this is probably where the differences end. Therefore, calling the car purely Russian simply won’t raise one’s hand. It is also a very interesting fact that during the “Russification” process, the appearance of the American was modified by an outside contractor - the English body shop Ultramotive.

It’s a shame that during improvements by American specialists in 2003, the car had already lost its oval air intake, into which the famous Volgovsky “whalebone” in the style of the debut 21st fit perfectly. Instead, Sebring was given a trapezoidal grille, which was a bit reminiscent of the nose of a German Audi.

The front of the Cyber ​​had the famous “whalebone” in the mouth of the air intake, which was still present on the oldest 21st model.

If we talk about the Russified variation of Cyber, it also lost the Chrysler “bird” on the grille, which again brought back memories of . The rear-mounted lights had center ridges downwards, while on the Cyber ​​they were straight. The front lighting of the American version looked better and more stylish.

The mirrors on the sides of the GAZ car were larger, which was a more acceptable solution. The front bumper, together with the Volga's radiator grille, was more modern, and the rear bumper of the American model was voluminous and without reflectors. From the photo you can see all the similarities.

Interior

If we talk about the internal space of the GAZ Cyber, it was comfortable, since it used seats with a frame from Ford Fusion. The rear sofa had an armrest in the middle part, and headrests for passengers were installed on the sides. Sebring did not have these elements. Moreover, only the Russian version of the American was spacious inside, which allows even tall people to sit comfortably in the cabin.

How else did the Volga differ from the American sedan? The Russian one had white dials on dashboard, the ability to change the speed of an automatic transmission in manual mode, more spacious luggage space and a stiffer suspension that behaved more confidently on bad roads. And these are the differences between the model and the American version. The interior itself, in general, was simply heaven and earth in comparison with its predecessor.

Already the basic Comfort package had air conditioning, a pair of airbags, ABS, traction control, electric adjustment of the driver's seat in 6 directions, an audio system and more.

The luxury version was equipped with a leather interior with wood trim, and the driver's seat was adjustable in as many as 10 directions.

The driver was presented with a comfortable and light steering wheel, behind which there was a switch for turns, lighting and a regulator for the wipers. The entire front panel was very ergonomic and stylish. There was a feeling that you really were behind the wheel of a foreign car (although that was the case).

A pair of white massive round sensors stood out on the dashboard, where the left one was responsible for the number of revolutions of the power unit, and the right one for speed limit. In the left corner there was a fuel level sensor, and in the right corner the engine temperature was displayed. In the large circles there were also small information displays that showed information about the speed engaged, handbrake and so on.

Interior features

The interior has a convenient and ergonomic arrangement of climate system deflectors. On the center console there were controls for controlling the climate system itself, the music system and other options. To the right, on the panel itself you could find a small glove compartment for storing the necessary small things.

It will be extremely difficult for an ordinary person to find many differences in the interior of the Siber and Sebring, because in appearance they differ only in different trim levels. In addition, there are GAZ emblems, including on the steering wheel.

On the left driver's door there are power window control buttons and other adjustments. The seats received good lateral support and headrests. They are very comfortable to sit on; even the basic version has many electrical adjustments for the driver's seat.

Naturally, no one forgot the seat belts. There is enough free space above your head. Between the driver and the passenger sitting next to him there is an opening armrest in which you can also store necessary things.

The rear row of seats can accommodate up to three adults, with plenty of knee and headroom. There are also headrests and seat belts. If two people are sitting, you can pull out a comfortable armrest from the backrest.

There was room for two cup holders on the transmission tunnel. Luggage compartment has never been flawed on the Volga, and Siber was no exception. The trunk turned out to be roomy and comfortable, with 453 liters of usable space.

Specifications

Power unit

Experts decided that only a couple of modifications that differ only in transmission would be enough. The power unit was a four-cylinder sixteen-valve engine with a displacement of 2.4 liters.

The motor allowed reaching 143 horsepower. This could not be called the limit, and he could not argue with the German “charged” sedans, but for calm ride on the Russian road it was quite enough.

It is also important that the engine was not carburetor, but already injection. The car reached the first hundred in 11.5 seconds, and its maximum speed was 200 km/h. Fuel consumption was not critical, but it also could not be called minimal.

Transmission

It was equipped with either a four-speed automatic gearbox or a five-speed manual gearbox.

Suspension

For improved mobility Russian roads specialists tuned the sedan's suspension, increasing the rigidity of the elastic elements, which had a good effect on handling. Rear suspension It turned out to be independent, just like the front one. Springs are installed along with hydraulic shock absorbers.

Steering

It had a hydraulic booster, which made it possible to drive a rather large sedan without any difficulties.

Brake system

Already in basic configuration Volga Siber had ABS system and came with disk brake mechanisms on all wheels. Moreover, the front ones were also ventilated.

Volga crash test

Price and options

You can purchase a solid sedan of “Russian-American” production at a price of 200,000 rubles. The higher the cost of the car, the newer it is, the better maintained it is, which is important, because new sedans are no longer produced. Also, the price tag may depend on the level of equipment.

The standard “Comfort” package includes an air conditioning system, an anti-lock braking system, ABS, and traction control. ASR systems, hydraulic power steering wheel, electric mirrors with heating function (can be folded using electric drive), CD receiver with speakers, audio amplifier, central lock on all doors, a steering column with height adjustment and an electric drive for adjusting the seats in six positions.

All Cyber ​​configurations have a galvanized body, which has increased resistance to corrosion.

The dashboard, together with the steering wheel, has a pair of airbags - for the driver and the passenger sitting next to him. The sun visors received tinted mirrors with anti-reflective coating. There is also a full-size spare tire. It is easy to notice that even the standard equipment has received a solid “mincemeat”.

The “Lux” package already has seats made of genuine leather, a dashboard with lacquered wood inserts, a heating function for the driver’s seat and the passenger sitting next to him, cast rims and tires with a radius of R16 (standard equipment has 15-inch ones), front foglights and an increased number of seat settings (10 directions). The sedan could be painted in 4 colors - the car could be black, silver, gold and dark blue.

For the first time, domestic car enthusiasts learned about the Volga Cyber ​​back in 2007, when in Moscow the GAZ group presented, according to their statements, a new product. But, in fact, this is just an American model produced under license from Chrysler under the Sebring symbol. The licensed Volga copied the entire technical layout, as well as design details.

Today we will try to figure out what is presented in technical terms, having studied the Volga Cyber ​​from a photo, we will determine what the design is, how the interior is arranged, and the like. We will find out all the features, description, whether you can buy the car now or not. We’ll also find out, perhaps, there are owner reviews for the GAZ Volga Siber; we’ll give examples.

Design

The new Volga did not last long on the assembly line; by 2010, sales had fallen catastrophically and the manufacturer abandoned further production.

The appearance of the car clearly excludes European or even Russian motifs, which is not strange, because it is initially “American” in its entirety.

They didn’t change anything radically, a vulgar backside, a modest and specific full face. Only the side part, due to the elongated lines, somehow combines with the previous Volgas. That is, you can catch exactly that detail of the wide, swinging premium Volga cars of the Soviet era.

Exterior

Although the Volga Cyber ​​does not have the proper sympathy from the outside, it still looks much nicer than the wretched domestic “31”. It has its own style, certain design directions and continuity, if we talk about the donor. From the front, wide squints of the optics and a trapezoidal radiator grille, traditionally with an abundance of chrome parts, peer into the distance.

The side part in the stern area causes a frankly double impression. On the one hand, it is clearly a sedan, but if you look from the rear, you get the feeling that this is a coupe. Characteristically littered racks. But, nevertheless, this is a sedan with a characteristic “tail” of the trunk. The dimensions classify the Volga Cyber ​​as class D, the Volga is 4858 mm long, 1792 mm wide, and 1409 mm high.

Interior

Despite the fact that the interior looks frankly old-fashioned, there is no disgust from it. Nice appearance, the most interesting thing is that the quality of the finish has been preserved in America. There are decorative inserts in the form of metal plates or wood, which gives the interior a certain chic and solidity.

The equipment for those years was rather weak, but if you accept that the models are generally from the early 90s or even the late 80s, everything falls into place.

The Volga sedan is equipped with a sporty dashboard combination with bright white inserts.

On the central part they found a home for a modest radio and a small climate control panel. By the way, the Volgov steering wheel is in all its glory, naturally, without any bells and whistles.

Specifications

Technical characteristics of the Volga Cyber, what about the suspension, what engine, gearbox? Let's start with the engine. There is only one engine presented here, the Volga Siber 2.4 liter petrol. The Volga Cyber ​​with a 2.4-liter unit generates 143 hp. With. and 210 Nm. Depending on the modification, two “boxes” are offered: 4-speed “automatic” front wheel drive and a 5-speed manual transmission also with front-wheel drive. Fuel consumption is within 10 liters per “hundred”.

The suspension is borrowed from the “American”, namely under the Chrysler JR41 symbol, with independent suspensions on both axles. MacPherson strut at the front, lots of linkage at the rear, complete with stabilizers and coil springs. There is also power steering for easier taxiing. Both axes feature disc “pancakes”, with electronic assistant ABS. It's like a factory tuning. Volga Cyber ​​spare parts for the suspension are difficult to get, and similarly for the engine, so it’s a strange decision to buy a used Cyber.

Options and prices

At the dawn of production, only two configurations of the Volga Cyber ​​were offered, the base and, accordingly, the top. Today, taking into account the fact that the models are no longer in production, they can only be found on the secondary market. Accordingly, the price will be lower, within 190,000 rubles in good condition. As for the equipment, the basic version was equipped with:

• Two airbags.
• Hydraulic booster.
• Front seat drive (unprecedented chic for the domestic auto industry).
• Air conditioner.
• Drive and heated mirrors.
• Electrical package and much more.

The top versions added:

• Leather trim.
• Heated seats.
• "casting".
• Illuminated cup holders.
• Headlight washer.
• Fog lights.

The premiere of the Volga Siber sedan took place at the Interauto auto show in Moscow in 2007. The car was presented under the name GAZ Siber. The car was developed on the front-wheel drive Chrysler JR41 base, which was used in the Dodge Stratus and Chrysler Sebring. The design of the car was developed by the English studio UltraMotive. The designers were given the task of using American developments to create cars with classic features Russian cars. From American models on the same platform GAZ Volga Siber is distinguished by a radiator grille, bumpers and headlights. To adapt to Russian roads, the ground clearance was increased and the suspension stiffness was increased. Serial production of the model began in the summer of 2008. At the same time, deliveries of GAZ Volga Siber to large corporate customers began. The car went on sale only in the fall. Initially it was planned to equip the car with engines of 2 and 2.4 liters. But only cars with 2.4-liter engines were put into mass production. The first cars were equipped with a four-speed automatic transmission transmission In April 2010, Volga Siber received a five-speed manual transmission.

Technical characteristics of GAZ Volga Siber

sedan

Average car

• width 1,792mm
• length 4,858mm
• height 1,409mm
• ground clearance 140mm
• seats 5