The UAZ Patriot (UAZ-3163) is a

mid-size Mid-size—also known as intermediate—is a vehicle size class which originated in the United States and is used for cars larger than compact cars and smaller than full-size cars. "Large family car" is a UK term and a part of the D-segment in t ...

body-on-frame Body-on-frame, also known as ladder frame construction, is a common motor vehicle construction method, whereby a separate body or coach is mounted on a strong and relatively rigid vehicle frame or chassis that carries the powertrain (the engin ...

SUV A sport utility vehicle (SUV) is a car classification that combines elements of road-going passenger cars with features from off-road vehicles, such as raised ground clearance and four-wheel drive. There is no commonly agreed-upon definiti ...

produced by the

UAZ UAZ or Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: Ульяновский Автомобильный Завод, УАЗ, Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, UAZ, Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, UAZ) is an automobile manufacturer based in Ulyanovsk, Russia, ...

division of SeverstalAvto in

Ulyanovsk Ulyanovsk, known until 1924 as Simbirsk, is a city and the administrative center of Ulyanovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River east of Moscow. Population: The city, founded as Simbirsk (), was the birthplace of Vladimir Lenin (born ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a List of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia, Northern Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, largest country in the ...

. It was introduced in 2005 and replaced the older

UAZ Simbir The UAZ Simbir (Russian: Симбир for Leopard), or UAZ-3162, is a model of off-road vehicle produced at the Russian Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 2000–2005. This car is a completely new model in relation to the UAZ-469 and modifications ba ...

(UAZ-3162). Extensive use of newer parts, large carrying capacity, good

off-road Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicl ...

capabilities and an affordable price (<15,000

USD The United States dollar (symbol: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$ or U.S. Dollar, to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; referred to as the dollar, U.S. dollar, American dollar, or colloquially buck) is the official ...

) predicted good sales in Russia. 12,011 units were sold in the year 2007. The

accommodates five adults and can carry about of cargo.

Timeline

In October 2011, UAZ announced the release of a limited edition SUV in honour of the 70th anniversary of the plant. Cars of the anniversary series have different exterior and interior trim details. In May 2012, the plant built a restyled model of the UAZ Patriot with a different dashboard, which no longer had a handle for the front passenger. It had a new, safer four-spoke

steering wheel A steering wheel (also called a driving wheel (UK), a hand wheel, or simply wheel) is a type of steering control in vehicles. Steering wheels are used in most modern land vehicles, including all mass-production automobiles, buses, light and ...

from the German manufacturer Takata-Petri, 2DIN media player and a USB-connector for

flash drives A flash drive is a portable computer drive that uses flash memory. Flash drives are the larger memory modules consisting of a number of flash chips. A flash chip is used to read the contents of a single cell, but it can write entire block of cel ...

. In August 2013, UAZ started the production of a renewed Patriot with a new transfer case Dymos featuring electronic control. A facelifted UAZ Patriot debuted in 2014: the SUV got new bumpers, headlights, seats, an optional multimedia system with navigation and a rear back-up camera, some chassis improvements, and a new turbocharger for the diesel engine. The UAZ Patriot 4×4 and pickup were to be imported into the United States as the Bremach 4×4 SUV and Bremach Brio in 2022, but Bremach announced a cessation of operations and refunds of deposits as a consequence of the

2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in 2014. The invasion has resulted in tens of thousands of deaths on both sides. It has caused Europe's largest refugee crisis since World War II. An ...

Versions

Note that the Patriot Sport has been discontinued while the UAZ Cargo and UAZ Profi are now the UAZ Professional, and the UAZ Pickup truck is marketed separately. * UAZ Patriot Diesel (Originally the UAZ-31631, now the 31638) — equipped with the IVECO F1A (Fiat Ducato) 2.3 L 116 hp turbodiesel, it meets Euro-3 emission standards, has a top speed of and uses . Since 2012 it is available as the 31638 with the domestically produced turbodiesel ZMZ-51432 meeting Euro-4. * UAZ Cargo (UAZ-23602-050) — commercial pickup based on the 3163, with a long wheelbase and a shortened 2-person cabin. Available since 2008. * UAZ Pickup (UAZ-23632) — a 4-door 5-seat pickup truck based on the 3163, also with a 3000-mm long wheelbase. The pickup payload is . Available since August 2008. * UAZ Patriot Sport (UAZ-3164) — shorter-wheelbase version (wheelbase is reduced by and is , the length of the car to and luggage compartment volume was reduced to ). It was positioned by the developers as a car "''for young and active people''." Unlike the standard model, the UAZ Patriot Sport has a more narrow rear door openings and is the successor to the UAZ-3160. Due to the shorter overhangs the car has better maneuverability and a smaller turning radius. The UAZ-3164 features two different 2.7-liter petrol engines: the ZMZ-40904 producing 128 hp (Limited Edition) and the 112-horsepower ZMZ-4091 (in the Classic and Comfort versions). The

transmission Transmission may refer to: Medicine, science and technology * Power transmission ** Electric power transmission ** Propulsion transmission, technology allowing controlled application of power *** Automatic transmission *** Manual transmission *** ...

is a 5-speed manual from Korean Dymos Inc., similar to the one that is installed on the standard UAZ Patriot. The production of the UAZ Patriot Sport launched on July 1, 2010. On December 1, 2010, it was temporarily halted. * UAZ Profi (UAZ-236021, UAZ-236022, UAZ-236323, UAZ-236324) - commercial pickup based UAZ-3163, but with elongated to wheelbase, a short two-seater or dual four-door 5-seater cabin, cargo platform with two different width. UAZ Pros is equipped with rear- or all-wheel drive, engine ZMZ-409 051 with the increased to 147 hp relative to the initial capacity of the engine ZMZ-40906. Series production began in August 2017.

Specifications

*Wheel configuration: 4x4 *Number of seats: 5(9*) *Dimensions: /2000 (with roof frames) *Road clearance: *Equipped vehicle weight: *Full weight: *Cargo capacity: *Max. speed: *Fuel consumption at : / / (city /out-of-town/ mixed cycles) *Engine: ZMZ-409.10

Inline-four engine A straight-four engine (also called an inline-four) is a four-cylinder piston engine where cylinders are arranged in a line along a common crankshaft. The vast majority of automotive four-cylinder engines use a straight-four layout (with the ...

*Fuel: Gasoline A-92 * Bore X

stroke A stroke is a medical condition in which poor blood flow to the brain causes cell death. There are two main types of stroke: ischemic, due to lack of blood flow, and hemorrhagic, due to bleeding. Both cause parts of the brain to stop functionin ...

: *

Displacement Displacement may refer to: Physical sciences Mathematics and Physics *Displacement (geometry), is the difference between the final and initial position of a point trajectory (for instance, the center of mass of a moving object). The actual path ...

: *Maximum power: at 4600 rpm. *Maximum

torque In physics and mechanics, torque is the rotational equivalent of linear force. It is also referred to as the moment of force (also abbreviated to moment). It represents the capability of a force to produce change in the rotational motion of th ...

: at 3900 rpm. *Transmission: Mechanical, 5-stage *Gearbox: 2-stage(I-1, II-1,94) *Front brakes: ventilated disk-type with two cylinders and floating

caliper A caliper (British spelling also calliper, or in plurale tantum sense a pair of calipers) is a device used to measure the dimensions of an object. Many types of calipers permit reading out a measurement on a ruled scale, a dial, or a digital dis ...

*Rear brakes: drum-type, with one cylinder, with automatic adjustment of the clearance between the lining and the drum *Tyres: 225/75R16, 245/70R16

In service

* :

Armed Forces of Belarus The Armed Forces of the Republic of Belarus (, ) consist of the Ground Forces and the Air Force and Air Defence Forces, all under the command of the Republic of Belarus Ministry of Defence. Being a landlocked country, Belarus has no navy. In 20 ...

* * ::

Russian Police The Police of Russia () is the national law-enforcement agency in Russia, operating under the Ministry of Internal Affairs from . It was established by decree from Peter the Great and in 2011, replacing the Militsiya, the former police service. ...

(including 28 armored carsМВД потратит полмиллиарда рублей на бронемашины
// LENTA.RU от 15 мая 2013). :: Russian Border Troops ::

Russian Ground Forces The Russian Ground Forces (russian: Сухопутные войска �ВSukhoputnyye voyska V}), also known as the Russian Army (, ), are the land forces of the Russian Armed Forces. The primary responsibilities of the Russian Ground Forces ...

As of the end of 2017, 90 UAZ Patriots in the "Pick-Up" version are in service with the 30th Motorized Brigade of the Infantry of the Russian Army, near Samara. *:

Serbian Armed Forces The Serbian Armed Forces ( sr, Војска Србије, Vojska Srbije) is the military of Serbia. The President of Serbia acts as commander-in-chief of the armed forces, while administration and defence policy is carried out by the Government o ...

(56) * ::

National Police of Ukraine The National Police of Ukraine ( uk, Націона́льна полі́ція Украї́ни, translit=Natsionálʹna polítsiya Ukrayíny, ; , NPU), often simply referred to as the ( uk, Поліція, lit=Police, label=none), is the nation ...

Ukrainian Border Troops , Dorozhno-patrulnaya sluzhba, abbr. ДПС, DPS), Russian Traffic Patrol Service The State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS; uk, Державна Прикордонна Служба України, ''Derzhavna Prykordonna Sluzhba Ukrayin ...

Donetsk People's Republic The Donetsk People's Republic ( rus, Донецкая Народная Республика, Donetskaya Narodnaya Respublika, dɐˈnʲetskəjə nɐˈrodnəjə rʲɪˈspublʲɪkə; abbreviated as DPR or DNR, rus, ДНР) is a Territorial ...

(UAZ-23632-148 Esaul) *

Luhansk People's Republic The Luhansk or Lugansk People's Republic (russian: Луга́нская Наро́дная Респу́блика, Luganskaya Narodnaya Respublika, ; abbreviated as LPR or LNR, rus, ЛНР) is a disputed entity created by Russian-backed ...

(UAZ-23632-148 Esaul)

References

Bibliography

*Mark Galeotti & Adam Hook, ''Combat Vehicles of Russia's Special Forces – Spetsnaz, airborne, Arctic and interior troops'', New Vanguard series 282, Osprey Publishing Ltd, Oxford 2020.

External links

*
Official UAZ Patriot website

Russian UAZ Patriot community
{{UAZ timeline 1980 to date Mid-size sport utility vehicles 2000s cars 2010s cars UAZ Cars of Russia Police vehicles