They also differ in engines
Editor-in-Chief «Behind the wheel» Maxim Kadakov tested the Lada Vesta 1.8 Evo with the WanLiYang CVT18 CVT, told how the car behaves, and also compared the new product with the previously released version, equipped with the old CVT and a different engine.
It is worth adding that previously the car was equipped with a French HR16 engine, which produced 113 hp, as well as a Japanese Jatco variator. Now the AvtoVAZ flagship has received a Russian 1.8 Evo engine with a power of 122 hp and a Chinese CVT.
The variator has a mode for manually switching quasi-gears. I indulged and quit – it makes no sense. Because both in the city and on the highway, the variator selects the optimal gear ratio. And it’s convenient to overtake. You drove a Vesta with an HR16 engine and a Jatco JF015e? variator. So, Vesta 1.8 with a WLY variator is faster in all modes – both when accelerating from a standstill with the pedal to the floor, and in partial accelerations.
Maxim Kadakov