For an inexperienced in the intricacies of the trade policy of a person, it may become incomprehensible how the Ukrainian automaker in such a short time appeared so many models by name. But the most paradoxical thing is that all this abundance is a round dance of modifications and improvements to the Korean model that has successfully taken root at the facilities of the Zaporizhzhya Automobile Plant. Despite the real progress and quite significant improvement that this model has undergone, changes in its name have occurred for a very banal and far from technical innovations reason.
Since June 2009, ZAZ has expired the term of the contract with the auto giant GM DAT, and everything that used to be called Daewoo Sens and Chevrolet Lanos began to enter the Russian market in a single brand package ZAZ Chance. Reviews of all the options for the creation of the hands of Ukrainian automakers are very flattering. The model in its former incarnations left a rather pleasant impression, and domestic motorists, already familiar with the products of the Ukrainian automobile plant, were not at all embarrassed by such radical changes in the name.
Brand changes and pricing are all the innovations that awaited this model. What was commonly called Sens will become ZAZ Chance 1.3, Chevrolet Lanos in a new hypostasis develops into ZAZ Chance 1.5. At the same time, components and parts remain the same. A one and a half liter engine of Romanian origin comes from the DWAR factory. In addition, options with engines 1.4 and 1.6 from a South Korean manufacturer continue to exist on the domestic market of Ukraine. The good news for Russian motorists will be the appearance of a hatchback with an engine of 1.3, before officially it could only be bought in Ukraine.
Reading now reviews about ZAZ Chance, it is not difficult to trace all the same virtues that the models with the previous names were proud of. Reliability, practicality and simplicity against the background of low cost became the main reasons that made this affordable foreign car a worthy competitor to the VAZ classic. The main advantage of ZAZ Chance, the reviews of the owners make it clear, this is foreign-brand comfort and exterior design, albeit in the usual biotraditions, but with Italian accents.
The car proved to be excellent in riding on poor-quality road surfaces, and the four-season climate also became a real test for the model. Successfully coping with all the nuances, the car was so liked by the domestic consumer that it can be found in the urban crowd, and in the vast country roads and roads.
Very flattering reviews about ZAZ Chance are complemented by the fact that the car can often be found as the main model of many taxi services. A similar choice of domestic entrepreneurs was made thanks to a successful combination of price, cost of service, technical specifications and operational properties.
Assessing all the comments about ZAZ Chance, one can come to the conclusion that the model is oriented towards representatives of the Lada Samara 2 family as the main competitor. Its dynamism is distinguished as an advantage, the car is inferior to the internal free space. But in a company of four people you can make quite long journeys thanks to more comfortable and convenient chairs.
Reviews about ZAZ Chance also mark this car as a one hundred percent budget model. It does not require a special relationship, most of the maintenance and repair operations can be carried out in an ordinary garage. But even if the need for more complicated repairs will lead the owner of Chance to the service station, the masters are already perfectly aware of the nuances of this model.
The disadvantages of ZAZ Chance are the thickness of the metal body, sometimes the engine settings need to be adjusted. Car design is commonplace. It clearly lacks orientation to a specific gender. In a word, a budget worker, a hard worker with a huge history that has its roots in Korean cars, and masters from many countries participated in the assembly process.