OREANDA-NEWS. AvtoVAZ finishes adaptation of 1.8-liter engine to the automatic transmission. This is the power unit is installed on a high hatchback LADA XRAY. it was announced by the head of the project "Family Car XRAY”, Oleg Grunenkov. According to him, the last calibration of the engine with a capacity of 1.8 liters combined with a "robot" were conducted on the tests in Sochi, and the final version of the work of these joints and the system will be presented to journalists on a test drive, which will be held at the end of January.

In an interview with the official "Lada Club", Oleg Grunenkov said that the problem of transmission of torque from the 1.8-liter engine to the gearbox is solved by the use of "smart" electronic system that leverages the power and torque of the motor, but at the same time it protects from the peak loads on the gear box. "AMT, which we use in conjunction with a motor of 1.8, was developed on the basis of our VAZ box 2180 and you will notice that we have overcome not only the peak loads, but the level of noise that is transmitted from the transmission into the cabin," - said the head of the project, who was cited by the edition of "AvtoSreda."

Oleg Grunenkov also said that "robot" is adaptive. "AMT gets used to the driver. It has about 28 programs that are adjusted to the driver. That is your mode, in which you ride, is calculated by the computer and the program that is used commonly, is laid at the next driving. Therefore, your style is determined by the computer, and AMT adapts to you. In cars with the manual transmission the function “kick down” is made interesting, so the car responds very quick to shifting gears. Quick response is needed, such as when you are passing a truck on the highway, where it is important active safety. We are constantly improving the AMT system. For example, the reaction of the pedal at the new LADA will be much faster than the current models have".