OREANDA-NEWS. Domestic SUV UAZ "Patriot" with an automatic transmission (automatic transmission) will be released in September 2019.

 The model will be equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission 6L50, which was developed by the French company Punch Powertrain and the American concern General Motors.  However, produce a gearbox in China.  The same transmission was previously installed on sedans Cadillac CTS and pickups Chevrolet Colorado.

 Time has shown the endurance of the machine and its relatively high degree of reliability.  The box resource reaches 200 thousand km.  All the weak points of the new UAZ transmission are well known.  For example, she does not like high speed, but rather long runs at a speed of 130 km / h and more.  Due to frequent similar walks at the box, the torque converter, its hub, bushings and rotary pumps may become unusable.