TagAZ "hardy": owner reviews

In Russia, is developing the automotive industry. A few years ago the list of domestic brands has added a new producer – TagAZ. This produces not only passenger cars but also light commercial vehicles. Among the latter it is worth noting TagAZ "hardy". Owner reviews, specifications, and other useful information will be discussed in our today's article.

Characteristics

What is this car? TagAZ "hardy" is a compact truck, produced at the facilities of Taganrog automobile plant since 2012. The machine is designed to be the most affordable in its class. TagAZ "hardy" has no competitors in its price range. The machine is designed for small urban transport, its compact size and maneuverability.

The Car TagAZ "hardy" is available in several versions:

• Flatbed.
• Tilt and isothermal van.
• Refrigerator.

Car Design

TagAZ "hardy" has simple décor of the cabin. Externally, the design is very similar to the Japanese minivans of the 90s (in particular, «Toyota Noah”). The Cabin of the truck is very narrow. Bumper, regardless of configuration, is not painted in body color. However, there are round fog lamps. Head same optics are very high. Grille – also black and slightly out beyond the boundaries of optics on the hood.

The Car TagAZ "hardy" is quite compact wings with a small repeaters of turns. Door handles and mirror – also unpainted. Wheels – forged, 14 inches. At the rear are single “rays” that once again shows the ownership of the car to an easy class. The machine has high ground clearance of 17.5 cm. Back just remember the Chinese “PAC” 1031, which has the same narrow chassis and a wide booth. This is not surprising, because half of the components were borrowed trucks from China. For example, you can take TagAZ “Master”, the same “the Dong-Feng”, only in the Russian version.

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Interior of car

Inside TagAZ “hardy» - a typical “Chinese”. Even the wooden finishing done on the same principle as "Photons", "the Bas” and other Asian trucks. Panel Design – simple and austere. For at least six, so characterize TagAZ "hardy" owner reviews. The center console has two small vent, a couple of buttons, the radio and the control unit stove. At the feet of the passenger is compact glove box. The wheel – a three-spoke, made of hard plastic. On the column there are two “petal-switch”. The wheel does not come with airbag. There is only one belt with pretensioner. Between the driver and the passenger seat is barely enough space for the scenes of gearbox and hand brake lever (it is ordinary for a cable actuated drive). Instrument panel – with white scales. Tachometer is missing, which is very strange for a truck. Door cards trimmed in leatherette. There are no power window – the window opens normal "oars".

The owner Reviews say that the inside is sorely lacking places. Also there is a convenient glove box, which would fit the documentation in A-4 format (as in ‘gazelles"). But in this field often have to carry the shipping documents and invoices. There are also problems with the seat adjustment.

Technical specifications

In the same way as in the case of ‘Gazelles" (before the advent of the “Business”), under the hood is the only petrol unit. Its displacement is 1.3 liters, the power – 78 horsepower. Torque at 4 thousand revs – 102 Nm. Paired with this engine is manual transmission 5 steps. This is the only engine in the lineup, available for TagAZ "hardy". Technical characteristics it is quite weak. Therefore, in passport data maximum lifting capacity 990 kg in vehicle performance. Due to the small working volume of the engine has a high efficiency. In the urban cycle commercial TagAZ "hardy" consumes up to 9 litres of fuel. Motor meets environmental standard «Euro 4». It is called "digests" of the 92-th gasoline. The machine is not dynamic, however, can travel at a speed of 100-110 kilometers per hour. But the most comfortable this car is considered to be the speed of 80 kilometers per hour. Also, it is understood that she has a high center of gravity because of the huge clearance. Car Walki in the turns, especially at full load.

Sales and transportation

Thanks to its compact dimensions,"hardy" a competitive car for local transportation. Length of the car is 4.4 meters, width – 1.7 meters, height-not more than two (depending on body). High ground clearance allows access to any point of discharge, including sharp slopes and high curbs. The car can travel where you are not rotated even a three-meter "GAZelle". This, as noted by manyowners in their reviews, the main advantage of commercial vehicle "hardy".

Problem

Many owners complain not on weak specifications. TagAZ “hardy” has a low build quality. So, a year after the operation peeling paint on the gas tank (have to handle floatstone), there are problems with the steering. The instrument panel is not informative, sometimes called "buggy" speedometer and odometer. But THEN you need to place strictly at the specified mileage. A similar problem was at the first “Nextch”, where the odometer would reset back to zero field 60 thousand. Despite the fact that the car is produced in Russia, the owners complain about the lack of spare parts. The car was discontinued in 2014-m to year, so finding something new would be very difficult, in contrast to ‘Gazelles’. Among other problems – weak electrician at TagAZ "hardy". Ignition coil is faltering, lost the low beam.

The Price and specifications

Since the machine is already discontinued, you can only find it on the secondary market. The cost of the “fresh” van 2014 release – 360-380 thousand rubles.

In the basic configuration the car TagAZ "hardy" equipped with electric power steering (rack and pinion control here), system ABS, rear and front fog lamps. The difference in models depends on the body type. “hardy” can be equipped with four types of bodies (which we have listed at the beginning of the article), including the chassis.

Purchase

Now the main question remains – is it appropriate to purchase a cargo TagAZ "hardy" for commercial activities? Many carriers respond negatively to this question. The first reason TagAZ "hardy" unprofitable, is the lack of spare parts. Machine 3 years ago removed from production, and for parts nothing due to the low prevalence model. Also the machine is very problematic to maintain. Many services refuse to repair such a car (again, because of the illiquidity). In terms of comfort TagAZ "hardy" poor.

Conclusion

So we found out what has TagAZ "hardy" reviews, technical specifications, design and price. Car ‘drowned" among the competitors. Small size not enough to be better than "GAZelle". Again, don't forget about the “Chinese”. The Eastern part of the Russian Federation and does drives a Japanese car. In this class, the best option is to “Hyundai porter”. The machine has good build quality and has a sufficient reliability margin. In these circumstances, TagAZ has decided on the withdrawal of the “hardy" from the production.