After the anniversary edition UAZ Hunter 2023, the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant has confirmed that it will continue to produce an SUV. Company representatives said it will produce this model as long as there is demand. Moreover, judging by reports, production will continue even if the SUV is sold in limited quantities.
This follows directly from the statement that UAZ has extensive experience in assembling a small number of vehicles. At the same time, company representatives did not rule out the possibility of replacing the current model range with modern products. However, this process will be gradual. That is, Hunter will exist on the market as long as there is demand.
It is important to note that this model is purchased not only by ordinary citizens or private organizations, but also by government departments. Shipping volumes of the latter are not officially disclosed. Thus, it is possible that even if domestic motorists completely refuse to buy Hunter, UAZ will continue to produce it as long as there are orders from the relevant government agencies. In particular, the Ministry of Defense can support the production of the car within certain limits.
At the same time, there is a certain probability that UAZ will update Hunter soon. Moreover, this can happen during 2023. UAZ representatives recently reported that the company will soon start equipping some of its models with a new 2-liter turbodiesel engine. It will be borrowed from commercial vehicles JAC extension, which were assembled by Sollers, the owner of the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, under its own brand. The maximum power of this turbodiesel reaches 139 hp, but for Hunter it can be downgraded. The reason is that the current version of the SUV is now equipped with a 137-horsepower “aspirated” 2.7-liter. Therefore, the return of the new turbodiesel may be too much for the car.
Also, UAZ is preparing to update the transmissions, which are now equipped with the entire model range. A few months ago, the Russian media reported that the company had already abandoned the installation of a 5-speed manual gearbox in favor of Chinese “mechanics”. But the other day, the UAZ management only announced its intention to switch to a new 6-band gearbox. Hunter will probably get it soon too. True, so far UAZ has not announced the name of the models for which this manual transmission is intended.
In mid-December, news appeared that Russian hunters were being sold on the Japanese market. However, they are imported here unofficially. More precisely, we are talking about the start of sales of Kazakh-assembled Hunters – they are produced under license by the SaryarkaAvtoProm company. It was she who, in cooperation with Le Parnass, organized the supply of cars to Japan. And in this case it is not a question of evading sanctions. According to the documents, the cars were produced outside of Russia.
As for the anniversary version of the Hunter, mentioned earlier, it differs from the standard modifications not only in the original body color, but also in the presence of an electric winch, vents and a snorkel, which increases the depth of the ford to be overcome . The car in this performance was estimated at 1.65 million rubles. You can buy the anniversary version of the Hunter only through the official website – UAZ decided not to ship such an SUV to its dealerships. On this site you can choose the serial number of the car and reserve it.
