Sales of Xiaokang D71 Plus and D72 Plus have started - they surpass UAZ Profi, but cost 400 thousand less

Dongfeng has officially announced the start of sales of its updated light commercial vehicles. trucks Xiaokang D71 Plus and D72 Plus. They are asking for 660 rubles equivalent, which is 000 cheaper than UAZ Profi is sold in Russia. But at the same time, the Chinese cars surpass Russian ones in almost all parameters.


In our country, technology from the Middle Kingdom is still treated with caution. But even the most inveterate skeptics agree that it is superior to the domestic one. What is better than the Xiaokang D71 Plus / D72 Plus UAZ Patriot, if you look?

First you need to understand the differences between different modifications of the Chinese model. D71 Plus - equipped with a single-row cab, while the D72 has a two-row one. Accordingly, the platform of the D71 is longer.



The first thing you need to pay attention to is the engines. It seems that UAZ is unconditionally in the lead here - its power unit has a working volume of 2,7 liters. But Chinese engines are more economical, the Xiaokang D71 Plus / D72 Plus has a choice of naturally aspirated gasoline engines. One has a working volume of 1,6 liters with a capacity of 122 liters. s, the second - 2,0 l. for 143 l. With.

It turns out that Chinese motors are more economical. The only thing in which Russian engines are superior to a competitor is the maximum torque - 235 versus 122/200, respectively.

But there is no practical sense in this for the UAZ Profi - its carrying capacity is limited to 1 kg. "Chinese" in this respect surpasses the competitor by several points with its 500 kg.

In terms of the length of the loading platform, both commercial vehicles are almost equal - 3/000 ​​for the Xiaokang D3700 Plus/D71 Plus versus 72/2 for the UAZ Profi. In the version with a two-row cab, the “Chinese” is in the lead, but in the longest one, it loses.

Both cars are equipped with mechanical five-speed gearboxes. Versions with automatic transmission are not provided.
There is more space in the UAZ Profi cabin, but the quality of the finish of the Xiaokang D71 Plus / D72 Plus is higher.



But the most important thing for end users is cost, efficiency and maximum load capacity. Unfortunately for the Ulyanovsk engineers, in this regard, their offspring loses on all fronts.

But since Dongfeng light trucks are not officially delivered to Russia, you should not be afraid of a competitor to UAZ Profi. On the other hand, the Ulyanovsk commercial vehicle is already outperforming the GAZelle.

Interestingly, the Russian representative of Dongfeng, under the name "light trucks", offers "five-ton trucks". The simplest onboard model with an awning on chassis 1065 costs from 1 rubles.