The car market in the United States has a new SUV richer that is secretly not that new at all. The American branch of Bremach puts the Taos on the American price lists, a rudimentary SUV with Russian roots.
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Bremach has put a new SUV on the price list in America: the Taos. The model, which shares its name in the United States with a Volkswagen crossover, is completely new to American consumers. Still, the SUV is far from a young model. It appeared on the market for the first time in 2005. In Russia!
The Bremach Taos is nothing more than a Patriot from the Russian manufacturer UAZ. You may know UAZ especially from the affectionately called ‘Bukhanka’ vans, the Classic Combi’s. However, the Patriot is of a different order. Although now more than 15 years old, the model is a lot more modern than those workhorses dating from 1965. However, do not expect an SUV that is completely contemporary. It has a ladder chassis, permanent four-wheel drive and a 2.7-liter petrol engine that distributes 150 hp to all four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission. The 4.65 meter long SUV is just that little bit better in its stuff in the United States than the Russian original. For example, 18-inch light metal, parking sensors, infotainment system with 7-inch touchscreen, seat heating front and rear, leather upholstery, a refrigerator and a reversing camera are standard.
Bremach Taos
It does not stop with the Taos, because Bremach also supplies the pick-up version and calls it Brio. However, the Bremach Brio has a much shorter body than its competitors, such as the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado. The Bremach Taos has a starting price of around € 21,500 in the United States. The Bremach Brio pick-up changes hands from about € 22,700, but has yet to be homologated for the American market.
The Netherlands
‘All this Russian splendor will certainly pass our noses’, we hear you think. Nothing is less true. Just like the Bukhanka is the UAZ Patriot also available in the Netherlands. UAZ Nederland delivers the SUV in our country from € 33,552, although that is a two-seater version with manual transmission. UAZ also has Netherlands the pick-up are on the delivery lists.