AvtoVAZ plans to modernize the Niva Legend model and equip it with two new engines. About this in an interview with “Parliamentskaya Gazeta” said The head of the company is Maxim Sokolov.
“We decided to modernize the Niva. We will put a new 106-horsepower engine in a particular batch, and in the sports version – our 126-horsepower sixteen-valve engine. This will significantly improve the speed characteristics of this legendary car,” said Maxim Sokolov.
It is noted that the acceleration of 100 km per hour for the Lada Niva Legend model will be reduced from 19 seconds to 12 seconds.
In December 2022, it became known that he was at AvtoVAZ. stoped development of a new generation Lada Niva SUV. According to Maxim Sokolov, this is because components against him came under sanctions. The model was planned to be built on the Renault CMF-B platform. The new Niva was supposed to be on the conveyor no later than 2024.
Previously reportedRussian automaker AvtoVAZ may increase the recommended retail prices for Lada cars from March 1, 2023.