AvtoVAZ factory racing team Lada Sport Rosneft presented an updated Niva Sport SUV for rally raids. Video about the new car seen on the team’s YouTube channel.
Racing Niva Sport T2 received a 16-valve 1.8-liter engine producing 150 hp. Previously, the sports SUV was equipped with a 1.6-liter engine. To increase power density, engineers reduced the weight of the car.
Specialists also relocated various units, improved the geometric cross-country ability of the car, installed an improved intake system, new shock absorbers and ventilated brake discs of larger diameter. The new product will take part in the initial stages of the Russian rally-raid championship in the Volgograd and Astrakhan regions, and will also take part in the Silk Road rally in 2024.
AvtoVAZ next year plans Release production version of Niva Sport. Now the domestic manufacturer offers a three-door classic SUV with an 83-horsepower 1.7-liter engine, the price of the car starts from 830 thousand rubles.
Previously AvtoVAZ collided There is a parts shortage for Lada Granta.