Lada Niva SUVs will be equipped with a new 1.8-liter eight-valve engine producing 90 hp. In this respect reports motor.ru.
It is assumed that the Niva’s engine will be based on the 1.8 Evo unit offered for Lada Vesta. The Evo prefix means deep modernization, adapting to the Chinese CVT. AvtoVAZ representatives said that the engine uses 25 new components.
The 1.8 engine of the classic Niva will produce 90 hp. Now the regular Niva Travel and Niva Legend are equipped with a 1.7 engine with 83 hp, and the 16-valve 1.8 in the Niva Sport produces 122 hp.
AvtoVAZ in December will be released A batch of 25 Lada Vesta cars with 1.8 and CVT for factory needs. Mass production of such engines will begin in January with a gradual increase in volume, and production of Vesta with a 1.8 engine and 6-speed manual transmission will begin at the end of 2024.
happened before knownLada cars will receive a new gearbox.