In May, new foreign crossovers imported through parallel import appeared on the Russian automobile market. In this respect said Expert of the magazine “Behind the Wheel” Sergei Zinoviev.
For example, in May, the front-wheel drive compact crossover Citroen C5 Aircross, which recently began to be produced at the PSMA Russian plant in Kaluga, went on sale at dealerships. Previously, Peugeot, Citroen and Mitsubishi were assembled there. At the same time, Zinoviev notes that before this event, Citroen cars could already be found in showrooms. Inside the car, there is a 1.6-liter turbo engine that produces 175 horsepower. and Japanese eight-speed Aisin automatic transmission. They offer to buy a car for 4.1 million rubles.
Volkswagen Tacqua also debuted with a 1.5-litre, naturally aspirated engine producing 113 horsepower. and a six-speed hydraulic automatic transmission. According to auto experts, this is the best choice in terms of reliability and service life. You can buy Tacqua for 2.6 million rubles.
A new Kia Soul with naturally aspirated engines of 1.6 liters (123 hp) or 2.0 liters (150 hp), working in conjunction with a hydraulic automatic transmission, has been brought to Russia. The price tag for it starts from 2.5 million rubles. Also launched is the seven-seat Mitsubishi Xpander Cross compact minivan. It has a 1.5 liter (105 hp) 4A91 naturally aspirated engine. Its cost starts from 3.2 million rubles.
Before Appeared List of the most popular cars among Russians in April. According to the analytical agency Autostat, the first place in the ranking was taken by Lada Granta, whose sales reached 19.4 thousand units in April (+5.9% compared to the same period in 2023). Lada Vesta ranked second with 13.3 thousand units. and the Chinese crossover Haval Jolion with 6.1 thousand units. Also in the top 5 were Lada Niva Travel and Niva Legend SUVs. Foreign cars Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, Tiggo 4 Pro, Omoda C5, Geely Monjaro and Haval M6 were in the top 10.
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Source: Gazeta
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