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24/06/2024
Preparation for serial production of LADA Niva Sport started at AvtoVAZ
AvtoVAZ is preparing for mass production of LADA Niva Sport SUV, which is scheduled to start before the end of the current year. The fact of preparation for it was confirmed on Thursday, June 20, 2024, by the press service of the concern, Avtonovosti Dnya reports.
LADA Niva Sport is a sports version of the classic three-door LADA Niva Legend. The SUV, converted "for sports one", received redesigned exterior and interior, the more powerful engine and a number of other improvements. A 16-valve 118-HP 1.6 engine from Granta Sport was longitudinally placed under the hood of the novelty.
The model interior has two transmission levers, not three, as in the standard Niva Legend. Thus, a single lever has been introduced into the car to control the transfer case and the differential lock.
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