On April 5, AvtoVAZ announced the start of official sales of the first production sports version of LADA Niva Sport SUV. The recommended retail price for the model starts from 1,699,000 rubles.

This is the sports version of the classic Niva, equipped with 16-valve 1.6-liter 122-HP unit, coupled with all-wheel drive and boosted by a lightweight intake and exhaust system and special controller firmware. Acceleration to 100 km/h takes the novelty 11.8 seconds, and the maximum speed reaches 162 km/h.

The novelty is equipped with air conditioner, heated front seats, electrically adjustable mirrors, rails, additional high-beam headlights on the front bumper and an air intake trim on the hood, which increases the efficiency of the heating and ventilation system.

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