Vesta and XRay - production cars from Lada in the near future will not differ much from their concepts, they were presented at auto exhibitions in Moscow.
According to the British Steve Mattin, who is the chief designer of the brand, the serial versions of the crossover model Lada xray and sedan models Lada Vesta from an external point of view, they will practically not differ from the concepts that were presented at the Moscow Automobile Salon. According to the British, which the publication cites, the whole point is that the creators of these models from the very first day of work on them planned that the serial XRay and Lada Vesta should not differ from the concept especially strongly - therefore their developers only emphasized the fundamental details. But, at the same time, of course, there will be some differences. In the manufacture of, for example, the interior of the prototype, the creators of the car used leather. At the same time, in the serial version of these models it will no longer be, nevertheless, the design itself will be the same. According to Mattin, he is not even sure that potential buyers would consider this a big difference.
Today, those people who could not see the new MIAS-2014 with their own eyes, numerous sites on the Internet offer to see not only colorful and detailed photographs of these cars of the future of Russia, but can also see panoramas of stands in 3D format.
Specifications Lada Vesta and estimated cost
Vesta will become a worthy successor of the Priora model and according to the European classification it will belong to the B + segment. Nevertheless, with all this, it is now clear that this model will be one of the largest cars in its segment - just like the Koreans, AvtoVAZ, will offer its potential consumers “a lot of cars for little money”.
It should be noted that the Lada Vesta is also being developed taking into account domestic conditions - the specialists of the manufacturer promise to make its suspension as comfortable as possible, and the ground clearance is high. At the same time, already in its basic version, the car will receive protection from an automobile engine, and the bottom and sills will be treated with special anti-gravel protection. Importantly, the range of power units of this VAZ car model provides for 4 engines with a capacity of 87 hp. up to 122 hp Agree that such options are indeed a great choice for the domestic auto industry. In a conversation with the correspondent of Auto Mail.Ru, Bo Andersson, who is currently the Head of the enterprise, named the approximate date when it is planned to start mass production of this car model - September 2015 of the year. In fact, just after one year, Vesta will already be on sale! At what price do you plan to sell this car? It's too early to talk about this for sure, but now it is already clear that this VAZ model will become the flagship of this manufacturing company, will receive absolutely all the options and security systems necessary in a modern car. According to preliminary calculations, its cost will be about 400 thousand rubles.
Brief technical characteristics of Lada XRay
Stylish, modern and fashionable - these are the words that two years ago most of the visitors to the Moscow car dealership who saw at the AvtoVAZ stand characterized the XRay concept, which, figuratively speaking, simply “blew the brain” of everyone. And now in the current 2014 at the Moscow Automobile Salon you can see the Lada XRAY again - but already for the second time!
It should be noted that if the first concept Lada XRay was a sports crossover, then the VAZ model called XRAY Concept 2 is already a "high" hatchback. The melon car model is built on the French B0 platform, which underlies the world famous Duster and Renault Logan.
Lada XRAY Concept 2 is characterized by the fact that it has a heated steering wheel, windshield, outside mirrors and seats. Its new seats are much more comfortable compared to other Lada models, while it is possible to fold the back of the front seat, and this, together with the folded back seat, provides an opportunity to get an absolutely flat surface. In addition, the trunk of this car model will receive nets and reliable fasteners, which are designed to fix various loads.
It should be noted that the future XRAY will be equipped with absolutely all the necessary security systems: an emergency call function in automatic mode (ERA-GLONASS), at least two airbags, and an Electronic Stability Control system. The manufacturing company plans to start production of the new LADA XRAY in 2016. The price for it has not even been in the imagination of the developers and the entire company yet.
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