The first image of the restyled Lada Niva (former Chevrolet Niva) appeared — its Droma was thrown off by the reader Vasily Berestov. Drom clarified through his channels at AVTOVAZ - representatives of the plant on condition of anonymity confirmed that the photo of the real modernized Field, that is, it is not a collage from "Photoshop".
Judging by the picture, the exterior of the SUV will get a completely new tail and body kit. Only the front of the car is visible. Replaced steel stamped panels of the hood cover and front fenders, as well as the bumper group and headlights. The three-dimensional hood panel covering the wings is a thing of the past, instead of large teardrop-shaped block headlights, narrowed ones are used. The radiator grille has become larger in area and is made in the form of a trapezoid. The lower part of the front bumper, wheel arch extensions and side moldings are made of unpainted embossed plastic. The picture shows the off-road version-it has a snorkel attached to the left wing. By the way, note that on the front fenders there was a face-podshtampovka — before the line of Windows continued with the hood cover, now this face. The rest of the body will remain the same, you can expect new lights and a different bumper at the back.
In style, the updated Niva resembles the failed Chevrolet Niva II project... Japanese Toyota RAV4 latest generation! It is not yet known whether changes are planned in terms of equipment.
Previously public Avtovaz News in the social network VK.com I reported that the first copy of the restyled Lada Niva was assembled in Tolyatti in November 2020. In the photo, you can see the second car-also upgraded.
Recall that Lada / Chevrolet Niva has been mass-produced since November 2002. Its design is based on the VAZ-2123 project, which was first presented to the General public as the new Lada Niva in 1998. For all time, the model has experienced only one major upgrade — in 2009, it received a body kit developed by Atelier Bertone and a number of changes in the cabin. The car is equipped with a 1.7-liter petrol engine with a capacity of 80 HP, a manual 5-speed transmission, a transfer case with a downshift and a locking center differential. The drive is full permanent.
In December 2019, AVTOVAZ bought out General Motors ' stake in the Togliatti joint venture GM-AVTOVAZ. The Chevrolet Niva car has been produced under the Lada brand since July of this year.
From unofficial sources: sales of the upgraded Lada Niva will start in February 2021.
IMPORTANT! According to some information, AVTOVAZ inherited The restyling project after the takeover of the joint venture in 2019. This explains why it was so quickly prepared for production and why the design does not have the signature X-shaped motifs of the Lada brand.
Recall that Lada Niva currently costs from 738,000 rubles in Russia.