Photo: Lada;http://www.drive.ru/
37 years after the Lada Niva was introduced, this Renault 5 on stilts has been treated with a subtle facelift. AvtoVAZ designers haven't modified too much on the back to basics off-road vehicle also known as the VAZ-2121, but the minor nip and tuck job brings new life to the otherwise agricultural aesthetics of the vehicle.
Set to debut at the 2014 Moscow Auto Show this August, the first pictures of the Lada Niva Urban have been leaked onto the World Wide Web by Russian automotive magazine Drive. Compared to the outgoing model, the popular SUV in Urban guise is adorned with a three-slat radiator grille that draws inspiration from the first-gen Range Rover Classic.
Instead of plastic bumpers front and rear, the Lada Niva Urban adopts body colored bumpers on both ends, a curved rear windshield wiper design, 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels with plastic hubcaps and better integration of the front turn signal lights. Even though AvtoVAZ hasn't revealed any technical details about it, the Urban features the same unibody architecture, independent front suspension and five-link live-type axle at the rear.
Air conditioning, power windows and better soundproofing materials are also on the menu, while under the bonnet it's very likely to find the same old 1.7-liter four-pot with 84 horsepower on tap. Coupled to a five-speed manual tranny, those 80 horses are sent to a full-time four-wheel drive systems that employs three differentials at the front, center and rear.
An LPG variant will likely be offered by the Russian automobile maker for cost-conscious customers, but the LPG-burning Niva Urban won't reach 62 mph (100 km/h) in the 22 seconds the gasoline powered model does it.
Expect the Lada Niva Urban to hit showrooms this fall at a base price of circa €12,500 ($17,060 or £10,012).
Instead of plastic bumpers front and rear, the Lada Niva Urban adopts body colored bumpers on both ends, a curved rear windshield wiper design, 17-inch five-spoke alloy wheels with plastic hubcaps and better integration of the front turn signal lights. Even though AvtoVAZ hasn't revealed any technical details about it, the Urban features the same unibody architecture, independent front suspension and five-link live-type axle at the rear.
Air conditioning, power windows and better soundproofing materials are also on the menu, while under the bonnet it's very likely to find the same old 1.7-liter four-pot with 84 horsepower on tap. Coupled to a five-speed manual tranny, those 80 horses are sent to a full-time four-wheel drive systems that employs three differentials at the front, center and rear.
An LPG variant will likely be offered by the Russian automobile maker for cost-conscious customers, but the LPG-burning Niva Urban won't reach 62 mph (100 km/h) in the 22 seconds the gasoline powered model does it.
Expect the Lada Niva Urban to hit showrooms this fall at a base price of circa €12,500 ($17,060 or £10,012).
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