"Vesta Lada": characteristics and model overview

"Lada Vesta" - a Russian car, which was launched in series in 2015. The history of the development of the model is more than three years. The company changed the concept of the car many times, attracted outside experts, engineers and designers. At the end of 2015, the domestic automotive industry produced the Vesta Lada car. Features, an overview of the appearance, the history of creation and impressions of the test drive, you can read in this article.

History of creation

It all began in 2014, when the president of the "AvtoVAZ" became Bu Inge Andersson. Under his leadership, the company's development program has been completely revised, the model range has undergone drastic changes. It was decided to create in the coming years absolutely new cars that will come to replace the completely outdated model range of the company.

The first model was "Vesta Lada", the characteristics of which are described below. The car is based on platform B, which first appeared in 2012 in the concept of the crossover X-ray. The company itself put the crossover in a long box and set about creating Vesta.

To create a new car attracted world experts. As a result, the design of the body and salon dealt Briton Steve Mattin. By the end of 2014, the first test specimen appeared. Production was started on the territory of Russia, in the city of Izhevsk. A year later, a solemn presentation of the serial version of Vesta took place. Right after that, the serial production of the car began.

The policy of releasing the versions of the bodies of the new model is the following: the first sedan entered the conveyor, after the hatchback appeared and the off-road station wagon "Vesta Lada" is planned to be launched , the characteristics of which are still unknown.

Justified expectations

After the appearance of the first car from the new model line, jokes about the Russian automotive industry slightly faded into the background. The new "Vesta" pleasantly surprised the entire automobile community. Even abroad about the novelty, car critics responded only in a positive way. Despite the inflated price tag, the car is popular with motorists, which is the best indicator of the success of the novelty.

Many did not believe that such a successful model consists almost entirely of Russian-made parts. 65 percent of the whole car is produced directly in Togliatti. The creators use foreign components of French Renault only in a third of the car. However, for imports to other countries, almost all the technical part of the car is based on French components and nodes. "Vesta Lada", the characteristics of which are very impressive, consists of Russian parts only in the domestic market.

Appearance

The pride of AvtoVAZ is that the whole exterior of the body and interior was completely designed by the concern itself. However, no foreign designers could not do it. Managed the creation of the future sedan Briton Steven Mattin, who previously worked on major projects in Mercedes, Volvo and even designed a body for one of the projects Maybach (luxury sedans manufacturer).

To call a sedan beautiful or not is a purely subjective assessment. The car does not repel from itself, and this is a big victory for the Russian car industry. The main merit of painstaking work of designers is that the novelty is absolutely unlike any previous model of "Lada". Mattin developed a unique chip for the entire future line of cars - the X-shaped. Exactly the same traits are traced in X-ray, which on the way to the conveyor turned into a compact hatchback from a full-size crossover.

The new "Lada Vesta", the characteristics of which bypass all previous models of AvtoVAZ, really pleasantly surprises with its design. Many negatively speak about X-design, but it's a matter of taste. The most important thing is that the designers managed to draw attention to the car and not leave anyone indifferent to their offspring.

Salon

Interior decoration - this is the second point for which you want to praise the car "Lada Vesta". The price and specifications in this model are completely balanced. If you remove the emblem of the boat from the helm of Vesta, then you are unlikely to immediately guess which car belongs to this salon. In many respects the front panel reminds the Korean competitors, however it is rather a praise, rather than a reproach towards the creators: Koreans in the last few years produce very high-quality machines.

The trunk in the sedan is roomy, but smaller than the luggage compartment in the car "Lada Vesta" hatchback. The volume characteristics are as follows: 480 liters in normal condition and the possibility of carrying length gauges, if you remove the rear seats. All passengers are comfortable enough, there is enough space even for tall and big people.

"Lada Vesta": technical specifications, price

Despite the significant success in terms of design, comfort and other, the technical characteristics of the car leave much to be desired. At the moment you can buy a version with only one engine. Under the hood is installed a 1.6-liter unit with a capacity of 106 horsepower. The car is sold either with a mechanical 5-speed, or with an automatic 5-speed gearbox. The car consumes 9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers in urban conditions, up to 6 liters outside the city and 7 liters in a mixed cycle. The car has a front-wheel drive and accelerates to 100 km / h on a mechanical box in 11 seconds, and on the machine - in 14 seconds. The top speed is 175 km / h. The price depends on the equipment of the car.

Packages

For the most simple complete set "Classic" and a mechanical transmission it is necessary to pay 514 thousand rubles. The richest version with additional options will cost the buyer 730 thousand rubles (for the version with an automatic gearbox). For such a high price tag, many critics and car enthusiasts do not like the Lada Vesta car. Technical characteristics, price - these are the moments that stop customers in wanting to acquire a novelty.

Let's hope that by the next update of the model AvtoVAZ will correct all the shortcomings and present the improved car.