Lada Priora
The Lada Priora is a compact car produced by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ since March 2007. It is largely a restyled and modernised Lada 110 and replaced it in 2009. By May 16, 2012, 590,000 Prioras had been produced. Starting model year 2016, the Priora is not available for export market and has been replaced by Lada Vesta (but is still available domestically).
| Lada Priora | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lada |
| Also called | Lada Consul (limited luxury version) VAZ 2170/2171/2172 |
| Production | 2007–2018 |
| Assembly | Argun, Russia (ChechenAvto) Bucharest, Romania (Dunarea) Tolyatti, Russia (AvtoVAZ & Super-Avto) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car (C) |
| Body style | 4-door sedan 3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 5-door station wagon |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L 98 hp (73 kW) I4 1.8 L 120 hp (89 kW) I4 |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual 5-speed automated manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,492 mm (98.1 in) |
| Length | 4,290 mm (168.9 in) |
| Width | 1,661 mm (65.4 in) |
| Height | 1,420 mm (55.9 in) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lada 110 |
| Successor | Lada Vesta |
July 16, 2018 in the network appeared a photo of the last body LADA Priora in the welding shop of the car factory, decorated with colored balloons and covered with a poster with the inscription "Последний!" ("Last!"). The photo was taken on July 13 at about 2 pm (on the poster in the photo there is another date - July 11). The model will still be assembled using previously welded bodies, including the last, a few days. On July 17, 2018, AutoVAZ confirmed the cessation of Priora production in an official release.