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Production of a high-performance version of the LADA Niva SUV has begun

  • August 4, 2022
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As the AvtoVzglyad portal reported some time ago, the Shvabe company of the Rostec state-owned company installed a certain 110-horsepower engine on the LADA Niva. Where this mysterious

As the AvtoVzglyad portal reported some time ago, the Shvabe company of the Rostec state-owned company installed a certain 110-horsepower engine on the LADA Niva. Where this mysterious engine came from was not specified at the time. But now the details are known.

The powerful suction was developed by the Togliatti company Super-Avto: this is a project from 2014, when AVTOVAZ ordered an external studio to give the “classic” engine a boost. Subsequently, by increasing the piston stroke, the engine engineers were able to increase the working volume of the 1.7-liter unit by 84 “cubes”, and therefore the power by 10 horsepower.

However, the Russian car giant did not benefit from this development. And then the project was additionally presented in a modified form to the GM-AVTOVAZ joint venture. With the new connecting rod and piston group, intake system and control program, the well-deserved “four” produced 110 horsepower. Of. and 150Nm.

But this engine did not hit the Chevrolet Niva series either! But now, according to Autoreview, they began to equip ambulances based on Lada Niva Legend Prima SUVs. In addition, there is hope that, in addition, 110-horsepower engines will be installed not only on special, but also on “civilian” versions of the model.

Meanwhile, after a long hiatus, LADA brand dealers are opening up trade in standard – 83 hp – Niva Legend SUVs of the 2022 model year. They do not have a side airbag and an ERA-GLONASS unit, and their engines are only Euro-compliant. 2 standards. The AvtoVzglyad portal discovered the price of a novelty against the crisis.

The powerful suction was developed by the Togliatti company Super-Avto: this is a project from 2014, when AVTOVAZ ordered an external studio to give the “classic” engine a boost. Subsequently, by increasing the piston stroke, the engine engineers were able to increase the working volume of the 1.7-liter unit by 84 “cubes”, and therefore the power by 10 horsepower.

However, the Russian car giant did not benefit from this development. And then the project was additionally presented in a modified form to the GM-AVTOVAZ joint venture. With the new connecting rod and piston group, intake system and control program, the well-deserved “four” produced 110 horsepower. Of. and 150Nm.

But this engine did not hit the Chevrolet Niva series either! But now, according to Autoreview, they began to equip ambulances based on Lada Niva Legend Prima SUVs. In addition, there is hope that, in addition, 110-horsepower engines will be installed not only on special, but also on “civilian” versions of the model.

Meanwhile, after a long hiatus, LADA brand dealers are opening up trade in standard – 83 hp – Niva Legend SUVs of the 2022 model year. They do not have a side airbag and an ERA-GLONASS unit, and their engines are only Euro-compliant. 2 standards. The AvtoVzglyad portal discovered the price of a novelty against the crisis.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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