GENEVA: Lada-C Concept
One of my beloved and obviously useless hobbies is to try to find similarities or inspirations between various concepts and models of different makes. With the Lada-C Concept I didn’t even had to try; to me, the folks over at Lada took a VW Iroc, threw in the rear part of a Fiat Stilo along with a shot of Russian idiosyncrasy and presto: Lada’s proposition for a sporty looking compact hatch! Don’t believe us? Check out the images after the jump and see for yourself. -Continued: Click “Read More…†below to see the official press release & more high-res pics
It is quite possible that in the nearest future LADA cars will look exactly like that – impetuous and aggressive. The letter “C†at the name of a vehicle, developed by young Russian designers, symbolizes three concepts at once: C-class, Concept, Coupe.
LADA-C is conceptual design on the basis of the new platform, which is developing in cooperation with Magna International Inc. and will become the base for the whole range of new LADA models. This class-C family will include sedan, hatchback, universal, compact van and cross-over with engines 1.6 – 2.0l. In September 2006 at Moscow International motor-show for the first time LADA presented the new family sedan, its name was Concept C, and today in Geneva there is a debut of 3-doors hatchback with a typically sports character.
Concept-car design illustrates the process of searching for the new style of future Lada vehicles and now we know that this design will comply with the latest requirements. The new LADA family from the very first stage realizes fundamentally new level of basic consumer characteristics – safety, reliability, comfort. In particular, form the very first stage the vehicle is developing with the purpose to obtain the maximum number of points for safety, not only for driver and passengers but also for the pedestrian safety. The results of tests, carried out according to a procedure similar to EuroNCAP, show that prototypes comply not only with the existing but also with prospective requirements for passive safety.
LADA-С Technical specifications
Overall dimensions
Length 4.208
Width 1.837
Height 1.548
Engine capacity, 2.0-liter
Maximum speed, 210 km/h - 131
Tyre size 225/40 ZR18
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