The Lada Iskra is a 4-door Sedan (automobile) / saloon / 5-door station wagon / estate from Lada, built from 2025, in the decade the industry is turning electric. Under the bonnet: 1.6 L VAZ-11182.
The background
The Lada Iskra is a subcompact car developed by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ. It is the first new model developed by AvtoVAZ after they were reacquired by the Russian government from Renault. The range will also include a station wagon and a crossover. The Iskra is based on a localized version of Renault's CMF-B architecture. According to AvtoVAZ, the localisation is 90%.
The engineering
Power comes from 1.6 L VAZ-11182; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It shifts through a 5 / 6-speed Manual transmission / manual / Continuously variable transmission / CVT. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Where it sits
Its family tree is legible: it took over from the Lada Granta; assembly was at Tolyatti, Russia. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Tesla Cybertruck, the Nissan Z, the BYD Seal 05 DM-i — show what else the money bought that year. Its Lada stablemates include the LADA Granta and the LADA Kalina.