Lada Largus

Lada

MarqueLada
Production2012 – present
Engine1.6 L Renault K4M SOHC/DOHC 8v/16v I4 (petrol)

Lada does not build many cars like the Lada Largus: a 5-door station wagon / 5-door panel van with 1.6 L Renault K4M SOHC/DOHC 8v/16v I4, built from 2012 as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market.

How it came about

The Lada Largus is a compact estate car built by the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ for Russia and CIS countries since 2012. It is essentially a rebadged version of the Renault-developed first generation Dacia Logan MCV and was originally produced as a joint project with Renault and Nissan, but is now just produced by Lada since 2012.

The hardware

Under the skin sits 1.6 L Renault K4M SOHC/DOHC 8v/16v I4. Kerb weight is 1260 kg. The gearbox is a 5-speed manual. The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2905 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

Where it sits in Lada's history is not in doubt: the VAZ-2104 came before it; it was built at Tolyatti, Russia. On a showroom list of its day it stood against the Peugeot 208, the Tesla Model X, the Mazda CX-5. Its Lada stablemates include the LADA Granta and the LADA Kalina.

Specifications

Transmission5-speed manual
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel-drive
Body style5-door station wagon / 5-door panel van
Kerb weight1260 kg
Wheelbase2905 mm
Length4,470 mm
AssemblyRussia: Tolyatti
Designersp = us
PredecessorVAZ-2104
Catalogue IDQ2568
SourceWikipedia