AvtoVAZ presented Lada Granta hatchback

At Izhevsk plant, in the spring of 2014, the production of Lada Granta hatchback starts, which is intended to replace family hatchbacks Lada Samara in the market, whose production was completed in 2013. According to AvtoVAZ, Lada Granta sedan is the best-buy car in the Russian market for more than a year.

Hatchback Lada Granta got new and different from the sedan, front and rear bumpers. There are some black details in the front bumper, in addition to its original form - low radiator closure, as well as covers on places of fog lights. Rear bumper is facilitated visually by the black plastic strip at the bottom. License plate and its lights are moved to the fifth door, and there is LED fog light in the middle of the bumper. Taillights of horizontal layout are protruding slightly beyond the fifth door of hatchback. According to AvtoVAZ, this technique of broad niche under license plate and the horizontal lines of the rear bumper expand visually the back.

Sloping roofline and rising sill line - are one of the main features of the new hatchback, which are forming dynamic appearance. To change the window sill line, it was adjusted the design of rear doors (new stamped door panels and interior plastic trim were developed). The updated design of the sidewall is designed to emphasize the door moldings, painted in body color. Shape of the roof and tailgate keep a comfortable fit of rear-seat passengers, provides good aerodynamic properties and promotes self-cleaning of rear window. It also permitted to eliminate the wiper in standard hatchback. Sports notes in style are added by exterior mirrors of the new design. The top versions will have LED “turn signals”.

With regard to changes in the interior, Lada Granta hatchback got the original handle manual transmission, new cut upholstery of seats with additional decorative stitching. It was applied silver bezel of door handrails and all four ducts on the dashboard (from “norm” configuration). Interior trunk is formed not only by the carpet but also by the developed plastic parts of shelf supports - it improves the interior style and acoustic comfort.