The Lada Granta is a subcompact car developed by the Russian automaker AvtoVAZ in collaboration with Renault, based on the Lada Kalina platform. Mass sales started in Russia on 1 December 2011. Additional production at the Izhevsk plant began in September 2012, after the old VAZ-2107 was removed from production. A 5-door hatchback variant, aimed at replacing the discontinued Lada Samara 2 series in the line-up, debuted in 2014. The Lada Granta was the best sellingcar model in Russia from 2013 to 2015.
Overview
The Lada Granta is considered to be a step away from the classic A, B and C segment class cars and towards the needs of young Russians and small Russian families wanting supermini sedans designs which are somewhat more popular in Russia after 2010. Moreover, the Granta will likely compete with the foreign market in Russia since most European superminis exported there are hatchbacks, and thus smaller yet more expensive.
Specifications
Safety
The Granta was tested by ARCAP in 2012, earning two stars out of four. The test vehicle had a Takata airbag for the driver, but none for the passenger. The head injury criterion was 522 for the driver and 880 for the passenger. The Granta Lux earned three stars out of four and 10,5 points out of 16 in a crash test conducted in 2015 by ARCAP. The HIC was 590 for the driver and 428 for the passenger, whereas the compression of the thoracic cavity was measured as 28 mm and 25 mm, respectively. The car was tested with two airbags and seat belt pretensioners.
Trim levels
The car comes in three different trim levels: Standard, Norm and Lux. The Norm level includes power steering, front power windows, power door locks and trip computer, while Lux adds passenger airbag, side airbags, ABS, ESC, rear power windows, air conditioning, heated mirrors, heated front seats, and multimedia system with a 7-inch touchscreen display.
Marketing
The Lada Granta is marketed in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Egypt. Within the European Union, it has been made available in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary, France and Germany .
Facelift
The Lada Granta got a facelift in 2018. The facelift revised the front headlights, grille, and the trunk which now shares its design characteristics with the Lada Vesta and Lada Xray.
