OREANDA-NEWS. The new hatchback LADA XRAY, the production of which was started in Togliatti on December 15th of the last year, will receive a four-wheel drive in 2017. The new version will be called LADA XRAY Cross. The agency "AUTOSTAT" was informed by the press service of AvtoVAZ.

Recall that sales of LADA XRAY will begin in the mid-February. The first versions will be the front-wheel with the engine of 1.6 liter with a capacity of 114 hp. And in the future it may appear the power unit of 1.8 liters with a capacity of 123 hp. Retail value of the new VAZ model has not been determined. Most likely, by analogy with the LADA Vesta, it will be announced on the day of the beginning of sales – on February 15th.

According to the director of the agency "AUTOSTAT" Sergey Tselikov, if you focus on prices of competitors, the minimum retail price of new car will be around 600 thousand rubles. The production plan for 2016 involves the production of 20 thousand cars of this model. According to Sergei Tselikov it will be easy to sell so many "Xray" cars.

The first journalistic impressions of presentation of LADA XRAY can be read in the "Showroom" and "Author's column".