Lada Gorizont - the most anticipated novelty of the domestic car industry

In April 2013 it was planned to replenishshowrooms concern AvtoVAZ Lada novelty of the family: a three-door sports coupe Lada Gorizont intended to create in order to attract attention to the brand of the car and improve the reputation of the manufacturer. According to the managers of the concern, to enter the Lada car brand to the world level, it is necessary to introduce sports cars into the lineup. This was the reason for creating a series of powerful sports coupe.

The first AvtoVAZ experience in the manufacture of sports cars wasLada Granta Sport: engineers used domestic developments in engineering, but for the production of Lada Gorizont they decided to take the prototype, and it turned out to be the legendary sports car Nissan Skyline, which was released for the first time 15 years ago in Japan and enjoyed great demand at that time.

As a result, according to the latest data, it is known that in thisyear there is an opportunity to purchase exactly Lada Granta Sport, and about the promised novelty there is even no data on the official site of the manufacturer's factory. In any case, we hope Lada Gorizont was not an April Fool's joke, as people like to call it today, and we will soon see it in showrooms and on the tracks. Next, let us recall what bells and whistles I wanted to give a new sports car manufacturer from Togliatti and try to imagine its appearance.

Characteristics of the Lada Gorizont sports coupe

Since the information was given by Nissan Skyline andit was expected that Lada would be his copy, and the technical side of production was hidden, then we can only guess at what we have, namely, on the "insides" of Nissan.

The prototype of the future sports car was built onbody R34, had an engine capacity of more than two liters and had a double turbo. In occasion of Lada Gorizont, it was expected that its engine would be modified to comply with Euro-4 standards, and therefore more powerful but environmentally friendly. This is a reasonable decision, based on the fact that AvtoVAZ plans, with the help of Lada's sports models, to promote the consumer car line of its brand to the world market.

Lada Gorizont. A photo

Judging by the preliminary mock-ups, Lada Gorizont onphoto and in life promises to look spectacular, which causes special pride for the domestic manufacturer. The expected engine power from 160 to 280 horsepower even more attracts attention to this project.

As you know, AvtoVAZ passed under controlalliance Renault-Nissan, and now it is clear why the car of their brand will be used as a prototype for the new car. Despite the fact that VAZ has already released the original sports car Lada Grant Sport, the head of the Renault-Nissan Alliance Carlos Ghosn has chosen to enter the world market to create a sports car in accordance with European standards and the experience of foreign manufacturers.

Recall that in the production of Lada Grant Sport, domestic technologies were used, that the leaders of the Alliance Renault-Nissan seemed inadequate.

Interest in the new powerful sports coupegrows, and we hope that soon we will see a test drive Lada Gorizont. The price for the future work of AvtoVAZ is also of interest. According to official data, the cost of Lada Grant Sport is more than 300 000 rubles. Now I wonder how much they will ask for Horizon.