Dealers opened pre-orders for the new Lada Iskra: there are few people willing to buy so far

Mass production of the model will start on April 19

Lada dealers have begun accepting pre-orders for the new Iskra, which will begin mass production this coming Saturday, April 19.

The Pragmatika dealer network noted that there are inquiries, but there are few so far. Customers are interested in seeing the car live first. The launch date of Iskra sales has not been officially announced, but, basically, cars appear at dealers a month after being put on the assembly line.

The expected price of Lada Iskra in the basic configuration is 1.3 million rubles, the car will be equipped with a 90 hp engine and a five-speed manual gearbox. A variation with a 106 hp engine paired with a variator or "mechanics" will also be available.

According to the insider public Avtograd, the number of defects in pre-production Iskra models is from 50 to 70 per vehicle.

Earlier, the first Lada Iskra cars arrived at AvtoVAZ dealerships. Most likely, these are demonstration models.

Read more materials:

Lada Iskra configuration revealed: in the base, the car will receive two airbags

The first production Lada Iskra went to customers: a car carrier with the latest cars was spotted in the photo

The latest Lada Iskra was shown in the colors of the Russian tricolor: a hot new product from AvtoVAZ