History of Lada Priora
Historically, Lada Priora is the last family of cars to come out of the design workshops of the Togliatti automobile plant.
Along with the Lada Kalina, this car is one of the options for Zhiguli lovers and their descendants who want to drive everything new. Lada Priora's roots grow in the tenth version of Lada. It is made on the basis of ten, and the manufacturer does not hide this. Of course, the Priora has redesigned a lot, both externally and internally, which is easy to see by comparing the repair and operating manuals for these two cars. The Priora has a changed external and internal design, and the wheels are now driven by a 1.6-liter engine (81 horsepower or 98).
Everyone also admits that the design of the body has now made the Lada much safer, although on a global scale safety is average. In the basic configuration there is one airbag and that’s it (I believe that the body mentioned above can be ignored - it is common to all versions of the configuration). The most expensive version has two airbags (the second is also frontal, for the passenger), and also has pre-tensioning belts, its own parking sensors and ABS. By the way, the ABS of the Lada Priora is not natively made, but is supplied in Togliatti by Bosch.
Lada Priora began to be produced in 2007, in very small quantities. Then it was only a sedan. Currently, this car is also available as a station wagon and hatchback. It is interesting that AvtoVAZ does not want to stop there, and if the plant does not go bankrupt completely, then we will see Priora in coupe bodies, and, who knows, maybe even a convertible.
In the future, the release of this car with a 1.8-liter engine is also being considered. There are rumors about what else the inventive VAZ drivers can bring their youngest... Much has already been said about the automatic transmission, and AvtoVAZ promises to install it in its various cars for several years in a row. The plant, perhaps wisely, refused to develop its own box; it will be assembled by a third-party company from foreign components.
AvtoVAZ has not escaped the general GLONASS craze, since it has been announced that Priors will soon have a standard navigator, and of course, it will use a domestic navigation system. Finally, the designers are considering using an engine that will consume not only gasoline, but also natural gas. And finally, a few words about plans to strengthen security. The most expensive version of the Lada Priora will have as many as four airbags - two side ones will appear.
Generally speaking, for the money, the Lada Priora looks good, since in the configurations that the plant is promoting for the luxury version, other foreign classmates are much more expensive. The question about the reliability of all this is terribly awkward, so I really want to omit it.
Catalog of spare parts for VAZ Lada Priora
Wiring diagrams of VAZ Lada Priora
Labor intensity of work on VAZ Lada Priora
Manual for repair and operation of VAZ Lada Priora
Where is Lada Priora made?
Rumors about the discontinuation of Lada Priora have been circulating for quite some time. It was planned that the car would be removed from the assembly line in 2021 with the release of the Lada Vesta. However, it’s 2021 and the model is still being produced. True, the sedan model is assembled in Tolyatti, but the station wagon and hatchback will no longer appear at dealers.
Priora was once the flagship of Avtovaz, but today it is one of the cheapest cars in the Lada lineup. In order to keep the sedan in production, marketers suggested making the car as cheap as possible in order to support demand. As a result, today a basic Lada Priora can be bought for 389,900 rubles, while the same Vesta costs more than five hundred thousand rubles.
To reduce the cost of the model, the manufacturer has reduced the number of body colors, simplified the finishing, and reduced the number of available options. A version with a robotic machine gun arrived. The base remains the time-tested 8-valve 1.6-liter gasoline engine with 87 horsepower and a 5-speed manual transmission. Another factor that may attract buyers is the very cheap service and available spare parts.
Often, in order to save more, Priora owners do not turn to dealers, but carry out simple repairs and maintenance with their own hands. How to change the engine oil and filter, read this article, which describes the entire procedure in detail. Naturally photos are included. The design of the Lada Priora is quite simple. You will need a minimum set of tools and a desire to do everything yourself.
The most interesting thing is that in some regions of the country the Lada Priora is the number one car in sales. Especially for fans of the brand, the manufacturer has released special Black and White Editions. This is a car with a powerful 16-valve 1.6-liter engine developing 106 horsepower. By the way, the same power unit is installed on the increasingly popular Lada Vesta sedan.
History of Lada Priora, photo video, characteristics of Lada Priora
Putting a car into mass production and immediately starting to modernize it is our way. At least this is what happened with the VAZ-2110. In the late 90s, when the car just started rolling off the assembly line, it seemed like a novelty only to unspoiled buyers. The factory workers themselves understood perfectly well that the “ten”, work on which began back in the 80s, would very soon require at least a cosmetic update.
Based on world experience, AvtoVAZ relied on modernizing the appearance. The designers were given a difficult task - to get rid of the inherent heaviness of the VAZ-2110 with little effort. But the usual replacement of bumpers and linings in such cases was too little. “Pregnant antelope,” which is how evil tongues nicknamed the VAZ-2110, required much more serious intervention. The designers had to work on the optics, revise the rear arches, and change the shape and design of the rear bumper.
How difficult and painstaking the work was is evidenced by the fact that on the way to the appearance of the serial Priora, AvtoVAZ made five trial versions. The situation was complicated by the fact that the stamps of the doors, sides and roof had to remain unchanged in any case. Fortunately, by 2001, the final appearance of the new Lada Priora model was found and approved. By this time, it became clear to absolutely everyone that the “ten” could not do without a serious restyling.
The interior of the car had to be worked on just as much. Restrained by strict technological limitations, VAZ designers prepared a quite interesting version, which later received the name Status, but things did not go further than pre-production samples. Then AvtoVAZ decided to use the help of foreign specialists.
New Lada: Fender liners for Lada Priora in Balashikha
