The brand announced a car with “five” as an index. It is assumed that this will be a crossover, which will be based on another model from the portfolio of the Chinese company JAC.
The Russian brand Moskvich was revived last spring. The fact that the brand intends to produce its own cars at the former Renault plant located in the capital of the Russian Federation, it became known in May. Now the Moskvich 3 crossover (and its all-electric version 3e), as well as the Moskvich 6 liftback, are rolling off the assembly line of this enterprise. Previously, the brand announced the appearance of three more new products, one of them will be a model with index 5. Now the first teaser of this Moskvich has been published.
In the photo: Moskvich logo
The image is designed like a movie poster; the image partially shows the silhouette of the front part of the future new product with traditional side mirrors and headlights located on the sides of the radiator grille. In the foreground is a large number 5, which indicates the index of the future model of the revived brand. The debut date for the new product is still vague – 2024. As Kolesa.ru reported earlier, the production of the car will immediately begin in full cycle, with welding and painting of bodies.
Teaser of Moskvich 5
In fact, the appearance of Moskvich 5 is no longer a secret: the new product was revealed back in July of this year during a meeting of the board of directors of KAMAZ, which was held in Naberezhnye Chelny (KAMAZ is Moskvich’s technological partner); footage of the “five” prototype was then published by the press service of the head of Tatarstan.
Moskvich 5
Like other models, Moskvich 5 will be based on another model from the portfolio of the Chinese company JAC. We are talking about the Sehol X6 SUV (created on the basis of the JAC Refine S5), which has been presented on the domestic market since 2022. Judging by the frame with the prototype, the new product of the Russian brand will differ from the “donor” only in logos and nameplates.
Moskvich 5
It is known that the “source” is larger compared to the “troika” already presented in the Russian Federation. Thus, the length of the crossover intended for the Chinese market is 4505 mm, width – 1850 mm, height – 1698 mm, and the distance between the axles – 2660 mm. For comparison, Moskvich 3 has a length of 4410 mm, a width of 1800 mm, a height of 1660 mm, and a wheelbase of 2620 mm. So, in terms of dimensions, the JAC Sehol X6 (and, accordingly, the future Moskvich 5) will be comparable to the now departed Russian version of the Volkswagen Tiguan.
In the photo: JAC Sehol X6
There is no official information about the Moskvich 5 technique yet. On the domestic market, the donor is sold with a 1.5-liter petrol turbo-four, its output is 150 hp and the maximum torque is 210 Nm. The pair is offered with either a five-speed manual transmission or a six-speed robot with two clutches. Drive is front-wheel drive only. It is expected that the Russian twin will receive the same “filling”, but the manual transmission may be replaced with a CVT. All details about the new product will appear later.
In the photo: JAC Sehol X6 salon
We remind you that According to the results of last month, Moskvich was included in the top ten most popular automobile brands in the Russian Federation. In November, customers bought 1,910 cars of the brand, and a total of 10,676 units have been sold since the beginning of the year. According to Avtostat statistics, the market share occupied by the brand in the Russian Federation in January-November 2023 was 1.14%.