The new Iskra sedan premiered recently, and a station wagon will join it a little later. We decided to present the car in another body variant — a five-door hatchback.
At the beginning of summer, AVTOVAZ presented a long-awaited new product — the budget sedan Lada Iskra. Initially, it was assumed that it would replace the Granta family in the model range, but during the presentation it was announced that the car would take an intermediate position between Granta and Vesta. So far, only the sedan has been presented, in the future the range will be expanded by a station wagon and its cross-version. If we consider Iskra as a kind of ideological successor to Granta, then we can remember that the latter has a couple more body options to choose from, and one of them is a hatchback. Note that Granta in this body ceased to be produced in 2022, and was not sold at the beginning of this year. The reason for this was low demand, so it is not surprising that AVTOVAZ did not invest in this type of body for the new Iskra. However, maybe it would have become more popular in the new generation?
Hatchback Lada Granta 1/3 
Hatchback Lada Granta 2/3 
Hatchback Lada Granta 3/3
The main feature of this body type can be considered a short rear overhang and a relatively vertical rear door (compared to a liftback). The car shown in the renderings was made with this in mind. The hatchback received blank inserts behind the rear side doors, simulating windows — the same solution was used on the sedan. The style of the rear pillars with a “floating” roof is consistent with other new products of the domestic automaker, while the hatchback retained the sedan’s lights, as well as the bumper design. This was done for reasons of economy, as well as in order to distance the hatchback design from the station wagon, which will receive different rear optics.
Lada Iskra hatchback render
The new Lada Iskra is built on a modern global platform, which, according to the automaker’s statement, “has been reengineered and has become technologically independent.” In all likelihood, the CMF-B platform, which AVTOVAZ inherited from cooperation with Renault-Nissan, was taken as the basis. The basic Iskra will be offered with a 1.6 petrol engine producing 90 hp, which is equipped with a 5-speed manual gearbox. A more powerful modification is equipped with a 106-horsepower engine of the same volume, which will be paired with a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission (probably a CVT).
Render of the Lada Iskra hatchback
Prices for the Lada Iskra are not yet known, they will be announced closer to the start of production, which is scheduled for early 2025. We can assume that the cost of the car will be between the Granta (699,900 rubles) and Vesta (1,459,900 rubles) sedans.
Remember, earlier this month we talked about the experience of switching from a Volkswagen Polo to a Lada Granta.
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