Impartial UK import specialist calls time on new Lada Niva imports, with the ultimate unregistered instance now out there to buy

Phrases: Paul Guinness

What’s prone to be the final model new Lada Niva ever out there within the UK is now on the market by way of Mark Key, the specialist who recommenced small-scale imports of the rugged 4×4 in early 2021. The unregistered Niva at present in inventory is the ultimate instance ordered previous to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of this 12 months.

The Bronto Status is a top-of-the-range Lada Niva, full with air con, prolonged wheelarches, a 50mm suspension carry and all-terrain tyres. It has 30 supply kilometres on its odometer and is priced at £22,342 plus VAT – reclaimable if the client is VAT-registered and takes the Niva as a two-seater industrial car. All income from the sale are being donated to the DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Attraction.

Commenting on his cessation of Niva imports, Mark Key advised Classics World: “It’s unlikely that issues will thaw with Russia for the remaining a part of our combustion engine decade, so sadly that’s it.” He confirms that the Lada can be bought with the same old two-year guarantee, and that important elements will proceed to be stored in inventory for current house owners.

The Lada Niva was first launched within the Soviet Union in 1977, with the primary export fashions arriving the next 12 months. The automotive has remained in manufacturing ever since, gaining a popularity for ruggedness and off-road prowess whereas spawning a variety of bodystyles and numerous specification and trim adjustments through the years. The automotive was out there within the UK formally up till 1997 earlier than elements provide and emissions laws noticed imports stop. In its native Russia, nonetheless, even the arrival of a GM-backed revised mannequin in 1998 didn’t kill off the unique; immediately, the Niva survives in ‘Legend’ guise alongside its up to date siblings.

To search out out extra in regards to the ultimate new Lada Niva within the UK, go to lada4x4.co.uk