The range of the model has been expanded with the new Standard Plus package, which includes heated front seats – a feature that is especially useful in the cold season. A crossover with heated seats will cost 11 thousand more than the base one: prices for it start from 2,231,000 rubles for the version with manual transmission and from 2,296 rubles for the version with a CVT. For comparison, Moskvich 3 without heating costs 2,220,000 and 2,285,000 rubles, respectively.
Before the advent of the Standard Plus package, heated front seats were available only for Moskvich 3 in the top-end Comfort package, which is offered exclusively with a CVT and costs 2,478,000 rubles. Now this option has also appeared on the base model with a manual transmission. Thus, the number of crossover trim levels has increased to three: “Standard”, “Standard Plus” and “Comfort”. Regardless of the performance level, the Moskvich 3 is equipped with a 1.5-liter gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 136 horsepower, but there are two gearboxes to choose from – a six-speed manual and a CVT.
At the end of November, on the official Moskvich website, the technical characteristics of the model with index 3 were adjusted: engine output was reduced from 150 to 136 horsepower, explaining this by “the transition to a new certificate, within the framework of which power measurements were carried out in independent laboratories.”
In the same month, Moskvich 3 celebrated its first anniversary – exactly one year on the assembly line of the capital’s plant. It was with this model that the brand’s revival and production began at the former Renault plant, which, with the departure of the French company, became part of the city’s balance sheet. The plant was restarted through the efforts of KamAZ and a new technology partner, the Chinese company JAC. “Moskvich 3” is a JAC JS4 with different logos.
During the year of operation, the Moskvich plant produced more than 31 thousand cars, including four thousand Moskvich 3e electric crossovers.
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