Currently, Vesta's classmates and competitors are foreign cars: Chevrolet Cruze, Ford Focus, Ford Fiesta, Geely Emgrand, Honda Civic, Hyundai Creta, Hyundai Solaris, Kia Rio, Kia Cee’d, Lifan X60, Mitsubishi Lancer, Opel Astra, Nissan Almera, Peugeot 301 (2012), Ravon Nexia, Ravon Gentra, Renault Logan, Skoda Rapid, Skoda Octavia, Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Golf.
First generation (2015-present)
The first generation was presented in August 2014 during the Moscow International Automobile Salon, production began in September 2015 in Izhevsk, and sales began in November. The body is currently presented in the form of a four-door sedan and a five-door station wagon. The length of the car was 4410 mm, width 1764 mm, height 1497-1512 mm, wheelbase 2635 mm and curb weight 1230-1270 kg. There were plans to release a hatchback, but they were abandoned due to possible competition with «Lada XRAY».
There are three main configurations - «Classic», «Comfort» And «Luxe». The standard equipment of the car includes an airbag, anti-lock braking system (ABS) with brake assist (BAS), electronic brake force distribution (EBD), electronic stability control (ESP), traction control, hill descent assistance, emergency system «ERA-GLONASS», steering column adjustable in two planes, central locking with remote control, on-board computer, car alarm. In addition, there is also a heated windshield and a 7-inch display with a navigation system and a rear-view camera. There are also configurations for the sedan body - simplified «Standard» and maximum «Exclusive». Since 2017, there are also sedans and station wagons with the name «Cross», which are distinguished by high cross-country ability. In August 2018, it was presented «Vesta Sport» based on a sedan with a 145 hp engine. with.
Engines were installed only four-cylinder gasoline of the following characteristics - 1.6 liters (1596 cm3, VAZ-21129, 16 valves, Euro 5, 106 hp) and 1.8 liters (1774 cm3, VAZ-21179, 16 valves, Euro 5, 122 hp). The gearbox is a five-speed manual (Russian VAZ-21807 or French JH3-514), as well as a five-speed robotic (Russian VAZ-2182).
At first, the minimum price for Vesta was 514 thousand rubles, at the end of 2016 it was increased to 529 thousand rubles, at the end of 2017 the minimum price is 555 thousand rubles.
The safety of the car was determined in a crash test conducted by the publication «Autoreview» according to the methodology «ARCAP» and was awarded 14.1 points out of 16 possible. In 2018, security was tested again using the same methodology and was awarded 15.1 points out of 16 possible.