The Lada Niva Travel is an old acquaintance in Russia and satellite countries. Of course, it is not the same model that has been sold since the last decade of the 70s of the previous century. In this case, it is an all-terrain vehicle that to its credit has excellent dynamic qualities as far as off road is concerned. If we scrutinize its other virtues we will see what it is: a model from the last century that is sold in a market that still lives in the last century...
With everything, the Lada Niva Travel has been able to update itself to remain attractive to customers in Russia. And best of all, he does it in the middle of a bloody war that is drowning his entire production chain in terms of raw materials. In fact, the last time we talked about him was in September 2022 on the occasion of the restyling that lived. Well, now he returns to the charge for an element that he announced in his day.
The Lada Niva Travel again offers a "multimedia system" with a 7-inch touch screen...
If you do a little memory you will remember that we told you the main news of the Lada Niva Travel. Among all the compendium of "firsts" the Russian house announced a multimedia system that came to life through a 7-inch touch screen. We have not had the pleasure of trying it, but we believe that the only positive point of this is its very high location, because due to the functions, resolution and connectivity it is not at the forefront.
The fact is that Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reduced the productive capacity of the Russians. And this has affected all the areas that make up its economy and among the most affected companies is Lada. In summary, the Niva Travel has been selling for a while without the possibility of incorporating this "modern and attractive" multimedia system. So far, it seems they have been able to fix part, or all, of the logistics chain...
According to official press release published by the communication team of the Russian house…
«Lada announces the start of sales of Niva Travel SUVs equipped with the most requested multimedia system. The multimedia system provides among other things: 7-inch screen showing the view of the rear camera (camera with cleaning), radio, music playback via USB, MicroSD, AUX, hands-free system and function control for phones android smartphones»
However, this "modern" infotainment system will not be available across the range. It will only be for sale in the Comfort, Comfort Black, Comfort Off-Road and Luxe finishes. Best of all: that they will not arrive in Spain and we will not have to see it, although it is true that as a machine to go to the field to "feed the cattle" it is a good tool... What a pity...
Source - Lada
