Lada Azimut

The Lada Azimut is a compact crossover SUV built by the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ at Tolyatti in Samara Oblast. It was first shown in the summer of 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, and series production began on 25 September 2026. It is front-wheel drive and sits on the B/C platform developed for the Lada Vesta, though its wheelbase grows from 2,635 to 2,675 millimetres. AvtoVAZ president Maxim Sokolov called it the second new crossover in the Lada range in nearly three decades, after the Vesta Cross and Vesta SW Cross. It is seen as the successor to the Xray and is aimed at the affordable family car segment, with a price near 2.5 million rubles expected and a choice of a six-speed manual or a continuously variable gearbox.