Europe’s cheapest and most popular crossover, the Moskvich, has received an update. What exactly has changed?

Europe’s cheapest and most popular crossover, the Moskvich, has received an update. What exactly has changed?

The cheapest and most popular crossover, the Moskvich, has been updated in Russia. What exactly has changed?

Moskvich has begun equipping the Moskvich 3 crossover with a new steering wheel and climate control unit.

The budget crossover, the Moskvich 3, has been updated again. Official Moskvich dealers have started receiving cars with a new steering wheel and a different climate control unit, the Avtopotok Telegram channel writes, citing its readers.

В России обновился самый дешевый и популярный кроссовер «Москвич». Что конкретно изменилось
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It is specified that instead of the previous The four-spoke steering wheel, where two of the “spokes” were combined together, is now equipped with a new four-spoke steering wheel, which could have been borrowed from the Chinese crossover JAC JS6.

Also, the Moskvich 3, instead of a touch control unit for the climate control system, has a new unit with physical buttons – identical to that of the cheapest JAC model, the compact crossover JS3.

Photo press service “Moskvich”

As a reminder, the “Moskvich 3” itself is a licensed copy of the Sehol X4 crossover (also known as the JAC JS4) from the Chinese company JAC Motors. Since November 2022, its production has been carried out at the facilities of the former Renault plant in Moscow, and since May 2024, it has been produced using a full production cycle – with welding and painting of bodies.

It is interesting that this is not the first update of the model this year. The first happened around March – then the crossover received fabric seat upholstery instead of combined or leather (from eco-leather) and a new rear bumper with a false diffuser, which replaced the silver plastic trim.

Recommended retail prices for the 2025 Moskvich 3 now range from 1,952,000 to 2,175,000 rubles. Cars produced in 2026 cost from 2,040,000 to 2,280,000 rubles, depending on the configuration.

    Earlier, the Moskvich plant officially announced plans to update the model line in 2026. The first in line for modernization should be the Moskvich 3, and then the flagship seven-seater crossover Moskvich 8 will receive an update.

  • Author: Ivan Bakharev

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