The Tagaz AQUiLA (Ru:ТагАЗ Аквилла) (Latin for
Eagle
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) is a
compact car
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formerly produced by
TagAZ, now defunct, in
Taganrog
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Located at the site of a ...
, Russia. The Aquila is marketed by TagAZ as a "
four-door coupe". The car is powered by a 107 hp Mitsubishi ''4G18'' I4 engine with a 5-speed
manual transmission
A manual transmission (MT), also known as manual gearbox, standard transmission (in Canadian English, Canada, British English, the United Kingdom and American English, the United States), or stick shift (in the United States), is a multi-speed ...
. The car has a steel
spaceframe covered with plastic body panels.
History
The Aquila went on sale in Russia in March, 2013.
TagAZ was declared bankrupt on January 21, 2014, meaning that the future of the model is unclear.
The basic model includes air conditioning, power windows, central locking, electrically adjustable heated mirrors, radio cassette,
power steering
Power steering is a system for reducing a driver's effort to turn a steering wheel of a motor vehicle, by using a power source to assist steering.
Hydraulic or electric actuators add controlled energy to the steering mechanism, so the driver can ...
, alloy wheels, driver's airbag and ABS. The car was sold at a price of 415,000
rubles
The ruble or rouble (; rus, рубль, p=rublʲ) is a currency unit. Currently, currencies named ''ruble'' in circulation include the Russian ruble (RUB, ₽) in Russia and the Belarusian ruble (BYN, Rbl) in Belarus. These currencies are su ...
on the terms of obtaining a car at the TagAZ plant .
Only about 200 were produced by the time production stopped.
Production in France
The TagAZ Aquila was also produced in Europe, in the Paris suburbs by small-scale producer of cars, by
MPM Motors (Mikhail Paramonov Manufacturing). The Aquila is called the
MPM Erelis. Company on 2021 went bankrupt. Aquila price tag was from 10.000 euro till 30.000 euro depending on the version.
MPM Motors
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References
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External links
Specifications of Tagaz Aquila on official site
Cars of Russia