It is doubtful that Moskvich 8 can be bought for the same money
It is already known that the domestic crossover «Moskvich 8» turns out to be a clone of the «Chinese» JAC Sehol X8 Plus: sales of the car under the Russian brand will start towards the end of the year, but the original version can be ordered from China right now, and the price is low by today's standards.
According to the Autonews resource, sellers from Vladivostok are ready to supply JAC Sehol X8 Plus to order for 2.18 million rubles. Quite inexpensive for a large crossover with a length of 4824 mm and a wheelbase of 2 830 mm (in terms of dimensions, such a car is comparable to the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro and Hyundai Santa Fe), but there is a nuance: the initial version was priced at that amount and with a manual transmission. The 6-speed manual transmission is combined in the JAC Sehol X8 Plus with a 1.5-liter turbo engine producing 184 hp
For the Russian car, only a 7-speed «robot» has been announced so far, will there be «Moskvich 8» be offered with a manual transmission — unknown. But it is known that the power of the Moskvich engine will be smaller — 174 hp instead of 184 hp
Considering that in Russia «Moskvich 8» will compete with Chery Tiggo 8 Pro Max (from 3.1 million rubles) and Geely Okavango (from 3.45 million rubles), you can’t count on a price of the same 2.2 million rubles — a crossover under the Russian brand will clearly be more expensive than the original.