Bi-fuel Renault Logan will go on sale before the end of 2021

The Togliatti Company ATS-Auto presented a prototype of a bi-fuel Renault Logan capable of consuming both gasoline and compressed natural gas (methane). It was based on a modification with a 16-valve 1.6-liter engine producing 113 hp and a manual transmission. According to the head of ATS-Auto Alexey Suchkov, Renault Logan CNG will go on sale in the Russian market in November of 2021.

It is assumed that the new version will be interesting for corporate buyers and taxi drivers. According to Alexei Suchkov, a set of LPG equipment for installation in Renault Logan was developed by the company in-house, the car is now undergoing certification, and it will be produced under its own brand "ATS" and with an original numerical index. At the same time, the bi-fuel Logan will be sold through the Renault sales network, the factory warranty will continue to apply to the car. Let us remind you that ATS-Auto is a partner of AVTOVAZ in the production of gas engine LADA Vesta CNG and LADA Largus CNG.

The methane "Logan" cars will be produced according to the already worked out scheme of re-equipment of completely standard gasoline vehicles, the serial production of this model is also carried out at AVTOVAZ. As previously reported by AUTOSTAT, according to the results of eight months of 2021, sales of Renault Logan sedans in the Russian market were 21,528 units, which is 21% higher than the indicator for the same period of the previous year. As a result, this model took the second place in popularity in the Renault lineup after the Duster crossover.