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
TagAZ (russian: ТагАЗ, Таганрогский автомобильный завод, Taganrogskiy Avtomobilnyi Zavod, Taganrog Automobile Factory) was an automotive assembly plant located in Taganrog, Russia. An affiliated enterprise is the ...
, now defunct, in
Taganrog
Taganrog ( rus, Таганрог, p=təɡɐnˈrok) is a port city in Rostov Oblast, Russia, on the north shore of the Taganrog Bay in the Sea of Azov, several kilometers west of the mouth of the Don River. Population:
History of Taganrog
The ...
, 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. The car has a steel
spaceframe
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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, alloy wheels, driver's airbag and ABS. The car was sold at a price of 415,000
rubles
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, currencies named ''rub ...
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 is now produced in Europe, in the Paris suburbs by small-scale producer of cars, by
MPM Motors
MPM Motors was a French car manufacturer founded in September 2015. The first and only model developed by the manufacturer is the MPM Erelis (the evolution of the Tagaz Aquila/PS160, formerly produced by TagAZ in Russia), which was approved for E ...
(Mikhail Paramonov Manufacturing). The Aquila will be called the
MPM Erelis
The 'Erelis' (formerly the PS 160) was the first and only car produced by the French car manufacturer MPM Motors from 2016. It is a modified Tagaz Aquila.
Originally named "PS160", MPM renamed its coupe "Erelis" in August 2018. The Erelis was de ...
. Aquila is sold at a price of 12,500 euros.
MPM Motors
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References
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External links
Specifications of Tagaz Aquila on official site
Cars of Russia