LADA has released the first official image of its new World Touri💛ng Car Championship entry, the Vesta WTCC, as it looks to build on i🍷ts recent successes this season.

The Russi🙈an manufacturer anno🌊unced plans to replace the existing Granta model last year with an all-new saloon, the Vesta, which had partly been developed with the onus of racing in WTCC.

Having already revealedಞ a 'concept' version of the car in September, LADA has now shown the final version of its model, which will be driven by an unchanged driver line-up of Rob Huff, James ꦚThompson and Mikhail Kozlovskiy.

Baring new prominent backing from Russian petroleum firm Rosneft, which replac💝es Lukoil, the Vesta is charged with building on LADA's impressive end to the 2014 season, which saw Huff take two unexpected wins in the Granta at Goldenport Park and in Macau.