▁engine , ▁transmission ▁and ▁most ▁mechanical s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁awarded ▁zero ▁stars ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁possible ▁four ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁AR C AP ▁safety ▁assess ment ▁program . ▁ ▁An ▁export ▁version ▁with ▁rein for ced ▁h ull , ▁ 1 . 8 - lit re ▁Op el ▁E cot ec ▁Family ▁ 1 ▁gas oline ▁engine ▁and ▁A is in ▁four - w heel ▁drive ▁has ▁been ▁under ▁consideration ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁Although ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁engineering ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁completed , ▁the ▁release ▁has ▁been ▁constantly ▁post pon ed . ▁Although ▁the ▁G M - Av to VA Z ▁considered ▁building ▁a ▁new ▁engine ▁plant ▁for ▁the ▁local ▁production ▁of ▁E cot ec s , ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁cancel led , ▁along ▁with ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁long - antic ip ated ▁" export " ▁N iva . ▁However , ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁rev ived ▁in ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁the ▁" N iva ▁F AM 1 " ▁was ▁introduced ▁as ▁a ▁new ▁trim ▁level ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁model ▁year . ▁The ▁price ▁was ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁standard ▁trim , ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁project ▁not ▁as ▁successful ▁and ▁led ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Another ▁reason ▁was ▁the ▁ce asing ▁of ▁E cot ec ▁engine ▁production ▁at ▁the ▁Hung arian