The first driver at the wheel "Lada Grant" is Vladimir Putin

In May, a Volga car will officially premiere new budget sedan Lada Granta, which is expected to visit Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Moreover, the plans of the organizers, the head of government not only get acquainted with the new car, but sit behind the wheel of news and try to move the car, said a source close to the "AvtoVAZ".

Official information about the date of the premiere of "Grants" yet, but according to the source, it is intended to May 12.

"Test Drive" domestic cars with Vladimir Putin became a tradition. In August last year, the Prime Minister made a rally on the highway Chita-Khabarovsk on sports' Lada Kalina "yellow. Earlier, Putin got SUV "Niva", which is only rolled himself in front of cameras lenses, but many journalists suggested to evaluate the car, sitting behind the wheel.

And more recently, April 1, at a meeting of the government commission on high technology and innovation Vladimir Putin presented the first samples of the budget of the Russian hybrid "E-mobility." The Prime Minister expressed his desire to test the car and on the same day rode on a sports coupe in the cross-slides to the meeting of the Security Council.