Video: Ad Makes Fun of Lada 2107

Once upon a time, well before the Tata Nano minicar came into the picture, the Lada 2107 (and all its derivatives) was one of the cheapest forms of 4wheel-transportation that money could buy. Of course, being based on the obsolete Fiat 124, terms like luxury and safety simply didn’t exist in the 2107’s vocabulary. This funny computer generated advert attempts to mock these non-existing qualities of the 2107 in a totally hilarious way. In the end, the title says: “The Legendary Lada 2107 – Quality. Tradition. Safety.” -Video after the jump

Fuzzy Wuzzy Russian Lada Niva

Truth is, it gets pretty darn cold in Russia but to dress your entire vehicle in Astroturf is kinda far fetched. On the other hand, if you think about it, the owner of this texturized Lada Niva will never have to worry about the color fading or having his vehicle accidentally scratched or dented while parked on the road. -More pics after the jump





Via: Englishrussia

Lada vs Concrete Wall...

Amazingly, as you can see in the pictures after the jump, the Lada came out through the wall without any serious damages. We don’t know if the Russian driver was hurt, but if anything else, he must have lost a few years of his life the moment he saw that the crash was inevitable. -Continued

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Borat Style Street Racing In Romania

Forget about STIs vs EVOs. This street racing video is all about Romanian turbocharged Ladas with more exhaust pipes than three Ferraris put together and supped up Dacias –not the Logan mind you. BTW; are those Romanian babes hot or what… -Video after the jump

Extreme Lada Niva Tuning

The Lada Niva has achieved a sort of a cult status among its owners – we’ve met a few of them and they wouldn’t change it for the world. However, as with all cult vehicles, there’s always a plump crazy owner that spends time and money in order to create something that most of us will find totally useless - just like this tractor like Niva that was spotted somewhere in Moscow. -One more pic after the jump

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Via: Smitrich

One Hell Of A Pimped Lada 2105

Boy did this dude take tuning to the extreme! Agreed, it may not be automotive “haute couture” but you have to admit that that he made the Lada 2105 sedan unrecognizable: coupe body with Lambo style doors, Porsche brakes, 18-inch alloys with 225/40 rubber, roll cage, head up-display (!), Recaro bucket seats and apparently several mechanic upgrades (there’s no info on the engine used) are just a sample of what we see. Who’d think that the rear-wheel drive, Fiat 124 based Lada 2105 would still be so popular for conversions? -Image gallery after the jump

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Lada Red & Black: A 220Hp Russian "pimpster" you’d better not joke about

How do you double the value of a Lada? Fill it with petrol! Nice joke, but you’d better keep it for yourself if you ever “bump” into this tuned Lada 2110. Dubbed “Red & Black” this extreme Lada 2110 is the work of Lukoil Racing Team & Tj Auto. While Russian language is certainly not one of our strong points, we tried our best though a translation program to decode some info of Lukoil’s site. From what we made, the Rad & Black is a road going version of Lukoil’s "Super class" racing car.

While the exterior is not that dramatic –well apart from the Jumbo jet rear spoiler that is, its interior is quiet impressive with the F1 inspired dashboard and the aero-type console with the 6speed sequential auto-box. Weighing in at just 1.150kg - 2535 lbs, the Red & Black is equipped with a 1.6-litre 4cylinder engine that has an output of 220hp @ 8.300 rpm (!) and a maximum torque figure of 220Nm @ 6.800 rpm. According to Lucoil, Red & Black needs a mere 5,5 sec to accelerate from zero to 100 km/h (62mph) and it reaches a top speed of 230 km/h – 143 mph. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the official press release & more pics

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GENEVA: Lada-C Concept

One of my beloved and obviously useless hobbies is to try to find similarities or inspirations between various concepts and models of different makes. With the Lada-C Concept I didn’t even had to try; to me, the folks over at Lada took a VW Iroc, threw in the rear part of a Fiat Stilo along with a shot of Russian idiosyncrasy and presto: Lada’s proposition for a sporty looking compact hatch! Don’t believe us? Check out the images after the jump and see for yourself. -Continued: Click “Read More…” below to see the official press release & more high-res pics

PRESS RELEASE

It is quite possible that in the nearest future LADA cars will look exactly like that – impetuous and aggressive. The letter “C” at the name of a vehicle, developed by young Russian designers, symbolizes three concepts at once: C-class, Concept, Coupe.

LADA-C is conceptual design on the basis of the new platform, which is developing in cooperation with Magna International Inc. and will become the base for the whole range of new LADA models. This class-C family will include sedan, hatchback, universal, compact van and cross-over with engines 1.6 – 2.0l. In September 2006 at Moscow International motor-show for the first time LADA presented the new family sedan, its name was Concept C, and today in Geneva there is a debut of 3-doors hatchback with a typically sports character.

Concept-car design illustrates the process of searching for the new style of future Lada vehicles and now we know that this design will comply with the latest requirements. The new LADA family from the very first stage realizes fundamentally new level of basic consumer characteristics – safety, reliability, comfort. In particular, form the very first stage the vehicle is developing with the purpose to obtain the maximum number of points for safety, not only for driver and passengers but also for the pedestrian safety. The results of tests, carried out according to a procedure similar to EuroNCAP, show that prototypes comply not only with the existing but also with prospective requirements for passive safety.

LADA-С Technical specifications

Overall dimensions
Length 4.208
Width 1.837
Height 1.548
Engine capacity, 2.0-liter
Maximum speed, 210 km/h - 131
Tyre size 225/40 ZR18

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