Lada Reviews

Lada is the trading name of the AutoVAZ (Volzhsky Automobilny Zavod) company. This Russian manufacturer, originally set up in collaboration with Fiat, produces a number of cars, including the Samara, a small hatchback, and the Niva, a 4×4 vehicle. Their first car, the model BA3-2101, based on the 1966 Fiat 124 and introduced in 1970 is still produced and remains the car most associated with the Lada name. The original Fiat-based Lada (model numbers 2101 to 2107 to denote various headlight, trim and body styles) were built in several different body styles. Among them, the original, Fiat style car, with two or four round lights. The model with two round head lights was manufactured up to 1988, the model with four head lights is still being manufactured, though not at the Togliatti plant.