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Cold-War Leftovers still Very Popular in Russia
It’s been over two decades since the collapse of communism in the former USSR and the introduction of capitalism to what is now Russia. However, a relic from the past, a car that was introduced back in 1982 (actually even older if you count the vehicle upon which it was based on), is still quite popular with the locals.
The car we ‘re talking about is the Lada 2107 which along with the 2104 and the 2105 versions are Russia’s second best-selling cars, only behind Lada’s much newer Kalina hatchback.
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Russia's Best-selling Car No Longer A Lada For The First Time Since The 1970s
For the first time since the 1970s, the best-selling car in Russia during any month is not a Lada. The No.1-selling car in the country last month was the Kia Rio, which outsold the Lada Granta 10,834 to 10,520, giving the Korean automaker the top-selling...
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…and This Is Why There Are So Many Jokes About Ladas
"Do you know why Lada drivers [insert whichever part of the car you like here]" is, or at least, it was a popular series of jokes back in the days when Lada was actually active in markets outside of Russia. Nowadays, the Viking sailing ship-badged...
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Lada Design Boss Wants To Follow Kia's Example And Turn Around The Brand’s Styling
What car do you think of when you say the word Lada? I for one think of the boxy Fiat 124-based Lada 1500 (known as the VAZ-2105 in Russia) which was produced between 1980 and 2012. Apparently, AvtoVAZ design director Steve Mattin wants to change this...
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Lada Riva Sedan Highway Spin Deserves A Chuck Norris Approved Stamp
Continuing our series of epic videos on Lada's Riva family car, here's another abnormal incident that took place on a highway in Russia. While it doesn’t take a genius to see that the conditions of the road are unsafe and therefore one...
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A Lada Towing Another Lada Is A Very Bad Omen…
You don't need know all the jokes concerning Russia's most notorious car model to figure out that something is bound to happen when you see one Lada Riva (also called Classic, 2105 and Nova among other names) towing another Riva on the road…...
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