Aleko

Moskvitch 2141 Aleko
Moskvitch 2141S "Aleko"
Overview
Manufacturer	Moskvitch Stock Company
Also called	Lada Aleko (for cars exported by AvtoVAZ)
Production	1986—1997 (1998–2002 for the more advanced M-2141-02/-45/-00/-22 versions)
Assembly	Moscow, Soviet Union/Russia Lovech, Bulgaria (Balkancar)
Body and chassis
Class	Mid-size/Large family car (D)
Body style	5-door hatchback
Layout	Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive
Related	Simca 1307/1308 Moskvitch 2142 Lada Samara ZAZ Tavria
Powertrain
Engine	petrol: 1.5 L UZAM-331.10 I4 1.6 L VAZ-2106-70 I4 1.7 L VAZ-21213-70 I4 1.7 L UZAM-3317 I4 1.8 L UZAM-3318 I4 2.0 L Renault F3R I4 diesel: 1.8 L Ford XLD418 I4 1.9 L Peugeot XUD9 I4[1]
Transmission	5-speed Manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,580 mm (101.6 in)
Length	4.35 m (171.3 in)[1]
Width	1.69 m (66.5 in)[1]
Height	1.4 m (55.1 in)[1]
Curb weight	1,070–1,080 kg (2,358.9–2,381.0 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Moskvitch 2140
Successor	Moskvitch 2142

The Moskvitch-2141, also known under the trade name Aleko (Russian: "АЛЕКО", derivative from the name of the automaker "Автомобильный завод имени Ленинского Комсомола", Avtomobilnyj zavod imeni Leninskogo Komsomola, meaning "Automotive Factory of Lenin's Komsomol"), is a Russian mid-size car that was first announced in 1985 and sold in the Soviet Union and its successor states between 1986 and 1997 by the Moskvitch Company, based in Moscow, Russia. It was replaced by the modernised M-2141-02 Svyatogor and its sedan body version, the M-2142, in 1997–2002.

The Aleko was a huge improvement over previous Moskvitch models, which were durable but old-fashioned sedans (saloons) and station wagons (estates) with rear-wheel drive and a solid rear axle, and had no common parts with them apart from the engine and some other minor details.