Lada Riva

This article is about the compact car known as the Lada Riva or Lada Nova in some countries. Not to be confused with the 4×4 vehicle formerly known as the Lada Niva.

Lada Riva
Lada Riva (VAZ 2105)
Overview
ManufacturerAvtoVAZ
Also calledDennis / Lada Signet (Canada)[1]
Lada 1500 (Colombia, Canada)
Lada 2104 / VAZ 2104
Lada 2105 / VAZ 2105
Lada 2107 / VAZ 2107
Lada Classic
Lada Clásico (Ecuador)
Lada Nova (Denmark & West Germany)
Lada Kalinka (France, East Germany, Portugal, Spain)
Lada Laika (Argentina & Brazil)
Lada Riva (Yugoslavia & United Kingdom)
Lada Sputnik (Cuba) [2]
Production2105: 1980–December 2010 [3]
2107: 1982–2012 (until 2015 in Egypt)[4][5][6]
2104: 1984–September 2012[7]
Assembly6th of October City, Egypt[8]
Argun, Russia (Chechen Avto)
Cairo, Egypt (Alamal Group, 2002 – 2015)[9][10]
Cherkasy, Ukraine (Bogdan)[4]
Izhevsk, Russia (IzhAvto)[4]
Kherson, Ukraine (Anto-Rus)[11]
Kremenchuk, Ukraine (Kremenchug Car Assembly [ru])[11]
Lutsk, Ukraine (LuAZ)[11]
Tolyatti, Russia (AvtoVAZ)
Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan (Azia Avto [ru])[12]
Zaporizhia, Ukraine (ZAZ)[4]
Body and chassis
ClassCompact car
Body style2-door pickup
4-door sedan
5-door station wagon
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
RelatedBohse Eurostar[13][14][15]
Fiat 124
Izh 27175 [ru][16][17]
SEAT 124
VIS-234500
Powertrain
Engine
  • petrol:
  • 1.2 L VAZ-2101 I4
  • 1.3 L VAZ-2105 I4
  • 1.5 L VAZ-2103/2104 I4
  • 1.6 L VAZ-2106 I4
  • 1.7 L VAZ-2107 I4
  • diesel:
  • 1.5 L VAZ-341 I4
Transmission4/5-speed manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase2,424 mm (95.4 in)
Length4,145 mm (163.2 in)
Width1,620 mm (63.8 in)
Height1,435 mm (56.5 in)
Chronology
PredecessorVAZ-2101
VAZ-2103
VAZ-2106
SuccessorVAZ-2110

The Lada / VAZ-2105, 2104 and 2107, collectively marketed as Lada Riva for right-hand drive models (in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand), the Lada Nova in Germany, and by multiple other names and markets,[2] are a series of compact sedans of the Zhiguli line-up (Fiat 124-based cars), built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ (formerly VAZ). Introduced in 1979 in the Soviet Union, and progressively introduced to Western European and global markets from the early 1980s, under the Lada brand, they were sold as saloons (2105 and 2107), and station wagon (2104) versions.

Today they are generally referred to as the Lada Classic series,[7] being derived from the original Fiat 124 platform which has been the now-iconic mainstay of the AvtoVAZ lineup since the company's foundation in the late 1960s. Russian production at the company's main plant at Togliatti ended in September 2012.

Along with the other Fiat 124 derivatives, it is the world's third best selling, single generation automobile platform, after the Volkswagen Beetle and the Ford Model T,[18][19] and one of the longest production run platforms alongside the Volkswagen Beetle, the Hindustan Ambassador, the Volkswagen (Type 2) Bus,[20] the Toyota 70 Series, and the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

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  5. ^ Lada 2107 Production Ends (April 2012)
  6. ^ "АвтоВаз выпустил последний классический автомобиль Lada" [AvtoVAZ produced the last Lada Classic car] (in Russian). BBC Russian. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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  11. ^ a b c "Annual Report 2003" (PDF). JSC Avtovaz. 29 July 2005. p. 49. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012.
  12. ^ "Company / Plant History". Aziaavto.kz. Archived from the original on 16 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  13. ^ "Bohse Euro-Star brochure". Storm.oldcarmanualproject.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
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  15. ^ "The Bohse Euro-Star: a unique no-nonsense car". Bohse.nl. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  16. ^ "ИжАвто" сокращает производство из-за низкого спроса на "классику" ["IzhAuto" reduces production due to low demand for "classic"] (in Russian). Autocentre.ua. 21 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  17. ^ "АвтоВАЗ" завершил выпуск последней "классической" модели ["AvtoVAZ" rolled of the last unit of the "classical" model] (in Russian). Lenta.ru. 17 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014.
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  19. ^ Giles Chapman (2005). Car emblems: the ultimate guide to automotive logos worldwide. Merrell. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-85894-317-6. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Combined with the Fiat 1 24, it's the third best- selling single model design of all time, after the Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Model T.
  20. ^ "The Oldest Cars Still in Production". Jalopnik. 14 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2013.