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The VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli", commonly nicknamed "Kopeyka" (for the smallest Soviet coin, 1/100 of the Russian ruble), is a compact 4-door sedan or wagon, called small class, passenger car, model 1 in Soviet classification, and produced by the Soviet manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1970 as the company's first product.
Lada 1600: 1976–2001: Right-hand drive, export only 21063: 1.3L: Lada 1300 SL: 1976–1988: Left-hand drive, budget version 21064: 1.6L: Lada 1600 SL-Deluxe version, export only, 5-speed gearshift 21065: 1.6L-1990–2001: Deluxe version, export only, 5-speed gearshift 2104 station wagon 2104: 1.3L: Lada Nova 1300 Brake Lada Nova 1300 Estate ...
VAZ-2101. The VAZ-2101, a ruggedized version of the Fiat 124 produced in Russia was known in export markets under various names, including Lada Nova, Lada 1200/1300, and Zhiguli, and often simply called Lada, received a strongly negative critical reception in most western export markets due to its old-fashioned technical layout and poor build ...
Fiat licensed numerous variants of the 124 for worldwide manufacture, including the Russian-built VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli" and its many derivatives. Known as the Lada outside the Soviet Union, these Russian variants constituted the vast majority of 124 derived production, making it the fifth best selling automotive platform in history. [citation needed]
The first car, the VAZ-2101 ... Work began in 1976, with a single-rotor Lada appearing in 1978; the first 250 of these went on sale in the summer of 1980. [18]
The VAZ-2103 was sold in export markets from the mid-1970s to early 1980 essentially as a "de luxe" version of the VAZ-2101. In the United Kingdom, [7] it was sold from May 1976 until May 1979 and it was the second Lada car to be sold in this market.
In 1976, due to being the latest model in VAZ arsenal, it served as a basis for latest prototype what would become the highly successful VAZ-2121 Niva or Lada Niva 1600 the next year. It borrowed many of its elements to it, like firstly its 1600 cc 75 hp (55 kW) petrol engine, as well as its headlights and taillights, direction pointers, side ...
Early models (left to right): VAZ-2101 (1970), VAZ-2102 (1971) and VAZ-2103 (1972) Zhiguli (Russian: Жигули, IPA: [ʐɨɡʊˈlʲi]) was a designation of cars based on the Fiat 124 manufactured in Russia and the Soviet Union by AvtoVAZ (formerly VAZ) during 1970-2012 and somewhat longer in some places abroad. [1]