Tag: Soviet Cars

A rugged and tough compact SUV ready for the roughest terrain yet comfortable on imperfect roads with its uncompromising four-wheel-drive, the Lada Niva was nevertheless a comfortable, practical and comfortable compact unibody daily driver when first launched in 1977, and is now a living legend as it celebrates its 45th anniversary in constant production.

While during the Soviet era, Lada held about 70% of the USSR’s car market and exported about 60% of its production during the 1980s,...