Lada Niva : The Legend of USSR Engineering

History of Jeep Wrangler grandfather - Lada Niva and How it is being produced without no major changes since 1977.

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[leonardobertolucci]

My 1992 Niva, 1.6 is just awsome! I live in a forestal area of Tuscany and my Niva takes everywhere! I love it!

[yxfrans]

I am an automotive engineer who works for the big three. Last year during a meeting, one of our our high boss literally said “ I want our vehicle breaks down after 10 or 15 thousand miles”. I was shocked, I knew they were doing that all the time but still can believe he said it out loud without any shame. One of our engineer whispered “ I guess we should plant a bomb then.”

[Interlooper_G]

As DaVinci said...
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication....

[andy_trybid]

In times of need and frugal living, Lada Niva is unbeatable value.

[Christian-zx]

Simple, cheap, easy to handle, excellent all-terrain vehicle. It is also valid in Siberia. It's not a sports car, but it puts many other big-name SUV brands to shame. a true Soviet fossil. But that's how its owners like it.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[nugley]

Worked as a mechanic at local Lada dealership and had a dozen or so of these off-road weapons, mostly given to me for free by people tired of fixing them, over the years. Used to play tag around the farm where you hit the other car they become 'it' and the chase continues. Excellent fun.

[baseline_hitchshalhoub]

I have owned a 2017 model 5 door version for 3 years so far.
It takes me long over landing off-road trips.It's quite durable and economic in all aspects.
The best part about it, it's superior off-road capabilities.Surprisingly it's quite stable on the road as well!
The bad things about it.The engine is definitely underpowered.The ac is weak .
All in all, I love the vehicle!

[rifaisaiful]

If anybody and anyone can bringing this car to the Indonesia market car, this car will Have the new fans Club....
Lada Niva Indonesia Owner.
Believe it...

[shootingsportstransparency]

Best 4wd i ever had (eighties), i pulled LRs Nissans and Land Cruisers out of the dirt with it

[dragod]

cheap, capable, easy to fix(if you have any knowlege about cars) who wouldn't buy it, that is something you don't see anymore in new cars

[yarudenok]

"Will never have any failure" is a bit of overstatement.

[therovingrobin]

Geez, guys! The spare tire under the hood wasn't such a novel thing..most French cars did that and the reason is simple: theft protection (cause yes, full size spare tires were stolen in the 60, 70 and 80s) cleanliness and good access...and that last point is, why it's done on the lada...that rear hatch is a hatch, thus it would be heavy to open with the added weight and where else to put it, when one wants to avoid crawling under your car during winter or in mud?

[alexandregb]

The volkswagen Niva and the Lada Bettle are my favorite worlds of the car!

[randomnickname]

I've never driven a Niva. But I have another LADA VAZ 2110 car in my garage, exemplar of a 1998 model year. I don't ride it. It's just like a museum piece in the garage.

[gregsochor]

Hi - that was a very entertaining video, but unfortunately there's a few fundamental bits missing, mainly about the element of "unchanged for 37 years". As a matter of fact Between 1977 and 1993/4 the Niva 1600 was produced and only saw minor modifications to the ignition and carburettor, starting with 1994/5 the 1700cc version was introduced combined with fuel injection (borrowed from an Opel Ascona), which also sported a different tailgate, new taillights and substantial changes on the interior. In 1997 the EFI system was changed again to a more modern multipoint EFI and in 1999 the model M, which looks almost the same, but sports a dramatically changed undercarriage, with different axles, wheel hubs, brakes, driveshafts, you name it and THEN the Urban model came, which basically was "just" new bumpers and a different grill. If you're venturing towards Niva-based vehicles, you should also at least mention the APAL and the JAEGER. (Depending on market) Please see this as constructive feedback, I especially liked the footage of the AZLK-models as I've so far only seen pictures of them...

[rotteneffekt]

I'm in my forties. My dad had one, in the mid-late eighties. Started my driving lessons in one.

[blazodelic]

Asking a vehicle designed for off-road driving to meet the safety requirements of a passenger vehicle is ridiculous to say the least. This is not bought for the street and speeds higher than 80 km/h.

[Alex_Gryzunov]

В Ниве сначала её производства не менялся только кузов ( 1 раз менялся зад в 1991 году). Внутри постоянно что то меняется. 3 салон по счету. Последний раз обновили в 2020 году. Мотор сначала получил объём 1.7, потом его перевели на инжектор, потом инжектор изменился с ДМРВ на ДАТ. Были внедренны гидрокомпенсаторы и гидонатяжитель цепи. Цепь была заменена на 1 рядную усиленную вместо двухрядной, что повысило КПД двигателя. Раздаточная коробка получила двухрядные подшипники на выходных фланцах карданов. Карданы получили ШРУСы вместо крестовин. Задняя подвеска менялась 3 раза. Спереди вместо регулируемых роликовых подшипников внедренны не регулируемые, сайлентблоки рычагов усилены, тормозной диск теперь можно менять не снимая ступицу. Редуктор переднего моста больше не прикручивается к двигателю. Крепится отдельно, что снизило вибронагруженность кузова. Был внедрён гидроусилитель рулевого управления, АБС, система Эра-Глонас, подогрев сидений, подогрев и электрорегулировка зеркал. В следующем году машина получит новый двигатель, где крутящий момент увеличат со 128 Нм, до 170 Нм. Учитывая её не большой вес это сделает её ещё более проходимой. Нива Легенда.

[artpan]

If you have a utilitarian approach to off-road mobility, this car makes total sense. With some updates it could be a great value for money.

[Ognjen]

Its the most perfect engieniering marvel that you as a man can buy and adore, modify, tune, modify a little more, can go everiwhere, you can make it 3locked it already has central dif lock, its just beautiful.