Lada Riva - features of the Soviet "Five" for the English market

Cars VAZs were wildly popular in the USSR. They were considered the most desirable of all that an ordinary Soviet citizen could buy. Of course, you had to stand in line for years, but your family, including distant relatives, were happy about the long-awaited purchase. Nothing surprising – the car took everyone to their dachas, to villages and acted as a cargo taxi. But the scarce Zhiguli could be easily purchased abroad – in capitalist countries. Nothing surprising – they paid for them in foreign currency there. Foreigners received improved versions of VAZ cars, which were called Lada and were distinguished by high build quality and options unheard of in the USSR.

Lada Riva is an export version of the VAZ-2104/05/07 for the UK. Surprisingly, since the beginning of the 80s, the local market has absorbed about 30 thousand VAZ cars. They were bought because of the low price and high build quality. Yes, such models were better than what they sold to their citizens. The author of the channel "PrivetTachka" found the export "Five" in the UK and will tell you how it differs from the "Lada". By the way, in the EU countries, the rear-wheel drive classic VAZ is considered a full-fledged retro car. Maybe we can set up a business selling them there, while we still have a lot of these cars?