Not to be confused with the original from the 1970s, the Niva II rolled out in 1998 as the VAZ-2123. When AvtoVAZ agreed to enter a partnership with American automaker General Motors, the mini SUV was ...

Most countries with a local automotive industry have a classic 4x4 model because, let's face it, some people don't drive this kind of vehicle for kicks but out of sheer necessity. The U.S. has the ...

The Lada Niva is a Russian off-road vehicle that began production in 1977, quickly gaining a reputation for being a tough-as-nails solution to conquering the Russian countryside. One of the few Soviet ...

A pair of the facelifted SUVs were shown in a photo that surfaced on the Russian ‘Vkontakte’ social network in the past week, with the car featuring a wide plastic grille and slim, high-mounted ...

If you go dewy-eyed over memories of the Cold War, if interior comfort comes secondary to rugged capability and if you think a Range Rover is for wusses, then boy oh boy, is this the car for you. The ...

The Niva, then, was designed to be as comfortable churning through the frosty mud of a Siberian wheat field as it would be scaling a rocky outcrop on the edge of a Brazilian plain. So you will be ...

In production largely unchanged since 1977, the Niva Legend retains the iconic off-roader's compact three-door body, monocoque chassis and coil spring suspension setup. The original Fiat-sourced ...

Renewal of old-school 4x4 UVs is a challenge not only for luxury automakers like Land Rover but also for low-cost brands like Lada. The next-gen Lada Niva (Lada 4x4) was scheduled to arrive in 2018.

Avtovaz opened the order books for the updated Lada Niva Bronto (known as the 4×4 Bronto in Russia), which is the hardcore version of the immortal off-roader. If the Niva name sounds familiar to you, ...

You could spend your entire life savings on all the cars you had posters of on your bedroom wall as a child and still find yourself wanting something cheap and cheerful to run about in. Admittedly, I ...