page_title: Lada Niva
section_title: Chevrolet Niva Concept
hierarchical_section_title: Lada Niva / Chevrolet Niva Concept
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Концепт-кар Chevrolet Niva на Московском автосалоне 2014
context_page_description: The Lada 4×4, formerly called the Lada Niva or VAZ-2121, is an off-road vehicle designed and produced by the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ specifically for the rural market, although models made for urban use are sold. It is marked under the Lada brand.
  It was the first mass-production off-road vehicle to combine a unibody architecture with a coil-sprung independent front suspension, and is a predecessor to current crossover SUVs, nearly all of which follow this format; it inspired the Suzuki Vitara. The Lada 4×4 uses a worm-and-roller steering box carried over from the VAZ-2101 sedan and the original Fiat 124 sedan on which it was based. Pickup and emergency-van versions are produced by VIS-AVTO.
  Following the demise of the Land Rover Defender in 2016, the Niva is the longest running four wheel drive vehicle still in production in its original form.
  In August 2020 Lada took over production of the Chevy Niva rebranding it as the Lada Niva.
context_section_description: In August 2014 at the Moscow International Automobile Salon GM-AvtoVAZ introduced the next generation Niva. The car had a longitudinal mounted engine, full-time four-wheel-drive, two-gear transfer case and rigid-axle rear suspension. The production model was supposed to get a 1.8-liter PSA Peugeot Citroën EC8 engine (135 hp) paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox. The production's start was expected in 2016, but GM had no interest in the model.
caption: Chevrolet Niva Concept
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