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{{About-distinguish-text|the compact car known as the Lada Riva or Lada Nova in some countries|the 4×4 vehicle formerly known as the [[Lada Niva]]}}
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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Lada Riva
| image = Lada 2107 aka Lada Riva October 1995 1452cc.jpg
| caption = Lada Riva (VAZ 2105)
| manufacturer = [[AvtoVAZ]]
| aka = {{unbulleted list
  | Dennis / Lada Signet ([[Canada]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Lada Signet |url=http://unique-autos.ru/blog/prototypes/139.html|publisher=Unique-autos.ru |access-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303111203/http://unique-autos.ru/blog/prototypes/139.html |archive-date=3 March 2016}}</ref>
  | Lada 1500 ([[Colombia]], [[Canada]])
  | Lada 2104 / VAZ 2104
  | Lada 2105 / VAZ 2105
  | Lada 2107 / VAZ 2107
  | Lada Classic
  | Lada Clásico ([[Ecuador]])
  | Lada Nova ([[Denmark]] & [[West Germany]])
  | Lada Kalinka ([[France]], [[East Germany]], [[Portugal]], [[Spain]])
  | Lada Laika ([[Argentina]] & [[Brazil]])
  | Lada Riva ([[Yugoslavia]] & [[United Kingdom]])
  | Lada Sputnik (Cuba) <ref name=RBTHdisg/>
  }}
| production = {{unbulleted list
  | '''2105''': 1980–December 2010 <ref name="autostat">{{cite web|url=http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/5081/|title=The cheapest Russian car was removed from production|publisher=Autostat|date=14 February 2011|access-date=18 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101061142/http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/5081/|archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
  | '''2107''': 1982–2012 (until 2015 in Egypt)<ref name="autocentre"/><ref>[https://www.autoweek.com/news/a1951536/lada-2107-production-ends/ Lada 2107 Production Ends (April 2012)]</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=АвтоВаз выпустил последний классический автомобиль Lada|trans-title=AvtoVAZ produced the last Lada Classic car|url=https://www.bbc.com/russian/russia/2012/09/120917_lada_classic_models|publisher=BBC Russian|date=17 September 2012|access-date=7 October 2012|language=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920014349/http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/russia/2012/09/120917_lada_classic_models.shtml|archive-date=20 September 2012}}</ref>
  | '''2104''': 1984–September 2012<ref name="automail"/>
  }}
| assembly = {{unbulleted list
  | Russia: [[Tolyatti]] ([[AvtoVAZ]])
  | Russia: [[Izhevsk]] ([[IzhAvto]])<ref name="autocentre">{{cite web|script-title=ru:"ИжАвто" выпустил последнюю "семерку"|trans-title=IzhAvto" produced the last "semyorka"|url=http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Automobiles/VAZ-2107-LADA-45588.html|publisher=Autocentre.ua|language=ru|access-date=18 April 2012|date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418205545/http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Automobiles/VAZ-2107-LADA-45588.html|archive-date=18 April 2012}}</ref>
  | Russia: [[Argun, Chechen Republic|Argun]] ([[Chechen Avto]]
  | Egypt: [[6th of October City]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://car-cat.com/firm-355.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708120321/http://car-cat.com/firm-355.html |title=Lada. Lada in Egypt |publisher=Car-cat.com |archive-date=8 July 2011 |url-status=usurped |access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref>
  | Egypt: [[Cairo]] (Alamal Group: 2002&ndash;2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Assembly of Lada Granta sedan can begin in Egypt|url=http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/8748/|publisher=AUTOSTAT|access-date=29 March 2016|date=26 November 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428094623/http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/8748/|archive-date=28 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=AvtoVAZ may establish a joint venture in Egypt|url=http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/9945/|publisher=AUTOSTAT|access-date=29 March 2016|date=17 July 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160428065515/http://eng.autostat.ru/news/view/9945/|archive-date=28 April 2016}}</ref>
  | Kazakhstan: [[Ust-Kamenogorsk]] ({{ill|Azia Avto|ru|Азия Авто}})<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aziaavto.kz/hist_eng.htm |title=Company / Plant History |publisher=Aziaavto.kz |access-date=7 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116210058/http://www.aziaavto.kz/hist_eng.htm |archive-date=16 January 2011}}</ref>
  | Ukraine: [[Cherkasy]], [[Ukraine]] ([[Bogdan_Corporation|Bogdan]])<ref name="autocentre"/>
  | Ukraine: [[Kherson]] (Anto-Rus)<ref name="review"/>
  | Ukraine: [[Kremenchuk]] (KrASZ ({{ill|Kremenchuk Car Assembly|uk|Кременчуцький автоскладальний завод}}))<ref name="review"/>
  | Ukraine: [[Lutsk]] ([[LuAZ]])<ref name="review">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2003|url=http://www.ladacars.org/manuals%20pdf/bussiness%20review%202003.pdf|publisher=JSC Avtovaz| date=29 July 2005|page=49 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120212145545/http://www.ladacars.org/manuals%20pdf/bussiness%20review%202003.pdf|archive-date=12 February 2012 }}</ref>
  | Ukraine: [[Zaporizhia]] ([[ZAZ]])<ref name="autocentre"/>
  }}
| class = [[Compact car]]
| body_style = {{unbulleted list
  | 2-door [[Pickup truck|pickup]]
  | 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]]
  | 5-door [[station wagon]]
  }}
| layout = [[Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive]]
| engine = {{unbulleted list
  | '''[[Petrol engine|petrol]]:'''
  | 1.2&nbsp;L ''VAZ-2101'' [[Straight-four engine|I4]]
  | 1.3&nbsp;L ''VAZ-2105[[VAZ-2101]]'' I4
  | 1.5&nbsp;L ''VAZ-2103/2104'' I4
  | 1.6&nbsp;L ''VAZ-2106'' I4
  | 1.7&nbsp;L ''VAZ-2107'' I4
  | '''[[Diesel engine|diesel]]:'''
  | 1.5&nbsp;L ''VAZ-341'' I4
  }}
| transmission = 4/5-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
| wheelbase = {{Convert|2424|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| length = {{Convert|4145|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| width = {{Convert|1620|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| height = {{Convert|1435|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}
| weight = 
| predecessor = {{unbulleted list
  | [[VAZ-2102]]
  | [[VAZ-2103]]
  | [[VAZ-2106]]
  }}
| successor = {{unbulleted list
  | [[VAZ-2109]]
  | [[VAZ-2110]]
  | [[VAZ-2111]]
  }}
| related = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Bohse Eurostar]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/bohse.htm |title=Bohse Euro-Star brochure |publisher=Storm.oldcarmanualproject.com |access-date=10 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100916003542/http://storm.oldcarmanualproject.com/bohse.htm |archive-date=16 September 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Börger |first=Andre |url=http://www.cabrionews.de/leser/bohse.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070808172650/http://www.cabrionews.de/leser/bohse.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 August 2007 |title=Bohse EuroStar |publisher=Cabrionews.de |access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bohse.nl/indexeng.php?page=data&id=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308180004/http://www.bohse.nl/indexeng.php?page=data&id=4 |archive-date=8 March 2012 |title=The Bohse Euro-Star: a unique no-nonsense car |publisher=Bohse.nl |access-date=10 July 2010}}</ref>
  | [[Fiat 124]]
  | {{ill|Izh 27175|ru|Иж-27175}}<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:"ИжАвто" сокращает производство из-за низкого спроса на "классику"|trans-title="IzhAuto" reduces production due to low demand for "classic"|url=http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Autobusiness/VAZ-lada-IZG-LADA-granta-45065.html|publisher=Autocentre.ua|language=ru|access-date=18 April 2012|date=21 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426090406/http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Autobusiness/VAZ-lada-IZG-LADA-granta-45065.html|archive-date=26 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:"АвтоВАЗ" завершил выпуск последней "классической" модели|trans-title="AvtoVAZ" rolled of the last unit of the "classical" model|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2012/09/17/endofclassics/|publisher=Lenta.ru|language=ru|date=17 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101074159/http://lenta.ru/news/2012/09/17/endofclassics/|archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
  | [[SEAT 124]]
  | VIS-234500
  }}
}}

The '''Lada / VAZ-2105''', '''2104''' and '''2107''', collectively marketed as '''Lada Riva''' for right-hand drive models (in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand), the '''Lada Nova''' in Germany, and by multiple other names and markets,<ref name=RBTHdisg>{{cite web |last1=Sorokina |first1=Anna |title=How Russian car models are 'disguised' abroad |url=https://www.rbth.com/science-and-tech/330452-russian-cars-names-abroad |website=[[Russia Beyond]] |access-date=18 August 2021 |date=3 June 2019}}</ref> are a series of [[compact car|compact]] [[sedan (automobile)|sedans]] of the [[Zhiguli brand|''Zhiguli'' line-up]] ([[Fiat 124]]-based cars), built by Russian car manufacturer [[AvtoVAZ]] (formerly VAZ). Introduced in 1979 in the [[Soviet Union]], and progressively introduced to Western European and global markets from the early 1980s, under the [[Lada]] brand, they were sold as [[saloon (automobile)|saloons]] (2105 and 2107), and [[station wagon]] (2104) versions.

Today they are generally referred to as the '''Lada Classic''' series,<ref name="automail"/> being derived from the original [[Fiat 124]] platform which has been the now-iconic mainstay of the AvtoVAZ lineup since the company's foundation in the late 1960s. Russian production at the company's main plant at Tolyatti ended in September 2012.

Along with the other Fiat 124 derivatives, it is the world's third best selling, single generation [[automobile platform]], after the [[Volkswagen Beetle]] and the [[Ford Model T]],<ref name="kowalke1997">{{cite book|last=Kowalke|first=Ron|title=Standard Catalog of American Cars 1946–1975|year=1997|publisher=Krause publications|isbn=0-87341-521-3|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/standardcatalogo00beve}}</ref><ref name="Chapman2005">{{cite book|author=Giles Chapman|title=Car emblems: the ultimate guide to automotive logos worldwide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=45ofAQAAIAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Merrell|isbn=978-1-85894-317-6|page=154|quote=Combined with the Fiat 1 24, it's the third best- selling single model design of all time, after the Volkswagen Beetle and Ford Model T.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012210425/http://books.google.com/books?id=45ofAQAAIAAJ|archive-date=12 October 2013}}</ref> and one of the longest production run platforms alongside the Volkswagen Beetle, the [[Hindustan Ambassador]], the [[Volkswagen Type 2|Volkswagen (Type 2) Bus]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Oldest Cars Still in Production|url=http://jalopnik.com/5903819/whos-left-in-the-old-folks-home-now-that-the-lada-rivas-gone|publisher=Jalopnik|access-date=31 December 2013|date=14 May 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101070835/http://jalopnik.com/5903819/whos-left-in-the-old-folks-home-now-that-the-lada-rivas-gone|archive-date=1 January 2014}}</ref> the [[Toyota Land Cruiser (J70)|Toyota 70 Series]], and the [[Mercedes-Benz G-Class]].

==History==
[[File:Lada 1300 2 jaslo.JPG|thumb|right|VAZ 2105 (Lada Riva 1300)]]
Although introduced in 1979 and first produced in quantity in 1980,<ref name="Thompson, p.226">{{Cite book | ref = SUt | title = Cars of the Soviet Union: The Definite History | author = Andy Thompson | publisher = Haynes | location = Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset | page = 226 | year = 2008 | isbn = 978-1-84425-483-5 }}</ref> the Riva's origins are older: it is a modernised and restyled version of the original Lada type [[VAZ-2101]] ''Zhiguli'' saloon,<ref name="Thompson, p.226"/> which was introduced in 1970 as a modified license copy of the [[Fiat 124]]. VAZ began development work on the facelift version as early as 1975, and the first prototypes were built in 1977, although it would not be until 1983 – three years after its release in the Soviet Union – that the car was made available in Western European markets, and like its predecessors - aimed squarely at the budget end of the market.

The Riva itself is officially designated – and known in the home market – as '''VAZ-2105''' (base saloon [sedan]), '''VAZ-2104''' (station wagon), and '''VAZ-2107''' (deluxe saloon identified by the large chromed grille). In Russia, VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104, and VAZ-2107 are considered to be different cars rather than variants but nonetheless all of them are part of a single "Klassika" ("Classic") family along with older models such as the VAZ-2101. They are popularly known as '''Pyatyorka''' ("the five"), '''Chetvyorka''' ("the four") and '''Semyorka''' ("the seven").  

Mechanically, the car is virtually identical to the first-generation VAZ-2101, featuring the Fiat-derived [[manual transmission]]s, [[coil spring]] suspension all round, and aluminium alloy [[drum brakes]] with cast iron [[brake shoe]]s on the rear wheels. The smaller-engined variant, the {{convert|65|hp|PS kW hp|lk=on|abbr=on|order=out}} {{convert|1294|cc|cid|abbr=on}} version (VAZ-2105)<ref name="Thompson, p.226"/> had a revamp of its [[Inline-four engine|inline four-cylinder]] compared to the original VAZ-2101 (Lada 1200). The old [[Overhead cam|OHC]] design had its [[camshaft]] driven by chain, while the new one had a [[toothed belt]] drive. Some modifications of the Riva's larger-engined version (VAZ-2107) carried on with the {{convert|1452|cc|cid|abbr=on}}<ref name="Thompson, p.226"/> chain-driven OHC engine coming over from the original Lada 1500 ([[VAZ-2103]]), while others had a later {{convert|1569|cc|cid|abbr=on}} 1,6L [[VAZ-2106]]/21067 engine. Another change was made to the engine in 1992, when single point [[fuel injection]] and [[catalytic converter]]s were specified to keep up with emissions legislation.

The 2107 was announced in 1982, offered as the luxury version (and the most expensive), with improved interior (including front headrests), a new instrument panel, and a chrome grille; it came with either {{convert|1294|cc|cid|abbr=on}} (21072) or {{convert|1570|cc|cid|abbr=on}} (21074) engines.<ref name="Thompson, p.229">[[#SUt|Thompson]], p. 229.</ref> (The 21079 was a [[Wankel engine]]d version.<ref name="Thompson, p.229"/>)

The first 2104 station wagon appeared in 1984, in three models: the 2104 with {{convert|1294|cc|cid|abbr=on}}; the 21041 with {{convert|1198|cc|cid|abbr=on}}; and the 21043 with {{convert|1452|cc|cid|abbr=on}} (VAZ-2103) engine.<ref name="Thompson, p.229"/>

Export sales proved to be very good in Eastern Europe. In the West, Rivas had limited presence in such countries as the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, New Zealand (where it served as a taxi), and Canada. In Finland, they had much larger sales due to the fact that Finland had closer economic ties with the Soviet Union.<ref name="Thompson, p.229"/> Canada was the only market to offer whitewall tires.<ref>[[#SUt|Thompson]], p. 227 (caption).</ref> Canadian 2107s were "briefly sold as the Dennis Signet", after the importer, Peter Dennis Motor Corporation.<ref>[[#SUt|Thompson]], p. 232 (caption).</ref> Canadian sales, along with several European markets, ended on 4 July 1997.<ref name=LOCGB>{{cite web|last=Rogers |first=Peter |url=http://www.lada-owners-club.co.uk/lada_%20history_in_the_UK.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021093957/http://www.lada-owners-club.co.uk/lada_%20history_in_the_UK.htm |title=UK Lada history |publisher=Lada Owners Club of GB |archive-date=21 October 2010 }}</ref>

Tightening safety and emissions legislation combined with the economic instability in the former Soviet Union during the 1990s led to the Riva being withdrawn from most Western European markets by 1997, although it remained in production at the AvtoVAZ factory in the [[Russian Federation]] and was sold as the '''Lada Classic'''. It was one of the cheapest automobiles available in the Russian market<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.samru.ru/auto/magazin/18735.html | title=The cheapest cars in the Russian market | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221854/http://www.samru.ru/auto/magazin/18735.html | archive-date=17 December 2013|language=ru}}</ref> and remains the most popular second-hand car in Russia even after its production ceased.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://top-rf.ru/avto/144-rejting-samykh-prodavaemykh-avtomobilej-v-rossii-na-vtorichnom-rynke-2014.html | title=Ranking of the best-selling automobiles in the Russian secondary market | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211105754/http://top-rf.ru/avto/144-rejting-samykh-prodavaemykh-avtomobilej-v-rossii-na-vtorichnom-rynke-2014.html | archive-date=11 December 2015|language=ru}}</ref>

In 2002, production of the wagon model was taken over by [[Izhmash|Izh]],<ref>{{cite web|title=На "ИжАвто" выпущена 100-тысячная Lada 2104|trans-title=IzhAvto produced the 100,000th Lada 2104|url=http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Autobusiness/11639.html|publisher=Autocentre.ua|language=ru|access-date=18 April 2012|date=7 March 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730081053/http://www.autocentre.ua/news/Autobusiness/11639.html|archive-date=30 July 2012}}</ref> before assembly was also started at the [[Bogdan group|Bogdan Group]]'s [[LuAZ]] plant, and later in [[Cherkasy]], [[Ukraine]]. The 2107 model was produced also at the [[ZAZ]] factory in Ukraine and at [[Suzuki]]'s factory in [[Egypt]]. In August 2011, Russian production of the 2107 was moved to Izh. After about thirty years of production, the 2105 was discontinued in 2010, followed by the 2104 and 2107 in 2012.

===United Kingdom===
The British market first received the Riva as the 1300GL in July 1983,<ref>[[#SUt|Thompson]], p. 228 (caption).</ref> and the 21051 (Riva 1200L) had the {{convert|1198|cc|cid|abbr=on}}.<ref name="Thompson, p.229"/> British sales were based heavily on low sales price and durability.<ref name="Thompson, p.229"/> In 1986, more than 20,000 Ladas were sold in Britain, almost all of them Rivas, before peaking at more than 30,000 in 1988, by which time the Samara had been added to the range.<ref>Thompson, pp. 232 & 235.</ref> British imports of the older VAZ-2101/2102/2106 ended soon after the Riva's introduction, although they remained available in the Soviet Union and much of the old Eastern Bloc for several years afterwards.

In a review of the new [[economy car]], the British automobile magazine [[Autocar (magazine)|''Autocar'']] noted its low price of only £3,158 (£10,736.82 in 2020), improved road performance and an "impressive list of standard equipment", which included "height-adjustable headlamps, internally adjustable driver's door mirror, velour-covered seats, heated rear window, illumination lights for bonnet and boot", and a 21-piece toolkit.<ref>Autocar, 14 January 1984</ref> However, its spartan interiors and ageing design meant that it was never aimed at buyers of market leaders' similar-sized but more expensive products, such as the [[Ford Sierra]], [[Vauxhall Cavalier]] and [[Austin Montego]]. Nonetheless, the Riva was still selling well in the United Kingdom and many other Western markets in the early 1990s, but the next few years saw a raft of new models come from budget competitors such as [[Daewoo Motors|Daewoo]], [[Hyundai Motor Group|Hyundai]], [[Kia Motors|Kia]] and [[Proton (automobile)|Proton]], pushing Riva sales into terminal decline.{{citation needed|date=August 2010}} This, combined with the economic hardships and much-needed investment to adapt cars to stricter [[European Union]] emissions requirements not being available, resulted in the decision to withdraw Lada from the UK (and some other European markets) and Canada on 4 July 1997. Riva sales had in fact finished several months earlier.<ref name=LOCGB/> They had cheaply tried to produce [[catalytic converter]] equipped cars (EU mandated from 1992) using carburettors, when all other car makers changed to fuel injection to more accurately control fuel/air ratios. However the catalysts were quickly destroyed as a result and most cars failed their first MOT test (at three years old) as a result.

Despite Lada's withdrawal in 1997 from the British market, most of the surviving Rivas on UK roads were not initially scrapped. Over the next few years, the vast majority were re-exported back to Russia due to a shortage of used examples in their homeland and the export specification was considered superior to those that were available domestically.  Even in 2021, many ex-UK right hand drive Rivas are still operating in Russia and the former Soviet states.

===New Zealand===
The car was also sold in [[New Zealand]], where it was distributed by the [[New Zealand Dairy Board]]. The Dairy Board received the cars in lieu of cash payments for deliveries of mutton and butter to the Soviet Union. The last such trade was carried out in 1990.<ref name=NZDB>{{cite journal | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-pRHIw8R0-kC&pg=PA44 | title = New Zealand in the World Economy: Trade Negotiations and Diversification | journal = New Zealand in World Affairs, 1972-1990 | volume = 3 | first = Bruce | last = Brown | date = 1 March 1999 | publisher = Victoria University Press | location = Wellington, New Zealand | page = 44 | isbn = 978-0864733726 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160730063502/https://books.google.com/books?id=-pRHIw8R0-kC&pg=PA44 | archive-date = 30 July 2016}}</ref>

==Models==

===2104===
[[File:Lada-21043 1500 jaslo1.jpg|thumb|right|VAZ-21043]]
[[File:Lada-21043 1500 jaslo2.jpg|thumb|right|VAZ-21043 rear]]
Estate edition
*VAZ-2104 – VAZ-2105 engine, a {{convert|1.3|L|cuin|adj=on}} carburetor, 4-speed transmission (CAT), the base model
*VAZ-21041 – engine VAZ-2101, {{convert|1.2|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4-carburetors. PPC. Not commercially produced.
*VAZ-21042 – engine VAZ-2103, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}}, right hand drive.
*VAZ-21043 – engine VAZ-2103, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}} carburetor with a 4- or 5-speed. CAT, in versions with electrical equipment and interior of the VAZ-2107.
*VAZ-21044 – engine VAZ-2107, {{convert|1.7|L|cuin|adj=on}}, single injection, 5-speed. CAT, export model.
*VAZ-21045 – engine VAZ-2107, {{convert|1.8|L|cuin|adj=on}}, single injection, 5-speed. CAT, export model - did not enter production
*VAZ-21045D – VAZ-341 engine, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}}, diesel, 5-speed. PPC.<ref name=VAZ343>{{cite web | url = https://autohs.ru/avtomobili/dvigateli/vaz-343-dizelnyj-dvigatel-dlya-zhigulej-i-nivy.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211205010153/https://autohs.ru/avtomobili/dvigateli/vaz-343-dizelnyj-dvigatel-dlya-zhigulej-i-nivy.html | archive-date = 2021-12-05 | title = ВАЗ-343: дизельный двигатель для Жигулей и Нивы | trans-title = VAZ-343: diesel engine for Zhiguli and Niva | language = ru | work = АвтоИстория (AutoHS.ru) |date = 2019-09-21 }}</ref>
*VAZ-21047 – engine VAZ-2103, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}}, carb, 5-speed. CAT, an improved version with the interior of the VAZ-2104/7. Export modifications were equipped with the radiator grille of the VAZ-2107.
*VAZ-21048 – engine VAZ-343, {{convert|1.77|L|cuin|adj=on}}, diesel, 5-speed - pre-series, never entered production
*VAZ-21041i – engine VAZ-21067 {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}} injector, 5-speed gearbox, with the same interior and electrics as the VAZ-2107, the front seats of the IL-2126.
*VAZ-21041 VF – radiator design VAZ-2107, VAZ-2103 engine of {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}} injector, 5-speed gearbox, interior and electrical VAZ-2107 car, the front seats of the [[Izh 2126|Izh-2126]].

Pickup Edition
*VAZ-21043-33 Pikap – 1.5-litre with 52 kW, produced from 1991 to 2012 at PSA VIS-Avto.

===2105===
[[File:Wikiniva13a.jpg|thumb|right|VAZ 2105 (Lada Riva 1300)]]
*Lada 2105 – with the carb. engine VAZ-2105 ({{convert|1.29|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|64|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|92|Nm|lbft|0}}) and 4-speed. CAT;
*Lada 2105 b – the engine VAZ-2103 (distributed injection, {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|73|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|110|Nm|lbft|0}}, Euro-2 emissions) and 5-speed. CAT;
*Lada 21050 – with the engine VAZ-2105 and 5-speed. CAT;
*Lada 21051 – with carb. engine VAZ-2101 ({{convert|1.2|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|59|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|85|Nm|lbft|0}}) and 4-speed. CAT;
*Lada 21053 – with carb. engine VAZ-2103 ({{convert|1.45|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|71|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|104|Nm|lbft|0}}) and 4 of Art. CAT;
*Lada 21053-20 – the engine VAZ-2104 (distributed injection, {{convert|1.45|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|71|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|110|Nm|kgm lbfft}}, the Euro-2) and 5-speed. CAT;
*Lada 21054 – small series, especially for the [[Main Directorate for Traffic Safety|traffic police]], the Interior Ministry and the [[Federal Security Service|FSB]]. Carburetted VAZ-2106 engine with {{convert|1.57|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|72|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, and {{cvt|122.5|Nm|lbft|0}}, equipped with an additional fuel tank and battery.
*Lada 21054-30 – the engine VAZ-21067 (distributed injection, {{convert|1.57|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|72|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|116|Nm|lbft|0}}, the Euro-3) and 5-speed. CAT;
*Lada 21055 – small scale modification for the cab with a diesel engine VAZ (BTM) – 341 production Barnaultransmash ({{convert|1.52|L|cuin|adj=on}}, {{cvt|53|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|96|Nm|lbft|0}});
*Lada 21057 (Lada Riva) – Export version of VAZ-21053 with right-hand drive and a single injection engine (Euro-1) was produced in 1992–1997 for the markets of the UK and countries with left-hand traffic;
*Lada 21058 (Lada Riva) – Export version of VAZ-21050 with right-hand drive, produced in 1982–1994 for the markets of the UK and countries with left-hand traffic;
*Lada 21059 – Debut 1980<ref name="Thompson, p.236">Thompson, p.236.</ref> as a small, special series for the traffic police, the [[Soviet MVD|Interior Ministry]] and the [[KGB]] with {{cvt|120|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}}, {{cvt|186|Nm|lbft|0}}{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} two-rotor {{convert|1300|cc|cid|-1|abbr=on}} VAZ-411M or (slightly larger [[Engine displacement|displacement]]) {{cvt|140|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}} VAZ-4132 [[Wankel engine]] (which both featured a 9.4:1 [[compression ratio]])<ref name="Thompson, pp.115 and 236">Thompson, pp.115 and 236.</ref> and four-speed manual transmission.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" /> Capable of {{convert|112|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} and {{convert|0|-|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on|order=flip}} in nine seconds.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" /> Priced at 52,000 [[Soviet ruble|ruble]]s.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" />
*[[VAZInterService|VIS]] – 2345 – pickup design based on VAZ-21053 and 21054, produced by JSC VAZInterService with 1995 by 2006;
*Lada 2105 VFTS (Lada VFTS) – a sports car, which was being built at the facilities of the Vilnius factory vehicles under the guidance of the legendary Soviet rallista Stasys Brundza. Homologated to [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile|FISA]] Group B standard. Markets forced engine VAZ-2106, using carburetors WEBER 45 DCOE ({{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}} {{cvt|160|PS|kW|0|disp=flip}} at 7000 rpm {{cvt|164.8|Nm|kgm lbfft}} at 5500 rpm) and a close ratio 4- and 5-speed gearbox, with claw couplings include; since 1986 in order to reduce weight, the car was equipped with doors made of aluminium.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}
*Lada 2105 VIHUR – rally car produced industrial association for the production of sports equipment "Vihur" CC DOSAAF in Tallinn. Homologated for Group A-2/1 union classification (the so-called "queen-group"). According to the requirements of the A-2/1, the engines were unchanged.

===2107===
[[File:Lada (7906720346).jpg|right|thumb|Lada 2107]]
[[File:VAZ 2107M - 0248.JPG|thumb|Classic-2 (2107M) prototype from 2007]]
[[File:IZH-27175 2.jpg|thumb|right|{{ill|Izh 27175|ru|Иж-27175}}, pick-up model derived from the VAZ (Lada) 2104]]
[[File:Free lada 2105 vfts.jpg|thumb|right|Rally car]]
*Lada 2107 (engine 2103, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Carburetor)
*Lada 21072 (engine 2105, {{convert|1.3|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Carburetor, timing belt)
*Lada 21073 ({{convert|1.7|L|cuin|adj=on}} engine, Grade 8., Single injection – export version for the European market)
*Lada 21074 (engine 2106, {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Carburetor)
*Lada 21076-20 (engine 2104, {{convert|1.5|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Point Injection)
*Lada 2107–71 ({{convert|1.45|L|cuin|adj=on}} engine, {{cvt|66|PS|kW|0}} engine 21034 for petrol A-76, version for China)
*Lada 21074-20 (21067-10 engine, {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Distributed injection, Euro-2)
*Lada 21074-30 (21067-20 engine, {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Distributed injection, Euro-3)
*Lada 21077 (engine 2105, {{convert|1.3|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Carburetor, timing belt – export UK version)
*Lada 21078 (engine 2106, {{convert|1.6|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Carburetor – export UK version)
*Lada 21079 Debut 1982, fitted with {{convert|120|hp|PS kW hp|lk=on|abbr=on|0|order=out}} two-rotor {{convert|1300|cc|cid|-1|abbr=on}} VAZ-411M or (slightly larger [[Engine displacement|displacement]]) {{convert|140|hp|PS kW hp|lk=on|abbr=on|0|order=out}} VAZ-4132 [[Wankel engine]] (which both featured a 9.4:1 [[compression ratio]])<ref name="Thompson, pp.115 and 236" /> and five-speed manual transmission.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" /> Capable of {{convert|112|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} and {{convert|0|-|60|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} in 9 seconds.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" /> Priced at 58,000 [[Soviet ruble|ruble]]s.<ref name="Thompson, p.236" /> Originally created for the needs of federal agencies: the traffic police, the Interior Ministry and KGB.
*Lada 2107 ZNG (21213 engine, {{convert|1.7|L|cuin|adj=on}}, 4 cyl., Point Injection)

==Other variants==
Model variants included the Riva Signet, Riva 1200, Riva 1300, Riva 1500, and Riva 1600, with trim levels "E" and "L". A Turbo charged model Lada 2107 Turbo was sold in Finland, made by the Finnish Lada importer.

Small numbers of Lada [[Rallying|rally]] cars were built with {{cvt|150|PS|kW|0}} [[Wankel engine]]s, fitted with a pair of [[Weber carburetor|Weber]] DCOE twin-choke [[Carburetor|carburettors]].<ref>Thompson, p.237.</ref>

===Production at Suzuki Egypt===
In [[Egypt]], the Amal Foreign Trade Company and Lada's parent company AvtoVAZ signed a joint venture agreement to assemble Ladas for the North African market in 2000. However, as they did not have their own factory, space was found at a local [[Suzuki]] plant in [[Cairo]] to assemble the 2107 version of the Riva. As of 2006, production continued at [[Suzuki]] until 2015 with an additional model, the [[Lada 110|2110]], being produced.

==Safety==
In the early 1980s, when it was put into production, the car complied with [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|UNECE]] car safety standards and [[GOST]] technical standards.<ref>Вершигора, В. А.; Игнатов, А. П. Автомобиль ВАЗ-2105. М.: ДОСААФ. 1982. С. 3-4 {{inlang|ru}}.</ref>

In 2001, the 2107 version of the Riva scored 0 points out of 16 in a frontal crash test conducted by the modern Russian [[ARCAP]] safety assessment program, and was awarded zero stars out of four.<ref>{{cite web|title=Лада ВАЗ-2107|url=https://autoreview.ru/arcap/cars/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0/%D0%92%D0%90%D0%97-2107|language=ru|website=Авторевю|access-date=1 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211103633/https://autoreview.ru/arcap/cars/%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B0/%D0%92%D0%90%D0%97-2107|archive-date=11 February 2017}}</ref> The reviewers noted that the result of the test was easily predictable and couldn't be positive, as they were dealing with an old car having an outdated construction of the body and designed at the time when safety tests were different from those of 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Краш-тест ВАЗ-2107 // Авторевю, №22, 2001 г. |url=http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n22/2107/2107.htm |language=ru|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814183055/http://www.autoreview.ru/new_site/year2001/n22/2107/2107.htm |archive-date=14 August 2010}}</ref>

In 2002 [[Za Rulyom]] magazine performed crash tests on two Lada 21053 models, a new car from 2002 and a used one from 1994. The magazine's experts noted that the newer model complied with [[United Nations Economic Commission for Europe|UNECE]] car safety standards 12-03 and 33, but the older and used one failed the latter standard.<ref name="zrtest"/> The story also expressed doubt that the 2002 model could meet the stricter safety requirements that would be imposed in October of the same year.<ref name="zrtest">{{cite journal|last1=Крючков|first1=В.|title=Пятёрка в кубе|language=ru|journal=За Рулем|date=March 2002|issue=3|pages=30–34|url=https://www.zr.ru/content/articles/4674-paterka_v_kube/|access-date=21 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171221002332/https://www.zr.ru/content/articles/4674-paterka_v_kube/|archive-date=21 December 2017}}</ref>

==End of production==
In the 2010s, the sales of the Lada Classics remained strong in the car's native Russia and some of the former [[Eastern Bloc]] nations. However, production of the 2105 ceased at AvtoVAZ's Togliatti plant at the end of 2010 after a 30-year production run and nearly 3,000,000 units, with production of the other variants being fully moved to the [[IzhAvto]] plant near [[Izhevsk]].<ref name="autostat"/>

The 2107 made the transition to the IzhAvto plant in August 2011, thus marking the end of production of the original Fiat 124 derived models at Togliatti after a 41-year production run and over 14 million units.

In September 2012, the history of the sedan model in Russia was over, when the last 2104 came off the IzhAvto assembly lines.<ref name="autocentre"/> The last unit of the Lada Classic series, a 2104 model, was produced by IzhAvto on 17 September 2012.<ref name="automail">{{cite web|title=17 сентября будут сделаны последние "Жигули"|trans-title=The last Zhiguli will be produced on 17 September|url=http://auto.mail.ru/article.html?id=38446|publisher=Auto.Mail.Ru|language=ru|date=11 September 2012|access-date=12 September 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120913021426/http://auto.mail.ru/article.html?id=38446|archive-date=13 September 2012}}</ref> Starting from the same month, production at the Izhevsk factory was replaced with the [[Lada Granta]].<ref>{{cite web | script-title = ru:История вазовской "классики" завершится 17 сентября | language = ru | url = http://auto.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=474253 | trans-title = VAZ Classic history will end on 17 September | publisher = Auto.Vesti.Ru | date = 12 September 2012 | access-date = 19 September 2012 | url-status = live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120913221213/http://auto.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=474253 | archive-date = 13 September 2012}}</ref> However, {{as of|2014|lc=y}}, the 2107 model was still in production in Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|title=Egyptian automotive corp to exclusively manufacture Russia Lada Granta|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/0/104931/Business/0/Egyptian-automotive-corp-to-exclusively-manufactur.aspx|publisher=Ahram Online|access-date=29 March 2016|date=27 June 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419070442/http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/0/104931/Business/0/Egyptian-automotive-corp-to-exclusively-manufactur.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2016}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline|Lada Riva}}
*[http://autokadabra.ru/post/9271/ Lada and Fiat model] (Russian)
*[http://www.ladacars.org/ Lada Cars reviews, images, infos] (English)

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