![]() ![]() There’s even a factory camo paint option.įive-door or van variants are available too, so it’s a proper range. You can even go further up the chain – higher-up models get moulded bumpers instead of the separate ones on our car, which we don’t think look as good. The basic car does without air-con but does get some very cool steelies. This is, however, the Luxe model, marked out by its alloy wheels. With that in mind, you might be a bit surprised to see air-conditioning, electric windows and mirrors and heated seats. ![]() There’s a hilarious mix of new and old componentry, with a cheap’n’nasty modern instrument panel and heater controls straight from an old Renault rubbing shoulders with column stalks that could have come from the 50s. Open up the doors – with a separate key to the ignition, incidentally – and the 70s theme continues with a nostalgic waft of cheap plastic smell. That’s somewhat of a useful necessity, as the Niva is exclusively left-hand drive. The slim pillars are a throwback to times before crash regulations, but give fantastic all-round visibility. Though it’s not been sold here officially since 1996, an independent importer will bring one in for you from just £19,595.īut does an off-roader from the 70s still hold up in any way today?Ĭomparison test: Lada Niva vs Morgan Plus Four CX-T Certainly looks like a 70s car…Īnd isn’t that just fascinating? Everything about the Niva is bleakly retro, but in a really charming way – from the circular headlights with their ‘eyebrow’ indicators to the fantastically chunky bumpers front and rear. ![]() It lives on as a proper model in its home market of Russia (or, as it was for the first 14 years of production, the Soviet Union…) but if you want to buy one in the UK, you can. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.The Lada Niva has been in continuous production since 1977 with precious few mechanical changes made. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. ![]()
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