The reason there are so many VAZ-2101 Zhiguli-based Ladas at the Retro Museum collection of Soviet Empire machinery ... You can keep the Fiat 124-derived early Lada running forever with simple ...

But when he climbs inside and starts the engine, the Lada coughs and kicks out thick black smoke. Tesfahun, a taxi driver in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, has been driving the iconic Soviet ...

Leaning under the hood, Tesfahun Assefa checks the oil and the radiator. All good. But when he climbs inside and starts the engine, the Lada coughs and kicks out thick black smoke. Bystanders wait ...

Russia is clearly committed to the Lada-class. But it is a submarine that does not—and will never—live up to the expectations. The old Soviet Union was known for having a fearsome navy.

All the facts and figures were obtained from Lada's official website. The Soviet government established AvtoVAZ in 1966, in partnership with Italian car company Fiat. In the '60s, the state-run ...