Lada Riva

Lada Riva
Lada Riva (VAZ 2105)
Overview
Manufacturer	AvtoVAZ
Also called	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 Matriuska (Venezuela) Lada Riva (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Netherlands & United Kingdom) Lada Signet (Canada) Lada Sputnik (Cuba)
Production	2105: 1980–December 2010 2107: 1982– 2104: 1984–September 2012
Assembly	6th of October City, Egypt Argun, Russia (Chechen Avto) Cairo, Egypt (Alamal Group, 2002 - ) Cherkasy, Ukraine (Bogdan) Izhevsk, Russia (IzhAvto) Kherson, Ukraine (Anto-Rus) Kremenchuk, Ukraine (Kremenchug Car Assembly) Lutsk, Ukraine (LuAZ) Tolyatti, Russia (AvtoVAZ) Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan (Azia Avto) Zaporizhia, Ukraine (ZAZ)
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car
Body style	2-door pickup 4-door sedan 5-door estate
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related	Bohse Euro-Star Fiat 124 Izh 27175 SEAT 124 VIS-234500
Powertrain
Engine	1.2 L I4 (petrol) 1.3 L I4 (petrol) 1.5 L I4 (petrol) 1.6 L I4 (petrol) 1.7 L I4 (petrol) 1.7 L I4 (diesel)
Transmission	4/5-speed manual 3-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,419 mm (95.2 in)
Length	4,120 mm (162.2 in)
Width	1,617 mm (63.7 in)
Height	1,442 mm (56.8 in)
Chronology
Predecessor	VAZ-2101 VAZ-2103 VAZ-2106

The VAZ-2105, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2107 (collectively known as the Lada Riva in the United Kingdom and the Lada Nova in much of continental Europe) are a series of medium-sized family cars built by Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1980 in the Soviet Union, and progressively in other European markets through the early 1980s and sold in saloon and estate versions. AvtoVAZ cars are currently branded as Ladas.

Today they are generally referred to as the Lada Classic series, 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. The production in Russia ended between 2010 and 2012, however, the Lada 2107 remained in production in Egypt.

It is the third best selling automobile platform after the Volkswagen Beetle and the Ford Model T, and one of the longest production run platforms alongside the Volkswagen Beetle, the Hindustan Ambassador and the Volkswagen Type 2.

Although introduced in 1979 and first produced in quantity in 1980, the Riva's origins are older: it is a modernised and restyled version of the original Lada type VAZ-2101 Zhiguli saloon, which was introduced in 1970 as a modified license copy of the Fiat 124. The Riva itself is officially designated – and known in the home market – as VAZ-2105 (base saloon), VAZ-2104 (estate), 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 transmissions, coil spring suspension all round, and aluminium alloy drum brakes with cast iron brake shoes on the rear wheels. The smaller-engined variant, the 65 hp (48 kW; 66 PS) 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in) version (VAZ-2105) had a revamp of its inline four-cylinder compared to the original VAZ-2101 (Lada 1200). The old 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 1,452 cc (88.6 cu in) chain-driven OHC engine coming over from the original Lada 1500 (VAZ-2103), while others had a later 1,569 cc (95.7 cu in) 1,6L VAZ-2106/21067 engine. Another change was made to the engine in 1992, when single point fuel injection and catalytic converters were specified to keep up with emissions legislation.