VAZ-2106

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VAZ-2106
Kerb weight
1,030 kg (2,271 lb)
Chronology
PredecessorVAZ-2103

The VAZ-2106 Zhiguli (alternatively Zhiguli 2106) is a

breakup of the Soviet Union, also by Russian Izhevsk Avto and Ukrainian Anto-Rus [uk]. In export markets, it was known simply as Lada 1600 or alternatively as Lada 2106. In the domestic market it was popularly nicknamed Шестёрка (Shestyorka, in English; The sixth one). A hugely popular car and one of the most successful Lada models, it was in serial production for 30 years (from 1976 to 2006), although production in the VAZ plant ended after 25 years, in 2001, with manufacture continuing at Izhevsk for the final five years.[2]

Overview

Derived from its predecessor, the

party members and various other state officials
, were out of reach for them.

1978 Lada 1600

It debuted in December 1975 , and "would become the most popular and most numerous VAZ product".

berth
foldable seats were also replaced with more modern ones.

The 21061, with the 75 hp (55 kW) 1,452 cc (88.6 cu in) VAZ-2103 engine, and 21063, with the 64 hp (47 kW) 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in), appeared in 1979.[4] The 21063 would disappear in 1993.[4] The less-powerful, but also cheaper, 21061 would be the sales leader,[4] helping make the 2106 the top-selling Lada model.[5] In Canada, the model was sold from late 1978-early 1979 as the Lada Signet, with the official factory name being VAZ 21061-37. It was made up to 1984. One variant of this model is the 21061-41, which had Canadian Domestic Market bumpers and fitments, but it featured European Domestic Market repeaters, tail lights, side logo, etc. This model is one of the rarest of the 2106 series, and some examples survive in the former USSR and in Europe.

Special rally-prepared versions had up to 135 hp (99 kW) from the 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in) and up to 150 hp (110 kW) from the 1,570 cc (96 cu in), while there was a turbocharged sixteen-valve 1.8 liter delivering 240 hp (177 kW).[6]

In 2017, an old VAZ-2106 participating in the Banjul Challenge traversed twelve European and African countries in 15 days, starting in

Gambia.[7] The car was eventually given to local residents, while four travellers returned home on a plane.[7]

Safety by modern standards

In 2002, the IZhmash version of the VAZ-2106 was awarded zero stars out of a possible four by the Russian

ARCAP safety assessment program.[8] The reviewers noted that the result was unsurprising and that the car was outdated by the time of the test, with its construction dating back to the 1960s.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b VAZ-2106, vaz-avto.ucoz.ru Retrieved on 3 May 2014
  2. ^ a b Lada 1600 / VAZ-2106, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 3 May 2014
  3. ^ a b c d Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.111.
  4. ^ a b c d e Thompson, p.113.
  5. ^ Thompson, p.114.
  6. ^ Thompson, p.115.
  7. ^ a b "Четверо россиян на ржавой "шестерке" проехали 12 стран Европы и Африки" (in Russian). RIA Novosti. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Лада ВАЗ-2106 (Ижмаш)". Авторевю (in Russian). Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Краш-тест ВАЗ-2106". Авторевю (in Russian). No. 21. 2002.

External links

  • Media related to VAZ-2106 at Wikimedia Commons
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