After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

The Lada Niva 1996 is currently available from $2,640 for the Niva (4X4) up to $4,620 for the Niva Bushman (4x4). Dimensions for the 1996 Lada Niva are dependent on which body type is chosen. The ...

You could spend your entire life savings on all the cars you had posters of on your bedroom wall as a child and still find yourself wanting something cheap and cheerful to run about in. Admittedly, I ...

A decade in production is considered pretty good for most cars; seldom few hit the 20 year mark by comparison. The Lada Niva, on the other hand, is close to racking up its Golden Jubilee of 50 years ...

The Lada Niva is one of the world’s oldest cars still in production. The first example of the Russian off-roader rolled off the assembly line on 5 April 1977, and some three million largely unchanged ...

Since the late 1970s, Lada’s crude-yet-tough Niva 4×4 has provided a quirky alternative to the sea of identikit soft-roaders. But after decades of loyal service to the off-roading fraternity, its time ...

Well if a Suzuki Jimny is too common and a Dacia Duster too modern, here's just the new 4x4 for you Despite first being launched not far off 50-years ago (1977), it’s still possible to buy a new Lada ...

Russia’s Avtovaz, the automaker famous for building Ladas, is resuming the production of the Lada Niva SUV. Avtovaz’s production had previously been delayed back in March due to a lack of supplies ...

Amid the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, Russia has restarted the Lada Niva production line at the brand’s Togliatti factory, 1000km south-east of Moscow. Production was halted in March, as international ...

It’s time to party like it’s 1979 – there’s an all-new Lada Niva on the way. The original 1977 model is still on sale in Russia, where customers remain fond of the no-compromise budget brand founded ...

The Lada Niva has been in continuous production for nearly 45 years. There have been subtle redesigns, spinoffs and derivatives here and there, but even one of the newer Nivas — like the Niva Travel, ...