How many cars did AVTOVAZ develop on its own? Part 1
AvtoVAZ from the first days of its history did not hesitate to borrow platforms and developments from other auto brands. On the other hand, why reinvent the wheel if someone has already come up with something. But it was not always so. Let's remember all the families of cars and figure out which of them was developed independently by VAZ, and which with the involvement of other auto brands.
VAZ 2101, VAZ 2102 and VAZ 2103
The history of the construction of the plant is inseparably linked with the cars VAZ 2101 and VAZ 2103. In the 1960s, the leadership of the #USSR organized something like a tender to find a partner for the construction of a plant with the launch of production of a serial car. The tender was won by the Italian Fiat. According to the agreement, the Italians help build a car plant in Tolyatti and transfer all the documentation for the licensed assembly of cars on the FIAT-124 platform: a sedan and station wagon in the “norm” configuration and a sedan in the “luxury” configuration).
So, on the basis of the FIAT-124 platform, the VAZ-2101 (sedan in the “norm” configuration), VAZ-2102 (station wagon in the “norm” configuration) and VAZ-2103 (sedan in the “luxury” configuration) appeared on the domestic market. Even then, a special domestic trend was set, when #VAZ not only takes the platform and changes only the logo on the #car, but significantly refines the platform under the harsh Russian conditions.
?? Author of the platform VAZ-2101, VAZ-2102, VAZ-2103: FIAT (Italy)
VAZ-2106, VAZ-2107, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2105
Today, if an automaker updates bumpers and headlights on a car, it usually leaves the old name of the car with the prefix “updated”. And earlier, updating the appearance of the car was positioned as the launch of a new car with a new name. Nobody was embarrassed that the old body could be assembled simultaneously with the new one for several decades.
This is what happened with the VAZ-2106, VAZ-2107, VAZ-2104 and VAZ-2105 models. Although they changed the index, they remained just an update of the previous models VAZ-2101, VAZ-2102, VAZ-2103. Therefore, the author of the platform remains the same – FIAT (Italy).
VAZ 2121 (Niva family)
Almost immediately after the launch of #VAZ-2101 into mass production, VAZ designers set about developing the first SUV with a boat on the radiator grill for rural residents. Even at the stage of drawings – many decisions were taken from the already produced Zhiguli. But this was not enough to launch an SUV in a series. It took 5 years of fruitful engineering work to launch the VAZ-2121 off-road vehicle in 1977. The car turned out to be so successful that today it is assembled in #Tolyatti on the same platform. And #Niva is loved in many countries of the world for its special and unique character.
?? The author of the VAZ 2121 platform, as well as the extended version of the VAZ 2131 and the modernized LADA 2123 (Chevrolet Niva): AVTOVAZ (Our country)
VAZ 2108, VAZ 2109 and VAZ 2109 (Samara family)
After signing the contract with FIAT, the relationship with them began to deteriorate rapidly due to their greed. Like a school story from childhood, when an excellent student does not let you write off. The Italians did not share advanced technologies with the Soviet partner, constantly slipping junk for third world countries. #AVTOVAZ has found a new partner in the person of the German Porsche. Together with them, in 1984, the first domestic car with front-wheel drive VAZ 2108 on the Gamma platform was mass-produced.
?? Author of the platform VAZ 2108, VAZ 2109, VAZ 21099, as well as the re-staling Samara II: LADA 2114, LADA 2115, LADA 2113: Porsche (Germany)
LADA 110, LADA 111, LADA 112 and LADA Priora
The contract with Porsche included work on upgrading the Gamma platform to Gamma-2 (LADA 110). The first prototype LADA 110 appeared already in 1985. Serial production was planned for 1992, but due to the political and economic crisis, the start of production was delayed until 1995. The well-known “ten” is actually the third generation of the VAZ 2108 car. AVTOVAZ is the only manufacturer in the world that simultaneously produced the first (VAZ 2108), second (LADA 2114), third (LADA 111) and fourth generation (LADA Priora) of one car simultaneously. Just a brain explosion!
?? The author of the LADA 110 platform, as well as its reystaling version named Priora: Porsche (Germany)
VAZ-1111 “Oka”
VAZ-1111 “Oka” was created by almost all domestic car factories. It all started with the fact that the SeAZ plant could not cope with the order to develop the first front-wheel drive car of a small class. After that, VAZ was connected, whose engineers, of all Serpukhov's developments, left only the name “OKA”. Then KAMAZ joined in, but AVTOVAZ retained the leading role, which brought the car to mass production.
?? The author of the VAZ 1111 “OKA” platform: AVTOVAZ (Our country)
