New LADA Niva 2022 review - so s**t it's good!
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Introducing the new LADA Niva!
It’s an all-Russian off-roader that rolls up with a low starting price of just £17,500! The question is, does the Niva really offer enough to make you consider it over… Well, pretty much any other car out there at the moment?!
Well for starters, the Niva clearly has a super retro design that’s hardly evolved since the car was first unveiled in 1977! From the boxy design upfront to the jacked-up appearance from the side, you're unlikely to mistake the Niva for any other recent car release!
Once you check out the interior… Well, it seems that this hasn’t evolved much since the 70s either! Don’t expect to find any mod-cons here. Instead, all you’ll find is an after-market stereo, a load of physical buttons and a whole heap of scratchy plastics!
So what do you think - could you make do with this retro-looking, no-frills car on a daily basis? Let us know in the comments!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 Exterior Design
03:20 Interior
05:12 Back Seats
06:22 Boot
07:33 5 Annoying Things
09:36 5 Good Things
11:39 Driving
14:48 Off-road Driving
15:29 0-60mph & 1/4-mile
16:37 Verdict
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perfection on wheels
I see you first
@@MansoorAhmedshaikh sure bud
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this niva vs a Jimmy off-road battle would be awesome
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15:15 - it's coming!!!!
Jimmy would have to be pretty good at running and climbing through rocks but it would be pretty cool. Who is Jimmy though?
@@lberc20 😂😂
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I worked in a project in Sudan and we had Toyota Land cruisers and Nivas. In the rainy season only Nivas could move in the African mud roads. Although much more comfortable, the Land cruisers were getting stuck after 50 meters. And by the way, the front and rear bumpers were moving on a tough springs! So in minor collisions - the bumper does the great job of absorbing the hit without ANY damage, a real active bumper how it should be. And the outer car shape is simple and lovely in the short version.
Niva is my love. I Russian 🇷🇺❤️
The best 4*4
I watched old niva pushing uphil trough 30 cm of wet snow like its nothing.
Bought one brand new in 1989 and told the dealer in Belgium to fit A/C, he looked at me as if I was mad. The car was sent to Greece where I live, I took it for its first service to the Lada importer, they couldn’t believe it had A/C. Amazing off road, reliable, built for a purpose, it was brilliant
If you are a hunter, fisherman, love/work in nature, this car is a must have.
do u still have it roaming the Greek roads?
@@justagreekinternetuser8998 I afraid not, sold it in ‘99
@@arthurdardalis that's too bad😞
@@arthurdardalis 10 years of service. For most people, that's more than 10% of their life.
In my country (Croatia) most hunters drive these EXACTLY BECAUSE it's so basic and simple as that makes them reliable and they are amazing off road since they are short and narrow
Neuništiva auta
And because we dont have enough money to buy G class or Land Rover just for hunting, like Englishman do. :D Golf mk2 or older astras are also very good because of their off road capabilities. :)
Good.......keep them there.
Yes. As someone who lives in a hill part of Croatia (Samoborsko i Žumberačko gorje) i see a lot of them and Dacia Dusters.
@@ivoc9023 you dont even have the money for a lada...
What amazes me about this car is how somehow it looked amazing compared to other cars when it got first released, then it started to look shit and now it again looks amazing. True classic
They knew
Lmao
Every generations of Nivas since 1977 looked almost the same
niva urban looks even better, look it up, also 85hp is too weak but you can turbocharge it and get around 200hp no problem
Я русский хочу сказать это машина нашего производство по техническим характеристикам всё плохо даже название АвтоВАЗ не очень зато цена позволяет.
This is what a off-road car should be. Not a fancy city off-roader of today that never sees any gravel. Here in balkans it's used by most people in rural areas, mountain rescue, foresters, hunters, rangers. That is all telling you that this is a perfect off-road car. There is no any luxury or comfort but damn it is practical.
But it is a shit car
@@Hollywoodtelevision well if you use it the "american way" as a suburban tank than it is. It is not a city car, it never was. It is a robust shity off roader which you can repair with a pair of tweezers and a hammer. Thats what a working horse off roader should be.
Если бы ты ещё знал сколько это теперь в россии стоит
@@zeljosarajevic i come from Kasachstan and every one who drive this car every day one roads you can’t imagine by everyone the car was broke they always repair it this car is just bad and for work I would never recommend because for off road it is not good
@@user-zm7ur6ej5q сколько стоит это пофиг важно что машина работает ну Лада плохая машина это факт Казахстан все я знаю чинили машину
Matt is getting richer and further away from reality.
I remember 80s- we were 4 adults and 5 kids in one of these going from one village to another. Did the job perfectly 😅
9 people in this car ???????
@@AlexanderTch we had a couple of Nivas but never put more than 2 adults and 2 kids in. Remember we got it stuck, only once, in a river that was deeper than the doors - we had a couple of weeks of school runs with smelly river water washing around in the footwells. Glorious days.
I'm an American that has lived in Russia for the last 7 years. During this time I have owned 2 Lada Niva. This car is incredibly dependable. It is very practical and is almost impossible to get stuck. I did a stupid thing one time and had the Ice break underneath me and I did get my Niva high-centered. You can repair it yourself if anyting needs work and it drives without fail. Still running when I sold both of mine. If you want a little bit more performance around town drop it into low and then it's not so slow off the line. You can run through the gears pretty quick and you can do about 40 mph using 5th gear in low range. all in all a very good experience with this truck.
A little context, I was a car dealer in the United States and have owned 1400 cars in my life. I have owned Land Rovers in Jeeps as well as a whole array of Japanese off-road vehicles. The original Ford Bronco was pretty nice as well. But for off-road use sheer practicality you can't beat the Niva
Wow, interesting...thanks for the comment.
I always assumed they were trash.
What American vehicles would u compare this to? I have 4 F-250’s and love them. 2 gas and 2 diesels.
@@ecurb10 No not trash at all. Not comfortable but always runs. It will drive through anything.
@@benvasilinda9729 It's a little bit like a WillyJeep. This is the feel. Like a old WWII jeep
I like the look of this car! Does it come in automatic?
The seat airbag has a simple reason:
Regulations in Europe say, you need to have an airbag. But they don't say what airbag is that supposed to be.
So, instead of remaking the whole steering rack to allow the airbag to be placed inside the wheel, and half of the car (because they would need to move the seat further back and to the right), they simply put one into the seat.
It has an airbag, so it is legal.
Job done.
renault seats
@@outlaweduk why would they design a new seat if Renault makes a perfectly good one for their needs?
@@miroslavszabo3783 i like it but am uk. can you put airbag in gun rack and gun in seat? i buy two! :-)
@@billynomates920 it's russian, remember? There are at least 4 places where to put an AK and at least 2 more to fit an RPG-7. You should be able to mount an RPK tripod to the roof and shoot while standing up and there is a shooting position for your SVD when you fold rear and one of front seats.
@@miroslavszabo3783 :-) :-)
I bought a 1990 Niva Cossack for £70 in 2005.. I'd owned series land rovers before and done greenlaning in them.The Niva was fantastic compared to them..it was comfortable even with the offset pedals.It would cruise at 60mph in 5th ...a gear more than the landys..Off road it was amazing...I did ruin it by fitting higher profile mud tyres,which made it unstoppable off road but changed the gearing so hills required downshifts ,and eventually wore the clutch out..The clutch replacement was to big a job for me to do as a DIY mechanic.. But I had 2 years out of it...I've owned RR classics,Discovery's and defenders since..And I'd buy another Niva tomorrow.. They're quirky,fun and a pleasure to own 😊😊😊
I absolutely love that it IS simple - no infuriating touchscreens with endless bloody menus, touch sensitive control and all the unnecessary crap that modern cars are bridled with. What an honest, reliable and touch little machine. A pint sized G-Wagon with none of the pretence.
The computers that make cars complicated are there bc of environmental emissions. The UK selling this car kinda blows a hole into their “we are world leaders in environmental emissions” 😂 this car is literally THE worst air polluting car on sale on earth.
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@@LudiCrust. No, it's definitely not. It still has electronic fuel injection, two oxygen sensors and catalytic converter, as any modern car does. With its tiny 1,7L hemi engine it's your average polluter as it is, not the worst one.
Have to agree with this. I bought a mitsubishi as a rough and tumble car for long drives with a bit offroading capability. All great, but naturally they've insisted on putting a touchscreen on it and it is utter crap, and more of a hazard than a help when driving, not to mention the cacophony of bleeps and whistles that go off at random, none of which I have a clue what they mean. Of course thats not as bad as some newer cars, I drove a kia loaner with 'lane assist' that tried tugging the steering wheel off you on the motorway! I'm convinced there is a market for simple, 90s/early 2000s style cars with a simple dash with a radio and CD player, I wish car makers would take note
It’s not reliable at all. So funny when westerns think that lada is reliable just because it has no advanced solutions 😂 it has none of them + it rottens as hell and literally fall apart fast as hell. Completely shit car
I owned one in the early 90s. Extremely uncomfortable, pain to drive, impracticle but absolute fun and lovable. I drove it through gulleys, rivers, beaches, sand dunes, ice roads, snowstorms on mountain roads, anywhere you can even hardly walk. Nothing in its price range can be compared. It does everything that an old classic Land Rover can do, at a fraction of the price. It can climb and descend stairs. Its heater is awesome, you can bake a cake at full blast - very handy in a Russian winter. Never left me stranded. Everyone should get one at least for a while, preferably while young and without kids. Warning: She can easily lose grip on a wet asphalt road and roll over, as I did once. Noone was hurt!
Well, the newest models has bit better comfort than the old ones like heated seats and other stuff. And the 5 door model is more practical than the 3 door version but it has worse offroad capability.
It took you through rivers, sand dunes and snowstorms and it rolled over on a wet asphalt? really? Ice is ok, river is ok, wet is not?
Arsenic - I'm sure he was going at a speed that was not appropriate for the conditions, which is an easy mistake to make when you're on a relatively smooth surface
@@julianbrelsford You guessed right, it had just started raining a drizzle turning the surface dust and debris into a carpet of miniscule roller bearings. This would not have happened if the rain was heavier, or it had rained for a while. I entered a curve a tad fast and touched the brakes. Immediately the car started spinning around like a whirling dervish, came alongside the curb and did a sideways half somersault into the ditch by the roadside. Luckily all speed had bled off by then, there were no cars following closely while we spun around, and we were wearing seat belts. We hung upside down from our seats for a short while.
@@julianbrelsford Yeah I know, it's just ironic
i love this car. i have a 1987 Niva with 900.000km. the engine was fixed 2 times but still running.
Love the "old fashion" type of car with no electronic gauges and computers to make for problems. Sounds like a great car.
i also love old fashioned cars. They are unique
Here in Germany you see this car A LOT! In the countryside that is, many farmers and foresters use one because its probably the best and cheapest car off-road... No expensive electronics, you can do everything yourself to keep this car running (if you know what you are doing that is) i really love the longer full 4 seater version.
In the UK they're kind of futile because everyone who goes off road has a Land-rover Defender
@@indiekiddrugpatrol3117 you are a genius, because you decided to compare fret for 17k and def for 45k (moreover, this is a minimum, and few people buy a minimum). But still, the main difference between Lada Niva and Def is that you are not afraid to scratch the niva, you can even say it’s not a pity. And the capabilities of a car, including off-road, are always limited by the capabilities of the driver.
@@caa7874 Defenders are worth lots now but before production ended you could get a decent one here for 2k so most farmers and foresters already have 1 or 2 defenders that were bought cheaply, defenders are only expensive abroad in the UK they're still cheap workhorses
I'd imagine Germans being very good at building cars they'd have some of their own alternative. But I guess if there's a cheap and available vehicle, people are gonna use it. Niva is popular in Sweden too, for off-road(farmers and such).
It's crap and badly built.it isn't a Land Rover. Even the Freelander is better more capable off road.
I had a 1992 Niva, absolutely loved it. Pushed it too hard, blew the motor. Biggest regret was selling it instead of repairing. Most fun on 4 wheels you could have
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Had a 1990 Zhiguli estate, like you it was the most fun car I had, even more than my MR2s. Simply a blast in winter, especially on fresh snow.
I’m all for appreciating your own vehicles no matter what you might drive. That being said, it seems disingenuous to say this car provides the most fun you can have out of every 4 wheeled vehicle on earth, there’s a lot of really really fun cars out there, there’s no way this one takes the cake.
Have to agree, mine was awesome. Got nicked. Stealing a Niva seems pretty desperate.
@picoman
It's a figure of speech. For them, it is the most fun 4WD. I had a Lada Niva in the early 90s as well. Off road it was brilliant. And it certainly out performed a Nissan Patrol in the Spanish Sierra Nevada. The Nissan was driven by the Guardia Civil who were showing us the way after we got lost on the mountain dirt roads. Their vehicle had real difficulty on some rocky ground that little Vlad the Niva took in its stride. On road it was a bit underpowered it's true. Towards the end there were starting problems, but I had thar with a Ford Mondeo as well. Of course there are better cars out there, but AT THE PRICE (then at least) there was no better 4x4 on the market.
This car is just true raw functionality, no BS. Too bad they don't sell where I live.
Always had a soft spot for the Niva's, a friend of mine used to own one. Been a long time since they were available in Australia though, not sure if they could be imported or not. BTW, old Subaru's have the full size spare over the engine in the front (old, as in 80's).
I’m imagine to get one here in Australia we’d have to get a RHD converted version from the UK making it hugely cost prohibitive!
UK was the main market for VAZ
Im finnish and when I was a kid Lada was very common around here, as were Moschovitz and Wartburg lol. Lada was a safe car, I mean its started on every time, it didnt matter if there had been -40C, it started like underneath the palm tree .
Lähtiku palmun alta :D
true, but you had options to buy other cars but you still bougth occupants car, who stole land from you
@@Name-lt2tz Some bought BMWs and Mercs, some bought Ladas, and btw fak you yoo.
@@Name-lt2tz With love from Lithuanua. fucking lol
@@Name-lt2tz just whine and cry
I've got a friend who owns a Lada Niva, had it from his father who bought it in the 80s. It's got terrible fuel consumption and no fancy stuff inside, but he loves it and I did too when we went off road with it. This car is a legend!!!
I don't get how these had bad fuel consumption. They weigh nothing and have tiny engines.
Its not bad looking and it has that golf shape that is so iconic
@@KolbPROD The power of this car was good, given how light it is. Here in Spain we´ve got rough terrains, and it was capable of climbing any rocky hill. My friend teased me by saying "a little bit more power to this thing and it could climb walls". But on the motorway you could see how the fuel indicator was dropping fast.
It was an 80s registered car with a 70s design, fuel consumption was never in their minds.
Diesel is better
@@KolbPROD Are you serious ?
Owned a Niva 25 years ago. It got me to places my Range Rover, Land Rover, Suzuki and Jeep just refused to go. No longer available in Australia unfortunately.
Would buy one in an instant if I could !
Would not reccomend right now. I'm Russian, and last I heard - the original maker of Niva has replaced normal gearbox with cheap SH*T. It breaks after few years. You heard me, for some reason, the moron in charge decided to make gearbox cheaper. So he made it out of cheaper metal. Now it breaks faster.
On a car, that is SUPPOSED to travel through mud, and have a ton of dirt on wheels. Like, you should reinforce the gearbox, not cut costs on it.
I WAS planning to get myself a Niva, now I think I'm going to go with UAZ.
@@Plusle843Such is life when you need to have ever higher profits. This happens everywhere.
@@shrayesraman5192 Yeah. Higher profits for a NICHE LIGHT OFFROAD car. Sure, you can get SOME money, but pretty much everyone hates Niva now.
Here is how you get higher profits - make better cars. IMPROVE transmission, not KILL it. Make it silent, make the car silent.
If you replace a gearbox of an OFFROADER with a fucking cheap imitation - you lose.
@@Plusle843 Idk man. This is the way of a system designed for pure profit extraction unfortunately. It was cheaper to replace the tranny with a crappy one and use the name to sell the car. Until everyone gets the memo that guy will make money as you say.
Still a massive improvement on the earlier version with the smaller engine, which was next to impossible to hustle out of side roads to join traffic and made a Land Rover Series 3 seem like luxury.
I am Turkish and Lada is common in here at rural areas, because it is climbing hills like a goat and hardly breaks down and cheap.
it's a very simple and utilitarian car, here in Russia the base version starts from about third of a price you get there. it can be fixed with a hammer and a screwdriver and a bit of a punch with your leg. I have tried it offroad and for that it's amazing. hope you enjoyed our pride and beauty:)
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Not having the handle of the rear door on the rear door is anything but simple or utilitarian.
@@marius4iasi did they have to design a release system for the hatch? No. Well then, it's simple. Also Matt could've folded down the rear seats, if he actually pulled the front seats forward the bit, after that you can put the rear ones down and put the front ones back in their desired position.
Dude it looks really amazing and humane not space wagon as the rest of the cars today. I love it
@@justtzortz2010 agreed, that’s why I’m importing one! 🔥🔥🔥
This Niva has the industry standard 7 inch round headlights. That means you can upgrade them to LED units :)
At some dealers you can even order that from new.
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True bud who wants headlights that costs more than the car
half of the owners install them where i live
Or keep them stock
The simplicity and efficiency of this vehicle is what makes it stand out from the rest!
i got one one used , added a turbine , pneumatic diff locks, lift, bigger wheels, a wrench , nice seats, lights and had the best offroad time ever, pulling out jeeps and toyotas fron time to time. its cheap and versitile and you just dont know what it is all about. certainly have got another car for every day life, but niva is just one special.
Teacher: give example of oxymoron.
Student: All-new Lada.
Actually, the Vesta was an all-new Lada several years ago when it was introduced. It’s a cheap car (think Dacia), but for a cheap car it’s fairly decent and modern.
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Niva is is like a G class, they nailed the design from the start so there's no need to change anything.
I love the design!
As Porsche 911 too)
Nailing the design by not doing any is the key to perfection.
@@BlarryOfficial ahahaha😂😂😂
G Class introduced new tech though with new models. Apparently no airbags needed in a NIVA because in an accident you die no matter what, if you are driving a NIVA.
I quite like a car like that too... There is a lot less stuff to fix one day, because it is simply not there. The older I get, the more I value simplicity, especially when looking at modern cars now.
ALL I think they need is more airbags and better seats and it’s perfect
@@extremebeastreaction6245 it doesn't have more airbags, because that costs money and these aren't ever really used on roads, just off-road where an airbag is more liable to kill you than anything.
It's cheap but looks cool & handy ❤ little bit inconvenience is always good for self wellbeing 🏆 from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
A farmer friend had one of these (not registered for the road half the time as it was just for driving around muddy fields). He said it never got stuck, even in places where his Defender had bogged down, plus with the rear seat removed it had room on the back for a sick sheep!
i´d wager that is mostly due to the extremely high weight of the Defender.
A problem with modern offroaders for sure is that ridiculous weight of up to 3 tons of some.
@@heinzketchup4558 exactly. Niva is light, that's what makes a difference on the muddy ground
@@agathisthegreat same reason why a jimny is fairly good.
It doesn‘t have either big wheels, nor any actual power nor huge ground clearance, but it‘s only 1 Ton and thus already ahead of most other vehicles.
Also same reason why a Dacia Duster can do what alot of SUVs can‘t.
@@agathisthegreat "Light". That's precisely the Niva's second worst problem. The body structure is too weak for real offroading, it twists too eagerly and the more it twists the faster it rusts. Perhaps the ones made by Valmet for exports to Europe were not as weak - the Finns used superior steel.
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There's a lot of aftermarket parts, engines and other options for Niva - it really is a legendary car, considering it's age. You can create something like a Soviet G-wagon.
Same with Jimny
ground lifting would be very wise move, because clearance is bad, especially in the front
Giving a comparison to Star Wars lore - it's like YT-1300 light freighter, which in propper hands can be turned into legendary Millenium Falcon, by years of aftermerket modifications, limited only by laws of physics)
the design is never get old! i love it!
I honestly thought this was some off-road version that's been released recently ,it's a great car for what you get ,imagine having to choose between this car and a bus on that freezing weather long time ago .
Me and my friends have Nivas, one of them didn't change the oil for 4 years (not to mention filters) but still runs great. The other one needs to go every day to work off-roading and towing 1200 kilos every often, this one doesn't have 4th gear but runs ok. And mine is in a very good condition, but not one of theese have gone to a mechanic for years! (at least 6 years) This is how reliable they are!
And thats what they are made and known for! In my opinion the perfect car.
Not changing oil in 4 years means nothing if he doesn’t drive that much.
@@ekimandersom4478 he did 7000km yearly
@@Tasis88
So 28.000 km?
Thats nothing, any car can do that without changing oil, 30.000 km is even recommended on most modern cars.
@@ekimandersom4478 Maybe, but with synthetic oil. Not with the cheapest oil you can find and it had used oil filter 😂 for some reason
Honestly, that interior is pretty much what I want from a car. No ocean of touchscreens to collect fingerprints and to distract you, a simple AC setup and a regular car radio. No hundreds of kilos of depreciating electronics either.
me too man!
I literally opened comments to say the same thing🤝
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They’ve ruined this by fitting poxy electric windows would of been perfect with winder handles
The old Niva was one of the best off road motors I ever drove
This motor s mom is a fiat motor)
First time a add comment on your channel.This was the best episode of all😊From first second till last i had smile on my face😂😂Thank you Mat💪👍Good job TOVARISH MAT😂😂
Matt: I’m Matt Watson…
Niva: Nyet. You’re Matvey Watson now.
Cheers from Moscow, Матвей Ватсон!
Matvey Volodin, если идти до конца)
Wow, cool ;))
Это приятно ))
@@NVH52 Ну нет, он же не Matt Volotson, поэтому чувак правильно сказал, он Матвей Ватсон!
Matvey Watkoff
Matvey Vodkof.
We took one on a tour of southern Ireland, was one of our most enjoyable holidays, we went up the most daunting hills and bad roads, it never missed a beat, so we bought another one.
Just love the looks of these cars. ❤
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Russians LOVE hating on Western youtubers. When CZcamsr says something positive about Russia(n) they get offended saying they know better, it's sh!t, when they say something negative they get offended saying they again know better, it's awesome.
@@morganwilliams2863 true
Russians don't go hippity hoppity, they go cheeki breeki
I like everything, from the round headlights to the "planted-on" rear washer, the simplistic dials and the non-presence of useless electronic sensors ... everything.
for the exchange of safety
@@user-ki2yg2mm5y how does a rain sensor, seat heating or a fart detector influence safety?
@@krollpeter no airbags on steering and whatnot
@@user-ki2yg2mm5y ABS and airbags are certainly useful. They won't be able to purchase airbags, these come from the west. Same applies for several other features, such as ABS. Russia can not produce it, they can produce war.
What I do not need are rain sensors, lane assist, automatic door openers, fart detectors.
Its crazy how it barely changed in looks since the 90s
I was driving a Toyota Landcruiser in the Caucuses mountains of Azerbaijan and it was useless, too big and underpowered.
The Niva in the other hand was incredible, small, light and Uber capable.
They are built for a purpose and excel at what they are designed to do.
In the last two days, I've seen Mat driving a Sherp (off-road of course) and now a Lada, off-road and on-road.
So, an off-road Soviet flavour.
Fun fact: Lada Niva was worlds first crossover!
It's true
Wow ;))
Нивасик
Not sure if you can call it “crossover”, utility off-roader would match better. The worlds first crossover would be AMC eagle in my opinion.
@@uzi3661 я знаю
Because this car is a serious off roader, the doors are water tight, even Matt mentioned the door closing sound, so when closing the doors the pressure inside the cabin becomes very high and those c pillar vents is to release that pressure...
most cars have one way flaps hidden somewhere to relieve pressure from doors closing. Some higher end cars roll the window down a little too.
@@Erteywie but this is a LADA !
The doors are FOX protected when you go hunting you will be Safe LOL
@@rogerburn5132 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@sherif.ghoneim 😄😄😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍
I fondly remember the ones from the late 90s early turn of century too. When they went from carb to mechanical injection. Simple, easy to work on, reliable, rugged. Perfect vehicle for the adverse conditions where I live. My current vehicle is a Nissan NP200 commercial 2023 model also with the same trim spec, manual windows, minimal options, not even a radio. Just the bare necessities to take a load of 800kg and less from A to B and act as a reliable runabout.
Honestly I didn't know, that they still make these. All Nivas I have seen are at least twenty or more years old. At it's time it was best option for people needing four by four in my country. Last year man with Niva got me out of big trouble with my car, so I have only love for them.
Как же душевно Мэт сказал: "ушанка"
И как же он чётко прочитал слово "роснефть"
@@lev7890 Для него это порш
@@danix1694 Точнее он прочитал "поркхе"
Я правильно понял теперь всё русские тусуют под этим видео, впрочем как и под любым видео о чём-то русском
@@ABRACODABRA1 конечно ;))
I had one as a farm car when I was young, the interior was absolutely falling apart and was pretty rough to drive but it went wherever and absolutely anywhere you pointed it, mechanically it was indestructible
It looks very very practical for province life, I would actually buy this
We had them in the army. Off road, it would go where no other western 4x4 would go, with a bunch of us in it.
My dad had one in the late 80's along with the original design and the Sumara, I learned to drive on it. Off road with oversized grabbers this thing was absolutely unstoppable. In the Newfoundland cold climate it was super dependable. I heard people struggling with them in warmer temperatures, I am guessing between the tuning and design (specifically for Russia). I will say this though, it never failed me or our family.
Had a 88 winter beater in Nova Scotia, great off road.
Mate trust me I am born in Ukraine you can not call this a suv it will break in like a couple month
@@glebyarmolenko1125 That's for sure, but don't forget (how you could) that you can bring it back to life with a nail and pice of rusty wire. Well, that's a joke, of course, but if you have decent mechanic skills, you have a chance. My friend's Mercedes showed check engine light and it took nearly 10 days to the guys from Mercedes to figured out what the hack is going on.
No fucking way, another Newfie?? Cheers from CBS!
@@NightWolffff Spaniards Bay here...Except Im out in BC now
still looks great - not over-designed like so many SUVs nowadays.
As long as it does the work, we are fine with it.
But its so impractical in its design
And simply and cheap.
В Росси этот автомобиль исключительно для сельских жителей; фермеров, рыбоков, охотников. Для которых внешний вид совершенно не важен. Главное, что она в меру надёжна, дейсвительно с хорошей проходимостью и ремомонтируется на коленке в любой деревне.
Ездит жеж везде где вам надо и не надо)))и за дешево, как АК-47. ЛЕНДРОВЕР/ДЖИП - ДОРОЖЕ!
I would love to drive one of these. Our car is all you need my friend!
I'm loving the simplicity of this lada.
The design of the Niva has aged greatly.
You mean " aged greatly" as in beautifully, or "aged greatly" as in aged a lot?
@@JGunit He means like fine French wine.
@@JGunit Today Niva is looking better than 40yrs ago. Her proportions are just perfect.
@@histriamagna1014 I dunno about proportions, but it looks fairly facelifted from the earliest versions
It looks a bit like a shrunken, rounded Range Rover Classic
This car is so good that I’m surprised that china hasn’t even made an identical copy of this car 😂
its so bad that china did not bother
@@MuhammadKilany просто ваши Рендж Роверы жалко в грязи катать, сломается, все конец, ремонт дорогой. А нива что , сломалась купил деталь за дешеве, поставил сам и поехал дальше.
@@aural965 take the joke bro .. chill
@@aural965 But a Range Rover would last longer over a 10 year period.
@@MiniOne82 What are you talking about?? Range Rovers are some of the most unreliable SUVs especially the mid 2000 petrol models
It would last longer with a maintenance cost of over $10K
As someone who lived behind the iron curtain ( Bulgaria) of course I drove Lada Niva. As someone pointed in he comments below. You do not change what is perfect ::D
i love the Niva, is just so simple... is exactly enough to be comfortable
What I appreciate about it is that it's simple. That simplicity is something most car companies need to go back to. Sure a big screen is nice sometimes but sometimes having knobs and switches for everything is nice too. I really do wish that companies would sell a more analog hot hatch again.
Fun fact, a screen of a gen 2 prius consumes ~20w of electricity, while for 3 rotary switches you can get away with 3w. Infotainment and climate controls MUST BE KEPT SEPERATELY FOR ACTIVE SAFETY REASONS.
Much as I love the old school Niva, I think it's best as a second car, or for off-roading, as it would just not be possible for it to meet modern safety standards. The mechanicals and quality control could be kicked up a notch for better performance and reliability though.
@@reallyrandomrides1296 I dont think they will do that. They tried with the base Lada sedans and failed horribly.
Although if the rumors are true, Renault bought Lada and will sell cars similar to Dacia, but even lower prices
The Niva was never about equipment or luxury? It was THE car to get through any kind of terrain, ever. Lava? Quicksand? Avalanche? Yeah, the Niva can get through it
@@Inferiis Oh wow! I don't know if that's a good or bad thing... we'll have to wait and see. It will certainly change the direction of the company, it's designs and philosophy. I'll kind of miss the old Lada.
Niva is literally a car for agricultural workers, hunters and fishermen. It's a tank that can drive everywhere and never gets stuck. Tank doesn't need to be fast nor comfortable. It's reliable and durable. And it's easy to maintain by yourself. (Literally, my dad repaired it with a stick out in the wilderness)
Indeed it was designed for farmers to go in fields and meant to replace old GAZ-69 and alike military cars with something more civil and comfy. "Niva" from Russian literally means wheat field. Also there are other stuff, unrelated to the car but related to farmers and had similar name like HF radio gear for farmers and also a wheat harvester.
It is a legendary Russian 4X4. The rust is the biggest enemy of it. But for driving experience. I loved it!❤
I love it. Had one when I was a kid. Only car left on the road in the snow.
I remember driving a former version of this car in the early 80s, it was utterly brilliant and in many ways was superior to the original Landrover 90. I loved it and it was unstoppable in the snow and mud
What ways exactley
@@PyleHD coil springs instead of Leaf for instance
9:19 that’s the sound of the bypass valve that opens at full lock and redirects fluid back to reservoir to prevent pump damage
I had this noise in a older german or frech car as well
My grandfather, who died almost 30 years ago, had this exact one. Loved the car, when he drove little me around.
Use one of this for offroad fun back in the days. This beast just cant be stopped. I cant remember how many Range Rovers i pulled out of the mud xaxa. Probably best serial offroad car ever created! Full engine maintanance is at a price of oil change of my Q7 now :D...
Who needs an airbag if you've got a spare tire in the front which will absorb most light impacts. brilliant!! :)
well, the spare wheel actually makes things even worse during the crash :)
@@Maddregtube well, it won't make a driver crippled or anything... instead, it would end their misery
Airbag is still safer and softer than a tire.
Why do people think having a spare tire in the front in safer?
Having a spare tire in the front can kill you if you crash, also Lada Niva isn't safe at all, if you crash, you die.
LOLZ, I guess jokes aren't for everyone 😄 . #woooosh
Угарал, когда он спутал надпись Роснефть с Porsche)))
Аххаха
English please
ХАХА)
@@bwmim9709 зайди в переводчик и переводи. Нашёлся тут пуб земли. И в ютуб уже сам переводит
@@egorlikhachev ла́дно
My dad had a mushypea green one about 22 years ago, it was cringe as a teenager, it's a really cheap n cheerful but he used as an off roader so tempted to get one now I am older just for fun
I love the shape of the car! I am sure it must be fun to drive around in one of these.
My uncle had this car in the '90s, it was such a fun and unique thing. He told me it was a war machine which you couldn't buy but had to win off a soviet communist in battle. The funny thing is that I believed and respected him even more!
🤣😂😂😂😂
Это очень смешно
This is partly true, but such a car was called the Volga
@@user-nl8hn9ni2h Well, it was conceived as contender for Red Army as all purpose transportation vehicle but VAZ lost the competition to UAZ i belive. But from the start they were making a civilian version too and that became instant hit.
There's a saying here in the eastern bloc: A Niva may only reach 60mph, but it does that anywhere
Well, there is no Eastern Bloc anymore... But ok:)
@@Davej82 still eastern bloc exist, people don't changed. They remember, everything wasn't bad. They use now best of both worlds.
@@Bet-vx3fg If the block falls apart (as in this case in1989,) it's no longer a block.
@@Davej82 If you call Niva a car, you can call those countries a block ;)
It's a fantastic car, better than my unreliable BMW Z4
Matt, the steering play is designed in, avoids kickback when off road. The Niva is unbeatable off road even 40 years later
I actually like the exterior design of it. There’s something about it.
Looks like a real SUV
Looks like a jacked up golf 1
@Xixi Tyora🦋 Nobody wants to but your fake, virus, pornhub BS or whatever your trying to sell to us decent normal people.
@@comedyman112 exactly what a lot of us were thinking
Nostalgia
Даже русские не нашли в ней столько плюсов, молодца!
А сколько плюсов он нашёл? Ты типа посмеяться хотел? Объясни как так получилось, что если нива это такое лютое говно, то почему её до сих пор выпускают и люди её до сих пор покупают и причём не только в России? Потому что они дураки наверно все, да? Ведь можно купить машину лучше за эти деньги, а они дураки Ниву покупают. Так? Ну или потому что ничего другого со схожими характеристиками нет по такой цене? Ну дак, а чья это заслуга? Разве не Нивы? Конечно её. Так что не надо навязывать вот это пустое мнение что нива говно. Это никак не подтверждается реальным положением дел.
@@klmbss Только вот в Роиссии это рабочая лошадка для пенсионеров и людей что любят страдать ползая под ней с пушечным салом через 3 года, когда она начинает сыпаться, а для иностранцев это дешёвая весёлая игрушка, завозимая в количестве 1000 штук в год. Чувствуешь разницу? И понимаешь почему её так хаят? Машина это олицетворение того, как полугосударственные конгломераты вроде Лады относятся к своему народу, не Нива говно, она просто уже старушка, производитель говно, если даже не в состоянии хотя бы улучшить пассивную безопасность, что там уж про комфорт говорить.
@@klmbss единственный плюс этой машины тот что нарисован на аккумуляторе.
Ебанное ведро😭
@@klmbss Конечно дураки, или дураки или нищеброды, вот и покупают. Я несколько лет назад видел как продавали велосипед из времен СССР, новый совершенно, а рядом за одну цену новый китайский с скоростями шимано и прочими приблудами за одну и туже цену. И были идиоты которые это совковое говно покупали.
Amazing, and the steering wheel is on the correct side as well
You knit whit. Its the perfect car. Good for everything on a farm, cool for shopping. Nice to park outside a café.
Ah yes the Lada Niva.
The only car you need for the Apocalypse and beyond.
Yeah )))
And for real price 4500 GBP, not 17500. Thats why you will never understand this car outside Russia.
That moment when Matt called "Роснефть" oil cap as "Porsche" 🤣
Kyrillic (?) alphabet isn't for everyone
Out of curiosity how is it supposed to be pronounced?
Rosneft, company stolen from Khodorkovsky, when he was in jail.
Rosneft(Роснефть) is a company like British Petroleum
@@manch192 How did it Happen that such poor person like Khodorovsky in the 1990 ended owning Rosneft in the first place. Nothing was stolen from him because Nothing belong to him. Oilfields always belong to government. Except USA because of different property rights
Despite being puny, I love the sound, it feels nice a reliable, like a friend who isn't much good at anything but one you can call in the middle of the night to ask for help and you can be 100% certain he will pull you out of any trouble.
Amazing. I test drove a Niva at the Toronto Car Show in the mid-80’s. It was barely different compared to this one. There was a big excavation behind the building, with ropes to define an improvised course. Crap car, but but amazingly capable in the mud, and small enough to go just about anywhere. I’m amazed that UK road regulations allow it to still be road-legal!
EU and I guess UK exports differ from the Russian original. Engine/ safety feats.
It's so old that the design is now fashionable again, I love it. Lada needs to keep making it. You can still import them here into the UK.
А нам надоел старый дизайн которым нас кормят 😂
@@filimon3444 только цена растёт. Допов на 300к в дилере нахватают
У нас она стоит+- 9300$
We are very tired of it, it's boring. And old and only worth a third of the price of the video
"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." Leonardo da Vinci
Not many manufacturers go for simplicity anymore, sadly.
You mean like just dropping your trousers and taking a dump whenever you need one.
"Less is more" - Ludwig Mies Van De Rohe
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Yes, but not outdated stupidity.
Your best review.
I worked for some years on mobile telephony infrastructure and as you can imagine we did a lot of off road driving in all weather conditions.
We used numerous brands of off road vehicles like Land Rovers, Subaru Foresters, Nissan Patrols....
Non of them could go where Lada Niva went. In muddy conditions all of these fancy brands would get stuck after 50m, but Lada
would continue all the way. I don't remember it EVER getting stuck and there was no lack of trying.
Other brands were more comfortable, faster and had better equipment, but they failed miserably against Lada in off road segment,
the most important function of such a vehicle.
Very reliable, easy to repair, a no nonsense off road practical car.
If you had to rely on a car in the wilds, having air suspension and more electronics than a space rocket would be last on my list. These are great and made for a purpose, a car that looks like a bag of spanners but one you can fix with a bag of spanners and you don't need to plug it in to Land Rovers mainframe to fix a faulty washer bottle.
Like from Russia
Hey if you're so concerned about wilderness reliability , you might as well ride a cart, or a horse
"mainframe" 🤣 making it sound so hectic.
Matt could've folded down the rear seats, if he actually pulled the front seats forward the bit, after that you can put the rear ones down and put the front ones back in their desired position.
- based on the experiences of a proud Lada 2104 owner, namely myself
I could actually tell that by owning an e120 hatch and a gen 2 prius. It's not rocket science if you've already used a car to haul stuff other than a bag of chips.
you can't know that if you came from a real car.
I love it, I'd like AC and and automatic gearbox bot other than that, it's fantastic.
My 1997 ford ranger also made that sound when you turned the steering wheel to its max
Ахахах, когда он сказал: "The Russians gave their own car zero points on a Crash Test" - я просто на полу валялся 😂
😂😂😂
Меня убило "Look how quickly it ISN'T from 0 to 60"
@@Schnaps1990 ахахаха да да 😂
Ахаххахаха
левый руль для англии? ай да молодцы, ай да красавы, постарались (нет)
There's one last thing for Matt to do, in order to become the greatest automotive journalist of all time. The most epic off-road challenge, Lada Niva vs Suzuki Jimny!!!
If you think Lada's gears are agricultural - try Moskvitch - we used to say that Ladas have such a great grear shifting during the comi years :)
As a Russian I will say that we believe spare wheel was put in front of a driver to kill him if he had a “skill issue”
1:58 Every car in the past had these vents. They are conceived to avoid air pressure built up when you close the door. Without these vents you might struggle to close the door. Now cars still have but they are hidden.
even worse: if your vents are clogged a window can literally explode from the pressure.
Oh that's why it's such a struggle to close my Renault Trafic doors
👍In the modern cars they are usually hidden under rear bumper cover.
They're also to vent the passenger's farts.
@@MrNobbyify that's the main purpose 🤘🏼