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You know what's been missing from all the 24 Hours Of LeMons races so far? That's right- Soviet-made cars! It's been tough watching all those races without the accomplishments of Lenin, Stalin, and Trotsky being represented on the track, but that's all going to change at the Detroit event next year, because Teargas has braved the wilds of Canada to bring back a genuine, made-in-the-USSR 1987 Lada Signet! You may remember this car from Project Car Hell Cold War Edition a while back, and making the jump will get you the rest of the story. galleryPost('LemonsLadaBuy', 6, '1987 Lada Signet Readies For 24 Hours Of LeMons Detroit'); You'll need to start the video above to get the full effect of Teargas' story. Natasha has arrived. Comrade Davin and I have returned from their heroic journey to Toronto, Ontario. On the Great Hero Trailer of the Proletariat, we spirited Natasha from her prison in the only moderately socialist Canada. Her captors were brutal...
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Welcome to Project Car Hell , where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! In our last foray into the Burning Garage O'Pain™, the Buick Reatta beat the Olds Troféo by a 53% to 47% poll split. We've had unifying vehicular themes for most of our Hell Challenges recently, but sometimes you need to choose between two totally different eternities- say, one in which St. Helena earwig s colonize your bile ducts, and another in which you are stuck in an Amway PowerPoint presentation 24/7. And, just for fun, we're going Warsaw Pact versus NATO, with one machine from the hottest period of the Cold War and the other from the wild and crazy endgame. Back when we were gearing up for some toe-to-toe nuclear combat with the Rooskies, a man could walk into his friendly Dodge dealership and order him up a Town Wagon, to haul six or eight passengers reliably (if not comfortably), or he could opt for the military-truck-based four-wheel...
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Everyone's favorite communist-era carmaker and automotive laughing-stock on safety has just revealed a supercar concept here at the Paris Motor Show . Best part? It's called the Lada Revolution 3. Apparently the first two must have had something to do with forcing the Bolsheviks from power. Anyway, it's theoretically equipped with a Renault two-liter four cylinder able to make a 0-to-62 run in 5.9 seconds with a top end speed of 155 MPH. Stopping is done via two-piece 315 mm rotors and four-piston calipers. This would be the fastest Lada ever built, which begs a question. Would you really feel comfortable cruising Russia's roadways at 155 MPH in this Supercar? There's just something about a supercar with a Renault engine and the Lada name proudly emblazoned on the steering wheel that makes us shudder at the thought. Hold onto your buttskies, folks! Hit the jump to see how it would fit in with the rest of the Lada lineup. galleryPost('ladarevolution3', 12, 'In...
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Call it amusing, call it ridiculous, but whatever you call it, reader James has applied the classic Martini livery to his Lada Niva weekend toy, and we call it awesome. The little Ruskie brute wears the vinyl graphics with all the class and sophistication of the rally and race cars of yore. Check out the complete application process in the gallery below, and sit back imagining a weekend bombing around the rugged countryside in this pocket-sized beast. galleryPost('ladamartini', 6, 'We Assume It To Be A Vodka Martini');
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Perhaps out of a fear of naming confusions or reinterpretations, a la the BMW Gina and Pontiac Ass-tek , many companies seem to be going towards alphanumericism (though that presents trouble in China, where the number "4" conjures up the sound of "death"). People fault the Chevy Nova for its Spanish translation , but we still like the name. The Japanese have all sorts of strange and awful naming conventions, aka the Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear and Daihatsu Naked . The Russians created the Lada brand because the original name, Zhiguli, sounded too much like "gigolo." But what are the worst names? Is it insane to call a 350Z a Fairlady Z? What about the VW wish to name most of their cars after wind patterns? The Touareg, Routan and Tiguan sound more like diseases than cars. "Oh, you hear about Franky? He's got the Routan." These are just off the top of our heads — what do you consider the worst car name of all time? [Photo: SugarCloud.com...
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Found over yonder in Russia-land is this variant of the Fiat 124 , presumably the Lada Zhiguli. What makes this Lada stand out among the millions of them is the matte black rims—not really, it's the amazingly accurate and detailed Mario paint job. The mural contains Goombas, pipes, coins, blocks, red-shelled Koopas and of course, Mario-himself. galleryPost('mariofiat124', 3, 'Lada Zhiguli Mario Bros Paint Job'); [ Consolenewz.ru ]
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We're not so sure how we feel about grass-covered cars . Sure you can make the argument that they're eco-friendly or whatever, but it just seems like so much upkeep. We would much rather have to wash and wax our car than fertilize and mow it. But what if you covered your ride with grass-like astroturf? And what if your ride was an old Lada Niva? galleryPost('ladaturf', 3, 'In Soviet Russia, Range Roves You!'); Examining the fuzzy surface, we can't help but think of those crappy mats you hit from at the cheap driving range. It makes us want to get up on the roof and smack a bucket of golf balls off into a giant parking lot. Imagine that, it's like a mobile driving range of destruction! [ EnglishRussia ]
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newVideoPlayer("WTCCLada_Jalopnik.flv", 463, 387,""); When we told you about the Lada WTCC entrant we wondered if someone wasn't trying to play with our love of all things Russian. Would someone really square a Lada against Bimmers, SEATs, Hondas and Chevys? The answer is yes. And we have the video above to prove it. SEAT is currently leading the Manufacturer Championship, but they better watch their back as these two Ladas will be on their tail and sporting Opel power. galleryPost('wtcclada1', 3, 'In WTCC, Lada Races You'); [YouTube via autoblog.nl ]
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Normally, when you see a Lada on these pages it's because it is driving in the subway or has been transformed into a monster . But this time we've got a full fledged race version of the tough Lada 110 that's hoping to compete in the WTCC series opposite 3-series bimmers and Euro-spec Accords. If this is a joke we're biting down hard because we want to believe. galleryPost('wtcclada1', 3, 'In WTCC, Lada Races You'); Dubbed the Lada 1106, the idea of a Russian car in a European racing series is slightly more absurd than a team of Jamaicans competing in bobsledding. The entrant is the brainchild of Russian Bears Motorsport, which plans to enter two of these in the WTCC race at Valencia in a couple of weeks with the goal of finishing "into the top three of the privateers at the end of the season." Dream on you crazy Russian bears, we're with you. [RBM via autoblog.nl via World Car Fans ]
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newVideoPlayer("HOTDapr7.flv", 463, 387,""); For most people, underground racing actually happens above ground. But it seems that someone in Russia didn't get the memo. Ok, so you may not technically call this racing, but it sure looks like fun. Besides, do you really expect this guy's friends to follow him down into the subway station just because he misunderstood the figurative definition of the term "underground?" Maybe it was Amelia Bedelia at the wheel. [ YouTube ]
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The standard Lada Oka is your typical eastern European econobox; humble transportation that makes a Tata Nano feel macho. But apparently there are some Russians who look at the poor little thing and see the perfect starting point for an all-terrain monster. We have no idea what the thought process was that led up to the creation of such an awesome machine. Given the choice between this and a Jeep or a Hummer, we'd take this every time. [ English Russia ] galleryPost('VAZ1121', 1, 'Before'); galleryPost('ladaoka', 9, 'After');
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Who needs a Subaru Outback or a Suzuki SX4 when you could have a... well... whatever these are. At least two of them seem to be variations of the Lada/AvtoVAZ 2100 series wagons set up for some serious on-roading (on-roading on Russian roads is equivalent to off-roading anywhere else). These unique wagons all appear to be stylish enough, in the Russian sense, to cruise the strada in St. Petersburg one day and then camp along the pristine shores of Lake Baikal the next. galleryPost('russianwagon', 3, 'Two More Vodkas And You Will Be Prettier'); Clearly, the Russians understand the spirit of Maximum Wagon Day . [ RuAuto.NNM ]
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Our love for EnglishRussia is well established, but sometimes you miss solid gold during the occasional auto show mad house. Yes, that is a Lada in the above photo, there is no attached information other than that. We're not sure what the best part is; all that custom body work, the stick on hood scoop, the home fabbed side windows, or the white walled spare tire strapped to the back of the car. Sometimes Russian weirdness has it's moments of greatness. galleryPost('ladamod', 3, 'Not Much Lada Left');
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The post on Russian satellite navigation standards earlier this morning made us remember to check out our favorite site filled with all sorts of borscht. How could we forget to head over to English Russia , the only web site where we're able to find pictures of a Lada going straight through a brick wall with the only explanation for why being: galleryPost('LadaWallRussia', 3, 'Lada Takes A Licking And Keeps On Ticking'); "This driving class in one of Russian schools went wrong. That concrete fence though seems to be not so tough against Lada car." Yes, because in Mother Russia, instead of concrete walls, Lada stops you! [via English Russia ]
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Say you're a young hoon in a former Iron Curtain nation chock full of old Russian cars, and you want to do a low-buck engine upgrade. What to do? Well, one easy route is to start with an old rear-wheel-drive Lada and then stuff a readily-available Fiat Twin-Cam engine in it. Since the Lada is based on the Fiat 124, it's reasonably close to a bolt-in deal (though a certain amount of bash-to-fit engineering is needed, due to the whole "based on" business). This Hungarian site has the swap pretty well documented, in case you're tired of the Soviet-style power in your Lada and want to upgrade. [zsiguli.hu]
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