![]() ![]() Since 2014 it has been sold as the LADA 4×4 in Russia, a name which is also beginning to replace "Niva" in export markets. It was also marketed as the Lada Sport in Iceland, Lada Taiga in Austria, Bognor Diva in Uruguay and Lada Cossack in the United Kingdom. ![]() The name change occurred after the Niva brand was transferred to General Motors, though AvtoVAZ retains the rights to the equivalent Cyrillic name, "Нива". The Lada 4×4 was formerly called the Lada Niva. Pickup and emergency van versions are produced by VAZInterService. Like the Vitara, the Lada 4×4 uses a recirculating ball truck steering box for off-road reliability. It was the first mass production off-road vehicle to combine a unibody architecture with a coil-sprung independent front suspension, and is a predecessor to current crossover SUVs which nearly all follow this format it inspired the Suzuki Vitara. The Lada 4×4, formerly called the Lada Niva ( Russian: Лада Нива Niva ( нива) is the Russian word for "cornfield"), is an off-road vehicle designed and produced by the Russian (former Soviet) manufacturer AvtoVAZ specifically for the rural market, although models made for urban use are sold.
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