VAZ-2101

VAZ-2101
Overview
Manufacturer	VAZ, now AvtoVAZ
Also called	Lada 1200/1200S Lada 1300 Lada 2101[1] VAZ-2101
Production	1970–1988
Assembly	Togliatti, Samara Oblast, Russia
Body and chassis
Class	Compact car
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door estate
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Related	Fiat 124 SEAT 124 Tofaş Murat 124 Premier 118NE VAZ-2103 VAZ-2106 VAZ-2107
Powertrain
Engine	petrol: 1.2 L VAZ-2101 I4 1.3 L VAZ-21011 I4 1.5 L VAZ-2103 I4
Transmission	4-speed Manual 3-speed Automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,424 mm (95.4 in)
Length	4,075 mm (160.4 in) (sedan) 4,060 mm (160 in) (estate)
Width	1,610 mm (63 in)
Height	1,382 mm (54.4 in)
Curb weight	955 kg (2,105 lb)
Chronology
Successor	VAZ-2103 Lada Riva

The VAZ-2101 "Zhiguli", commonly nicknamed "Kopeyka" (for the smallest Soviet coin, 1/100 of the Russian ruble), is a compact 4-door sedan or wagon, called small class, passenger car, model 1 in Soviet classification, and produced by the Soviet manufacturer AvtoVAZ, introduced in 1970 as the company's first product.

The car is a licence-built version of the Fiat 124, that was heavily modified and tailored for the rough climate and road conditions across the Soviet Union and much of the Eastern Bloc countries. Subsequently, it was widely, and successfully exported to the West under the Lada brand, for over two decades. The station wagon version (correspondingly based on the Fiat 124 Familiare) was known as the VAZ-2102.