VAZ-2106
| VAZ-2106 | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | AvtoVAZ |
| Also called |
Zhiguli 2106[1] Lada 1600[2] |
| Production | 1976–2001[2] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
| Body style | 4-door sedan[2] |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive[2] |
| Related | Fiat 124[2] |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,570 cc I4[2] |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual[2] |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,430 mm (95.5 in)[2] |
| Length | 4,060 mm (160.0 in)[2] |
| Width | 1,600 mm (63.0 in)[2] |
| Height | 1,370 mm (54.0 in)[2] |
| Curb weight | 1,030 kg (2,271 lb)[2] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | VAZ-2103[1] |
The VAZ-2106 is an automobile which was produced by Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ. It was in production from 1978 to 2001.[2]
Overview
A development of the VAZ-2103,[1] the 2106 was a four-door, four-seat saloon powered by a 78 hp (58 kW; 79 PS) 1,570 cc (96 cu in) single overhead cam inline four engine of Lada's own design.[2] It used the pistons of the VAZ-21011's 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in) and the crankshaft of the VAZ-2103's 1,570 cc (96 cu in).[3] Though not more powerful than the 2103's engine, it produced more torque, 86 ft·lbf (117 N·m) rather than 76 ft·lbf (103 N·m), making it easier to drive.[4] Top speed was 93 mph (150 km/h), with 0–62 mph (0–100 km/h) acceleration in 16 seconds.[5]
It was also known as the Zhiguli 2106[1] and as the Lada 1600.[2] The 2106 was "the top of the Eastern Bloc charts for comfort and prestige",[6] since the ZiL and GAZ-M20 Pobeda were out of reach for most motorists.
It debuted in December 1975, and "would become the most popular and most numerous VAZ product".[7] It differed in detail from the 2103, having black plastic headlight surrounds and grille, instead of chrome, and larger taillights.[8]
The 21061, with the 75 hp (56 kW; 76 PS) 1,452 cc (88.6 cu in) VAZ-2103 engine, and 21063, with the 64 hp (48 kW; 65 PS) 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in), appeared in 1979.[9] (The 21063 would disappear in 1993.[10]) The less-powerful, but also cheaper, 21061 would be the sales leader,[11] helping make the 2106 the top Lada-branded marque.[12]
Special rally-prepared versions had up to 135 hp (101 kW; 137 PS) from the 1,294 cc (79.0 cu in) and up to from the 150 hp (110 kW; 150 PS)1,570 cc (96 cu in), while there was a turbocharged sixteen-valve 1.8 liter delivering 240 hp (180 kW; 240 PS).[13]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 VAZ-2106, vaz-avto.ucoz.ru Retrieved on 3 May 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Lada 1600 / VAZ-2106, www.uniquecarsandparts.com.au Retrieved on 3 May 2014
- ↑ Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.111.
- ↑ Thompson, p.111.
- ↑ Thompson, p.113.
- ↑ Thompson, p.111.
- ↑ Thompson, p.113.
- ↑ Thompson, p.111.
- ↑ Thompson, p.113.
- ↑ Thompson, p.113.
- ↑ Thompson, p.113.
- ↑ Thompson, p.114.
- ↑ Thompson, p.115.
External links
Media related to VAZ-2106 at Wikimedia Commons
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