4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1997
NAMED MODELRussia

Bronto Niva conversions (1997–)

The swamp Nivas: PSA Bronto’s conversions since 1997 with oversized low-pressure tyres, raised suspension and reinforced axles for Siberian marsh, tundra and snow — about 350 in the first eight years.

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Sources & evidence
Bronto Niva conversions (1997–) — Front view of Lada Niva BrontoThrowawayacc222 · CC0 ↗
BASE VEHICLENiva VAZ-2121 and 21213 (1977–)BUILT BYPSA Bronto, TolyattiIN SERVICE1997PRODUCTIONAbout 350 in the first eight yearsLAYOUT4 wheels · 86.6″

The record

Bronto, AvtoVAZ’s own special-vehicle arm at Tolyatti, builds the Niva versions that go where nothing else does: geologists, gas-field crews and hunters in the far north.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1997–present
ENGINE1.7-litre 21214 four
PRODUCTION RUNAbout 350 in the first eight years
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRussia
STATUSin production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINENiva 2121 and 2131
FAMILYNiva 2121 and 2131
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE86.6″
BODY STYLEthree-door

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • White (Niva)

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1VAZ-2121 ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft