4×4S.ORGTHE REGISTRY NAMED MODEL · 1995–97
NAMED MODELRussia

Niva Cossack and Hussar (United Kingdom, 1995–97)

The British Nivas: the Cossack, with a Rover-designed grille, roof rails, running boards, fifteen-inch alloy wheels, a bull bar and semi-bucket seats, and the plainer Hussar, sold by Lada Cars UK before Lada withdrew from Britain.

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Sources & evidence
Niva Cossack and Hussar (United Kingdom, 1995–97) — 1998 Lada Niva Cossack photographed in Sault Ste. Marie, ONSsmIntrigue · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLENiva VAZ-2121 and 21213 (1977–)BUILT BYAvtoVAZ, TolyattiIN SERVICE1995–97OPERATED INUnited KingdomPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 86.6″

The record

Lada’s British importer dressed the Niva up for the recreational market in the mid-1990s; the Cossack is the Niva most British buyers remember.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1995–97
ENGINE1.7-litre 21213 four
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINRussia
OPERATED INUnited Kingdom
STATUSout of 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: researched