VAZ-2103 Zhiguli

Description
The VAZ-2106 Zhiguli is a mid-sized family car, sedan, produced by VAZ, introduced in 1975 and produced up until 2005. Better known as the Lada 1600 outside of the Soviet Union, it was the fourth VAZ model and like its predecessor, the VAZ-2103 (Lada 1300/1500), it was based on the Fiat 125.

Known as the Zhiguli ('Žiguli') within the Soviet Union, the main differences between the VAZ-2101-2106 and the Fiat 124/125 are the use of thicker gauge steel for the bodyshell, an overhead camshaft engine (in place of the original Fiat OHV unit), and the use of aluminium drum brakes on the rear wheels in place of disc brakes. Early versions of the car featured a starting handle for cranking the engine manually should the battery go flat in Siberian winter conditions, and an auxiliary fuel pump.

VAZ was forbidden from selling the cars in competing markets alongside Fiat 124; however exports to Western European nations began in 1974 when the 124 was discontinued in favour of Fiat's newer 131 Mirafiori model.

Trivia
Ingame, this vehicle is erroneously called 'VAZ-2103', (Lada 1300/1500) what was actually its predecessor and what can be seen on the info screen when buying it from a trader. (Barkeep) The VAZ-2106 visibly differs from 2103 by having black plastic headlight surrounds, grille instead of chrome and different taillights, all which are exactly present on the ingame model, clearly indicating that this is a VAZ-2106, not 2103 as stated.

Like in case of Lada Niva Hospital Service, despite the generally accurately modeled exteriors, the interior of the car is incorrectly modeled, it appears to be completely fictional and does not share anything with actual VAZ-2103/2106 interiors.

The non driveable models of this car which can be found almost everywhere through the game are not entirely similar to the mentioned driveable model. For some reason, they appear to be some hybrid of the actual VAZ-2106 and the VAZ-2105/2107 (Lada Riva 1300/1500) which do not exist in game at all, due to the fact that those derelict models have slightly different rear sections. More precisely, all of them have larger VAZ-2105/2107 taillights, although again sharing VAZ-2103/2106 double circular headlights like the driveable model, instead of VAZ-2105/2104/2107 rectangular ones. Moreover, some of those unusable cars have a readable rear badge which labelled 'Lada 2105', clearly indicating that the rear section is actually from mentioned VAZ-2105/2107 rather than from the actual VAZ-2106 from which the front section originates.