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2021 Lada Niva Travel Is A No-Nonsense Off-Roader On The Cheap

Originally launched in 1998 as the VAZ-2123, the small off-roader was rebadged as a Chevrolet Niva in 2003 as part of the joint venture between General Motors and AvtoVAZ. GM pulled out of the deal a few months ago, agreeing to sell its 50-percent stake to the Russian automaker. The capable little SUV is back for 2021, now with the Lada badge, Niva Travel name, and some styling tweaks.

Production of the Lada Niva Travel commenced this week in Russia where the more rugged Off-Road version was the first to hit the assembly line. Equipped with a standard snorkel, the workhorse gets unpainted plastic cladding and off-road tires, not to mention a standard permanent all-wheel-drive system for go-anywhere capabilities.

The front end design sends somewhat of a Toyota RAV4 vibe and now features more modern headlights and a redesigned hood with prominent creases. The grille is much larger than before and the wheel arches are more squared-off compared to the previous Chevrolet-badged Niva. At the back, those taillights are now of the full-LED variety and Lada also made some changes to the bumper.

Images of the interior have not been released, but we're hearing it has been essentially carried over. We can say the same thing about the powertrain, a 1.7-liter gasoline engine with a mighty 80 horsepower and 127 Newton-meters (94 pound-feet) channeled to both axles through a five-speed manual gearbox. You're certainly not going to break any SUV records at the Nurburgring as the Lada Niva takes 19 seconds to 62 mph (100 km/h) and tops out at 87 mph (140 km/h).

It's worth mentioning the Niva actually switched to the Lada badge back in July in the wake of the GM's decision to end the joint venture. Now, only a few months later, the facelifted version is coming out. Pricing details have not been disclosed, but the previous model kicked off at 726,000 rubles ($9,600), rising to 869,000 rubles ($11,500) for the flagship trim level.

The 2021 Lada Niva shouldn't be confused with the classic off-roader that used to bear this moniker as the no-frills model is currently sold with the "4x4" nameplate and hasn't changed much since its launch way back in 1977. An all-new Niva was previewed in 2018 at the Moscow Motor Show where AvtoVAZ unveiled the 4x4 Vision concept, but we're still waiting for the production model.

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The 2021 Lada Niva Is Really a 20-Year-Old SUV With the Face of a New RAV4

By Peter Holderith

Updated on Dec 21, 2020 7:08 PM EST

The Lada Niva is a Russian off-road vehicle that began production in 1977, quickly gaining a reputation for being a tough-as-nails solution to conquering the Russian countryside. One of the few Soviet-era cars that could be considered actually good, the Niva was exported all over the world, being especially popular in mainland Europe. Fast forward to 2020, and there’s a new one—and it looks a lot like a Toyota RAV4.

Is it really a new Niva, though? Well, it depends on how you look at it. The original, hardcore Niva is actually still in production, however, back in 1998 GM created a joint venture with the Niva’s manufacturer, VAZ, to produce a more modern version of the car. It had a lot in common with the Original Niva. It received new body panels and an updated interior, making it much safer than the original. It was sold as the Chevy Niva or Lada Niva II until 2020 when Lada bought out GM’s stake in the VAZ deal. Now, they’ve re-designed that car, which is the RAV4-looking machine we’re seeing today.

This new machine has only been seen in a few photographs, so there’s not much information about stuff like the interior. However, the front-end bears a striking resemblance to the new Toyota RAV4, a car that costs nearly three times as much in Russia. Seeing as the RAV4 is a big seller worldwide, it makes sense that Lada would want to imitate the design. What’s—unfortunately—a bit more difficult to imitate is the RAV4’s performance.

The Niva II receives an 80-horsepower 1.7-liter engine, which is the same basic unit that’s been in the car since the 1990s. In fact, it’s nearly the same engine available in the regular Niva. It does, however, get a full-time four-wheel-drive system with locking differentials and a low-range gearbox, which ensures it can at least match the original Niva when the going gets tough.

Besides the new looks—which appear to be more like a facelift than a full re-design—the “Off-road” version of the Niva gets bigger tires, a snorkel, and unpainted plastic fenders to protect the bodywork. Indeed, that’s the version of the Niva that’s pictured above.

It’s expected that the new car will be officially unveiled in early 2021, so until then we just have to be content with these pictures. It’s also very unlikely that this vehicle will be sold in the United States. If it was, it would easily be the cheapest, with pricing expected to start at around $9,650. I guess we’ll just have to wait until these things are 25 years old to get our hands on one. In the meantime, regular Nivas are still out there.

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What are monoliths? Timeline of 'mysterious' columns around the world

Few modern-day structural mysteries have garnered as much international fascination as the tall, mirrored monolith columns that have appeared in seemingly random locations since 2020.

Reminiscent of the prehistoric Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, but rooted in Millennium-era fictional lore, monoliths are long vertical metal slabs, each approximately 10 to 12 feet tall.

Monoliths are believed to stem from Arthur C. Clarke's "Space Odyssey" series and Stanley Kubruck's 1968 famed sci-fi film "2001: A Space Odyssey," where aliens used large, black monolith-shaped machines as a guide to monitor and control humans' evolution.

However, the scores of monoliths that have appeared around the world since 2020 look slightly different from those Clarke and Kubrick imagined -- opting for a metal, often stainless steel structure.

From Utah in the United States, Wales in the United Kingdom and as far as Romania in southeastern Europe, these often unexplained structures have left officials and Internet sleuths questioning their makers and intentions.

Below is a timeline of monolith appearances internationally since 2020.

Nov. 18, 2020: Utah

The first unaccounted-for monolith appeared in Utah's remote Red Rock Country on Nov. 18, 2020, during the height of the pandemic.

The Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau was working to conduct a count of big horn sheep in a portion of southeastern Utah when crew members "spotted an unusual object" and landed nearby to investigate further, according to a press release at the time.

The crew members discovered the metal monolith installed in the ground in a remote area of Red Rock, according to the release.

Just 10 days later, the monolith disappeared, with officials saying it was removed by an "unknown party."

"We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the 'monolith' has been removed by an unknown party," the Utah Bureau of Land Management wrote on X on Nov. 28, 2020.

A man named Andy Lewis later took credit for the removal, sharing a YouTube video of him and a small crew detaching the monolith from the rocks.

"We removed the Utah Monolith because there are clear precedents for how we share and standardize the use of our public lands, natural wildlife, native plants, fresh water sources, and human impacts upon them,” Lewis said in an interview at the time.

Despite Utah officials never specifically saying where the monolith was located, online detectives allegedly found it on satellite images dating back to 2016 and determined its GPS coordinates, according to Britain’s The Independent at the time.

Nov. 27, 2020: Romania

Just as the monolith was removed from its location in Utah, another monolith was discovered across the world in Romania.

The prism was found near an archaeological site outside of the city of Piatra Neamt, on the plateau of Bâtca Doamnei, officials said at the time.

Piatra Neamt Mayor Andrei Carabelea took to Facebook to joke about the mysterious monolith in Romania, “My guess is that some alien, cheeky and terrible teenagers left home with their parents’ UFO and started planting metal monoliths around the world. First in Utah and then at Piatra Neamt. I am honored that they chose our city,” the mayor wrote.

Four days after it first appeared, the Romanian monolith disappeared as mysteriously as it arrived.

Dec. 2, 2020: California

The streak of monolith appearances continued the exact day the column was removed in Romania -- this time in California.

On Dec. 2, 2020, another monolith was discovered on Pine Mountain in Atascadero, a city in San Luis Obispo County in central California.

The 10-foot-tall and approximately 18-inch-wide monolith was found by hikers two miles up from the base of the mountain, according to local reports.

"I think it disappeared in Utah and landed right here in Atascadero," hiker Blake Kuhn told ABC News' Fresno affiliate at the time.

However, unlike the mysteries surrounding the other monoliths, the makers of the California column came forward to reveal themselves.

The four men who created and installed the third monolith are Travis Kenney, his father Randall Kenney, Wade McKenzie and Jared Riddle, they said in a statement.

"The purpose of this project was to create a positive and encouraging environment in a rather negative 2020, a year that has been plagued with health issues, political separation, and systemic racism," Riddle said in an interview with Your Tango. "This event separated all of that!"

December 2020: Various locations

After the Internet frenzy the string of back-to-back monoliths caused, several copycat monoliths started popping up around the world in Pittsburgh, Joshua Tree, Las Vegas, Boulder, Albuquerque, Russia, Colombia, Spain and more.

A Business Insider report in Dec. 2020 estimated there were 87 monolith sightings globally.

March 12, 2024: Wales

Years after the initial monolith obsession died down, the tall, mysterious structure reemerged in Wales, United Kingdom, in 2024.

The 10-foot-tall silver monolith was discovered in Hay-on-Wye in Powys, Wales, by construction worker Craig Muir while he was out for his regular hike.

Muir posted a video of the bizarre find on TikTok, saying, "I come up here most days, and I've never seen this before. Almost looks like a UFO just put it on the ground."

June 17, 2024: Las Vegas

This month, the monolith mystery continued when the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department took to X to share two photos of the long, vertical slab of metal they said appeared on a hiking trail near Gass Peak on the northern side of the Las Vegas area.

"We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water... but check this out," the department wrote alongside photos of the column.

In the photos, the tall, geometric figure reflects the rocky desert and perfectly aligns with the horizon.

A similar monolith appeared in downtown Las Vegas in December 2020, standing under the Fremont Street Experience canopy.

The monolith was removed by Las Vegas police on June 20, saying it was necessary "due to public safety and environmental concerns."

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