Another model of the Volga Automobile Plant - VAZ 21099 - got a start in life in the late 1990's. It was produced within 15 years, passed a number of modifications and enjoyed steady demand practically throughout the whole territory of Russia. The car was exported under different names, which did not affect the technical characteristics of the car. For example, such a sonorous export name as Lada Form or Lada Samara Saloon.
All the parameters of the VAZ 21099 were maintained unchanged for years, and only when AvtoVAZ design bureaus started the next modification of the car, changes were made to the units and units with some advance so that there would not be a backlog in deliveries that were calculated approximately, and in most cases the assembly shops of the plant did not have time Behind the sales department.
However, any large-scale production is sinning with supply disruptions, this is a normal process and there is nothing surprising in that consumers received VAZ 21099 a few months later than promised. The car was produced in the first years at the Ukrainian auto plant ZAZ, it was even designated accordingly - ZAZ 21099. This introduced some confusion, but all discrepancies were eliminated as they arrived.
Exterior Samara, and later Sputnik 21099 was distinguished by its long front wings. Rather, they were not long, but solid front wings, as sometimes on the 2108 and 2109 models were installed short ones that seemed to break off on the line of the radiator grille, and the continuation of them was a separate detail of the headlamp lining. The long-winged machine did not have a seam on the end of the fore wing, and in the short-winged seam there was - that's the whole difference.
The engine at VAZ 21099, petrol carburetor, was of two types, which differed in volume - 1,3 and 1,5 liters. These motors were equipped with injectors of a central injection for a certain period of time. With the successful adjustment of the injector electronics, the car became economical, with a decent capacity potential, but, as a rule, the injection system did not work very well, causing a lot of criticism. During the production of the VAZ 21099 there were two attempts to supermodify the car, it was planned to produce a powerful Lada Sport with an eight-cylinder engine under the order and a four-wheel drive jeep Lada Victori.
The first project failed, not even having begun, because no one wanted to travel to the sports Lada was not found, and even for such a space price. Lada Virtory, although it was released in several copies, also did not find its buyer because of the excessively high cost. As a result, the release of VAZ 21099 continued in a trivial version, which was adopted by the general public (hatchback and sedan). In addition to the body type, the buyer could also choose the type of engine - VAZ 21099 carburetor or VAZ 21099i injector.
All then realized that the car with the carburetor then for no reason to sell, but with the injector you can sell. Therefore, the choice was usually made in favor of electronic injection. The people had a lot of people, but the Russian driver will not be afraid.
VAZ 21099 injector sold well, repairs were inexpensive, spare parts were any, repairman masters, too, was abound. And against the backdrop of foreign cars, which became increasingly large, and whose service poured out into a five-figure figure, not to mention the cost of foreign parts, the VAZ 21099 looked like an unprecedented cheap car.