"Marketed largely to rouble-strapped Russian bogans, this utilitarian 4x4 owes more to obsolete Fiat designs than either rust-prone Renaults or frequently-failing Land Rovers. As such, the rugged little Russki manages to combine obsolescence, rust-lust and unreliability in a uniquely well-rounded package. Thus it has a special appeal to garage masochists and those with an appreciation of noise, vibration and harshness."
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"Nivas have driven to the North Pole, to Everest Base Camp and have claimed several podiums at the Paris-Dakar. So there."
