History and description car VAZ-2109 «Sputnik»

VAZ-2108 "Sputnik"

VAZ-2108 is a Soviet and Russian small car of the II group with a 3-door hatchback body, which was produced from 1984 to 2003. This is the first serial car of AvtoVAZ with front-wheel drive and is not related to the concept of Fiat 124 and classic "Zhiguli". For the domestic market, this family was called "Sputnik", and the name Lada Samara was used for cars going for export. Later, the name "Lada Samara" became official. People call the car "eight", and in general for this family the name "chisel" has stuck. In total, about 885 thousand cars were produced.

History of the model

Designers have long understood that front-wheel drive has many advantages for building a car and the project began to be developed back in 1971, and the design of the VAZ-2108 was started in 1977, and in 1978 the first prototype was ready and its testing began. Porsche contributed to the design of some units. In 1984, the first 2,000 cars rolled off the assembly line, and in 1985 they appeared on retail sale. A total of about 900 thousand cars were produced. In 2004, it was replaced by the model VAZ-2113.

Description of the design

The car body is load-bearing, all-metal with three hatchback doors. The body elements are stamped from low-carbon steel with a thickness of 0.7-0.8 mm, and the reinforcing elements are 1.2 mm thick. The engine is an in-line four-cylinder carburetor, later they began to install an injector, with volumes of 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 liters. The engine, together with the clutch and gearbox, is located entirely in the engine compartment and is mounted on three elastic supports.

The transmission was installed 4- or 5-speed, the torque was transmitted through shafts with CV joints. The steering gear is rack and pinion. The front brakes are disc, the rear are drum. The front suspension is of the MacPherson type, and the rear is a torsion-bar suspension with two longitudinal levers. The shock absorbers are double-acting hydraulic with a round steel spring and a compression buffer.

Modifications of VAZ-2108

• VAZ-2108 - basic model, 1.3 liter engine, carburetor, 4- or 5-speed manual transmission;
• VAZ-21081 - derated 1.1 liter engine, 4-speed manual transmission;
• VAZ-21083 - 1.5 liter engine, 5-speed manual transmission;
• VAZ-21083-20 - 1.5 liter injection engine with 5-speed manual transmission;
• VAZ-21083-37 — the same as the previous one, for participation in the NGS "Lada Cup";
• VAZ-21086 - basic model with right-hand drive;
• VAZ-21087 - similar to VAZ-21081 with right-hand drive;
• VAZ-21088 - similar to VAZ-21083 with right-hand drive;
• VAZ-2108-91 - with a rotary piston engine VAZ-415 with a volume of 1.3 liters and a power of 140 hp.

There are also some small-scale and experimental models of the "eight".

VAZ-2109 "Sputnik"

VAZ-2109 is a Soviet and Russian small car of the II group with front-wheel drive and a front engine and a hatchback body type. It is a modification of the VAZ-2108, but with five doors. It was mass-produced at the plant in Tolyatti from 1987 to 2004. Until 2011, it was assembled in Ukraine at the ZAZ plant. The car was popularly called the "eight", as well as "chisel" for all of the Samara family. In 2003, it was replaced VAZ-2114during the entire period, about 1.6 million copies were released.

Description of the design

At first, the car was equipped with in-line 4-liter carburetor engines with volumes of 1.1, 1.3 and 1.5 liters. Since 1994, injection engines with a volume of 1.5 liters with distributed fuel injection have appeared. A 5-speed mechanical transmission with a single-disk simple clutch was installed. In 1991, the front design was updated. The general design of the car is the same as that of the VAZ-2108.

VAZ-2109, interior

VAZ-2109, under hood

VAZ-2109, trunk

Modifications of VAZ-2109

• VAZ-2109 — base model, 1.3 liter engine, carburetor (1987-1997);
• VAZ-21091 — 1.1 liter engine, carburetor (1987-1997);
• VAZ-21093 — 1.5 liter engine, carburetor (1988-2006);
• VAZ-21093i — 1.5 liter engine, injector (1994-2004);
• VAZ-2109-90 - with a rotary piston engine VAZ-415 with a volume of 1.3 liters and a power of 140 hp.;
• VAZ-2109 Carlota - modification of the Belgian company Scaldia-Volga (1991-1996);
• VAZ-2109 Baltic GL (L) - Finnish modification with a 1.5 liter injection engine (1995-1998).

VAZ-21099 "Sputnik"

VAZ-21099 is a Russian front-wheel drive small car of the II group, produced at the plant in Tolyatti from 1990 to 2004 and in Ukraine from 2004 to 2011. It was popularly called "ninety-ninth". The car is almost identical to the VAZ-2109, but with a sedan body type. It is the predecessor of the car VAZ-2115, the first of the Samara-2 family, and was completely replaced by it in 2004. A total of just over 1 million units were produced.

VAZ-21099, back view

VAZ-21099, interior

VAZ-21099, trunk