The Lada-2115 car is a front-wheel drive four-door passenger sedan with a reliable design, high-quality technical characteristics, low-cost operation, and is fully consistent with the parameters of a domestic budget car.
The appearance of a new sedan
The story of the appearance of the Lada-2115 model of the Volga Automobile Plant is rather unusual. Initially, the company planned to switch from the classic VAZ-2107 rear-wheel drive sedan to the new VAZ-2110 front-wheel drive model and change the production of the VAZ-2108 and 09 when changing the lineup at the end of the 80s. But the preparation for the production of the small car 2110 was delayed, so the family " Samara "was originally supplemented with a sedan under the index 21099. In the mid-90s, 99 model underwent a significant update, a modified version of the car was designated" Lada-2115 ". In fact, the “tag” is a restyled version of the VAZ-21099 Samara.
Production of the new Lada-2115 began in 1997, a scheduled update was carried out in 2008, and production ceased in 2012. In total, about 750 thousand copies were produced. The car was replaced with a more modern new sedan of the Lada Grant automobile plant.
Appearance
The design of the Lada-2115 cannot be called bright, but the appearance of the car, thanks, above all, to the dynamic parameters, was individual and recognizable. The designers of the company managed to create such an image of the car using the following solutions:
- narrow headlights;
- small grille;
- rounded corners of the hinged elements of the body;
- stepped front bumper with lower fog lights;
- straight line of the roof;
- round protruding wheel arches;
- lower front body kit;
- wide side molding;
- direct middle rack;
- enlarged luggage compartment with a horizontal cover;
- rear spoiler with integrated brake light;
- large multi-function taillights interconnected by a plastic insert;
- stepped rear bumper device;
- large and straight side windows.
The main changes in the appearance of the VAZ Lada-2115 passenger car after the restyling carried out in 2008 came down to the installation of a narrower side, the so-called Euro-holding, and the appearance of the rear and front bumpers completely painted in body color.
Interior
Salon "Lada-2115" differs from its "donor", model VAZ-21099, better ergonomics and increased comfort. Such parameters are obtained due to:
- a new informative dashboard with additional indicators and sensors on the status of vehicle systems;
- on-board computer;
- adjustable steering column;
- large glove compartment;
- install custom seat belt mounts;
- sound alarms for some problems;
- comfortable front seats;
- improved design of the rear row of seats, which increased comfort for all three passengers;
- more powerful heating system.
Also, the positive changes include an increased luggage compartment with a lower loading height.
The trim used high-quality plastic and high-quality fabric materials.
Technical specifications
During the entire period of its production, the VAZ Lada-2115 car was equipped with two gasoline units. First engine capacity of 72 liters. S., from 2000 - 78 liters. from. (volume 1.5 l), and since 2007 - a motor of 81 forces and a volume of 1.6 l. Technical characteristics of the sedan in the basic version with an engine of 72 forces are:
- length - 4.33 m;
- width - 1.62;
- height - 1.42 m;
- wheelbase - 2.46 m;
- turning radius - 5.20 m;
- ride height - 17.0 cm;
- gross weight - 1.39 t;
- number of seats - 5;
- transmission - mechanical with a five-speed gearbox;
- drive - front;
- engine model - VAZ-2114;
- type - gasoline, in-line, four-stroke;
- the number of cylinders (valves) - 4 (8);
- mixture formation - distributed injection;
- volume - 1.5 l;
- power - 78.0 l. from.;
- the highest speed - 155 km / h;
- acceleration (0-100 km / h) - 14.0 seconds;
- fuel consumption (urban cycle) - 10.0 l;
- fuel tank volume - 43 l;
- trunk size - 428 l;
- tire size - 175 / 70R13.
Complete set and equipment
The Lada-2115 car was produced in three trim levels: Lux, Standard, and Basic. In the richest version, the sedan was equipped with the following equipment:
- door safety bars;
- side mirrors with heating and anti-glare function;
- electric lock of door locks;
- rear head restraints;
- immobilizer;
- corrector light head optics;
- dashboard equipped with a clock and a temperature display for outdoor air;
- athermal glass;
- electric front seats;
- luggage compartment lighting;
- 13-inch wheels
- adjustable lighting devices and controls;
- electrically heated rear window;
- fairings thresholds.
The decoration used artificial leather, velvet, improved soundproofing materials.
Such equipment made it possible to keep the car in an inexpensive budget price segment.
Vehicle Features
Despite the fact that the Lada-2115 was based on a fairly old model VAZ-21099, thanks to a well-made update, the modified car received not only a high-quality design with good technical indicators, but also had the following advantages:
- affordable budget cost;
- low operational costs;
- high maintainability;
- recognizable appearance;
- comfortable for its class cabin.
- roomy luggage compartment.
These properties of the car provided him with a long, almost 15-year period of production and a large number of manufactured copies.
In addition, it should be noted that during the period of simultaneous production with a more modern VAZ-2110 sedan, the Lada-2115 car model was in great demand among buyers.