SsangYong Driver Takes Out Lada
11 Jan 2013, 15:14 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have a habit of posting only those accident videos where the explanation is not the most obvious one, and we then try and search for a plausible way to go about explaining it. Take this accident,...
Classic Lada Estate Wreaks Havoc on Highway
11 Jan 2013, 15:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The classic Lada is rear-wheel driven, and unlike in modern cars where it is considered a positive trait, and enhances the handling abilities, in the Lada it only makes it more unstable and hard to ...
Don’t Drift Your Lada Near a Lake!
6 Jan 2013, 12:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The classic Lada is easily one of the least sporty cars one could ever conceive of buying. It may be rear-wheel driven, but it`s as far away from being a driver’s car as one could get. Howe...
Mound of Snow Spells the End of the Journey for Lada Driver
4 Jan 2013, 14:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / For a brief period last year, we were getting lots of very scary failed overtaking videos from Russia, where drivers chose the worst possible moments to pass another car. This is the first one of th...
Lada Recalls 45,000 Granta Models Due to Possible Airbag Failure
28 Dec 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / AutoVAZ has announced that it will be recalling 45,348 Lada Grantas, due to a potential fault with the cars’ airbag. It affects car built between the end of May and September of 2012, yet with...
Russian Driver Loses Control During Overtaking Maneuver and Tips Over
17 Dec 2012, 15:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving quickly on snowed-up roads is a very bad idea, even if you are at the wheel of a sophisticated all-wheel drive car, which is virtually-guaranteed by the manufacturer to keep going even when ...
Russian Queue Cutter Gets What He Deserves
9 Dec 2012, 10:30 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Road rules are ignored in Russia with such nonchalance that some foreigners would be forgiven for thinking they have none. They do have them, and they are just as strict as they are everywhere else ...
Lada Ends Up Upside Down on Russian Bridge
5 Dec 2012, 13:33 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / If you have to make an emergency stop, don`t, whatever you do, stop your car on the any of the lanes where cars are supposed to drive, at speed, because it may end up being the last parking maneuver...
Number Plate is Fair Compensation for Broken Side Mirror in Ukraine
30 Nov 2012, 15:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / This is a different kind of road rage, brought to you from Ukraine, and surprisingly, not a single punch is thrown. So the driver of the light-blue Lada apparently clips the wing-mirror of another c...
Belorussian Police Chase Volkswagen Touareg - Fail, then Win
19 Nov 2012, 14:25 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As broken and bad as Belorussia’s roads are, a vehicle with high ground clearance, all-wheel drive and a powerful engine is very useful, especially when the aim is to outrun the police, who dr...
Unexpected Turn Results In Rural Russian Crash
19 Nov 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you thought your corner of America is somewhat lawless when it comes to driving, wait until you see what they put up with in Russia. This rural two-way road almost seems like its made of dirt, ha...
Driver of BMW Belonging to Russian Deputy Minister Mocks Cop on Highway
15 Nov 2012, 16:02 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen what ‘official’ cars in Russia and the surrounding countries are allowed to do, we are learning that the videos we posted were not mere isolated events, but rather a common ...
Russian Driver Tries to Drift Lada - Hits Bus
15 Nov 2012, 15:46 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The fact that the classic Lada is rear-wheel driven is a very dangerous thing, especially on wet roads. It has old and rudimentary suspension, and drum brakes made out of aluminium - control is not ...
Russian Driver Does Not See Concrete Abutment
14 Nov 2012, 11:06 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Most of the world’s larger cities have underpasses and overpasses, as well as various tunnels and bridges to aid with in-city traffic problems, helping traffic flow smoothly, even at rush hour...
Lada Niva Driver Tries Crossing Snowy Highway Without Looking
12 Nov 2012, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of crossing four lanes of fast-moving traffic should be scary enough for drivers to make them look at least twice in every direction, before even thinking of setting off. However, this Lada...
Dacia Logan 2 Becomes New Lada Sedan
8 Nov 2012, 12:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lada has only recently started rolling out the Logan-based sedan, but it’s only a matter of time before the advantages that come with the Logan 2 become overwhelming, and Renault gives them th...
Nissan Skyline Gets Humiliated by Lada Samara in Russia
6 Nov 2012, 14:41 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Of all the strange drag races we’ve seen, this one is quite unusual. It involves a Lada Samara (VAZ 2109), which races an older Nissan Skyline, and wins, surprisingly! No real details on this ...
Lada Does Pirouette on Wet Road - Doesn’t Crash!
6 Nov 2012, 14:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving a rear-wheel-driven old car on a wet road is very tricky, regardless of how much power it has. Factor in bad tires and suspension in less-than-optimal condition, and you have the perfect rec...
BMW X1 Crashes into Lada in Russia
6 Nov 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The idea of a new and very stiff car, crashing into a much older (and much less stiff) car is truly scary. Back when car safety was not prioritized as it is now, manufacturers used to do the bare-mi...
Lada Sends the Revolution 3 to Nurburgring
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Alex Tudorache / Lada stunned us when they decided to make a big step into the automotive industry as they decided to let loose on the Nurburgring their Lada Revolution 3. They unveiled the car for the first time...