article_snippet.sent: As a result of the Land Rover Defender's demise, there could be a boom in sales of a Russian badge which was a butt of many jokes in the Soviet era – the Lada.
article_snippet.sent: Lada's 4x4 Niva has long been the car that bucked the trend of laughing at the Russian carmaker and has won fans around the world thanks to its robust nature and chunky looks.
article_snippet.sent: Niva (pictured) is a highly capable, ruftytufty 4x4 from Russia — for a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover
article_snippet.sent: Patriotic Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured) drove a Lada Niva back in 2009 — but fitted a Lada Niva with a German engine .
highlights_snippet.sent: This 4x4 from Russia is a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: A highly capable, ruftytufty 4x4 from Russia — for a fraction of the price of a new Land Rover.
  
highlights_snippet.sent: But patriotic Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big play of driving a Lada Niva back in 2009 — but fitted it with a German engine.