VAZ-2107 Zhiguli/Lada 1500SL/Lada Riva ("seven") - rear wheel drive four-door sedan of the Volga Automobile Plant with an improved external design. At one time, this car deserved the name "Russian Mercedes" in the southern republics of the former Soviet Union, for a distinctive appearance. The car was created on the basis of the base model of the family - VAZ 2105. As once the "six" was considered more prestigious than the VAZ-2103, so was the VAZ-2107 Zhiguli / Lada 1500SL/Lada Riva ("seven"), produced since 1982, was exclusive in itself. On the other hand, the constructors quite rightly projected on base of a purely "utilitarian type" of a cheap-to-manufacture small car, its "luxury" option. The differences are already noticeable in appearance: a different solution for the front of the hood with stamping under the metal chrome grille (under which the hood rusts beautifully), new rear block lights. Inside, the car was quite consistent with "non-glare" panel devices with a tachometer, additional service sensors and devices. Anatomical seats with improved quality of finish against the background of the same type of VAZ-2105 look more solid: the backs of the front ones are made integral with the head restraints, in the back of the rear there is special folding armrest. But for such equipment, sellers (and earlier the state) ask for a larger amount than even for a classic VAZ-2106 or a front-wheel drive three-door hatchback VAZ-2108. The "seven" has improved passive safety, good all-round visibility, limited, however, by the rear pillars and high seat backs.