VAZ-2115 / Lada Samara - a four-door front-wheel drive sedan of the Volga Automobile Plant). Serial production since 1997. The VAZ-2115 car became the first-born from the line under the conditional name Samara-2, which is a modernization of the models of the Sputnik / Samara family. VAZ-2115 is a restyled model of VAZ-21099. The new model differs from its predecessor with a new trunk lid, new rear lights with an insert between them, body-colored bumpers, a trunk spoiler with an additional brake light, side skirts, door moldings, and a new interior. The car began to be assembled in 1997 in pilot production, and since 2001 it has been launched on the factory conveyor. In 2004, he completely replaced the VAZ-21099 model.