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IZ 2126

Sunday 5 October 2014
Izh 2126, nicknamed "Oda" (Russian: Ода, for ode), is a compact hatchback produced by the Soviet automotive maker IZh (later Russian "OAO Izhmash", and eventually "IzhAuto") between 1992 and 2005. The Oda was a practical replacement of the 1982 Izh 2125 Kombi and the last of Izhevsk-designed vehicles. A pick-up truck/panel van variant, known as Izh 2717, was also produced from 1991 to 2005.
Early prototypes, conceived in the late 1980s, implemented the base of Moskvitch Aleko, with notable borrowings in the body style, while the powertrain featured an upgraded 2125 Kombi engine and transmission. As planned, Izh Oda entered production in late 1991 alongside the Kombi, with the reason of being destined for upmarket/luxury owners. Like the Kombi, it was also planned for export release, which never occurred.
As the USSR collapsed, AZLK (which was more or less IZH's parent factory at the time) started losing revenue before being privatized, and IZH had to convert the production of about half its lines to other industries (such as firearms) in order to keep its automotive market running. As a result, only a faint number of about 5,000 Izh 2126 models were released between 1992 and 1995.
Starting 1996, IZH dropped the Moskvitch brand and merged with AutoVAZ, creating the "IzhAuto" company. The merger allowed to further upgrade the Oda with VAZ-derived features, such as Lada 110's interior design and front-wheel drive, all while implementing Samara's 2106 engine. The result was a boost in consumer demand, and in 1997, all of the previous Moskvitch-based models were discontinued, while the main line switched to production of both the 2126 and the 2717 only.
The best selling years of this model came between approximately 1998 and 2002, when foreign market wasn't made affordable to the average Russian consumer yet, and the economy car class hatchback brands (such as Lada Sputnik) did not offer much for basically the same price. The Oda also briefly sold in Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Belarus around 2003, which was a promising future for both IzhAuto's models.
However, in early 2005, Russian government overtook country's part in the European emission standards, for which AutoVAZ redesigned its vehicles. IzhAuto, however, refused to participate in the program, which obliged the company to discontinue all of its models, judged not to meet new Russian gas emission standard's qualification. The last Oda models ran down the conveyor in September 2005.
Starting 2008, parts of former Izh 2126/2717 production lines have been readapted for Lada Priora hatchback production.

Technical data:
- engine: 4 cylinders
- capacity: 1568 cc
- horsepower: 73 HP
- gearbox: 5+1
- top speed: 160 km/h

IZ 2125

Friday 23 May 2014
Izh 2125 "Kombi" (Russian: ИЖ-2125 Комби, short for "combination") is a small family car produced by the Soviet automotive maker IZh from 1973 to 1997. It was based on an Izhevsk-modified Moskvitch 412, with the first prototype released in 1972 to meet small family needs. It was considered to be the first Soviet hatchback (released about a decade before the well-known Lada Samara), though the car actually possessed a body between a hatchback and a station wagon. The back did not profit from weight reduction, which would position the model rather in the liftback family. For the same reason, the car was given the "Kombi" nickname, which in a way alludes to the Combi coupé (it was a station wagon in German, while in Russian a station wagon is universal).
The Kombi knew a notable success in sales within USSR between 1974 and 1980 due in large part to limited competition - station wagon variants of the Lada, Moscow-built Moskvitch and Volga were not easy to buy, however, due to absence of upmarket components export models were never produced and the car did not sell outside the country. In 1982, the Kombi received a face-lifting, along with Izh-produced Moskvitch 412 and Izh 2715 panel van and was then rebranded as 21251. Among notable features, the car borrowed a dashboard from the Moskvitch 2140, featured improved seats and headrests were now installed.
Izh 2125 sold into the 1990s. As the Soviet Union collapsed, Izh was first privatized as "OAO Izhevsk" and slowly started converting their automotive production lines to other kinds of produce, such as firearms. In 1995—96, when AZLK's revenue decreased drastically, the company was partially reacquired by AutoVAZ and renamed "IzhAuto". Vaz then discontinued all of IZH's previous models and run their own ones into production. A new hatchback version was branded Izh 2126 and ultimately replaced the Kombi.