Editing Lada Riva by Lotus

{{Infobox Vehicle
|article = {{PAGENAME}}
|image = [[File:Lotus_Lada_Main_Image.jpg|300px]]The Riva in all its glory.
|manu = Lada
|model = Lotus Riva
|origin = Russian
|drivetrain = FR
|adj = saloon
|type = car
|litre = 1
|decl = 8
|design = Inline
|cyl = 4
|acc = 7.0
|bhp = 180
|mph = 135
|kph = 217
|year1 = 2002
|year2 = 2002
|debut = Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 8|debshort=Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 8
|year3 = 2002
|final = Top Gear (2002 TV series)/Series 1/Episode 9|finshort=Top Gear: Series 1, Episode 9
|year4 = 2002
}}

The '''Lada Riva by Lotus''' was a modified [[Lada Riva]] built by [[Lotus Cars]] in [[2002]] as a challenge for the British television series ''[[Top Gear (2002 TV series)|Top Gear]]''.

==Production history==
The original Lada from which it was based was built and registered<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20220224075103/https://www.mycarcheck.com/car-history-check/5fd95c430dec0188e09e9743c7d8583b (Archive link) My Car Check - Lada Riva.]</ref> in late 1996. It was sold at a dealer network known as "Catalyst" (due to the extra badge on the boot) and purchased by Paul Sherwood approximately a year prior to filming. According to Guy Croft's website, the car was picked up and worked on by Lotus during November 2002<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20030202020907/http://www.guy-croft.com/page9.html (Archive link) Guy Croft's personal website.]</ref>, with the engine taking the majority of the two weeks to build.

==Media appearances==
The Lada Riva by Lotus made its television debut for Series 1, Episode 8 of Top Gear on the 8th December, 2002. It made its final televised appearance for Series 1, Episode 9 two weeks following its initial appearance, where its engine bay would be used to cook food for famed chef [[Gordon Ramsay]].

==Significant examples==
*J834 CRC - Replica based off a 1991 Riva, built in 2011 and often confused for the original.
*P968 OEX - Paul Sherwood's original car, since purchased by a major German Lotus dealer.

==References==