Lada VFTS

VFTS stands for Vilniusskaja fabrika transportnych sredstv (in Cyrillic: Вильнюсская фабрика транспортных средств), Russian for "Vilnius factory of vehicles".

The company was founded and managed by famous Lithuanian rally driver Stasys Brundza.

First model produced in Vilnius factory was Lada 1300 with the engine enlarged up to 1600cc and tuned to 130-150 HP.

Number of exported original vehicles: In total: 30 vehicles[1] Head engineers and technicians at company were Zbignevas Kivertas (engine), Henrikas Šilinis, Vygandas Ulickas, Arūnas Volungevičius (design of Lada 2108 EVA).

As the Soviet Union abolished the production of these cars various rally drivers started to copy VFTS design and technical solutions.

As this car was designed for races there were many changes comparing to the Lada 2105 that gives its brakes and bodywork to the complete racecar.

Many parts of the VFTS are strengthened in order to improve driving stability, cornering, grip and handling.

Many things are transferred or removed from the engine compartment to make it easier to repair and to get rid of the unnecessary elements such as the air filter.