 All meet the current UK Vehicle Certification Agency standards.The only engine available is the 1.7-l petrol, but this can be provided with or without a liquefied petroleum gas conversion.Although VAZ were meant exclusively for production of passenger cars, thus the Niva was intended to be a strictly civilian vehicle, the Soviet military was truly astonished by its fascinating off-road capabilities, so it ordered a military version to be created from VAZ, which could replace the currently used UAZ-469 as standard military 4×4 vehicle.