Poor man’s G-Wagen: old Niva turned into a six-wheeled SUV

Mercedes G63 AMG 6X6 set the trend for six-wheeled vehicles. Now not only the G-Wagen can be three-axled, but even a Smart. Now a Niva 6X6 has also been created. They talked about the unusual tuning of the Niva on the Youtube channel Garage 54. The project was based on an extended five-door version of the SUV.

To make all six wheels driving, the transmission and driveshafts had to be significantly modified. Now the Niva has two transfer cases, two inter-axle and a pair of rear differentials are locked. The six-wheeled Niva performs well in deep snow and can even pull a tow truck loaded with a VAZ out of a snowdrift. Although it did manage to get stuck for a short time.