Fastest Lada Ever Made Fails to Challenge the Hot Hatchback Status Quo

Introduced in 2003, the first generation of the Lada Kalina was nothing more than an experiment for the Russian automaker that gave us the Fiat 124-based Riva and the Niva off-roader. The second generation, on the other hand, is something of an extensive facelift. Now, though, the Kalina got a little better. Cue the 2016 Lada Kalina NFR, a subcompact hatchback that is described as the fastest production car ever made by AutoVAZ, the moth…