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ZAZ-1102
ZAZ Tavria () is a range of front-wheel-drive subcompact cars produced by the Soviet Union, Soviet and then Ukraine, Ukrainian manufacturer ZAZ. ZAZ-1102 Tavria and subsequent ZAZ-1102 Tavria Nova, ZAZ-1105 Dana, ZAZ-1103 Slavuta and ZAZ-11055 Tavria Pick-Up replaced the rear wheel drive Zaporozhets series in the product lineup. Production of all ZAZ Tavria models (except Pick-up) stopped in 2007. ZAZ-1102 Tavria In the 1970s, several experimental models of hatchback and two-door sedan were created in the USSR. ZAZ-1102 Tavria, a 3-door hatchback released in 1987, was the first model of the range. It features independent MacPherson strut Suspension (vehicle), suspension at the front and a twist-beam rear suspension. The watercooling, water-cooled MeMZ-245 Straight-4, I4 engine was a major shift forward from the aircooling, air-cooled V4 engine, V4 used in former models. The 1102 acquired the Tavria name in 1989. It was chosen in an internal factory contest and resembles ''Tau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZAZ Zaporozhets
ZAZ Zaporozhets ( ) was a series of rear-wheel-drive superminis (city cars in their first generation) designed and built from 1958 at the ZAZ factory in Soviet Ukraine. Different models of the Zaporozhets, all of which had an air-cooled engine in the rear, were produced until 1994. Since the late 1980s, the final series, ZAZ-968M, was replaced by the cardinally different ZAZ-1102 Tavria hatchback, which featured a front-wheel drive and a more powerful water-cooled engine. The name ''Zaporozhets'' translates into a Cossack of the Zaporizhian Sich or а man from Zaporozhye (now Zaporizhzhia) or the Zaporozhye Oblast (now Zaporizhzhia Oblast). Zaporozhets is still well known in many former Soviet states. Like the Volkswagen Beetle or East Germany's Trabant, the Zaporozhets was destined to become a "people's car" of the Soviet Union, and as such it was the most affordable vehicle of its era. At the same time, it was rather sturdy and known for its excellent performance on poor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
