Like the Beetle and the Trabant, the Zaporozhets became the Soviet Union's people's car, the most affordable of its era.
Lead trim: ZAZ-965A 887 cc MeMZ-965A OHV V4 (30 PS)
ZAZ ZaporozhetsZAZ-966 · 1966–1979
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FactLike the Beetle and the Trabant, the Zaporozhets became the Soviet Union's people's car, the most affordable of its era.
Collectors Spotted in the ZAZ Zaporozhets Lineage
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Trims & Figures
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZAZ-965A 887 cc MeMZ-965A OHV V4 (30 PS) | 1966–1969 | 0.9 L V4 | 30 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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Photographs
One Zaporozhets variant was built so a driver missing one arm and one leg could drive it: a joystick-style steering wheel for the hand, a thigh-operated gear selector for the leg.
Like the Beetle and the Trabant, the Zaporozhets became the Soviet Union's people's car, the most affordable of its era.
The tiny Zaporozhets' front doors swing open like a Rolls-Royce's suicide doors — not for style, but to make the Soviet people's car easier for disabled drivers to get into.
Rivals
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