YUGO is coming back!

[Oliveoil2]

Loved '86 GV One of the more fun and reliable cars I have owned. Handled well. Things that were problematic or failed on it were sourced from Holley or Ford. The engine was a Ferrari engineer designed screamer OHC.

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What is a GV One? The regular Yugo GV had only 55hp.

 

[I<3oil]

Dear God why

 

[Bjornviken]

What's next... Trabant?

 

[dfarr67]

I remember those days...Yugo, Lada, Pony, dark days.

 

[edyvw]

What is a GV One? The regular Yugo GV had only 55hp.

I did hill climb races in white one that looked like that. 55hp could be bumped to 85-95hp with double weber carburetor and other modifications.

 

[AZjeff]

It's too bad they can't master making cars or trucks at a level of quality as good as their AK-47's.

Aren’t AKs masters of loose tolerances just this side of not functioning? or are you being sarcastic? Gotta pass the hand full of sand in the breech test. Maybe Yugo took it a smidge too far.

 

[edyvw]

Aren’t AKs masters of loose tolerances just this side of not functioning? or are you being sarcastic? Gotta pass the hand full of sand in the breech test. Maybe Yugo took it a smidge too far.

When I worked for NATO, we were destroying excessive armaments by driving over with the M1 or Challenger. Only Yugoslavian M70 (AK47) and Czech AK47 could fire later.
I would take YU M70 over anything else where it matters.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

What is a GV One? The regular Yugo GV had only 55hp.

Missing punctuation. With a bit of tuning it was up to 60+or so. Came on the cam nicely like a chainsaw. Mine Pulled to 95 mph with ease. Car was a feather weight. I think I had a ringer.

No Pinto no Vega no Escort no Chevette did that.

You have to enjoy driving hot hatches to appreciate. If you are Harvey Q. Milquetoast, accountant, who enjoys his wife's tunafish casserole - you don't get it.

 

[ATex7239]

I wish the Yugo was still available in the US said no one ever.

 

[edyvw]

Missing punctuation. With a bit of tuning it was up to 60+or so. Came on the cam nicely like a chainsaw. Mine Pulled to 95 mph with ease. Car was a feather weight. I think I had a ringer.

No Pinto no Vega no Escort no Chevette did that.

You have to enjoy driving hot hatches to appreciate. If you are Harvey Q. Milquetoast, accountant, who enjoys his wife's tunafish casserole - you don't get it.

As long as hand brake cables work properly, it will turn like nothing else.
They are still used for hill climb races.

This one crashed strictly because it has Liqui Moly sponsorship



This one is 55:



But, you can also put another engine in it:



For all the jokes, chassis held better than on many cars in 80's that were considered "better."

 

[Kira]

If Yugo reissued the GV, they could market it as the OG GV.

 

[K-Man]

As long as hand brake cables work properly, it will turn like nothing else.
They are still used for hill climb races.

This one crashed strictly because it has Liqui Moly sponsorship



This one is 55:



But, you can also put another engine in it:



For all the jokes, chassis held better than on many cars in 80's that were considered "better."

The Yugo was essentially a Fiat 128 (which was not a Fiat model sold in the US). Fiats have their faults, but they were known for handling and performance for the size back then. Stands to reason the Yugo models would benefit from that.

 

[KrisZ]

What's next... Trabant?

Hey! A Trabant was luxury item, pretty much anything on four wheels was. And the way EU is headed, that may be the case again.

 

[captainbeandip]

The worst part of a Yugo was it's manual transmission. There was a comical amount of play in the shift gate or whatever you call it. If you shifted it into gear, the stick would still be able to be wobbled around just like it was in neutral.

As much as it kills me to say it, a CVT would actually be an improvement.

 

[edyvw]

The Yugo was essentially a Fiat 128 (which was not a Fiat model sold in the US). Fiats have their faults, but they were known for handling and performance for the size back then. Stands to reason the Yugo models would benefit from that.

All Zastava products were based on FIAT. Zastava 101, which was my first vehicle was actually much better car than YUGO. YUGO supposed to be replacement.

 

[edyvw]

Hey! A Trabant was luxury item, pretty much anything on four wheels was. And the way EU is headed, that may be the case again.

Trabant was WAY, WAY worse vehicle than YUGO. People are making fun of YUGO, but have no idea what was rolling on other aide of iron curtain (just for clarification, Yugoslavia was never behind iron curtain, therefore cooperation with western companies since 50’s).
I remember East Germans and Czech’s coming to Croatian beaches in Trabant and trying to climb Bosnian mountains on their way to the beaches. What a nightmare that was.

 

[k1xv]

Buy one on a Friday, drive it all weekend, drop it off at the junk yard on Monday.

 

[hank2]

The Yugo was essentially a Fiat 128 (which was not a Fiat model sold in the US). Fiats have their faults, but they were known for handling and performance for the size back then. Stands to reason the Yugo models would benefit from that.

Actually, the Fiat 128 was sold in the US for years. Perhaps '71 to '77. My first wife had a '76 128 for years. I think they were a good bit better than the Yugo. The 1.3 in the 128 was the only really good thing about them.

 

[K-Man]

Actually, the Fiat 128 was sold in the US for years. Perhaps '71 to '77. My first wife had a '76 128 for years. I think they were a good bit better than the Yugo. The 1.3 in the 128 was the only really good thing about them.

You're right. I was thinking of the hatchback version, which was exclusive to the Zastava models. The 128 models sold here were sedans as far as I remember. I don't think the US got the wagon version of the sedan.

 

[Bjornviken]

Hey! A Trabant was luxury item, pretty much anything on four wheels was. And the way EU is headed, that may be the case again.

maybe in eastern Europe...everything that have wheels seems to be a luxury item over there at that time.