Moskvitch G2

Moskvitch G2
Overview
Manufacturer Moskvitch
Production 1956
Body and chassis
Class Sports car
Layout RR layout
Powertrain
Engine 1,074 cc (65.5 cu in) I4 (1956-1959)
1.3L OHV I4 (1959-1963)
Chronology
Predecessor Moskvitch G1
Successor Moskvitch G3

The Moskvitch G2 was a sports car from Moskvitch based on the earlier Moskvitch G1. Instead of an open wheel car it was now fitted with an aerodynamic body (spider or hard-top) and was capable of a top speed of 223 km/h (139 mph). It was powered by a mid-mounted 70 hp (52 kW) 1,074 cc (65.5 cu in) inline 4-cylinder flathead engine derived from the 407-series engine used in the 407.[1] To The total weight was 660 kg (1,455 lb).[2] A 120 L (32 US gal; 26 imp gal) fuel tank was mounted next to the driver, toward the front of the car.[3] The brakes, suspension, and wheels were borrowed from the Moskvitch 401.[4] Top speed was 139 mph (224 km/h).[5]

The G2 broke several speed records in the USSR in 1956. In 1959, the engine was replaced with a unit based on the engine from the Moskvitch 407 and a rollbar was installed above the driver's seat. The G2 was decommissioned in late 1963.

Notes

  1. ↑ Thompson, p.87.
  2. ↑ Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.87.
  3. ↑ Thompson, p.87.
  4. ↑ Thompson, p.87.
  5. ↑ Thompson, p.87.

Sources

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