Moskvitch G2

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{{Infobox automobile

|name=Moskvitch G2

|image=

|manufacturer=Moskvitch

|production=1956

|predecessor=Moskvitch G1

|successor=Moskvitch G3

|class=Sports car

|layout=RR layout

|engine= {{convert|1,074|cc|cid|abbr=on}} I4 (1956-1959)
1.3L OHV I4 (1959-1963)

}}

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 {{Convert|223|km/h|mi/h|0|abbr=on}}. It was powered by a mid-mounted {{Convert|70|hp|abbr=on}} {{convert|1,074|cc|cid|abbr=on}} inline 4-cylinder flathead engine derived from the 407-series engine used in the 407.Thompson, p.87. To The total weight was {{Convert|660|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}.Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.87. A {{convert|120|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}} fuel tank was mounted next to the driver, toward the front of the car.Thompson, p.87. The brakes, suspension, and wheels were borrowed from the Moskvitch 401.Thompson, p.87. Top speed was {{convert|139|mph|km/h|abbr=on}}.Thompson, p.87.

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.

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Sources

  • Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008.

Category:Sports cars

G2

Category:Motorsport in the Soviet Union

Category:Rear-engined vehicles

Category:Rear-wheel-drive vehicles

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