Moskvitch 412
| Moskvitch-412/Izh-412 | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
MZMA/AZLK IZh |
| Also called | Moskvich 1500 (UK, 1974), Moskvitsh Elite 1500 M (Finland) |
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| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Compact car |
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| Layout | FR layout |
| Doors | 4 (5 on the Kombi hatchback model) |
| Related | Moskvitch 408 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1478 cc UZAM-412 I4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,400 mm (94.5 in) |
| Length | 4,115 mm (162.0 in) |
| Width | 1,550 mm (61.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 1,045 kg (2,304 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Moskvitch 408 |
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The Moskvitch 412 (Moskvich 412, Москвич 412, M-412) was a small family car produced by Soviet/Russian manufacturer MZMA/AZLK in Moscow from 1967 to 1975, and by IZh in Izhevsk from 1967 to 1982 (also known as Izh-412). It was a more powerful and prestigious version of the M-408 model, offering more features to the driver for a higher price.
The Moskvitch 412 was a derivate of Moskvitch 408, differing in more powerful 1.5 engine. The earliest engines for the M-412 were built in 1964. The Moskvitch-412 had a slanted (to a tilt of 20 degrees) inline-four engine with a block, head, and inlet manifold cast in aluminium alloy in order not to increase the weight of the engine and a hemispherical combustion chamber. Steel cylinder liners were replaceable to enable easy repair of the engine instead of having to replace it entirely. Since it was of an OHC design it was taller than the OHV MZMA-408 engine it replaced, which is why it was mounted at a slant. The UZAM-412 had a capacity of 1,478 cc (90.2 cu in) c.c. and developed 75 horsepowers. Its more powerful version, the Moskvitch-412-2V, had 100 h.p. and was installed on sports cars. The 1,478 cc (90.2 cu in) UZAM-412 engine, with a light alloy block, was designed by Igor I. Okunev. According to some observers, it bore some similarities to the contemporary BMW M 115 motor used in the BMW 1500 model, although in other ways they are different from each other. The similarity between the two engines is superficial and limited only to the tilt angle of the cylinder block and between the valves and the gear of the overhead camshaft. The gearbox inherited from the M-408 was improved, with the gearbox ratios being revised to make better use of the increased power output.
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