ZAZ-966
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 ZAZ-965A
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Zaporizhian Automobile Factory |
| Also called | Zaporozhets |
| Production | 1960–1969 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | City car (A-segment) |
| Body style | 2-door saloon |
| Layout | RR layout |
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| Engine | |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,160 mm (85.0 in) |
| Length | 3,330 mm (131.1 in) |
| Width | 1,395 mm (54.9 in) |
| Height | 1,450 mm (57.1 in) |
| Curb weight | 665 kg (1,466 lb) |
| Chronology | |
| Successor | ZAZ-966 Zaporozhets |
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Vladimir Putin with his 1972 ZAZ-968
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | ZAZ (Zaporizhian Automobile Factory) |
| Also called | Zaporozhets |
| Production | 1966–1994 |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini (B) |
| Body style | 2-door notchback saloon |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.2L MeMZ-968 V4 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,160 mm (85.0 in) |
| Length | 3,730 mm (146.9 in) |
| Width | 1,540 mm (60.6 in) |
| Height | 1,370 mm (53.9 in) |
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| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | ZAZ-965A (Zaporozhets) |
| Successor | ZAZ-1102 Tavria |
ZAZ Zaporozhets (Ukrainian: Запоро́жець) was a series of rear-wheel-drive superminis (city cars in their first generation) designed and built from 1958 at the ZAZ factory in Soviet Ukraine. Different models of the Zaporozhets, all of which had an air-cooled engine in the rear, were produced until 1994. Since the late 1980s, the final series, 968M, was replaced by the cardinally different ZAZ-1102 Tavria hatchback, which featured a front-wheel drive and a more powerful water-cooled engine.
The name Zaporozhets translates into a Cossack of the Zaporizhian Sich or а man from Zaporizhia or the Zaporizhia Oblast.
Zaporozhets is still well known in many former Soviet states. Like the Volkswagen Beetle or East Germany's Trabant, the Zaporozhets was destined to become a "people's car" of the Soviet Union, and as such it was the most affordable vehicle of its era. At the same time, it was rather sturdy and known for its excellent crossing performance on poor roads. Another important advantage of the Zaporozhets was its ease of repairs. The car's appearance gave birth to several nicknames that became well known across the Soviet Union: horbatyi ("hunchback", owing to ZAZ-965's insect-like form; although ZAZ factory workers never used this nickname), malysh (English: Kiddy),ushastyi ("big-eared", due to 966 and 968's round air intakes on each side of the car to cool the rear-mounted engine), mylnitsa ("soap-box", for ZAZ-968M, lacking "ears" and producing a more box-like appearance).
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