Zastava Skala

Zastava Skala
Overview
Manufacturer	Zastava
Production	15 Oct 1971–21 Nov 2008
Assembly	Kragujevac, Serbia
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 2-door pick-up
Related	Fiat 128

Zastava Skala (pronounced [ˈzâːstaʋa ˈskǎːla]), also known as Yugo Skala (pronounced [ˈjûɡo ˈskǎːla]), is a generic name for a family of cars built by Serbian manufacturer Zastava Automobili. Based on a Fiat 128 sedan, it was introduced in 1971 and sold as Zastava (Yugo) 128 with a restyled rear panel. Later it became available as a 3 or 5-door liftback, a style that had not been issued in Italy, under the name Zastava 101.

Zastava 101 is widely known by its nickname "Stojadin" (pronounced [stoˈjǎdin], a male name, from the similarity with Serbo-Croatian for 101, "sto jedan") and in Slovenia as "Stoenka" ("The 101").

In the final years of production, the Zastava Skala was available in a single trim level: the 55-horsepower, 1.1-liter, 5-door Skala 55. In 2008, a new Skala could be purchased for just under 4,000 euros, undercutting the Zastava Koral (an ameliorated Yugo).

Production of the Zastava Skala continued for some time after the discontinuation of the Zastava 128. The Skala features a fifth door, making it impressively functional at this price level. Drop the rear seat and cargo space increases from 325 to 1,010 liters.

Due to its practicality and robustness, and thanks in no small part to its low price, the Skala 55 continued to sell well in Serbia until the end of production in 2008. 1.273.532 have been built since 1971.

Zastava in late 2007 estimated that the Skala 55 was the world's second most-affordable car at the time.

Visitors to Zastava's or Yugo stand at the 2008 Belgrade Car Show in Belgrade, March 13 through 19th, might be forgiven a double-take or two. Tucked behind the Zastava Koral and Zastava 10, and the new Florida TDC diesel, was the Skala 55.

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