The Yugo might not be the first thing to come to mind when thinking about pivotal vehicles in history. But, in its home country of Yugoslavia, the Yugo brought access to personal transportation and a useful machine to go to the market and return home. Even though the Yugo wasn’t considered immensely reliable in other countries, The little 70s Fiat engine was not the most economical but was very simple to repair which allowed the car to be fixed at home rather than at the local mechanic shop. Yes, The Yugo will always be considered bad by Americans for being too simple, but in Yugoslavia, the Yugo provided a simple and effective transport solution for Yugoslavian citizens and continues to fulfill that role today. The Yugo has appeared in media too, most notably in Die Hard 3 where a brown GV model was used for a short time, and in the film Cars 2 (Where it was spoofed as a “Hugo”) and in Cars 3 as a background car.