yeah that is a better option for a dedicated rural vehicle, though all UAZ were military or emergency services only, no?
Is this for the open beta or stable?
so we need to make an SUV, got it, though that or a crossover would be hilarious, they did happen(the soviet crossover is real and you cannot escape it)
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well, yeah, main purpose was military, but they also are available for civilians too
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There is a poll above where one can vote about it
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TBH Ladas (and I mean other than Niva) had offroad capabilities that could probably ashame many modern crossovers, so…
doubt that. aside the meme that Lada Samara can overcome some offroad better than other offroaders, without all wheel drive and any type of diff lock - they are just regular sedans and hatchbacks
With higher ground clearance and softer suspension than any modern regular sedan or hatchback. And modern crossovers with diff locks? Quite unheard of. Most don’t even have AWD.
modern crossovers have electronic stability stuff that act as diff locks(not sure if i call it right)
ESC isn’t really the same as a diff lock, since it only controls individual wheel braking; it’ll make it harder to understeer on a curve, but it won’t get you out if one tire’s stuck in the mud. And many modern crossovers are just hatchbacks/wagons with offroad-ey looks, compared to Ladas that actually were built for rough environments.
But this is getting a bit off topic; point is, offroaders and crossovers were popular in the USSR long before they were elsewhere. And I do think it is odd that offroad isn’t a priority, even a minor one.
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not really
The original car being something not from the eastern bloc (maybe French or Italian) would make perfect sense IMO, make it a lore counterpart to Renault or Fiat.
I mean, the IZh plant almost started building Renaults (plus the brand’s cars were license-built in Yugoslavia and Romania), and the original Lada being a modified Fiat 124 is pretty much common knowledge.
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yeah, as the other fellow responded, they were sold to civilians, though focus was still military
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i mean REAL crossovers, moskvitch 410 type, literally just a moskvitch 402 i believe it was with raised and softer suspension, 4WD and a more powerful engine, though no diff lock. it is considered to be the first crossover as it was a normal city car which would be transformed into an offroad vehicle
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do tend to agree, french, italian or even swedish cars could be chosen if they were deemed suitable enough, france has had long history with romania, italy with the USSR and yugoslavia, whilst sweden sold volvos to north korea that are still unpaid for :’)
i do think, though, that they would have some disadvantage seeing that soviet automakers by this period(78) were kind of revolting against foreign influence, and really wanted to make their own little abominations. the moskvitch aleko was essentially a foreign car made in the USSR, and the designers despised it, despite being more civilised. the original design was meant to be the moskvitch S1/C series, though there aren’t many mentions of it(if anyone can find me a page on cars beyond the S1 i will show you a picture of a rock i have)
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GAZ M-72 too!
Interesting idea, I might give it a try.
What about a cap on the price? Cause even tho cars were becoming more common they weren’t cheap. Soviet engineers earn about 120-150 rubles per month. The VAZ-2101 Lada cost about ~5500(about 5000 ish dollars) rubles so it would take 3/4 years of 100 percent savings to buy the car. Other counties in Europe did provide cheaper cars for purchase like the vw beetle which cost about 2000 ish usd back then
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I wouldn’t set a cost cap because I have felt in the past that it limits the development too much. I prefer grading the prices afterwards to reduce the limiting factors. A pricey car will in most cases take both a lot of time to engineer and produce so it wouldn’t score well in the challenge
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for design, will interiors be required?