It almost completely repeated the German Opel Kadet K38. Soviet engineers designed it after studying German developments that came after studying the archives of the defeated Germany. So, the first Muscovite came off the Assembly line in 1946. It was equipped with a 23-horsepower low-compression engine running on low-quality 66-m gasoline. The car accelerated to 90 km / h, and its power was 23 HP. the Engine was quite economical ââ¬â 9 liters per hundred kilometers.
The body of the Moskvich completely repeated the Opel, but the suspension and engine have undergone changes in the direction of cheaper production.
In the first five-year period of operation of the car, it was clear that a significant modernization of the car was necessary. Its body did not provide proper strength, as a result of which the door canopies, body seals, and paintwork fell into disrepair.
In 1954, the next modification of the car was released ââ¬â the Moskvich 401. The power of the car has increased slightly, the gearshift system has improved, and synchronizers have appeared on it. On its basis, a whole model range was created, including a convertible, station wagon, convertible and even a subcompact truck
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