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Grey Havoc said:
www.telegraph.co.uk

Russia’s new Moskvitch car looks identical to Chinese model

Revival of the Soviet brand is intended as a symbol of country's resilience to Western sanctions that have crippled its automotive industry
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EDIT: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-63735943
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Interesting. There is/was a long-running 'Kortezh' programme with input from Porsche that led to the Aurus marque. So far they've come up (or plan to produce) with the Senat saloon and limousine, Arsenal van, Komendant SUV, and Merlon motorbike. Initially meant for governmental use, but they were trying to spin it off as a Russian Mercedes-Benz or Rolls Royce.

Aurus Motors - Wikipedia

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I can't find any news on how sanctions are affecting them, but volumes were already planned to be small.

Moskvitch is a different proposition. Apparently it's been quite popular with customisers.

This one-off Volga coupe is mechanically a BMW 8-series (90s model E31), constructed by Autolak in the early 2000s.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw7aMpJFyw8



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A deep dive in the parts bin resulted in a Renault 4 with a better engine/suspension/spoilers. And go-faster stripes:
View: https://youtube.com/watch?v=kRz4tUl_POM
In real life, the R4L Évolution's engine developed up to 320hp - in a car with an empty weight of 801kg.
 
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Who'd believe it? Compact (relatively) Bentley and Rolls Royce models. These were studied between the S/Silver Cloud and T/Silver Shadow.

www.classicdriver.com

Project Burma – the would-be ‘budget Bentley’ of the 1960s

Rolls-Royce taking the decision to move towards unibody construction was almost a formality. As the 1960s approached, its next cars would be required to anticipate the changing trends of an increasingly car-conscious (and traffic-laden) society. This necessitated smaller exterior dimensions...
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When Rolls-Royce and Bentley worked with BMC on new luxury cars

Rolls-Royce and Bentley worked with BMC on a number of short-lived prototypes based on the Austin 3 Litre and Vanden Plas 4 Litre R. Here are the best ones.
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Some old SAAB advertisements.
 

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GTX said:
www.abc.net.au

Fast and furious in an electric vehicle? A Guinness World Record could be made today

An ex-Formula One racing manager and a group of students with a million-dollar solar electric vehicle, want to change perceptions of what these cars can do.
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Follow up:

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Australian solar-powered race car nets Guinness World Record after nail-biting finish

The Sunswift 7 — crafted by a team of UNSW engineering students —set a new world record for fastest time over 1,000 km on a single charge, but almost didn't make it.
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