Moskvitch G2
The Moskvitch G2 was a sports car from Moskvitch based on the earlier Moskvitch G1. Instead of an open wheel car it was now fitted with an aerodynamic body (spider or hard-top) and was capable of a top speed of . It was powered by a mid-mounted inline 4-cylinder flathead engine derived from the 407-series engine used in the 407. To The total weight was . A fuel tank was mounted next to the driver, toward the front of the car. The brakes, suspension, and wheels were borrowed from the Moskvitch 401. Top speed was . The G2 broke several speed records in the USSR in 1956. In 1959, the engine was replaced with a unit based on the engine from the Moskvitch 407 and a rollbar was installed above the driver's seat. The G2 was decommissioned in late 1963. Notes Sources Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008. Sports cars G2 Motorsport in the Soviet Union