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 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.
