The new five-door Suzuki Jimny is still a legend on the off-road

A vehicle that can move both on the earth's surface and on the water surface is commonly called an amphibian. It came to us from the animal kingdom and...

Large-scale construction projects were constantly going on in the Soviet Union, oil and gas pipelines were being laid. For such work, many trucks with a large ...

Autogyro - what comes to mind when you hear this name? Something to do with cooking or greasy stains on the back of your car? No you...

AvtoVAZ is an enterprise that, over the years of its existence, has known pride, shame and popular recognition. And the latter came to the cars of this ...

The lineup of Soviet motorcycles was quite simple and ... insipid. For example, "Kovrovets" did not have fundamental differences from "Voskhod-3M", and the first IZHs were not much ...

Experienced drivers who worked on trucks back in the days of the USSR remember such cars as KAZ Colchis. Even for the USSR, they were unusual - cabover, with ...

There are many differences between Soviet-era trucks and modern ones. But, one of them we notice subconsciously. The "eyes" of the heavy truck always looked at us...

If the Niva combine is well known to almost everyone, and is associated with grain harvesting in the USSR, then the Don-1200 was rare. It was he who was called to replace Niva in ...

There is a widespread opinion among many experienced car owners: they say that cars used to be made better, they were more reliable. To test this, the author of the video...

The most odious Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin, is still remembered throughout the world. And not only as the one who defeated fascism and put half the country in camps. His...

If you were looking for a champion among off-road conquerors, the Vityaz will definitely be a candidate for one of the first places. Soviet development is striking in its scale - ...

Those who have been to the famous Deribasovskaya know what wonderful walking "beads" are. However, there are many other amazing ...

When some legendary car becomes history, it is always a little sad. Still, its advantages and technical innovations remain in memory. One of...

Soviet road construction equipment has never spoiled with a special variety. There were several types of rollers - bigger and smaller, loaders and...

Fuel consumption of 5 liters per "hundred", and even in the combined cycle, causes a feeling of envy: I would like such a car! And what about two (with a small) liters of fuel in ...

Most drivers in Russia have long been accustomed to Korean Kia cars. It used to be that such cars rot faster than domestic Ladas, ...

In the 90s, there was such a joke: the Japanese bought this truck, melted it down and ... made three of their own. Probably everyone guessed that we are talking about KrAZ. It was the most powerful...

Everyone has seen how snow is removed on the streets and country roads: KAMAZ trucks and other vehicles with large knives throw the precipitation aside, onto the side of the road. Rarely seen...

Moskvich brand cars are a legend of the Soviet automotive industry. Already in the 1980s, the most desirable of the available cars in the USSR were Zhiguli, but the AZLK models ...

Farther away from us, deep into history, the Great Patriotic War goes. Every day there are fewer and fewer of those who knew and saw her horrors with their own eyes....

Who among you has not seen the series "Truckers"? Of course, every lover of technology will like it when KAMAZ is in the lead role. For this and similar artistic...

Everyone has seen ordinary road machines: these are graders, rollers, asphalt pavers, as well as communal “sprinklers” and “sweepers”. But what do you say...

GAZelle NEXT is the second generation of GAZ light trucks, the successor to the GAZelle Business family. Relatively inexpensive, moderately "gluttonous", albeit with ...

The coolest Soviet bus of the 80s was, of course, the Ikarus. And no one paid attention to the fact that it was produced in Hungary. Everyone considered him theirs. Same way,...