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VIDEO: 1988 Yugo sales video is hilarity of the unintentional variety

If this video had been made by Saturday Night Live, it would have been the funniest thing on the weekend variety show for as long as we can remember. But it's not a skit, and it's not comedy – at least, it's not meant to be. It's a 1988 video extolling the mighty and numerous selling points of the Yugo, such as the 1.1-liter engine that roared with 54 horsepower at 5,000 rpm, the 19.5-second quarter-mile time "ensuring safe access to major highways," and "no expensive computer chips to diagnose or replace." Back in 2007, USA Today ... Read more →

Yugo Now: Zastava devotees gather in Serbia Dan Roth

Yugo production wound down in 2008, but Zastava's little cars still engender plenty of love, and fans of the brand recently converged on a Belgrade park with their cars. To be sure, Yugos never ...

eBay Find of the Day: Yugo Cabrio is the one for fun in the Balkan sun Jeremy Korzeniewski

The Yugo, once the cheapest car offered in the United States, is most remembered for being the punchline of every late night comedian's opening monologue. That said, this author doesn't actually ...

Zastava builds the final Yugo Dan Roth

"Cao, nema više" reads the piece paper affixed to the tailgate of the red Serbian hatchback, as a small throng of proud workers gathered around the car to bid it "Goodbye, no more" this week. ...

Fiat buys Zastava to build new Topolino microcar Noah Joseph

If you told us a year ago that Fiat was going to sign a deal with the government of Serbia, we'd have laughed. But that was before the country announced that it was accepting tenders for investment ...

Volkswagen may bid on Yugo, um, we mean Zastava 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more pics of the Zastava Skala 55 It was just the other day that we looked back at the automotive punchline that was the Yugo in America. In all actuality, though, the Serbian automaker Zastava that's currently for sale, has plenty to offer prospective buyers. This fact is evidenced ...

2008 Belgrade Auto Show: Zastava Skala 55 (a.k.a. the Yugo) 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more pics of the Zastava Skala 55 The Easter holiday is a time of rebirth, and we can't think of a better automotive resurrection to celebrate than the Zastava Skala 55. Haven't heard of the Skala 55? Sure you have! It was sold here in the United States as the Yugo GV, and summarily ...

Wanna buy a Yugo? Serbian carmaker Zastava up for sale 1 year ago on Autoblog

When the Yugo first arrived on our shores in 1985, it made headlines with its bargain basement $4,000 USD price tag. Of course, four large didn't buy you much of anything, except for a series of breakdowns and the laughter of virtually every motorist that easily passed you by. While the Yugo hasn't ...

Auto Lexicon: Top 5 four-wheeled metaphors 2 years ago on Autoblog

Here's a fun column we came across talking about cars as metaphors. Kind of like referring to something as the "Rolls-Royce" of its industry means it's the best (or most expensive, perhaps). The writer, Miss Cellania, lists five vehicles that rightly or wrongly have come to be symbols of the worst ...

Coming soon to a theater near you: "Malcolm Bricklin: The Movie"? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Automotive entrepreneur Malcolm Bricklin's business successes and failings over the years have been well documented in the media over the years, with Autoblog being no exception. All eyes are on Bricklin to see if his grandiose plans for Chinese automaker Chery can meet with Subaru-like success, ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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