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the
Moskvitch-2141 were some constructive elements of the roof and the form of the window seals. As the company's chief designer Yuri Tkachenko stated in 1992, the differences between the Simca and the M-2141 were so numerous and significant that it was more correct to say what details were borrowed from the Simca rather than what was added to its design. It is only the top of the body that these models have in common. The existing engine was too long for transverse placement, so it was placed longitudinally, like on the
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went up almost 20 centimetres (7.9 in), the body got 14 centimetres (5.5 in) wider, the wheel size went up one inch (14 inches). The car became more spacious, comfortable and safe. For the first time in the history of Soviet and
Russian car making, the car's profile was optimized for
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could be delivered in addition to the standard petrol engines. The Ford diesel engine, manufactured in
Dagenham, UK, made it onto the AZLK production lines in September 1991. Moskvitch had been negotiating the construction of an engine factory in the Soviet Union but the plans were scuppered by a
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Before the development of the M-2141 started, Moskvitch engineers had been working on a new series of rear-wheel drive cars and had developed it to the stage of pre-production prototypes. However, surprisingly for them, the
Minister of Automobile Industry required them to cease all work on the
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that was publicly demonstrated in 1990, but none of these cars were put into series production due to the hardships brought by the collapse of the Soviet Union. Although AZLK had designed and fully tested a new and more powerful generation of four-cylinder gasoline and
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Moskvitch models to be built were the upgraded and facelifted Alekos that were renamed Svyatogor (models 214122, 214100, 214145). A version with the wheelbase extended by 20 cm (7.9 in) called the Yury Dolgorukiy (2141Y2
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safety assessment program, but the reviewers pointed out that for a 20-year-old car it showed an "excellent" crash-test result. The steering column and the A-pillar were displaced less than in the Citroën Xantia and early Audi A4.
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capabilities, and ease of repair. In 2001 the aging M-2141, designed in the late 1970s and early 1980s and lacking modern airbags and seatbelts with pretensioners, was awarded zero stars out of a possible four by the new
Russian
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and disruptions in the work of the company caused a decline in assembling quality in the 1990s and damaged the reputation of this car in the markets. Nonetheless, even then, it was still praised for a high level of
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of its time. It almost became the first front-wheel drive hatchback of the Soviet Union, but due to the fact that its development took a further two years for
Moskvitch to set up the manufacturing, the
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The Aleko was sold mostly on the domestic market, but in the late 1980s it was exported too. In some export markets, including France and
Germany, the cars were advertised as the
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unfinished project and instead create a front-wheel drive car with its upper part identical to that of the French
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for the M-2141, the construction of the company's engine production plant was stopped and never resumed.
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The Aleko was a huge improvement over previous
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arrived first. Although the M-2141 had a more comfortable design than the Samara, the
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In 1990, the Aleko was involved in a fatal accident that saw the death of
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This article is about the Russian car. For other uses, see
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The Aleko turned out to be quite a breakthrough for the
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698:(for domestic market; АЗЛК-2141 in Cyrillic)
472:The new car had such innovative features as
160:Longitudinal front-engine, front-wheel drive
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810:Moskvitch-2142 with sedan body (prototype)
622:Comparison between the body design of the
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417:, meaning "Automotive Factory of Lenin's
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688:(for domestic market; Москвич-2141 in
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602:of the M-2141 equipped with a
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608:electronic instrument cluster
313:2,580 mm (101.6 in)
920:(in Russian). Archived from
1023:АО "Москвич" "Москвич-2142"
626:(black) and the Aleko (red)
321:4.35 m (171.3 in)
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1106:Front-wheel-drive vehicles
899:"The history of the Aleko"
558:Soviet automotive industry
329:1.69 m (66.5 in)
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1111:Cars discontinued in 2003
394:втомобильный завод имени
337:1.4 m (55.1 in)
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873:"Moskvitch Aleko (2141)"
604:different steering wheel
407:vtomobilnyj zavod imeni
1101:ARCAP large family cars
1086:Cars introduced in 1986
571:financial mismanagement
55:Moskvitch Stock Company
40:Moskvitch 2141S "Aleko"
777:UZAM-331 engine (1989)
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18:Aleko (disambiguation)
765:M-21412 alias M-2141S
753:M-21412 alias M-2141S
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484:front suspension and
682:(for foreign market)
657:Grand Prince of Kiev
29:Moskvitch 2141 Aleko
1071:Soviet automobiles
999:"Москвич Святогор"
974:"Москвич Святогор"
937:"Auto", № 26, 1992
702:Svjatogor/Святогор
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714:2.0 engine)
708:АЗЛК-214145
668:Kino (band)
664:Viktor Tsoi
563:Lada Samara
433:, based in
357:Predecessor
276:1.9 L
270:Ford XLD418
267:1.8 L
253:Renault F3R
250:2.0 L
243:1.8 L
236:1.7 L
229:1.7 L
224:VAZ-2106-70
222:1.6 L
215:UZAM-331.10
213:1.5 L
182:Lada Samara
107:(Balkancar)
1091:Hatchbacks
1081:2000s cars
1076:1990s cars
1055:Categories
852:References
624:Simca 1307
527:Simca 1307
516:was 0.35.
490:suspension
402:мсомола",
352:Chronology
303:Dimensions
192:Powertrain
186:ZAZ Tavria
170:Simca 1307
73:Production
1066:Moskvitch
1008:10 August
958:10 August
952:Kolesa.ru
696:AZLK-2141
680:Aleko 141
510:engineers
498:wheelbase
478:hatchback
439:Svyatogor
411:ninskogo
398:нинского
367:Successor
309:Wheelbase
245:UZAM-3318
238:UZAM-3317
148:hatchback
1003:Авторевю
978:Авторевю
883:22 March
690:Cyrillic
643:lack of
580:off-road
545:series.
468:Features
441:and its
419:Komsomol
295:5-speed
126:Mid-size
105:Bulgaria
81:Assembly
46:Overview
719:Gallery
640:Indenor
606:and an
539:Audi 80
520:History
415:msomola
388:Russian
166:Related
146:5-door
66:AvtoVAZ
983:1 June
822:M-2901
598:and a
507:French
454:sedans
447:M-2142
435:Moscow
334:Height
318:Length
297:Manual
261:diesel
207:petrol
198:Engine
155:Layout
101:Lovech
96:Russia
88:Moscow
585:ARCAP
488:rear
443:sedan
384:Aleko
326:Width
121:Class
1010:2018
985:2017
960:2018
885:2008
834:2335
638:and
636:Ford
632:Lada
476:, a
378:The
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