Racing cars of the Soviet Union. An exhibition dedicated to the history of sports cars of the USSR has opened in Moscow.
The first Soviet dragster, record and ring cars, as well as "formulas" from the times of the USSR - rare copies from the Shamansky Workshop can be seen in Moscow, at VDNKh. The unusual exhibition "Struggle for Speed" is located in the changing exhibition hall of the Special Purpose Garage Museum and is dedicated to record-breaking and racing Soviet cars.

Picture 1, the yellow formula: "Estonia-25" was developed at the Tallinn experimental car repair plant, and was produced at the small enterprise "Kavor" from 1989 to 1994.
A total of 66 cars were made.

Photo 2, the white-red formula: Racing cars "Estonia-3" played a big role in the development of Soviet motorsport. Once in the DOSAAF car clubs, they became the first racing cars in their lives for many pilots.
Only one copy of the Estonia-3 car has survived to this day, restored in the Shamansky Workshop.
A total of 37 vehicles were built between 1960 and 1962, including one prototype.

Picture 3, the green formula: "Estonia-18M" is a racing car of the international formula "East" / national "Formula 3". It was a modernized version of Estonia-18, produced in 1976 and 1977.
"Estonia-18M" had radiators on the sides of the cockpit and a wedge-shaped bow. From the factory it was equipped with a VAZ-21011 engine with a working volume of 1294 cubic meters. cm.
A total of 37 copies of "18M" were created. The pilots driving these cars won eight victories at the stages of the USSR championships, won three golds, one silver and one bronze.

Photo 4, the blue dragster: "Kharkov-L3" - the first Soviet dragster. A car for races over short distances with a start from a place. Designed by Edward Laurent in 1965.

Photo 5, The white sports car: "Estonia-8", also known as "Tartu-1", was created by Ants Seiler on the model of the British "Cooper-T49 Monaco".

The rarest Toyota Classic frame sedan appeared on sale in the USA. The starting price of the car at the Duncan Imports & Classic auction is $49,991.

The Toyota Classic was produced in 1997 in 1997, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the first Toyota Model AA car in 1936, celebrated a year earlier. The car had a retro exterior and was sold only in the domestic market of Japan.

The Classic is based on a Toyota Hilux frame pickup truck with a two-row cab (code N100), which is quite modern for the 90s. If you look closely, you can see that the body of the “neo-retro model” is made on the basis of the pickup truck cab - the power frame, all doors and windows are preserved from it. The front and rear of the Toyota Classic are original, in the style of Toyota AA. Coloring two-tone.

The supporting spars of the Classic frame are shortened relative to the pickup truck, the wheelbase is 2850 mm, the total length of the sedan is 4885 mm.

Under the hood of a retro car is a 2.0-liter 3Y-E gasoline engine with 96 hp. and a torque of 160 Nm. Gearbox 4-speed, automatic, rear-wheel drive. The salon basically repeats the Hilux, but from a stylistic point of view it is aged with decorative wooden inserts and a wooden steering wheel. The seats are upholstered in genuine leather.

A car sold in the US has traveled only 11,077 km in 25 years and is in virtually new condition.

It should be noted here that, unlike other rare JDM cars of the 90s, which in recent years have begun to skyrocket in price and acquire collectible value, Toyota Classic as an investment tool is a so-so option. Indeed, in 1997, this model cost $ 75,000 new.

BMW electric self-driving test car collides with oncoming traffic, leaving one dead and nine injured in mass crowding in Germany.
One person has died and nine were seriously injured after an electric, self-driving BMW test car rammed into oncoming traffic in Germany. caused a series of collisions involving four vehicles.

The electric BMW iX, which had five people on board, including an 18-month-old toddler, veered out of its lane on a bend in the road in the southwestern city of Reutlingen on Monday and hit an oncoming Citroen.

The BMW then collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz van, killing a 33-year-old passenger in that vehicle.

Meanwhile, the 70-year-old driver of the Citroën lost control of her car and collided with another vehicle with two people on board, pushing it off the road and engulfing it in flames.

The electric BMW iX, which had five people on board, including an 18-month-old toddler, veered out of its lane on a bend in the road in the southwestern city of Reutlingen on Monday and hit an oncoming Citroen. Pictured: BMW iX series file image

Reutlingen police spokesman Michael Schaal said four rescue helicopters were involved in providing medical assistance and the injured were taken to several hospitals in the region.

Among them were the 43-year-old driver of the BMW, three adults aged 31, 42 and 47 and an 18-month-old child who were all in the test vehicle.

Schaal said police had not yet had an opportunity to interview those involved in the accident.

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“The crash vehicle was an autonomous electric test car,” the police said in a statement. “Whether it was driven by the 43-year-old (driver) or not is under investigation.”

The BMW then collided head-on with a Mercedes-Benz van, resulting in the death of a 33-year-old passenger in that vehicle in Reutlingen

BMW confirmed that one of its test vehicles was involved in a collision near Reutlingen, but denied that the vehicle was fully autonomous.

The vehicle has a Level 2 driver assistance system already built into production vehicles today, which can assist the driver on request. ‘With level 2 vehicles, the driver always retains responsibility.’

BMW added that the vehicle, which costs at least £77,300, had to be marked as a test car for data protection purposes as it was recording footage.

“We are investigating the exact circumstances (of the crash),” BMW said. “Of course we are in close contact with authorities.”