The AZLK Moskvitch 408 is a rear wheel drive vehicle, with the engine mounted in the front, and a 4 door saloon (sedan) bodyshell.
Its 4 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated engine has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 1.4 litres. This unit provides power and torque figures of 61 bhp (62 PS/45 kW) at 4750 rpm and 109 Nm (80 lbft/11.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm respectively.
The engine supplies its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual gearbox.
Quoted weight at the kerb is 902 kg.
It is said to be able to manage a maxiumum speed of 126 km/h (78 mph).
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2413 mm | 95 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1251 mm | 49.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1219 mm | 48 inches | |
| Length | 4102 mm | 161.5 inches | |
| Width | 1556 mm | 61.3 inches | |
| Height | 1480 mm | 58.3 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | 902 kg | 1989 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | |||
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | AZLK | ||
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| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 1.4 litre 1361 cc (83.053 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 76 × 75 mm
2.99 × 2.95 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 8 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 62 PS (61 bhp) (45 kW) at 4750 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 109 Nm (80 ft·lb) (11.1 kgm) at 2750 rpm |
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| Specific output | 33.4 kW/litre 45.4 ps/litre 44.8 bhp/litre 0.73 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
80.09 Nm/litre
0.97 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | 7:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Russian carb | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1006.4 kPa (146 psi) | ||
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| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 340.25 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 126 km/h (78 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 68.57 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 PS/kg 50.43 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 kW/kg 67.63 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.07 bhp/kg 0.03 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 19.83 kg/kW 33.12 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.CS. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | |||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.22 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 55011 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 14.3 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1965 AZLK Moskvitch 408 added before December 1995. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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