Moskvich 404 Sport

The Moskvich 404 Sport was a prototype automobile from Soviet manufacturer Moskvitch, introduced in 1954.^[1]

The "stunning" 404 Sport used a new, experimental overhead valve hemi engine, with a compression ratio of 9.2:1), which produced 58 hp (43 kW; 59 PS) ^[2] Fitted with four sidedraft carburettors,^[3] the 404's top speed was 91 mph (146 km/h), enough to make it Soviet champion three times.^[4]

Notes

1. Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union (Haynes Publishing, Somerset, UK, 2008), p.78.
2. Thompson, p.78.
3. Thompson, p.78.
4. Thompson, p.78.

Sources

• Thompson, Andy. Cars of the Soviet Union. Somerset, UK: Haynes Publishing, 2008.