The ‘worst car in the story’ is supposed to return: the notorious cheap model of the 1980s celebrates a dramatic comeback

Winden the clock back to the early 1980s and the drivers of a certain year will remember a car that enters the British market with large ambitions and a bargain price of only 3,000 GBP.

While the rivals of the era such as the U -Bahn of Austin and Ford Fiesta were undermined during a crucial time in which Great Britain was in the depths of the recession, it was still possible to fail spectacularly -and has not produced much of a nostalgic collector fan base since then.

Dark, poorly made, unreliable and noticeably outdated compared to the opposition, his ridiculous affordability was probably the only redeeming factor.

While thousands were originally torn open a year, DVLA records show that only seven are on the road today, which is proof of its terrible terrible processing quality.

However, the name is set so that they achieve a dramatic return.

The project, which was led by a Serbian university professor, was revealed this month as the first step in his plan to launch it in 2027 …

Do you remember this notorious cheap engine from the 1980s? It is widely one of the worst cars that have ever been sold in Great Britain. But in the next two years his name will be reborn …

The car in question is the Zastava Yugo – widely as one of the largest automotive sources that have ever been sold in Great Britain.

There is even a book named called: The Yugo: The rise and fall of the worst car in history.

The Yugoslav brand – hence the name – introduced it Yugo 45 on the British market in 1981 as a developed Fiat 127 with a simple box shape written by famous styling house Italdesign.

The engine line -up of the Italian manufacturer also borrowed and sold with three petrol options of different capacity of 903 CMC to 1,301 cm3, also transferred from Fiat. It even sold a “convertible” variant with a power roof.

And it was seriously cheap.

The Eastern Bloc product only cost 2,795 GBP when imports listened in 1991 when the Yugoslav civil war broke out, which was by far the new car sold in Great Britain.

And it even made it through the Atlantic to the United States, where it was too flat in terms of sales, although it was the cheapest on the American soil with four bikes.

The Jugo survived long after the import of Americans, who were poorly constructed, ugly and rudimentarily against the market – even though she was joking in the joke.

‘Six months after his American introduction in 1985, the Jugo had become a punch line; Within a year it was a staple of the late night comedy, ‘Jason Vuics detailed book details.

In 1989 the car made more headlines in the United States for the wrong reason. On September 22, 31-year-old Leslie Pluhar, in her 1987 Jugo during strong winds in her 1987 Jugo is to be accelerated via Mackinac Bridge.

When the gusts of 48 miles per hour occurred, the waitress of Royal Oak lost control and fell into her death the five miles long.

The Yugoslav brand – hence the name – presented the Yugo 45 in 1981 on the British market as a strained Fiat 127 with a simple box shape

The Yugo was available with a selection of three petrol options of different capacity of 903 ccm to 1,301 ccm. It was even sold as a “convertible” variant (picture) with a power roof

A total of 794,428 yugos were produced for the world market. In the UK, however, only a fraction of it was sold

At the peak of popularity in the early days, Zastava sold around 3,000 units per year in Great Britain.

A total of 794,428 yugos were produced, although only a fraction of it was sold in Great Britain.

In 1999, During the bombing of Yugoslavia by NATO in the Zastava car Autofabrik in Kragujevac, where Yugo cars were produced, was targeted and damaged, if not completely destroyed.

Until 2018, official registration dates only showed 19. Half a decade later, the British numbers fluctuated to only nine – and today there are only seven left.

In 1997, an example came to an end for a Grizzly end when the cavalry officer Hew Kennedy and his friend Richard Barr built a replica catapult from the 13th century – known as Trebuchet – and presented a red Jugo.

The couple had spent £ 12,000 for the construction of the catapult in Acton Round near Bridgnorth, Shopshire, to pay a dispute over whether a weapon could be produced to siege castles.

It started the Zastava effectively through the air and wiped it out when it finally came to the floor – as you can see in the following film material (below (below)Squip 2 minutes forward to see).

The Eastern Bloc product only cost 2,795 GBP when imports listened in 1991 when the Yugoslav civil war broke out, which was by far the new car sold in Great Britain

The Zastava car factory in the central Serbian city of Kragujevac, about 75 miles from the capital Belgrade, was badly damaged in 1999 during the NATO air attacks

Unbelievable, Zastava’s Koral (the name for the domestic market) remained in production in its Serbian home market until 2008 before the final model was abruptly abrased on November 21 of this year.

A decade later, the vehicles of the Zastava group and their subsidiaries entered bankruptcy proceedings.

But the name Yugo is now used on a dramatic return …

The Jugo name is under the administration of Dr. Alekasandar Bjelić (picture) return, a university professor with links to the automotive industry in Germany

Bjelić debut a 1: 5 vision of the reborn Yugo at the Autodesign Event 2025 in Munich, which was organized between May 6 and 8.

In addition to the Serbian designer Darko Marčeta, the couple showed what the eighties inspired Supermini could look like – and it is a significant deviation between the Yugo British …

Yugo born reborn

Jugo Automobil was debuted in Munich at the beginning of this month at the Autodesign event in Munich and revealed his vision of 1: 5 for what the Yugo could look like about 35 years after his missing exhibition rooms from Great Britain.

The company and owner of the Jugo name rights – is Dr. Alekasandar Bjelić, a university professor with links to the automotive industry in Germany and an ambitious vision of relaunch.

Next to Serbian designer Darko Marčeta, the couple, showed what the eighties inspired Supermini could look like.

The styling compact cars functions Slim LED lights at the front and back, large alloy wheels and square bushes, which have a hot hatch than the basic, utilitarian runaround.

Darko Marčetas Design Vision for a reborn Jugo was presented in February, with the company preparing a comprehensive prototype in the next 12 months

Bjelić says that it is initially sold as a “affordable” second -door model, although there is potential that different body versions can follow

In order to keep the costs low, a petrol engine and the selection of manual or automatic gearbox should debut. Yugo Automobile also says “Electrified versions are possible”

The fully working prototype, which was promised in two years, will be presented on the Belgrade Expo 2027

Bjelić says that it is initially sold as a “affordable” second -door model, although it has potential that “different body versions” follow.

In order to keep the costs low, it will – if everything to be planned – debut with a petrol engine and a selection of manual or automatic transmission.

However, Yugo Automobile also says “Electrified versions are possible”.

Yugo Automobiles promises a “fun-to-drive car” that corresponds to all relevant security standards and indicates that it will use a common platform that was borrowed from a “cooperation partner”.

A fully functioning prototype was promised for The Belgrade Expo in 2027.

In view of the original Yugos, this is generally considered one of the worst cars that have ever been sold in Great Britain, certainly the only way for Bjelić’s project.