Test vehicle
Russian university presents what is probably the ugliest car in the world – but it won’t be sold
The red vehicle is just a test platform – and not intended for sale.
© Moscow Polytechnic University / PR
A red car is going viral: a test vehicle from the Moscow Polytechnic University is currently making its rounds on the Internet. The responsible researchers are currently trying to explain its existence.
It should have been clear to everyone involved: As soon as this… Car published on the Internet, it goes viral. Anyone who thought that the first Fiat Multipla was the ugliest vehicle in the world will be proven wrong by this red monster. International media, including “Yahoo News”, report that the Moscow Polytechnic University presented this prototype and used it together with the Automobile manufacturer Avtotor also wants to build in Kaliningrad.
It says: “The development was reportedly commissioned by the Avtotor factory in Kaliningrad, which is responsible for the production of vehicles from BMW, Ford, KIA and Hyundai until Western sanctions made it necessary to switch to this new company. The factory will now have to make do with this ‘monster’.”
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But even if it is a very funny idea that this red thing will eventually appear en masse Kremlin If it flows past, it probably won’t come to that. Although the car exists, it is by no means intended for series production.
The speedster is just a test platform for new technologies, which will be used in a real Russian one in the future Electric car that Avtotor is working on should be used. Because in this car, which will probably be called Amber, parts such as the motor, inverter, control boards and batteries should come from our own production in order to be more independent of international trading partners.
The viral car is used to test new developments quickly and easily. The design is apparently rather functional and takes little consideration for the retinas of its viewers. The license plate also gives an indication of the intended use. It simply says “tests”.
However, the university apparently felt compelled to publish a clarification regarding the meaning and purpose of its red car – because quite a few people understood the vehicle as a finished product Russia wants to compete with manufacturers like Tesla, Kia, VW and Co.
University publishes statement
The researchers published a statement on Telegram. It says: “The red vehicle has nothing to do with the external appearance of Avtotor’s own electric car, which is currently being worked on. The photos circulated show a universal subframe developed by specialists from the Moscow Polytechnic, with which the functioning of all systems of the future vehicle. It makes it possible to install any unit and to test the system assembled into a single system in motion. With this carrier, the systems of future wheeled vehicles can be tested under realistic operating conditions.”
Sources: Moscow Polytechnic, Telegram, Yahoo