Which Soviet cars were considered the best in the United States of Germany?

The Soviet car number one in the rating was expectedly the Niva - the Togliatti off-roader was compared to the G-Class and Land Rover Defender, and praised for its balance of passability and cheapness. There are no surprises here. Togliatti SUV in general with a huge gap is the best in terms of export deliveries of the USSR car. Foreigners will not buy more than half a million "nivas" for nothing.

But the second place is, you could say, a surprise. Here was a Volga, but not the antique "twenty-first" sedan, but the later GAZ-24 model. The most succinct of the comments addressed to the four-door was the following: "the way of the car through the decades is similar to the course of the river of the same name". Also, the GAZ passenger car was recalled as slow and unkillable, and the engine was called silent! I wonder if the Germans even drove that car?

The third Eastern European vehicle was a classic off-roader UAZ-469. Auto Motor und Sport did not miss the opportunity to jab the "Kozlik" for the complete lack of comfort, but recognized that driving on rough terrain on it can (and even should) be naturally dashing and reckless. "The car gives full freedom of movement. At least within the borders of the former socialist camp", - the journalists completed the verdict.