Let me introduce you guys to the best car ever made. His name is Zuko.

• 1982 Zaporozhets 968M 🇺🇦
• 1.2L V4
• 4 speed manual transmission
• Weighs 1700 pounds / 771kg
• 40 HP / 39 lb-ft torque
• 0-60mph in ~30 seconds
• Top speed: ~75mph

This beast is basically a Porsche. Rear engine, rear wheel drive, air cooled 4 banger, a whopping 40 horsepower... I mean, what more do ya need?

I forced Daisy to make this COTD for Christmas 2024, so if you want more information go there. However, I'll give you a brief rundown. These things were built from 1979 to 1994 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, and later an independent Ukraine. The manufacturer, Zaporozhets (or ZAZ for short) produced different variants of the V4 motor from 1960 to 1994, with the 968M being the last model with the infamous V4.

Now this little bugger I found on the internet as a barn find from somewhere in Lithuania where it sat since the late 90s / early 2000s. It took quite a while, about a year, but I