f1anatic Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 http://rt.com/files/news/prime-time/russian-super-car-become/marusya542.n.jpg Surprises both pleasant and not came along with the presentation of the new Russian super car Marussia B2 at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The design looks smart, but suspiciously familiar. And what’s underneath? Europeans familiar with the Russian car industry’s exported Ladas and Nivas anticipated seeing the latest Russian development. The stereotype of a Russian super car is in most people’s eyes a supercharged turbo tank rather than a true triumph of design and car engineering. The two Marussia models, B1 and the newer B2, created under the watchful eye of former Russian racer Nikolay Fomenko (now a film actor and a showman), in fact surprised critics a lot. Does Russia indeed have talented designers? Marussias seem quite decently looking, but the feeling that the aggressive line has met your eye before is still there. The performance also stunned the critics – this time with its pathetic engineering. Here, according to the critics, Russians still have miles ahead to walk. The developers kept their mouths shut about the bowels of Marussia, and no one was allowed to look under the bonnet of version B2, but experts believe it’s equipped with the same 3.5 liter V-6 260 horsepower hybrid engine used for the first vehicle. By comparison, a regular Ford Focus ST has a 2.5 liter 225 horsepower engine. Developers are also thinking about creating a Marussia crossover and opening a sales center in Moscow. The company is already said to have received orders for 17 B2 cars with MSRP starting from $147,000. The same Ford Focus ST goes for a quarter of this price. http://rt.com/news/prime-time/russian-super-car-become/?utm_source=2leep&utm_medium=2leep&utm_campaign=2leep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hey give them credit, the engine they are using is a highly developed unit from a Gaz-24 "Volga". So 260hp out of that is pretty impressive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underpowerd Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 super duper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'd rather pimp one of these Russian monsters... http://cdn.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kamaz-flying.jpg http://www.trucksplanet.com/news/photo/1279517500.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskiTrombone Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 IBdodc says "In Soviet Russia Car ...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRSCobra Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 I'd rather pimp one of these Russian monsters... http://cdn.automoblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/kamaz-flying.jpg http://www.trucksplanet.com/news/photo/1279517500.jpg I used to see those trucks (unmodified) all over in Afghanistan. Even stock, they look badass! Not as cool as this though: http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a204/TRSCobra/IMG_0815.jpg Also Russian I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtrdlncN281 Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 How much Vodka went into that design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 If I wanted to buy a Russian car, I would choose this http://www.freebestwallpapers.info/bulkupload//15//Vehicles/TVR-Sagaris-2006-1.jpg Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f1anatic Posted January 7, 2011 Author Share Posted January 7, 2011 If I wanted to buy a Russian car, I would choose this ---see above--- Are you also a big fan of the Russian football team Chelsea ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilT Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 are you also a big fan of the russian football team chelsea ? Да, но они не так хорошо сейчас Double Award Winning Legacy GT Wagon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 ^ But I think that a Vaz Niva would be more friendly. Cheap, easy to fix and competent offroad. If I was going for something bigger a Tatra 813 (not Russian) would be my thing: http://gallery.kitmaker.net/data/500/nva_lkw_tatra_813-001.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonman586 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 If I wanted to buy a Russian car, I would choose this http://www.freebestwallpapers.info/bulkupload//15//Vehicles/TVR-Sagaris-2006-1.jpg Looks like it was designed by a madman and then beaten with an axe. -Jeremy Clarkson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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