| Main Params  | 
        
        
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            | Car name | 
            
                Moskvich 423
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                Ford Cougar
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            | Car type | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
            
                passenger cars
             | 
        
        
            | Car body type | 
            
                station wagon
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                coupe
             | 
        
        
            | Model | 
            
                moscvich
             | 
            
                ford
             | 
        
        
            | Variant | 
            
                423
             | 
            
                cougar
             | 
        
        
            | Modification | 
            
                1.2 MT (35 hp)
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                2.0 MT (131 hp)
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            | Release of cars | 
            
                1957
             | 
            
                1998
             | 
        
        
            | The end of production | 
            
                1963
             | 
            
                2001
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                    |  Engine  | 
                
                
                    | Boost type | 
                    No | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Compression ratio | 
                    7 | 
                    10 | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder arrangement | 
                    in-line | 
                    in-line | 
                
                
                    | Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm | 
                    72 × 75 | 
                    84.8 × 88 | 
                
                
                    | Engine capacity, cm³ | 
                    1220 | 
                    1988 | 
                
                
                    | Engine location | 
                    front, longitudinal | 
                    No | 
                
                
                    | Engine power supply system | 
                    carburetor | 
                    distributed injection | 
                
                
                    | Engine type | 
                    petrol | 
                    petrol | 
                
                
                    | Maximum power, hp/kW at rpm | 
                    35 / 26 at 4200 | 
                    131 / 96 at 5600 | 
                
                
                    | Maximum torque, N*m at rpm | 
                    71 at 2400 | 
                    178 at 4000 | 
                
                
                    | Number of cylinders | 
                    4 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    | Number of valves per cylinder | 
                    2 | 
                    4 | 
                
                
                    |  General information  | 
                
                
                    | Brand country | 
                    Russia | 
                    USA | 
                
                
                    | Car class | 
                    C | 
                    D | 
                
                
                    | Number of doors | 
                    5 | 
                    2 | 
                
                
                    |  Performance indicators  | 
                
                
                    | Acceleration to 100 km/h, s | 
                    No | 
                    9.6 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel consumption, l city / highway / combined | 
                    11 / 7.5 / 9 | 
                    11.6 / 6.1 / 8 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel type | 
                    80 | 
                    Super (95) | 
                
                
                    | Maximum speed, km/h | 
                    105 | 
                    209 | 
                
                
                    |  Sizes in mm  | 
                
                
                    | Front track width | 
                    1220 | 
                    1506 | 
                
                
                    | Ground clearance | 
                    200 | 
                    130 | 
                
                
                    | Height | 
                    1600 | 
                    1325 | 
                
                
                    | Length | 
                    4055 | 
                    4699 | 
                
                
                    | Rear track width | 
                    1220 | 
                    1491 | 
                
                
                    | Wheel size | 
                    No | 
                    205 / 60 / R15 | 
                
                
                    | Wheelbase | 
                    2370 | 
                    2704 | 
                
                
                    | Width | 
                    1540 | 
                    1780 | 
                
                
                    |  Suspension and brakes  | 
                
                
                    | Front brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    disk ventilated | 
                
                
                    | Rear brakes | 
                    drum | 
                    disc | 
                
                
                    | Type of front suspension | 
                    independent, spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    | Type of rear suspension | 
                    dependent, leaf spring | 
                    independent, spring | 
                
                
                    |  Transmission  | 
                
                
                    | Drive type | 
                    rear | 
                    front | 
                
                
                    | Number of gears | 
                    4 | 
                    5 | 
                
                
                    | Transmission | 
                    mechanical | 
                    mechanical | 
                
                
                    |  Volume and weight  | 
                
                
                    | Curb weight, kg | 
                    950 | 
                    1315 | 
                
                
                    | Fuel tank capacity, l | 
                    35 | 
                    60 | 
                
                
                    | Gross weight, kg | 
                    1430 | 
                    1750 | 
                
                
                    | Trunk volume min/max, l | 
                    No | 
                    430 / 930 |