Turbo Yugo drifting and racing

The Zastava Koral, or better known simply as Yugo in stock form is not designed for racing or drifting. However, with some performance modifications and a BMW engine swap it can hang with the best. The following video features a Yugo with a BMW 3.5 inline six cylinder, turbocharged with intercooler built by Vraphce Racing Team. Not much is known about the Yugo, except that it was a vehicle used for mockery to show during the cold war how poor the craftsmanship is from the Soviet Union. No longer under extremist control, the Yugo is now simply known as a vehicle ideal for high performance modifications with an exotic twist. Not many builders choose the Yugo as a platform, but those that do reap the rewards.

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About Yugo

"The Zastava Koral, also known simply as the Yugo, was a subcompact vehicle built by Zastava corporation. The first Yugo 45 was handmade on 2 October, 1978. The car design was based on the mechanics of the Fiat 128, under license from Fiat, with a modified body style. The Yugo entered the United States by means of Malcolm Bricklin, who wanted to introduce a simple, low cost car to that market. In total 141,511 cars were sold in the US from 1985 to 1991, with the most American units sold in a year peaking at 48,500 in 1987. 1991 sales were only 3,981 cars.[1] The Zastava Koral was sold with an updated design, priced at about 350,000 dinar (3,500 euro, 4,300 USD), until 11 November 2008, when production stopped with a final number of 794,428 cars." - wikipedia

Video content: Turbo Yugo drifting and build footage

The video above shows the Vrapche Yugo during single turbo phase. The team decided that one turbo was not enough, and decided to upgrade to a twin turbo setup. Now boosting twice the fun, the Yugo 325 swap is a very potent performance vehicle! Not so much eye appealing as functional, this small compact packs more punch than home brewed Russian vodka. Not all Yugo's are as fortunate as the Vrapche Yugo. Most found their way to junk yards via the rusty express. Not exactly a perfect vehicle, the Yugo was still a prominent figure in automotive history. Watch the video below and see the modified Yugo knocking out awesome quarter mile times!

Video content: Turbo Yugo racing and doing burnouts

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