Article by Sebastian Vasile – published on Friday, 09 May 2025, 12:48 / Updated on Friday, May 09, 2025 12:48
“Hold on well, Yugo will return and will have a manual box!” And “Yugo's return: the East Volkswagen is among us again” are just a few of the titles in the international press announcing that the model produced by Zastava could be reborn, even in the coming years.
The Yugo car brand was mainly fashionable in the 1980s, especially in the United States and Eastern Europe. It was produced by Zastava company in the former Yugoslavia, and the best -known model, Yugo 45, was launched in 1980.
The new Yugo presents a retro combination between Lancia Delta Integral and a modern hyundai 5. This is how the Top Gear in the UK write, who hope that “the new Yugo will have a stronger engine than the 45 hp of the original version in the city of Kragujevac.”
Photo. Yugo, the fashionable brand from the 1980s is reborn: “The East Volkswagen is among us!”
Top Gear also hopes that Yugo will again have a convertible version, as the US drivers wanted. A few years ago, a yellow convertible yugo was sold at auction in America for $ 11,000.
“Small, square and accessible – anyone who grew up in Eastern Europe has heard of Yugo. For some, it was a symbol of progress, for others, a four -wheel joke. Now, the return of Yugo is announced, not as a retro accessory for collectors, but in response to a burning question:” Where did accessible cars disappear? ” Yugo returned this time seriously, ”writes the German publication prese.online, adding that it is an excellent idea.
Lada still exists, Dacia is in a continuous ascension, and Skoda has been a huge success since she entered the Umbrella Volkswagen, notes Sportal.blic.rs.
The new Yugo, competitive price with Dacia Sandero
With this compact hatchback, An ambitious businessman from Germany, of Serbian origin, wants to give a new life to the car that could be the cheapest on the market.
It is expected that the first model will be launched in 2026, with the target segment of accessible city cars, in direct competition with Dacia Sandero. The basic estimated price for the new yugo is around the amount of 15,000 euros.
The new yugo will have an unmistakable form
The brand, which for a long time it was believed to be buried, officially confirmed its return earlier this year. In February, Yugo announced the plans to produce a new hatchback, one that is largely based on the square forms and on the simple design elements of its predecessors.
It still has no name, but the shape is unmistakable. Two doors, a short and wide hood, a flat roof and sharp angles. “Like a shoe box designed by someone who once saw a Lancia Delta in traffic. Retro as a form, but not as an attitude,” comments the site.
A few landmarks about the Yugo brand:
- In 1985, Yugo was exported to the US, where he quickly became known for the extremely low price (below $ 4,000), but also for reliability.
- In the former communist countries, Yugo was seen as a popular car, accessible to the middle class.
- The popularity of the brand began to decrease in the 1990s, especially after the disintegration of Yugoslavia.
