To Moscow by Car From 100 km North

Driving to Moscow from up north, various cars, nothing too interesting, just a regular cross-section of the car scene here.

Renault Kangoo Coffee Van

Food trucks is a sub-topic of car spotting going on on this blog, and here's a Renault Kangoo coffee van.

Usually found here in Moscow  in summer time at parks and other such recreation locations.

A Renault Kangoo I, face-lifted, probably, above. But the below picture is probably from a different coffee van.

Driving in North Moscow May 2017

More random cars on road and my regular route.

2017 Nissan GT-R

Here is a Nissan GT-R.

Spotted recently in traffic. Actually this is the No. 1 spot of any Nissan GT-R recorded on this car spotting blog (and a no. 1 Nissan too).

What's more, it appears to be a 2017 model update Nissan GT-R, compare to picture below off Nissan Russian website.

Available here in Russia, and costs a measly  RUB 7,700,000.

Moscow - A104 - Dubna

Town to country run, random cars on road, just driving 100 km in 3 minutes.

Vostok 8K72K Rocket

The Vostok 8K72K rocket displayed at VDNKh.

I think I recorded it once on this blog already but these are different pictures and they are from April 2016.

The Vostok 8K72K was a rocket derived from the Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM designed for the human spaceflight programme.

This and similar rockets launched the first artificial satellite (Sputnik 1) and the first manned spacecraft (Vostok) in human history.

Here it is seen at the VDNKh exhibition center in April 2016.

2 Gen Dodge Intrepid 2

For completion's sake here is a 2nd Generation Dodge Intrepid from my other blog and two years ago.

Quoting below that other post.

Today's subject is this Dodge Intrepid Second Generation full-size car (pictured below) and was found on a dealer's lot.

[Not] The first Chrysler product on this series... to be fair this one is neither RWD nor does it seat six people but is surely classed as a full-size car as it checks most of the other boxes -- V6 power (at least), length over 5,000 mm, a roomy passenger compartment, etc.

It may have been in a minor accident -- or, God forbid, it struck somebody in the safe hands of its previous owners... also "rust coloration" is visible in places. This car is likely over 10 years old at the very least as production was ended in 2003. But it is now available to buy as somebody's trade-in at my Ford dealer where I made these photos yesterday.

Chrysler's LH platform, cab-forward design or something. I actually like the look of this car... coming from a time when car designers were willing to try something new, to introduce new concepts and their designs ended up mostly looking much better than the current blobs of cars which almost all look boring and unappealing... to me anyway, also bloated like.

Other than the front end, it doesn't look that bad for a ten (at least) year old car.

ED4MKM-AERO-000604 Aeroexpress Train Moscow

Trainspotting...

Here is an ED4MKM-AERO-000604 Aeroexpress Train

Polo Harlequin

A Polo Harlequin (?) sighted today.

The Multicoloured Polo Harlequin was a special version of the VW Polo Mk3 released in Europe in 1995. The Polo Harlekin was an unusual edition featuring a multi-coloured body with each panel in a different colour: Flash red, Ginster yellow, Pistachio green and Chagall blue. It used the same engines as normal Polos—the colour of the panels was the only difference. Originally limited to 1,000, around 3,800 of this series were produced.

However, am not sure that it's a genuine one or that everything is original.

Anyways, it's a first-time sighting of a Polo Harlequin for me.

Lada 2107 "Chevy" Edition

The number 5 Lada VAZ-2107 on this blog. 

Obviously I don't record every single one I see as there are still lots of them on the road - only the nicest or the quirkiest specimen... and this one falls in the latter category.

Anyway the Lada 2107 is my all-time favorite car. I learned to drive in one.

Ford Focus White & Black Edition

Car news time.

Here in Russia (and I don't know if anywhere else also) Ford is offering a White & Black Ford Focus edition.

Focus White and Black is a stylish combination of white and black. Always the center of attention. Always trending.

The white body spectacularly contrasts with black highlights:
• Black roof
• Black 16” wheels
• Black side view mirrors

For a more elegant or sporty look, choose between a sedan or a hatchback.

Etc.

I remember - two years ago Lada had a similar black and white idea.

Izh 412 (Moskvitch 412)

Here is an Izh 412 sighted recently.

The Izh 412 is the Moskvitch 412 model but produced by Izh at an Izhevsk plant, rather than in Moscow.

The Izh-412 is a small family car produced by IZh in Izhevsk from 1967 to 1982 (also known as Izh-412), a near total copy of the Moskvitch 412.

As Moskvitch 412 it will be number 4 on this blog but number 2 as Izh 412.

Some M-412s had beautiful color interiors.