GAZ-31029 Volga

The GAZ-31029 Volga is a saloon car built by the Gorky Automobile Plant, GAZ, from 1992 to 1997 as a generation of the Volga marque. It was meant as a stopgap: the planned GAZ-3103 and GAZ-3104 family, successors to the GAZ-24 derivatives, was running late, and the stamping presses behind the GAZ-24-10 had worn out. Most body panels came from the GAZ-3102, with a more aerodynamic front end and black plastic bumpers, while the mechanicals matched the GAZ-24-10 apart from lightly updated electrics and a standard K-151 carburettor. Production reached a record 115 thousand cars in 1993, and the car came to stand for a cheaper, workhorse image of the Volga. In 1996 a version with a 2287 cc ZMZ-406 injected engine and five-speed gearbox appeared, and taxi, estate and ambulance variants were built.