by Probably, many have heard about the LuAZ-1301. The promising off-road vehicle could have become the Ukrainian Suzuki Jimny, but after 20 years of development, it never went into series production. 
The evolution of the LuAZ-1301 was shown in a video on the YouTube channel SergSerg from the USSR. As you might understand, the model was designed to replace the “Volynanka” LuAZ-969M. The first prototype of the model appeared back in 1984.
The Ukrainian off-road vehicle used Tavria units, and its body was made of fiberglass. Early prototypes even received pneumatic suspension with adjustable ground clearance. 
It also featured in the six-wheel version created in 1993 – two decades before the G-Class 6X6. By the way, the payload of such a pickup was 800 kg. 
The final LuAZ-1301 was presented in 2002.
It was planned to be equipped with engines known from Tavria and ZAZ Sens – MeMZ engines with volumes of 1.2 L (51 hp) and 1.3 L (70 hp). The more powerful version developed 134 hp and consumed 6.8 L/100 km. 
The off-road vehicle never went into production. Only a few pre-production cars were made, which collectors are now hunting for.
