The latest episode of Jay Leno's Garage features a 1988 Yugo GVS. I don't want a Yugo (hence why this post isn't in the "Today I Want This..." thread), but I've always found them interesting. It should come as no surprise to anyone here that I have the book Jeff Dunham mentions in the video, and its certainly worth reading the whole thing:
And I'm probably one of the few people in my generation who has
actually driven a Yugo. Back in 2005 or 06 I was writing for a long defunct automotive website called OverDrive Blog and did a little piece on the Yugo's legacy. After the story went live, I was contacted by a Yugo collector here in Utah who asked me if I'd like to come out and drive a couple of his Yugo's because he wanted to prove that they weren't
that bad, just like Jeff Dunham says. So I did; and I drove an '87 GVS and a hot '88 GVX with the 1.3L! And you know what, they were pretty fun to drive. Light, plenty of power for their size, and they handled decently. Would I buy one? No. But if someone gave me one, I'd rock it!