IzhAvtoIzh Comby

The Izh 2125 "Kombi" is a small family car produced by the Soviet/Russian car manufacturer IZh from 1973 to 1997 exclusively in the Soviet Union and subsequently Russia. It is the first liftback of Russian/Soviet origin. It was based on an Izhevsk-modified Moskvitch 412, with the first prototype released in 1966 as a small family car. It was considered to be the first Soviet hatchback, though the car actually possesses a station wagon body wherein the "D" pillar has its own support and does not gain from weight reduction. In Russian literature the car is referred to as a liftback. For the same reason, the car was given the "Kombi" nickname, which in a way alludes to the Combi coupé.